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Frank Sinatra Has a Cold: and Other Essays

A selection of witty and provocative essays from the father of New Journalism, Gay Talese who transformed traditional reportage with his vivid scene-setting, sharp observation and rich storytelling. His 1966 piece for `Esquire`, one of the most celebrated magazine articles ever published, describes a morose Frank Sinatra silently nursing a glass of bourbon, struck down with a cold and unable to sing, like “Picasso without paint, Ferrari without fuel – only worse”. The other writings in this selection include a description of a meeting between two legends, Fidel Castro and Muhammad Ali; a brilliantly witty dissection of the offices of Vogue magazine; an account of travelling to Ireland with hellraising actor Peter O`Toole; and a profile of fading baseball star Joe DiMaggio, which turns into a moving, immaculately-crafted meditation on celebrity.

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