Philip Furia

Well-written and interesting....A good history of American popular culture — Choice More…

Well-written and interesting....A good history of American popular culture — Choice More…

What does come across in Furia's book is the flavour of the golden era of songwriting, and the towering talent of Ira Gershwin, who worked at a tortoise-like pace and polished his lyrics until... — Sunday Times More…

the background information about the shows and films for which they wrote is worthwhile and puts the songs in context, but it is the sheer style of the oh-so-familiar lines, placed under a microscope,... — Sunday Times More…

focused not filleted, this is a good, readable history — The Times More…