The 16 Best Books About Music From the Last Decade

"Bridge and Tunnel Boys: Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, and the Metropolitan Sound of the American Century" ($27)

This book by cultural historian Jim Cullen draws parallels between two of the most iconic American voices of the 1970s and beyond: Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel. It also connects other fascinating sociopolitical dots about the period in which they rose to fame, and the influence of the not-quite-New York City region that they both call home.