Sinatra The Chairman [Paperback]

One of the Best Books of the Year
The Washington Post•Los Angeles Times•Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The story of Frank Sinatra’s second act,Sinatrafinds the Chairman on top of the world, riding high after an Oscar victory—and firmly reestablished as the top recording artist of his day.Following Sinatra from the mid-1950s to his death in 1998, Kaplan uncovers the man behind the myth, revealing by turns the peerless singer, the (sometimes) powerful actor, the business mogul, the tireless lover, and—of course—the close associate of the powerful and infamous. It was in these decades that the enduring legacy of Frank Sinatra was forged, and Kaplan vividly captures “Ol’ Blue Eyes” in his later years. The sequel to theNew York Timesbest-sellingFrank,here is the concluding volume of the definitive biography of The Entertainer of the Century. “Riveting . . . a juicy, painstakingly researched, excitingly written examination of a brilliant musician.” —The Boston Globe

“Engaging to the point of addiction. . . . [Kaplan] paints a full portrait of an extremely talented and equally difficult artist. The Sinatra that emerges from these pages is an outsized figure who’s never less or more than brutally human.” —The Dallas Morning News

“Hugely readable, vastly entertaining.” —Adam Gopnik,The New Yorker
 
“Definitive, and irresistibly engrossing. . . . Piercingly perceptive.” —USA Today
 
“Toward the end of . . . James Kaplan’s magisterial biography of Frank Sinatra, I guarantee you’ll begin to weep over the death of a massive and unforgettable talent whose style of living helped define postwar America and for an America that no longer exists.” —The Washington Post

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