Introduction: Why Springsteen? / Jonathan D. Cohen and June Skinner Sawyers
Part I: Springsteen Stories Growing Up with Bruce Springsteen / Eric Alterman
How Bruce Springsteen Made a Middle-Aged Woman Believe in the Magic of Rock and Roll / Nancy S. Bishop
From the Backstreets to the Badlands: My Springsteen Journey / Deepa Iyer
The Ripple Effect / Frank Stefanko
Part II: Springsteen, Politics, and American Society The Role of the Popular Artist in a Democratic Society / Jefferson Cowie and Joel Dinerstein
Starting a Fire : Bruce Springsteen's Political Journey from "Born in the U.S.A." to "American Skin (41 Shots) / Gillian G. Gaar
Springsteen's American Dream / Louis P. Masur
At the River / Paul Muldoon
The Ties That Bind / A. O. Scott
Part III: Springsteen Live Live at the Roxy / Greil Marcus
The Magic Circle / Wesley Stace
Twist and Shout / David L. Ulin
Part IV: Springsteen the Artist
Brilliant Disguise : The Completely True Fictional Adventures of Bruce Springsteen / Peter Ames Carlin
"The Welsh Springsteen" : An Interview with Martyn Joseph / by Irwin H. Streight
This Train : Bruce Springsteen as Public Artist / Colleen J. Sheehy
Born to Write : Bruce Springsteen, Flannery O'Connor, and the Songstory / Irwin H. Streight
Ten Great Springsteen Moments (and Five Iconic Concerts) / Kenneth Womack
Part V: Springsteen, Sex, Race, and Gender Our Butch Mother, Bruce Springsteen / Natalie Adler
Springsteen's Women : Tougher Than the Rest / Gina Barreca
Shackled and Drawn / Lauren Onkey
American Skin : Springsteen and Blackness / Elijah Wald
Part VI: Springsteen and Aging
Summer's Fall : Springsteen in Senescence / Jim Cullen
Work and Play : Mid-Life Music / Daniel Wolff
Part VII: Springsteen beyond Borders
Bruce Springsteen's River in Dublin / Dermot Bolger
The Boss in Bulgaria / Richard Russo
We Take Care of Our Own / Wayne Swan