Fame and obscurity: portraits

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"Fascinating . . . Poignant." The Wall Street Journal In this extraordinary work of insight and interviews, bestselling author Gay Talese shares with us the lives of those we don't know and those we might wish we Frank Sinatra, Joe DiMaggio, Manhattan mobsters, Bowery bums, and many others -- fascinating men and women who define our country's spirit and lead us to an understanding of ourselves as a nation.

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• Ai Figli dei figli la saga di una famiglia calabrese emigrata in America alla fine dell'Ottocento di Gay Talese (1996)
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• Thy neighbor's wife di Gay Talese (1980)