DAVID BOWIE The Man Who Sold The World: David Bowie And The 1970s (2011 UK 424-page softback book by Peter Doggett. The author explores the rich heritage of Bowie's most productive and inspired decade, and traces the way in which his music reflected and influenced the world around him. From 'Space Oddity', his dark vision of mankind's voyage into the unknown terrain of space, to the Scary Monsters album, Doggett examines in detail Bowie's audacious creation of an 'alien' rock star, Ziggy Stardust, and his increasingly perilous explorations of the nature of identity and the meaning of fame. A brilliant musical critique; biographical insight and acute cultural analysis, the book is a unique study of David Bowie and the 1970s)