New York: Spiegel & Grau, (2016). Hardcover first edition - McBride, a National Book Award winning author, and a musician himself "goes in search of the 'real' James Brown after receiving a tip that promises to uncover the man behind the myth. His surprising journey illuminates not only our understanding of this immensely troubled, misunderstood, and complicated soul genius but the ways in which our cultural heritage has been shaped by Browns legacy." Named one of the best books of the tear by NPR, finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. 232 pp. ISBN: 978-0812993509.