Irving Berlin - specific books Barrett, Mary Ellin. Irving Berlin: A Daughter's Memoir. New York: Simon & Schuster, c1994. Bergreen, Lawrence. As Thousands Cheer: The Life of Irving Berlin. New York: Viking Penguin, 1990. The most extensive and definitive biography. Ewen, David. The Story of Irving Berlin. New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1950. A brief, easy-reading narrative biography. Freedland, Michael. A salute to Irving Berlin. London: W.H. Allen, 1986. __________________. Irving Berlin. New York: Stein and Day, 1974. Jay, Dave. The Irving Berlin Songography. New Rochelle: Arlington House, 1969. Whitcomb, Ian. Irving Berlin and Ragtime America. New York: Limelight Editions, 1988. Woolcott, Alexander. The Story of Irving Berlin. 2d ed. New York: Da Capo Press, 1925. 3/92 D.F. 7/96