Harry Shapiro's well-written book (fully revised and updated from an earlier version) is a feast of facts, fables and anecdotes: Detective Sergeant'Nobby' Pilcher shouting Postman, Special Delivery into the entry phone before barging into the warren of flats known as The Pheasantry in a fruitless search for Eric Clapton. Crosby talking to Dylan about acid and being told: Man, haven't you done that enough? As time would tell, there was no such thing as enough for Crosby. Excessives make the best copy and this book is full of them. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.