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BOOKS FEATURING DAVID CASSIDY
The Partridge Family Books: There are 17 different paperback books made up about the fictional family. Some are mysteries and some are about other things. They were written for children and of course some are better written than others. To see the covers of them all click HERE. It'll take you to the award-winning C'mon Get Happy Web Site's page with these books. This amazing P.F. site also has photos of the P.F. comic book covers and much more! Please email me for any additions to this list at DaidyCat@san.rr.com. I will credit your input if you wish.
The Partridge Family Fun Album. Goes to 1973.
The Partridge Family Cook Book. Author Sylvia Drake
The David Cassidy Story. Author Carol. This is a very good biography that goes up to the year 1973. Carol was the editor of the teen magazine FLIP. The book was based largely on exclusive interviews with David. David, David, David. Author James Gregory. Not very well written but it does have some interesting facts not in other books. Mr. Gregory knew David as a teenager.
Young Mr. Cassidy. Author James P. Hudson. Nice to have but not a necessity. Most of it is based on material from other books on David.
Meet David Cassidy. Author James P. Hudson. Similar to "Young Mr. Cassidy," only with with a different cover and slight changes in text. 13 photos, 79 pages.
Stars and Their Pets. Author Rochelle Read. A Tiger Beat magazine presentation. This book has a melodramatic story about David and his dog Sam who David later re-named Ricky. This book has some nice photos of David and Ricky, his roommate Sam's dog Sheesh and their puppies. Tiger Beat had a contest for fans to win the puppies. After Ricky died, one of the winners gave David back her puppy. David wrote a song about his dog for his first solo album "Cherish" titled "Ricky's Tune."
TV '71. Author Peggy Hudson. Chapter 3 is on the Partridge Family (pages 27-33.) Has some back and white photos that are okay.
TV Favorites. Author Linda Beech. Pages 64-69, "Sing Along with the Partridges." Has some nice b&w photos.
Dynamic David Cassidy. Nice little book published by the Laupher company who did the Tiger Beat mags.
Secret of David Cassidy.
101 Secret Facts about the Partridge Family.
David Cassidy's Concert Tour.
David in Europe. 52 pages, all glossy paper by 16 magazine.
David's Private Photo Album.
Superstars. Another Laupher publication.
10,000 Secrets about 101 Superstars. Laupher publication.
The Incredible Bachelor Book. 1973.
The Rock Book. Author Richard Robinson.
Pop, Rock and Soul. Author Richard Robinson.
New TV Stares. Author Richard Robinson
Osmond Brothers and the New Pop Scene. Author Richard Robinson. Has a lot on David in here.
Nine Lives of David Cassidy. 32 pages. Little 16 magazine book.
Top-Star Deep Dark Secrets and Pix. 16 magazine publication with various celebrities.
The Secret World of Boys and Your Very Own Personal Diary and Date Book. A bunch of "how to get a boy" stuff. Has a little mention of David and his birthday.
All-Star Private Address, Phone and Autograph Book. 1972. 16 magazine publication.
16's David Cassidy and the Partridge Family Private Picture Book. 1972.
The David Cassidy Story Plus the Entire Partridge Family. Two different editions. One is published by Reese. I'm not sure who published the other one.
Life, Love and David. Author Shirley Jones. Probably ghost written.
California Rock-California Sound. Author Anthony Fawcett; photos by Henry Diltz. 1979.
The Super Stars (No.1) Story of Rock. 1975. Pages 38-41, "David Cassidy - From Partridge to Peacock." Excellently written biography on David. Originally published in Britain.
Heart-Throbs. Author Jack Tresidder. 1974. A series of short sketches about "men who attract and entice women, both young and old." Page 25 features an article and color photo of David.
Pop Today. Author Hamlyn. Five pages. Two b&w photos and one color
Simply Pop. Author Tony Jasper. Four pages. Three b&w photos.
Hollywood Star Reporter. Author Lindy Franklin. A Flip magazine production. 1975. Chapters 1 & 2 are on David.
Tiger Beat Presents Superstars. 1972.
Flip Fact File. A Flip mag. Publication with many other stars too.
