Frank, 9780751541403
Paperback
Uncover the man behind the music: a deeper look at Sinatra.

Frank

the making of a legend

  • Paperback

    800 pages

  • Release Date

    23 April 2012

Summary

Sinatra: Beyond the Voice

In FRANK, discover the man behind the music. This biography delves deeper than ever before, exploring the life and experiences that shaped the incomparable Frank Sinatra. Finally, a book that reveals the true essence of this extraordinary artist.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780751541403
ISBN-10:0751541400
Series:Sphere
Author:James Kaplan
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Sphere
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:800
Release Date:23 April 2012
Weight:541g
Dimensions:195mm x 129mm x 40mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Very few writers can write coherently about what makes music work. Fewer still can tell what makes it profound. Kaplan can

Kaplan writes with an addictive wiliness, vigour and feeling that suit his subject…to a tee - Daily Telegraph

Authoritative and enjoyable…important too - Sunday Times

A wealth of entertaining detail about the singer’s career, gnawing personal insecurity, lavish sexual indulgence, and obsessive musical virtuosity - Observer

Evokes a sense of period with crackling energy - Daily Express

Very few writers can write coherently about what makes music work. Fewer still can tell what makes it profound. Kaplan can - The Age

At last, Sinatra has the biography he deserves - The Irish Times

About The Author

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 co-authored the bestselling Dean and Me with Jerry Lewis. He lives in Westchester, New York, with his wife and three sons.

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