![Michael Causey](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/MichaelCausey.jpg)
Michael Causey, a past president of Washington Independent Writers, has written in a number of genres, including historical nonfiction for National Geographic publications, advertising copy for Marriott, and journalism in the Washington Post and Washingtonian. A former PR executive, he’s also written extensively about transportation, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and executive leadership. He’s the host of Get Up!, a Monday-morning music and interview program on WOWD 94.3 FM Takoma Park, and the proud dad of twin daughters Celia and Caroline.
116 entries by Michael Causey
![Shake It Up, Baby!: The Rise of Beatlemania and the Mayhem of 1963](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/shake-it-up-baby-9781639366583_xlg.jpg)
Another not-necessarily-necessary addition to the Fab canon.
The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic
By Daniel de Visé
![The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/BluesBrothersHC-340x509.jpg)
An outstanding chronicle of Belushi and Aykroyd’s magical, comical bond.
George Harrison: The Reluctant Beatle
By Philip Norman
![George Harrison: The Reluctant Beatle](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/georgeharrison.png)
A flat, uninspired look at the quietest Fab.
Scattershot: Life, Music, Elton & Me
By Bernie Taupin
![Scattershot: Life, Music, Elton & Me](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/scattershot.png)
A 1970s songwriting virtuoso looks back — and forward.
Nein, Nein, Nein!
By Jerry Stahl
![Nein, Nein, Nein!](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/NeinNeinNein-500x800.jpg)
A writer soothes his sadness at Auschwitz. Really.
Don’t Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You: A Memoir
By Lucinda Williams
![Don’t Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You: A Memoir](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/donttell.jpg)
The famed singer turns her unflinching eye inward.
Act Naturally: The Beatles on Film
By Steve Matteo
![Act Naturally: The Beatles on Film](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/actnaturally.png)
A detailed but weak addition to the Fab Four canon.
Positive Vibrations
By Stuart Borthwick
![Positive Vibrations](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/positivevibrations.jpg)
Its beach-party vibe belies the music’s power and reach.
The Invisible Siege
By Dan Werb
![The Invisible Siege](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/theinvisiblesiege.jpg)
Meet the warriors trying to save us from the next pandemic — and ourselves.
The McCartney Legacy: Volume 1: 1969-73
By Allan Kozinn and Adrian Sinclair
![The McCartney Legacy: Volume 1: 1969-73](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/mccartneylegacy.jpg)
A valuable addition to the ever-growing Beatles canon.
American Autopsy: One Medical Examiner’s Decades-Long Fight for Racial Justice in a Broken Legal System
By Michael M. Baden, M.D.
![American Autopsy: One Medical Examiner’s Decades-Long Fight for Racial Justice in a Broken Legal System](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/autopsy_1.jpg)
A noted forensic pathologist shares the horror of what he’s seen.
Lyrics
By Bryan Ferry
![Lyrics](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/lyrics.jpg)
This stylish compendium would be right at home in the poetry section.
Nein, Nein, Nein!: One Man’s Tale of Depression, Psychic Torment, and a Bus Tour of the Holocaust
By Jerry Stahl
![Nein, Nein, Nein!: One Man’s Tale of Depression, Psychic Torment, and a Bus Tour of the Holocaust](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/NeinNeinNein-500x800.jpg)
A writer soothes his sadness at Auschwitz. Really.
Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World’s Most Notorious Diaries
By Rick Emerson
![Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World’s Most Notorious Diaries](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/unmask.jpg)
The gripping tale of fake journals that ignited real terror.
Positive Vibrations: Politics, Politricks and the Story of Reggae
By Stuart Borthwick
![Positive Vibrations: Politics, Politricks and the Story of Reggae](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/positivevibrations.jpg)
Its beach-party vibe belies the music’s power and reach.
Beeswing
By Richard Thompson with Scott Timberg
![Beeswing](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/beeswing.jpg)
This hit-or-miss memoir leaves far too much unsaid.
![The Invisible Siege: The Rise of Coronaviruses and the Search for a Cure](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/theinvisiblesiege.jpg)
Meet the warriors trying to save us from the next pandemic — and ourselves.
Citizen Cash: The Political Life and Times of Johnny Cash
By Michael Stewart Foley
![Citizen Cash: The Political Life and Times of Johnny Cash](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/Screenshot_(773).png)
The country icon was less neutral than he sometimes appeared.
The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present
By Paul McCartney
![The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/thelyrics.jpg)
An expansive compilation — and confirmation — of the master’s genius.
