Philip Furia

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

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 TimesMore…

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 TimesMore…

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

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