• ______. (1968). Richard Rodgers: fact book, with supplement. New York: Lynn Farnol Group.
• Book includes short bio fact on him and who he collaborated. The majority of the book looks at the major works of Rodgers and includes information about as well as some reviews.
  
• Bordman, G. (1992). American musical theatre: a chronicle. New York: Oxford University Press.
• This work is a huge volume of American musical theatre history and discusses Rodgers throughout the book.
  
• Ewen, D. (1957). Richard Rodgers. New York: Holt.
• An older book but still well worthwhile. It is rather long (378 including indexes) but it includes many stories and photographs
  
• Green, S. (1971). Ring bells! sing songs!: Broadway musicals of the 1930s. New Rochelle: Arlington House.
• Mentioned through the books
  
• Hemming, R. (1999). The melody lingers on: the great songwriters and their movie musicals. New York: Newmarket Press.
• Hayland, W. G. (1998). Richard Rodgers. New Haven: Yale University Press.
• Laufe, A. (1970). South Pacific (pp. 121 - 132). In Broadway's greatest musicals. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
• Mentioned throughout the book.
  
• Rodgers, R. (1975). Musical stages: an autobiography. New York: Random House
• Written by the man himself, this book will give the reader a look inside the musical process. This book will also at Rodgers' life both personally and professionally.
  
• Secrest, M. (2001). Somewhere for me: a biography of Richard Rodgers. New York: Random House.
• What's nice about this book is that it is by an "outsider" and there for may not have a bias. A well done book with pictures (which always makes for better reading) peppered through.
  
• Spaeth, S. (1963). The importance of music. New York: Fleet Publishing Corporation
• Mentioned in this book.