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Download His Way: the Unauthorized Biography of Frank Sinatra by Kitty Kelley His Way: The Unauthorized Biography of Frank Sinatra by Kitty Kelley Ebook His Way: The Unauthorized Biography of Frank Sinatra currently available for review only, if you need complete ebook His Way: The Unauthorized Biography of Frank Sinatra please fill out registration form to access in our databases Download here >> Paperback:::: 688 pages+++Publisher:::: Bantam (December 28, 2010)+++Language:::: English+++ISBN-10:::: 0553386182+++ISBN-13:::: 978-0553386189+++Product Dimensions::::5.2 x 1.5 x 8.3 inches++++++ ISBN10 0553386182 ISBN13 978-0553386 Download here >> Description: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • With a new afterword by the author in honor of Frank Sinatra’s 100th birthdayThis 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 Kitty Kelley chronicles Ole Blue Eyes from his spoiled New Jersey beginnings to his sad death. Kitty covers in detail his lengthy career, his four wives and many mistresses, his domestic violence due to his bi-polar diagnosis and his violence in relationship with the mob connections. There were rumors of three hits that Frank allegedly ordered; the proof is murky however. (Kitty Kelley gives great detail and has documentation through taping her live interviews and she has FBI files she quotes verbatim.) Franks nasty temper and rages are recounted, as well as his many charitable contributions totaling in the millions of dollars. Sammy Davis said you never wanted to cross Frank Sinatra; Sammy was one of the few he ever forgave, and it took six years of obeisance. Franks random acts of kindness for suffering people are also recorded: paying total hospital bills, paying off mortgages, sending young people to college and etc. His return to Catholicism after his beloved mother Dolly was killed in a plane crash was more than a little surprising. Friendships with President John Kennedy and President Ronald Reagan and his deep involvement in politics was engrossing, considering his buddies Sam Giancana and others in the mafia. Frank was a complicated and tortured soul and understanding his untreated bi-polar disorder helps to account for his wide mood swings, rages, suicide attempts, and his inability to forgive and forget. Franks treatment of his first wife Nancy, who bore his three children, was the only recognized marriage by the Church and this marriage he had annulled by the Church, so he could marry his fourth wife in the Catholic faith. That really leaves a bad taste in your mouth as does much of this lengthy book. 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