Rat Pack Confidential: Frank, Dean, Sammy, Peter, Joey, and the Last Great Showbiz Party

Get the inside scoop on "Classic Hollywood"

You feel like your a member of the "Pack". A must for any fan of these one of a kind entertainers. Also, the pictures are classic.

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Very Interesting

I really enjoyed the book. I like the way the writer writes, telling the facts straight-up. It was very interesting to see how these performers came into power and what their true persona was. The only thing I didn't like about the book was the order it was presented. I like things to go chronologically to see how things progress but this book seemed to be jumping back and forth between the years and between each performer.

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Through the looking glass

If you're not yet savvy to the Rat Pack phenomenon, this book will make you feel like a privileged fly on the wall, secretly observing the not-to-be-believed antics at the heart of a pivotal era in our cultural (d)evolution. Even if you're already a Rat Pack pop-history buff, Levy's adept use of hip lingo and in-the-know analysis will vividly bring the scene to life as if the party-gone-out-of-bounds were raging in your living room. What¿s more, it grips you from start to finish, leaving you at once fully satisfied yet craving more. Undeniably, the book's gravitational core is Sinatra's voice, artistry, and ruthless charisma, around which the whole party swirls. The bold thread of Sinatra's gravitas is artfully interwoven with Sammy's indomitable spirit, Dino's insouciant wise-cracking, Peter's crumbling Brittish suave, and Joey's serious-clown humor. But what gives the book its depth is how it spins off insights into racism, politics, the mob, and other serious mid-century phenomena. Somehow, you come away with a better grasp of the forces behind the Kennedy assassinations, Marilyn's demise, and our cultural (dis)integration--even as you want to pour yourself a martini, light up a smoke, throw on a suit, crank up some Frankie, invite all your pals, and party till dawn.

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Find out the real 'Hollywood'

Rat Pack Confidential is definitely a book you cannot put down. After the seeing the move on HBO; I had to read the book. At first the Rat Pack was just a bunch of boozing entertainers. But in the end, you find out that these men struggled to become the superstars they were and what power they had in the entertainment. After reading the book, you truly find out how JFK became President and how he lost his control, power and a best friend in Frank Sinatra.

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Ultra-Cool

Frank, Dino, Sammy, and those other two bums. What more is there to say? Great book. Levy writes with an almost Rat Pack-like attitude. He doesn't sugar-coat the bad times. He flat out states what many denied when Frank was still alive. But, Hell, they still were the coolest bunch of swingers ever to hit show business.

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