A CANDID AND REVEALING LOOK AT FRANK SINATRA TOLD BY HIS LONG-TIME MANAGER AND FRIEND.
How seriously Sinatra and his team took the job of security, from carrying an Uzi on his private jet to keeping a pistol hidden in his custom boots while on stage;
Sinatra’s overuse of an antidepressant that had significant adverse effects on his mental health and why he never came off of it despite doctors warnings;
Frank Jr.’s fraught relationship with his father and how Weisman was able to bring them closer;
Frank’s love for Barbara and how she spoke to Frank in ways that no one else would—or could;
Sinatra and Weisman both losing their cool in deal negotiations with Donald Trump for the grand opening of Trump’s Taj Mahal in Atlantic City;
The backstory of the infamous photograph of Sinatra with mafia leaders and Weisman’s futile attempts to keep it from being leaked to the press;
How Sinatra’s obsession with being on time while on tour bubbled over when he ordered his plane to take off for a 45-minute flight after one of the engines malfunctioned;
The mystery woman who threatened to throw the entire estate into chaos when he died.