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"Sinatra with a cold is Picasso without paint, Ferrari without fuel--only worse. For the common cold robs Sinatra of that uninsurable jewel, his voice, cutting into the core of his confidence." -- Gay Talese

In the winter of 1965, writer Gay Talese set out for Los... Read Full Overview

A selection of witty and provocative essays from the father of New Journalism, Gay Talese's Frank Sinatra Has a Cold and Other Essays is published in Penguin Modern Classics.

"Sinatra with a cold is Picasso without paint, Ferrari without fuel--only worse. For the common cold robs Sinatra of that uninsurable jewel, his voice, cutting into the core of his confidence." -- Gay Talese

In the winter of 1965, writer Gay Talese set out for Los... Read Full Overview

"Sinatra with a cold is Picasso without paint, Ferrari without fuel--only worse. For the common cold robs Sinatra of that uninsurable jewel, his voice, cutting into the core of his confidence." -- Gay Talese

In the winter of 1965, writer Gay Talese set out for Los... Read Full Overview