BROWSE BOOK REVIEWS

Frank Sinatra (page 2)

NONFICTION

Released: Oct. 1, 1998

WHY SINATRA MATTERS

by Pete Hamill

"Despite its brevity, Why Sinatra Matters belongs in any collection of important books on American popular music of the 20th Century."

What a perfect match: the world's greatest "saloon singer" eulogized superbly by the author of The Drinking Life (1993). Read full book review >

NONFICTION

Released: May 1, 1998

RAT PACK CONFIDENTIAL: FRANK, DEAN, SAMMY, PETER, JOEY, AND THE LAST GREAT SHOWBIZ PARTY

by Shawn Levy

"And although Levy's take on all this is suitably critical, there is something creepily voyeuristic about the relish with which he peddles these tales. (16 pages b&w photos, not seen) (Author tour)"

Levy shifts the focus from one of show business's great egotists, Jerry Lewis (King of Comedy, 1996), to entertainment's most hedonistic gathering of narcissists, the Rat Pack. Read full book review >

NONFICTION

Released: Sept. 1, 1995

SINATRA! THE SONG IS YOU: A SINGER'S ART

by Will Friedwald

"Ol' Blue Eyesthe book reveals its subject without transcending it."

An adoringand at times vexingly detailedlook at one of pop music's most enduring and controversial icons. Read full book review >