{"product_id":"sinatras-century-one-hundred-notes-on-the-man-and-his-world-9780061780073","title":"Sinatra's Century: One Hundred Notes on the Man and His World","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn celebration of his one-hundredth birthday, a charming, irresistibly readable, and handsomely packaged look back at the life and times of the greatest entertainer in American history, Frank Sinatra.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSinatra's Century\u003c\/em\u003e is an irresistible collection of one-hundred short reflections on the man, his music, and his larger-than-life story, by a lifetime fan who also happens to be one of the poetry world's most prominent voices. David Lehman uses each of these short pieces to look back on a single facet of the entertainer's story--from his childhood in Hoboken, to his emergence as \"The Voice\" in the 1940s, to the wild professional (and romantic) fluctuations that followed. Lehman offers new insights and revisits familiar stories--Sinatra's dramatic love affairs with some of the most beautiful stars in Hollywood, including Lauren Bacall, Marilyn Monroe, and Ava Gardner; his fall from grace in the late 1940s and resurrection during the \"Capitol Years\" of the 1950s; his bonds with the rest of the Rat Pack; and his long tenure as the Chairman of the Board, viewed as the eminence grise of popular music inspiring generations of artists, from Bobby Darin to Bono to Bob Dylan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrimming with Lehman's own lifelong affection for Sinatra, the book includes lists of unforgettable performances; engaging insight on what made Sinatra the model of American machismo--and the epitome of romance; and clear-eyed assessments of the foibles that impacted his life and work. Warm and enlightening, \u003cem\u003eSinatra's Century\u003c\/em\u003e is full-throated appreciation of Sinatra for every fan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Lehman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/25\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061780073\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLehman, David:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Lehman is the founder and longtime editor of the \u003cem\u003eBest American Poetry\u003c\/em\u003e series and the editor of \u003cem\u003eThe Oxford Book of American Poetry\u003c\/em\u003e. He is the author of several volumes of poetry and cultural criticism, including \u003cem\u003eA Fine Romance: Jewish Songwriters, American Songs\u003c\/em\u003e, which won ASCAP'S Deems Taylor Award; \u003cem\u003eThe Last Avant-Garde: The Making of the New York School of Poets\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eSigns of the Times: Deconstruction and the Fall of Paul De Man\u003c\/em\u003e. A core faculty member of the graduate writing program at the New School, he lives in New York City and Ithaca, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39921867194483,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":15.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_be3f273d-5c02-4c11-8221-f408d3f5179f.jpg?v=1647352629","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/sinatras-century-one-hundred-notes-on-the-man-and-his-world-9780061780073","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}