Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life - Brossura

Cramer, Richard Ben

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ISBN 10: 0684865475 ISBN 13: 9780684865478

Casa editrice: Simon & Schuster, 2001

Riassunto

Joe DiMaggio was, at every turn, one man we could look at who made us feel good.

In the hard-knuckled thirties, he was the immigrant boy who made it big—and spurred the New York Yankees to a new era of dynasty. He was Broadway Joe, the icon of elegance, the man who wooed and won Marilyn Monroe—the most beautiful girl America could dream up.

Joe DiMaggio was a mirror of our best self. And he was also the loneliest hero we ever had.

In this groundbreaking biography, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Richard Ben Cramer presents a shocking portrait of a complicated, enigmatic life. The story that DiMaggio never wanted told, tells of his grace—and greed; his dignity, pride—and hidden shame. It is a story that sweeps through the twentieth century, bringing to light not just America's national game, but the birth (and the price) of modern national celebrity.

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Recensione:

Larry King USA Today An extraordinary biography...This work will go down as one of the most definitive stories of a life and its times, sports or otherwise....You will not be disappointed.

Daniel Okrent Time Absolutely persuasive...Cramer is an all-star reporter....DiMaggio is rendered so vividly you almost want to look away.

Ken Garcia San Francisco Chronicle An often brilliant and deeply disturbing look into the rise of one of the country's modern-day giants.

Robert Lipsyte The New York Times The most absorbing and readable sports biography in recent memory.

L'autore:

Richard Ben Cramer is the author of the bestselling What It Takes: The Way to the White House. He has written for Rolling Stone, The New York Times Magazine, Time, and Newsweek. In 1979, he won a Pulitzer Prize for his dispatches from the Middle East. He lives on Maryland's eastern shore with his wife and daughter.

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• Editore: Simon & Schuster
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0684865475
• ISBN 13: 9780684865478
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 561