Berlin, Irving - books 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. 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. New York: Da Capo Press, 1925, 2nd ed. 1983. Written when Berlin was only 37; filled with period jargon. 3/92