Frank Sinatra Has a Cold

Gay Talese father of American New Journalism transformed traditional reportage with his vivid scene-setting sharp observations 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 yet still able to raise sparks (with Harlan Ellison making a cameo). The other writings in this collection include a description of a meeting between two legends Fidel Castro and Muhammed Ali; a brilliantly witty dissection of the offices of Vogue magazine; and an account of traveling to Ireland with hellraiser Peter O'Toole. 196 pages.