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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.
An American Iliad in the guise of contemporary political reportage, What It Takes penetrates the mystery at the heart of all presidential campaigns: How do presumably ordinary people acquire that mixture of ambition, stamina, and pure shamelessness that makes a true candidate? As he recounts the frenzied course of the 1988 presidential race -- and scours the psyches of contenders from George Bush and Robert Dole to Michael Dukakis and Gary Hart -- Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Richard Ben Cramer comes up with the answers, in a book that is vast, exhaustively researched, exhilarating, and sometimes appalling in its revelations.
When legendary Red Sox hitter Ted Williams died on July 5, 2002,
newspapers reviewed the stats, compared him to other legends of the
game, and declared him the greatest hitter who ever lived. Richard
Ben Cramer, Pulitzer Prize winner and acclaimed biographer of Joe
DiMaggio, decodes this oversized icon who dominated the game and
finds not just a great player, but also a great man.
Since its inception in 1915, the Best American series has become
the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction
and nonfiction. For each volume, a series editor reads pieces from
hundreds of periodicals, then selects between fifty and a hundred
outstanding works. That selection is pared down to twenty or so
very best pieces by a guest editor who is widely recognized as a
leading writer in his or her field. This unique system has helped
make the Best American series the most respected -- and most
popular -- of its kind.
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