The forbidden diary
John L. Stewart
"A nineteen-year-old navigator with the illustrious 8th Air Force during World War II ... kept a private journal of each of his 31 missions, along with maps he routinely gathered in briefings."--Jacket.
Read Time: ~4.5 hr
Sinatra's century
by David Lehman (2015)
About this book
A one hundredth-birthday tribute to the iconic entertainer collects one hundred short reflections on subjects ranging from his childhood in Hoboken and emergence in the 1940s to his romantic entanglements and bonds with the Rat Pack.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraWWII Era
Protagonist / CoreSinatra's century Lead Character
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