Superstars of the Seventies. Pages 52-56
Today's Sound, by Coleman. Pp. 85-87
The Pictorial Guide to the American Theater, Fourth Edition, by Daniel Blum. Page 399 has a small photo of David, Dorothy London and Barry Nelson in The Fig Leaves are Falling. Also contains several photos of Jack Cassidy and one of Jack and Shirley Jones.
The Photo Journalist, by Annie Liebowitz. Two pictures from Rolling Stone Magazine and a short chapter on how she took them.
Too Young to Die. Has a chapter on Jack Cassidy and a small pic. Of David at his funeral.
The Television Almanac. (1982?) Has photo of Jack, Shirley, Shaun, David and Marty.
Superstars of the Seventies, pp. 52-56
Today's Sound, by Coleman. Pages 85-87.
The Stars and Superstars of Rock. Pages 208-211
Heartthrobs, by Tresidder. Page 25.
Pop Today, by Petrie. Pages 74-78.
Debbie Preston: Teenage reporter, in the Case of the Gypsy's Warning. Fiction book that has a picture of David on the cover. Published by Tiger Beat.
The Rolling Stone Reader. Contains Text of David's 1972 RS interview.
Susan Dey's Secrets on Boys, Beauty and Popularity. Originaly titled "for Girs Only. A Laupher publication. Mentions David very briefly. Has two photos of Susan and David together.
Shirley and Marty: An Unlikely Love Story. Trade. By Shirley Jones & Marty Ingels with Mickey Herskowitz Reprint 1993. Spin Books
C'mon Get Happy: Fear and Loathing on the Partridge Family Bus. By David Cassidy and Chip Deffaa. Published by Warner Books. July 1994
The Partridge Family Album. By Joey Green. Harper Perennial publishing.
1994.
TV Tie-IN, A Bibliography of American TV Tie-in Paperbacks by Kurt Peer. 1997.
All American by Tommy Hilfiger. 1997. David is mentioned in this book by the famous fashion designer.
Las Vegas Glitter to Gourmet. Dec. 1, 2000. Junior League of Las Vegas. Cook book. Contains David's favorite Chicken Salad recipe. The Junior Leauge is a local women's volunteer organization that has done a lot of charity work for the Las Vegas community.
Fools Rush In by Anthea Turner (British TV host). Contains two photos of David.
Random Acts of Badness. By Danny Bonaduce. Hyperion Publishing. October 2001.
Behind The Music - Teen Idols. Spring 2002. Covers those featured in VH1's TV series of the same name.
Fools Rush In -by Anthea Turner. The British TV hostess book has two photos of David.
SONGBOOKS AND SHEET MUSIC:
The Partridge Family Album. Fourty pages. Has color photo that came in the LP and several B&W pics with a small biography on each cast member. Screen Gems-Columbia Music.
The Partridge Family Complete. Featuring arrangements by Richard Bradley. 1972. Has nice photos.
Doesn't Somebody Want To Be Wanted. Nice color cover in their red outfits for the show's first year. (Screen Gems-Columbia Music, Inc.)
I Woke Up In Love This Morning. (Screen Gems-Columbia Music, Inc.)
The Partridge Family Deluxe - Double Souvenier Album. Has songs from the first and second albums. Nice Color Cover and lots of b&w with biography on each P.F. member. (Columbia Music, Inc.)
Simply Bradly Partridge Family. Arranged by Richard Bradley. Songs form first PF LP, Up to Date & Sound Magazine. Bigger than previous book.
Partridge Family At Home with Their Greatest Hits. Arranged for easy piano by Richard Bradley. Has some nice B&W photos. Cover same as the LP (Screen Gems-Columia Music, Inc.)
Cherish - David Cassidy. There are two; one is just the song, with a nice color cover and in-concert fold-out poster (Beechwood Music Corp.) and one of the whole album with 2 nice color pics and several good b&w ones as well (big 3.)
Could It Be Forever. Big 3. Has nice color cover.
Rock Me Baby Song Book (Big 3). Cover same as LP. Several color photos of David on the covers, as well as some good B&W photos of his recording the LP and in concert.
The Puppy Song (1973). Cover is early B&W pic from the back cover of the first PF LP.
The David Cassidy Song Book. Published in Great Britain. Has Rolling Stone article. The infamous nude photos including some not published in RS. Plus songs from Cherish, Rock Me Baby, and Dreams Are Nuthin' More Than Wishes albums.