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Frank: The Making of a Legend
James Kaplan
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Description for Frank: The Making of a Legend
Paperback. The definitive biography of a 20th century icon by an internationally respected bestselling author. Num Pages: 800 pages, Integrated: 40, int b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVG; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 51. Weight in Grams: 626.
Frank Sinatra was the best-known entertainer of his century - infinitely charismatic, more legendary and notorious than any other public personality of his era. But no matter what you think, you don't know him. In this critically acclaimed biography, James Kaplan reveals how Sinatra made listening to pop music a more personal experience than it had ever been. We relive the years 1915 to 1954 in vibrant detail, experiencing as if for the first time Sinatra's journey from the streets of Hoboken, his fall from the summit of celebrity, and his Oscar-winning return in From Here to ... Read more
Frank Sinatra was the best-known entertainer of his century - infinitely charismatic, more legendary and notorious than any other public personality of his era. But no matter what you think, you don't know him. In this critically acclaimed biography, James Kaplan reveals how Sinatra made listening to pop music a more personal experience than it had ever been. We relive the years 1915 to 1954 in vibrant detail, experiencing as if for the first time Sinatra's journey from the streets of Hoboken, his fall from the summit of celebrity, and his Oscar-winning return in From Here to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
800
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
544g
Number of Pages
800
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780751541403
SKU
V9780751541403
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About James Kaplan
JAMES KAPLAN is a novelist and nonfiction writer whose essays, reviews, and profiles have appeared in The New Yorker, the New York Times Magazine, Vanity Fair, Esquire, and New York. He co-authored John McEnroe's autobiography, Serious, a number-one New York Times bestseller, and coauthored the bestselling Dean and Me with Jerry Lewis. He lives in Westchester, New York, with his ... Read more
Reviews for Frank: The Making of a Legend
At last, Sinatra has the biography he deserves
The Irish Times
Very few writers can write coherently about what makes music work. Fewer still can tell what makes it profound. Kaplan can
The Age
Evokes a sense of period with crackling energy
Daily Express
A wealth of entertaining detail about the singer's career, gnawing ... Read more
The Irish Times
Very few writers can write coherently about what makes music work. Fewer still can tell what makes it profound. Kaplan can
The Age
Evokes a sense of period with crackling energy
Daily Express
A wealth of entertaining detail about the singer's career, gnawing ... Read more