Bowie in berlin examines that period and those records exploring bowies fascination with the city unearthing his sources of inspiration detailing his working methods and teasing out the elusive meanings of the songs painstakingly researched and vividly written the book casts new light on the most creative and influential era in david bowies career. A new career in a new town bowie in berlin is a tremendous book which i happily read in one go it is well written and entertaining with many anecdotes and observations that ive never encountered before the author clearly has an understanding of bowie and the music withough coming over as a gushing fanboy although ive been a great fan of bowies so called berlin period this book made . Bowie in berlin a new career in a new town paperback illustrated february 1 2008 by thomas jerome seabrook author visit amazons thomas jerome seabrook page find all the books read about the author and more see search results for this author are you an author learn about author central thomas jerome seabrook author 44 out of 5 stars 57 ratings driven to the brink of . Bowie in berlin a new career in a new town thomas jerome seabrook jawbone press 2008 music 272 pages 2 reviews book bowie in berlin tells the fascinating story of the three years david bowie spent in germany in the mid 1970s making the most extraordinary music of his career driven to the brink of madness by cocaine overwork marital strife and a paranoid obsession with the . Bowie in berlin examines that period and those records exploring bowies fascination with the city unearthing his sources of inspiration detailing his working methods and teasing out the elusive meanings of the songs painstakingly researched and vividly written the book casts new light on the most creative and influential era in david bowies career