Dolly Parton, Songteller
By Dolly Parton with Robert K. Oermann
![Dolly Parton, Songteller](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/Screenshot_(455).png)
An American treasure tells it like it is.
Rock Me on the Water: 1974 — The Year Los Angeles Transformed Movies, Music, Television, and Politics
By Ronald Brownstein
![Rock Me on the Water: 1974 — The Year Los Angeles Transformed Movies, Music, Television, and Politics](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/Screenshot_(261)_1.png)
The author makes a strong case for the Left Coast’s creative primacy during the mid-70s.
Beeswing: Losing My Way and Finding My Voice, 1967-1975
By Richard Thompson with Scott Timberg
![Beeswing: Losing My Way and Finding My Voice, 1967-1975](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/beeswing.jpg)
This hit-or-miss memoir leaves far too much unsaid.
They Just Seem a Little Weird: How KISS, Cheap Trick, Aerosmith, and Starz Remade Rock and Roll
By Doug Brod
![They Just Seem a Little Weird: How KISS, Cheap Trick, Aerosmith, and Starz Remade Rock and Roll](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/theyjust.jpg)
The hair and the sound were both bigger in the 1970s.
150 Glimpses of the Beatles
By Craig Brown
![150 Glimpses of the Beatles](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/150glimpses.jpg)
An unusual, uneven look at the Fab Four.
Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics
By Dolly Parton with Robert K. Oermann
![Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/Screenshot_(455).png)
An American treasure tells it like it is.
Let Love Rule
By Lenny Kravitz with David Ritz
![Let Love Rule](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/Screenshot_(416).png)
The performer’s first memoir reveals a winning, clear-eyed maturity.
Kindred Spirits: An American Music Journey
By Les Hatley
![Kindred Spirits: An American Music Journey](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/Screenshot_(393).png)
A sweeping, scrapbook-like celebration of DC bands and venues.
All I Ever Wanted: A Rock ‘n’ Roll Memoir
By Kathy Valentine
![All I Ever Wanted: A Rock ‘n’ Roll Memoir](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/all_i_ever_wanted_cover.png)
An unsentimental, inspiring recollection of life in the Go-Go’s.
![The History of Rock & Roll, Volume II: 1964-1977: The Beatles, The Stones, and the Rise of Classic Rock](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/history.jpg)
A critic schools readers on the decade that changed music.
Thanks a Lot Mr. Kibblewhite
By Roger Daltrey
![Thanks a Lot Mr. Kibblewhite](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/kibblewhite.jpg)
The Who’s vocal frontman opens up about his life.
Face It: A Memoir
By Debbie Harry
![Face It: A Memoir](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/faceit.jpg)
One of America’s New Wave pioneers gives readers a backstage history.
Cruel to Be Kind: The Life and Music of Nick Lowe
By Will Birch
![Cruel to Be Kind: The Life and Music of Nick Lowe](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/cruel.jpg)
This power pop singer and (song) writer’s writer somehow still flies under the radar.
Twilight of the Gods
By Steven Hyden
![Twilight of the Gods](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/twilightofthegods.jpg)
This musical elegy will have you shredding on air guitar in no time.
Thanks a Lot Mr. Kibblewhite: My Story
By Roger Daltrey
![Thanks a Lot Mr. Kibblewhite: My Story](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/kibblewhite.jpg)
The Who’s vocal frontman opens up about his life.
Sound Pictures: The Life of Beatles Producer George Martin, The Later Years, 1966-2016
By Kenneth Womack
![Sound Pictures: The Life of Beatles Producer George Martin, The Later Years, 1966-2016](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/soundpictures.jpg)
This second half of the two-volume biography ably captures the late music man's genius.
Lou Reed
By Anthony DeCurtis
![Lou Reed](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/loureed.jpg)
This well-balanced biography separates the man from the icon.
Maximum Volume
By Kenneth Womack
![Maximum Volume](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/maximumvolume.jpg)
The first in a two-volume series about the genius behind the geniuses.
Twilight of the Gods: A Journey to the End of Classic Rock
By Steven Hyden
![Twilight of the Gods: A Journey to the End of Classic Rock](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/twilightofthegods.jpg)
This musical elegy will have you shredding on air guitar in no time.
The Captives: A Novel
By Debra Jo Immergut
![The Captives: A Novel](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/captives.jpg)
Do we ever really leave high school behind?
Lou Reed: A Life
By Anthony DeCurtis
![Lou Reed: A Life](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/loureed.jpg)
This well-balanced biography separates the man from the icon.
