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    Sinatra: The Chairman

    Written by James Kaplan

    Narrated by Donald Corren

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    About this audiobook

    Just in time for the Chairman's centennial, the endlessly absorbing sequel to James Kaplan's best-selling Frank: The Voice - finally the definitive biography that Frank Sinatra, justly termed "The Entertainer of the Century", deserves and requires. Like Peter Guralnick on Elvis, Kaplan goes behind the legend to give us the man in full, in his many guises and aspects: peerless singer, (sometimes) powerful actor, business mogul, tireless lover, and associate of the powerful and infamous.

    In 2010's Frank: The Voice, James Kaplan, in rich, distinctive, compulsively understandable prose, told the story of Frank Sinatra's meteroic rise to fame, subsequent failures, and reinvention as a star of the stage and screen. The story of "Ol' Blue Eyes" continues with Sinatra: The Chairman, picking up the day after Frank claimed his Academy Award in 1954 and had reestablished himself as the top recording artist in music. Frank's life post-Oscar was incredibly dense: In between recording albums and singles, he often shot four or five movies a year; did TV show and nightclub appearances; started his own label, Reprise; and juggled his considerable commercial ventures (movie production, the restaurant business, even prizefighter management) alongside his famous and sometimes notorious social activities and commitments.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books Audio
    Release dateOct 27, 2015
    ISBN9781501904585
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    Sinatra: The Chairman
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    James Kaplan

    James Kaplan has written novels, essays, and reviews, as well as over a hundred major profiles for many magazines, including The New Yorker , Vanity Fair, and Esquire. He is the co-author of the book Dean and Me: A Love Story with Jerry Lewis about his working relationship with Dean Martin. James lives in Westchester, New York, with his wife and three sons.

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    • 5/5
      Frank Sinatra is the king of cool! Great book of the life of the coolest cat in town!
    • 4/5
      The second volume of the massive biography of this iconic legend in the entertainment world. It takes up basically the second half of his life from the late 1950's where he emerges from the downside of things of the early 50's. Sinatra goes on to cement his way into the legend of the individual singer/entertainer, many would argue the greatest of all time.A fascinating read that takes us through the personal, political, and professional turbulence and achievement that not many have seen in a lifetime. His marriages and unraveling's of them with Ava Gardner which he never seemed to resolve, to the quirky one with Mia Farrow. And finally to his grand finale with Barbara Marx.Frank Sinatra was certainly a polarizing character who did do things for the most part his way. But the often torturous path he took made me think this was not the kind of guy I would want to be too close to. His violent temperament of almost sadistic tendency make him not all that admirable. Yet despite his many glaring flaws he is still remembered for the magnificent stage presence that few have approached and probably none eclipsed.
    • 5/5
      Well, that was an epic. Between this one and volume one, 1700 pages of Frank Sinatra. Woof.Enjoyed this one a great deal, only complaints are the author's pretty apparent disdain and unnecessary criticisms of rock and roll and post 60s popular music (which IMHO he is often wrong about) and the same occasionally gossipy prose.
    • 5/5
      Kaplan, James. Sinatra: The Chairman. 35 CDs. unabridged. 41 hrs. Recorded Books. ISBN 9781490694160. Kaplan's riveting companion to Frank: The Voice, debuts just in time for Sinatra's centennial. Meticulously researched, this biography fleshes out the man behind the legend and chronicles Frank's life starting with his first Academy Award win all the way though his death in 1998. Almost bigger than life, "Ol' Blue Eyes" was without a doubt, the most influential and recognized entertainer of the 20th century. Kaplan does a marvelous job piecing together Sinatra's professional and personal life to give readers a comprehensive look at Hollywood's most complex man. This dense sequel leaves no stone un-turned and examines his successes and failures whether it be his movie flops, marriages, music, or mob ties. Dedicated "Frank"ophiles will find new stories and material to absorb and even those unfamiliar with his legend will find themselves riveted. Donald Corren beautifully narrates the forty one hour audio-book and helps bring to life many of the various accents and song lyrics. An essential biography for any Sinatra collection worth its salt and an absolute must read. - Erin Cataldi, Johnson Co. Public Library, Franklin, IN
    • 2/5
      This is an unbelievably biased book. I think the author found every negative news article ever written about Sinatra and put them in the 800+ pages of this book. We had to hear the author's opinion on every recording and film Sinatra made. And then the little extra "digs" the author had to add on. For example, on page 628 a reporter, who spent some time with Sinatra discussed how Sinatra was a whiz at the stock market and could go on for "hours about finance". The author had to add "In all likelihood it was probably minutes rather than hours that he could go on about finance". I had thought this would be an objective biography - instead it is one negative story after another. Yes, the author talked to plenty of people and consulted many resources but maybe he should have spent time finding the many people Sinatra helped through his charity concerts or even by writing blank checks. And how many times do we have to hear about how bad every toupee was? The author spent a lot of time discussing what happened on the night Sinatra passed away and then went to a story where he visited the grave site. Why didn't he write anything about the funeral service, i.e., who attended, who the pallbearers were, etc? Perhaps it was because he could not say anything negative about that? For a book of over 800 pages, there are not many photographs. There is an extensive bibliography but can one consider Kitty Kelley's book a reliable source? We all know the stories about Sinatra's temper and his womanizing and his association with Mobsters - Sinatra was not perfect - but he was not the jerk this book makes him out to be either. This is not a good example of an objective biography and a waste of the time spent reading it.
    • 5/5
      I greatly enjoyed this biography, which I felt to be quite balanced. I say "balanced" because the author does not shy away from Sinatra's many sins of commission and omission (artistic and otherwise), yet the author is enthusiastic about Sinatra's many achievements (artistic and otherwise). There's a wealth of interesting detail in the book (and unlike the first volume, the footnotes with asides are not hidden in the back of the book!) There are many interesting illustrations as well, some of which go directly to the text. A good read, especially if you have the first volume. Recommended.