Teen Idol Years “The Sinatra Riots” 1942-1944 Bobbysoxer hysteria provides career boost for teen sensation.		Annals of Music “Summer Wind” 1966 Profile of a classic Sinatra song & a Gay Talese Esquire piece.
Politics & Celebrity “The Jack Pack” Pt.1: 1958-60 Frank Sinatra’s “Rat Pack” cavort with & campaign for JFK in his White House bid.		Politics & Celebrity “The Jack Pack” Pt. 2: 1961-64 Good times JFK Inaugural is followed by some falling out and tragic endings.
Frank & Mia “Mia’s Metamorphoses” 1966-2010 Mia Farrow’s story includes a marriage to Frank Sinatra.		Sport & Celebrity “Ali, Frazier, Sinatra…” Boxing & Culture “Photographer Frank” hovers at ringside for 1971 Ali-Frazier bout.
Frank & Ava “Ava Gardner” 1940s-1950s Feisty Hollywood beauty became the love of Frank’s life.		Hard Knocks Music “Sinatra: Cycles” 1968 The ‘Chairman’ brings his wee-hours style to a “that’s life” song.
Nancy Sinatra “You Only Live Twice” Film & Music:1967 Nancy Sinatra performs memorable edition of a James Bond theme.		Hollywood & Politics “1968 Presidential Race” Celebrities & Democrats Frank Sinatra performed for & endorsed Hubert Humphrey in 1968.

 

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Pete Hamill, “Why Sinatra Matters,” 1st ed., 1998, Little, Brown & Co., paperback 2003. Click for Amazon.

Tony Oppedisano’s book, “Sinatra and Me: In the Wee Small Hours,” Scribner, 321 pp. Click for Amazon.

James Kaplan’s best-selling 2010 book, “Frank: The Voice,” Doubleday, 800pp. Click for Amazon.