Larger Than Life: A History Of Boy Bands From NKOTB To BTS

"It’s quite likely that Maria Sherman is the first writer who’s ever compared the Backstreet Boys’ Brian Littrell and Nick Carter to Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx, respectively. But as a cultural critic possessing both sharp wit and a true fan’s reverence, Sherman just may be the preeminent scholar of boy bands. With a clever layout that pays tribute to the teen magazines of yesterday, Larger Than Life offers a historical account of the format across history and genre – from Lisztomania to New Edition to One Direction – with humor and heart."