Sinatra
Behind the Legend

Old Blue Eyes was quite a character. Really not all that similar to the pathetic Johnny Fontane (although there were probably a few unsavoury facts in there as well), he was a self-made man who banked everything on his voice and yet should have been far more careful in his choice of friends. The coi......more

A life as long lived and eventful as Frank Sinatra’s, actually demands to be broken down into chunks. An author can try and take in the big picture, but to really get depth and clarity it seems preferable to me to just shine a spotlight on parts of it. I was thinking a lot about that idea a lot as I......more

An entertaining and fast read that brings together all the elements you would expect from a “showbiz biography.” In other words, the author stands on the fence of opinion and never falls too hard in either a positive or negative direction while humanizing a music icon. Through detailed research and......more

Fascinating look at the man with The Voice but about whom I knew very little. Taraborrelli covers all the facets of Sinatra's life, the good and the bad. This is not a tabloid look at a celebrity. It's a honest examination of a talented man who lived quite a life. Kudos to narrator Robert Petkoff fo......more

Loved it! J. Randy brought me right through Frank's life, once again, in an explicit, detailed account of his trials and tribulations. Excellent accounting of the singer's life, his wives, children, accomplishments and failures. I always feel like I am right there watching the subject of the book's......more