His Way: The Unauthorized Biography of Frank Sinatra

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Random House Publishing Group, Dec 28, 2010 - Biography & Autobiography - 688 pages
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • With a new afterword by the author in honor of Frank Sinatra’s 100th birthday
 
This is the book that Frank Sinatra tried—but failed—to keep from publication, and it’s easy to understand why. This unauthorized biography goes behind the iconic myth of Sinatra to expose the well-hidden side of one of the most celebrated—and elusive—public figures of our time. Celebrated journalist Kitty Kelley spent three years researching government documents (Mafia-related material, wiretaps, and secret testimony) and interviewing more than 800 people in Sinatra’s life (family, colleagues, law-enforcement officers, friends). The result is a stunning, often shocking exposé of a man as tortured as he was talented, as driven to self-destruction as he was to success.
 
Featuring a new afterword by the author, this fully documented, highly detailed biography—filled with revealing anecdotes—is the penetrating story of the explosively controversial and undeniably multitalented legend who ruled the entertainment industry for fifty years and continues to fascinate to this day.
 
Praise for His Way
 
“The most eye-opening celebrity biography of our time.”The New York Times
 
“A compelling page-turner . . . Kitty Kelley’s book has made all future Sinatra biographies virtually redundant.”Los Angeles Herald Examiner
 

Contents

Section 1
1
Section 2
15
Section 3
26
Section 4
33
Section 5
50
Section 6
73
Section 7
86
Section 8
100
Section 22
333
Section 23
347
Section 24
365
Section 25
382
Section 26
400
Section 27
418
Section 28
433
Section 29
446

Section 9
113
Section 10
128
Section 11
152
Section 12
183
Section 13
194
Section 14
208
Section 15
225
Section 16
241
Section 17
254
Section 18
269
Section 19
278
Section 20
293
Section 21
315
Section 30
461
Section 31
479
Section 32
498
Section 33
514
Section 34
539
Section 35
556
Section 36
567
Section 37
575
Section 38
585
Section 39
603
Section 40
623
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About the author (2010)

Kitty Kelley is a journalist who has written for The Washington Post, The New York Times, Newsweek, Good Housekeeping, and more. She is the bestselling author of Jackie Oh!; His Way: The Unauthorized Biography of Frank Sinatra; Elizabeth Taylor: The Last Star; Nancy Reagan: The Unauthorized Biography; The Royals; The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty; Oprah: A Biography; and Capturing Camelot: Stanley Tretick’s Iconic Images of the Kennedys.

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