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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.357092
Fabric Type: 9780684865478
Fax Number: 1st Touchstone Ed
Legal Disclaimer: 0684865475
Maximum Color Depth: Simon & Schuster
Metal Type: Simon & Schuster
Publisher: 1
Region Code: 560
Total External Bays Free: October 02, 2001
Total Firewire Ports: Simon & Schuster
Total Parallel Ports: September 18, 2001
Simon & Schuster
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com Review:
In a stunning feat of meticulous reportage, Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Ben Cramer ultimately puts to rest the "Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?" question with iconoclastic bravura. In Cramer's evaluation, the hero America held onto so desperately for so long was really a creation of a nation's communal imagination. The Joe DiMaggio that America tried so hard to believe in was never really here at all.
There was, of course, a Joe DiMaggio, and he had a splendid career in Yankee pinstripes--once hitting safely in an unimaginable 56 consecutive games--and a troubled marriage with Marilyn Monroe, each augmenting the other in our national mythology. But myths tend to be skin-deep, and Cramer's biography thrives in an internal geography well below the surface. The map he charts is of a cold, small, often nasty, uncaring, resentful, self-centered man, a man of public grace and private misery who broke friendships, shunned family, and chased money with the same focused energies he once harnessed to run down fly balls. It's not a pretty picture.
Scrupulously researched and elegantly written, The Hero's Life is filled with stories and reminiscences, both on and off the field, from others--not surprisingly, DiMaggio offered no cooperation--that both illumine the man and, more fascinatingly, explain our very need for him. Amid all the success and adulation, there was little joy in DiMaggio's life, and few moments--beyond the real heartache he felt over Monroe--of connection with others beyond Joe's personal need for others to serve him. "No one really knew what it meant to have spent a half-century being precisely and distinctly DiMaggio," Cramer writes, "what we required Joe DiMaggio to be. No one knew, as he did, what it cost to live the hero's life. And no one knew, as he did, precisely what it was worth." It seems our nation turned its lonely eyes to a proud, but empty shell; Cramer's superb book helps us understand why we did, and how DiMaggio was able to take all the good will extended him and give so little back. --Jeff Silverman
Product Description:
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.
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This is an excellent biography overall. I got the feeling it was extremely well researched and well written, and I learned a lot about Joe DiMaggio, "the greatest ballplayer who ever lived," as he liked to be called.
But the picture painted by Richard Ben Cramer is not pretty to look at. Joltin' Joe was, it appears, a money-grubbing skinflint who expected people to give him everything for free and immediately became suspicious and cut people off as soon as they asked for the smallest ... Read More
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A simply incredibly well written account of the bittersweet life of one of America's icons. Cannot be put down, both out of pity and contempt for DiMaggio. Joltin Joe led a fabulous life; it would have been nice if he enjoyed even a day of it.
Not to be missed!
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Joe DiMaggio. Everyone knows his name; he's a legend, an icon, revered for what he did as a baseball superstar, and also for what he was. Joltin' Joe; the Yankee Clipper.
Joe was the son of Italian immigrants, born and raised in California. His career highlights are generally well known; he entered minor league pro ball in 1932 and debuted with the Yankees in 1936. He batted after the legendary Lou Gehrig and led the club to 9 World Series wins. In 1941 his incredible 56-game hitting ... Read More
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I can not in any way, shape or form recommend this book to anyone to buy because of the author's intense use of the word 'D*go'.
The Amazon review guidelines limits obscene or distasteful content so I will censor this review, but in my personal opinion, the use of these terms in this book is very distasteful. (NOTE: I rate this book no stars because of this, but the system won't recognize that, hence the one star in the rating.)
Lawrence Baldassaro writes in his book on Italian-American ... Read More
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To Mr. Ben Cramer I give 5 Stars. No Problem!! His research into the career and the mindset of Joe DiMaggio is outstanding.
While it is true that Joe DiMaggio had great talent and grace on the baseball field there can be no doubt. His personal life and treatment of people give the Old Yankee Clipper a rating of 2 Stars. Hence my rating of 3 Stars.
We learn of Joe's meager childhood and later his talent to play the game of baseball. His brothers Dom & Joe also were talented and played at ... Read More
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