so I'll highly recommend Mary E. Donnelly's
Boys Don't Lie: A History of Shoes, with a foreword by Steve Simels. You don't need to be a fan of pop music to get absorbed in this highly engrossing history of the band and its times. Damnit, after reading the brief history of Zion, IL, the band's hometown, I now want to learn more about it, Ms. Donnelly's writing is that good! Hurry, get a copy now!