NONFICTION - Dec. 1, 1985

SPRINGSTEEN by Robert Hilburn (Rolling Stone/Scribner’s: $29.95, photographs). Times staff pop critic/columnist Robert Hilburn chronicles the history of Bruce Springsteen’s career from his working-class roots in Freehold, N. J., to his recent ascendance as the reigning king of rock ‘n’ roll. About 200 photographs in color and black and white accompany the text of this large format book.