Maximum Volume: The Life of Beatles Producer George Martin, The Early Years, 1926-1966
By Kenneth Womack
![Maximum Volume: The Life of Beatles Producer George Martin, The Early Years, 1926-1966](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/maximumvolume.jpg)
The first in a two-volume series about the genius behind the geniuses.
Shake it Up: Great American Writing on Rock and Pop from Elvis to Jay Z
By Jonathan Lethem and Kevin Dettmar
![Shake it Up: Great American Writing on Rock and Pop from Elvis to Jay Z](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/shakeitup.jpg)
A mostly melodic compendium of essays on the music that made us.
Open to Debate: How William F. Buckley Put Liberal America on the Firing Line
By Heather Hendershot
![Open to Debate: How William F. Buckley Put Liberal America on the Firing Line](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/opentodebate.png)
The conservative’s on-air irascibility didn’t always rear its head in private.
Never a Dull Moment: 1971, the Year That Rock Exploded
By David Hepworth
![Never a Dull Moment: 1971, the Year That Rock Exploded](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/neveradull.jpg)
Making the case — or not — for a particular time’s musical dominance.
The Other Side of Silence
By Philip Kerr
![The Other Side of Silence](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/otherside.jpg)
A likeable, down-on-his-luck gumshoe unravels a mystery in Cold War-era Europe.
Panic at the Pump: The Energy Crisis and the Transformation of American Politics in the 1970s
By Meg Jacobs
![Panic at the Pump: The Energy Crisis and the Transformation of American Politics in the 1970s](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/panic.jpg)
Recalling gas-station lines, embargoes, and all-around angst
And Yet…
By Christopher Hitchens
![And Yet…](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/andyet.jpg)
An entertaining posthumous collection of writings from the witty, acerbic Brit.
Gilliamesque: A Pre-Posthumous Memoir
By Terry Gilliam
![Gilliamesque: A Pre-Posthumous Memoir](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/gilliamesque.jpg)
The Python-turned-director ponders his mortality but still tilts at windmills.
Raw Deal: How the “Uber Economy” and Runaway Capitalism are Screwing American Workers
By Steven Hill
![Raw Deal: How the “Uber Economy” and Runaway Capitalism are Screwing American Workers](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/rawdeal.jpg)
You might want to stop high-fiving yourselves, freelancers.
The Patriarch: A Bruno, Chief of Police Novel
By Martin Walker
![The Patriarch: A Bruno, Chief of Police Novel](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/patriarch.jpg)
This latest in the detective series is as pleasant as a nice brunch.
The Richest Man Who Ever Lived: The Life and Times of Jacob Fugger
By Greg Steinmetz
![The Richest Man Who Ever Lived: The Life and Times of Jacob Fugger](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/richestman.jpg)
The subject may have been a towering financial figure, but this book makes him out to be a bit taller than he really was.
The Dorito Effect: The Surprising New Truth about Food and Flavor
By Mark Schatzker
![The Dorito Effect: The Surprising New Truth about Food and Flavor](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/dorito.jpg)
Food today might look better, but that doesn't mean it is better.
The Age of Acquiescence: The Life and Death of American Resistance to Organized Wealth and Power
By Steve Fraser
![The Age of Acquiescence: The Life and Death of American Resistance to Organized Wealth and Power](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/Screenshot_(852).png)
A cutting study of how American workers lost the will to battle for their well-being.
![An Interview with Caroline Moorehead](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/Caroline-Moorehead-224x300.jpg)
About the only black and white you'll find in Village of Secrets: Defying the Nazis in Vichy France are the photographs. In this impassioned work, author Caroline Moorehead chronicles the town of Chambon’s resistance during World War II. It is a true tale of heroism, cowardice, and the spectrum of behavior lurking in between.
![An Interview with Laura Auricchio](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/1auricchio.jpg)
The Americans wanted to throw him a parade. The French wanted to hang him. Welcome to the world of the Marquis de Lafayette, hero of the American Revolution and lightning-rod pariah in his homeland. In her insightful new biographical portrait, Laura Auricchio gives us a panoramic view of a man who could be both a young hothead and a far-ranging thinker.
How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made the Modern World
By Steven Johnson
![How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made the Modern World](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/how-we-got-to-now.jpeg)
Appreciate the genius and life changing power of innovations that continue to revolutionize life today.
But Enough About You: Essays
Christopher Buckley
![But Enough About You: Essays](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/butenough.jpg)
Witty and irreverent, Buckley’s essays range from the treatment of goldfish to thoughts on major political figures.