From Library Journal
With The Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Viking, 1991) on his roster of publications, Clarke is a creditable author in the pop music field. This latest, masterfully written effort--well researched and exemplifying an easy-to-follow style--should extend his reputation. Sinatra grew up the spoiled only child of Italian immigrants in Hoboken, New Jersey, and his mother predicted he would turn out to be a bum. Singing was his only aspiration, and he chased this dream with all he had. Sinatra remains one of the best-selling entertainers of the 20th century, but Clarke does not gloss over the singer's dark side--his involvement with the mob and his numerous, stormy love affairs, for instance. As evidence of his enduring popularity, about a dozen biographers have honored him in only the last two years, including his daughter. This work, however, is among the best and should circulate well in most public libraries. --Regina L. Beach, Mississippi State Univ. Lib, Starkville
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Der Autor über sein Buch
Reading reviews is almost as much fun as writing books."Seething contempt" for Sinatra, huh, Melbourne? That's why I've got all his records, because I hated the guy. How about this from The Daily Telegraph in London: "Clarke...is able to put Sinatra in his musical context in a way no mere biographer ever could." How about Publishers Weekly: "Effectively conveys a sense of the time and place in which Sinatra was so important." If the music is all that matters to you that's fine, but why are you reading a biography? Or maybe you don't know what a biography is?
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