Greenfield, Robert

This is the best overview of Bear's life to date, but one wishes that Greenfield would have put into this book the same amount of time that he put into his thoroughly researched Timothy Leary: A Biography.

Greenfield's definitive biography gracefully sums up the life of a man who, in record mogul Jerry Wexler's words, "had eyes to make records." A must for every collection, this enchanting book captures the life and work of a seminal figure without whom the business of making records would not have had its lasting impact. [See Prepub Alert, 5/23/11.]—Henry L. Carrigan Jr., Evanston, IL