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by Anthony Summers (Author), Robbyn Swan (Author)
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  • Paperback: 592 pages
  • Publisher: Corgi Books (3 April 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0552153311
  • ISBN-13: 978-0552153317
  • Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.6 x 5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Read this book!, 4 Nov 2005
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Having read the George Jacobs book and being a fan of his music I bought this with some prior knowledge of Frank but the detail in this book was beyond anything I expected. His early days, the mob, the Kennedy's, Communism, Ava Gardner etc. are covered here with an objective view neither condemning nor condoning. Well researched and written, I couldn't put it down and I'd recommend it to anyone. It was a very good book.....
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4.0 out of 5 stars Informative and easy to read, 4 April 2006
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Though containing none of the controversial or explosive material often associated with Summers' books, this is one of the better biographies of Sinatra.

Much of it is taken from other published sources, which is slightly disappointing, but as a comprehensive and easy-to-read biography it has great merit. Certainly for anyone new to Sinatra's life this book will be informative and save many a pound on buying other, less thorough biographies of the man.

Summers remains on the whole neutral in this work, presenting fact, fiction and anecdote for the reader to interpret, but while leaving few dark areas unexplored he gives recognition to Sinatra's hard work and determination to get to the top and stay there.

A good one to have on the shelves for a well-rounded look at the life of this complex man.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good but probably not the best Sinatra biography available, 26 May 2006
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I read Anthony Summers' book 'File on the Tsar' many years ago and was impressed with the depth of research. I was similarly impressed with the depth of research involved with this biography of Frank Sinatra, unquestionably one of the greatest entertainers of all time. But I finished it feeling just a little let down; it incorporates a considerable amount of material, some old, some not so new, about Sinatra's already well documented connections with the Mafia. It is also unsparing in its description of Sintra the flawed human being. I just couldn't help feeling that it almost needed more material about Sinatra the artist, genius or not, to balance it up a little, or at least to round it off; certainly I finished it with the overriding impression that Sinatra was a thoroughly unpleasant character, and certainly not a sympathetic one.

On top of that is the book's deceptive size: the whole volume has a total of 573 numbered pages. The actual narrative, however, takes up only 389 of those pages; the remainder comprises extensive 'Notes and Sources' (and an index), plus acknowledgements.

So although I generally enjoyed it, if anyone were to ask me for my personal recommendation for the best Sinatra biography available, I would unhesitatingly say the (earlier) one by J. Randall Taraborrelli.

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