false 413806 <![CDATA[Dino: Living High in the Dirty Business of Dreams]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174524402m/413806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174524402s/413806.jpg Dino is a fascinating portrait of a man who had it all--money, fame, women--and didn't give a damn about any of it and suggests that, even as he wallowed in the excesses of Hollywood and the Rat Pack, Martin stayed critically aloof from that world, albeit often in a booze-and-pill-addled haze. He got into showbiz precisely because it required so little effort of him: "I can't stand an actor or actress who tells me acting is hard work," he once said. "It's easy work. Anyone who says it is hard never had to stand on his feet all day dealing blackjack." Nobody could impress Martin. While Frank Sinatra would do anything just to hang out with reputed Mafioso, the Mob would have to make special trips to ask Martin in person to play a show at one of their casinos.

Tosches' portrait, written only a few years before Martin's death in 1996, depicts its subject as nothing so much as a Zen master without the spiritual anchor; after sampling everything that life had to offer and finding it lacking, Martin spent the last years of his life waiting to die in virtual seclusion.

]]> 413806 9 1090949 1992 Dino: Living High in the Dirty Business of Dreams total:118|5:48|4:47|3:19|2:3|1:1| 118 492 165 26 22854 3.84 1148 158 28128931 764075 413806 038533429X 9780385334297 24 <![CDATA[Dino: Living High in the Dirty Business of Dreams]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174524402m/413806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174524402s/413806.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/413806.Dino_Living_High_in_the_Dirty_Business_of_Dreams 4.17 113 Dino is a fascinating portrait of a man who had it all--money, fame, women--and didn't give a damn about any of it and suggests that, even as he wallowed in the excesses of Hollywood and the Rat Pack, Martin stayed critically aloof from that world, albeit often in a booze-and-pill-addled haze. He got into showbiz precisely because it required so little effort of him: "I can't stand an actor or actress who tells me acting is hard work," he once said. "It's easy work. Anyone who says it is hard never had to stand on his feet all day dealing blackjack." Nobody could impress Martin. While Frank Sinatra would do anything just to hang out with reputed Mafioso, the Mob would have to make special trips to ask Martin in person to play a show at one of their casinos.

Tosches' portrait, written only a few years before Martin's death in 1996, depicts its subject as nothing so much as a Zen master without the spiritual anchor; after sampling everything that life had to offer and finding it lacking, Martin spent the last years of his life waiting to die in virtual seclusion.

]]> 1992 5 3 false Thu Sep 09 00:00:00 -0700 1993 Wed Jul 23 20:46:54 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 23 20:50:35 -0700 2008 more...]]> 42687243 1071264 413806 038533429X 9780385334297 24 <![CDATA[Dino: Living High in the Dirty Business of Dreams]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174524402m/413806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174524402s/413806.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/413806.Dino_Living_High_in_the_Dirty_Business_of_Dreams 4.17 118 Dino is a fascinating portrait of a man who had it all--money, fame, women--and didn't give a damn about any of it and suggests that, even as he wallowed in the excesses of Hollywood and the Rat Pack, Martin stayed critically aloof from that world, albeit often in a booze-and-pill-addled haze. He got into showbiz precisely because it required so little effort of him: "I can't stand an actor or actress who tells me acting is hard work," he once said. "It's easy work. Anyone who says it is hard never had to stand on his feet all day dealing blackjack." Nobody could impress Martin. While Frank Sinatra would do anything just to hang out with reputed Mafioso, the Mob would have to make special trips to ask Martin in person to play a show at one of their casinos.

Tosches' portrait, written only a few years before Martin's death in 1996, depicts its subject as nothing so much as a Zen master without the spiritual anchor; after sampling everything that life had to offer and finding it lacking, Martin spent the last years of his life waiting to die in virtual seclusion.

]]> 1992 4 1 false Sun Jan 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 11:16:18 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 11:16:18 -0800 2009 more...]]> 42664044 831849 413806 038533429X 9780385334297 24 <![CDATA[Dino: Living High in the Dirty Business of Dreams]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174524402m/413806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174524402s/413806.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/413806.Dino_Living_High_in_the_Dirty_Business_of_Dreams 4.17 118 Dino is a fascinating portrait of a man who had it all--money, fame, women--and didn't give a damn about any of it and suggests that, even as he wallowed in the excesses of Hollywood and the Rat Pack, Martin stayed critically aloof from that world, albeit often in a booze-and-pill-addled haze. He got into showbiz precisely because it required so little effort of him: "I can't stand an actor or actress who tells me acting is hard work," he once said. "It's easy work. Anyone who says it is hard never had to stand on his feet all day dealing blackjack." Nobody could impress Martin. While Frank Sinatra would do anything just to hang out with reputed Mafioso, the Mob would have to make special trips to ask Martin in person to play a show at one of their casinos.

Tosches' portrait, written only a few years before Martin's death in 1996, depicts its subject as nothing so much as a Zen master without the spiritual anchor; after sampling everything that life had to offer and finding it lacking, Martin spent the last years of his life waiting to die in virtual seclusion.

]]> 1992 3 1 false Tue Sep 11 00:00:00 -0700 2001 Sun Jan 11 06:45:21 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 06:47:21 -0800 2009
This book was pretty cool, even though the author was a bit long-winded. Also the second book I've read about a Rat Pack member. Crazy to see how different showbiz was back then, but how similar it was in many regards: movies were mostly just remakes, the...more...]]> 46729265 1626339 413806 038533429X 9780385334297 24 <![CDATA[Dino: Living High in the Dirty Business of Dreams]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174524402m/413806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174524402s/413806.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/413806.Dino_Living_High_in_the_Dirty_Business_of_Dreams 4.17 118 Dino is a fascinating portrait of a man who had it all--money, fame, women--and didn't give a damn about any of it and suggests that, even as he wallowed in the excesses of Hollywood and the Rat Pack, Martin stayed critically aloof from that world, albeit often in a booze-and-pill-addled haze. He got into showbiz precisely because it required so little effort of him: "I can't stand an actor or actress who tells me acting is hard work," he once said. "It's easy work. Anyone who says it is hard never had to stand on his feet all day dealing blackjack." Nobody could impress Martin. While Frank Sinatra would do anything just to hang out with reputed Mafioso, the Mob would have to make special trips to ask Martin in person to play a show at one of their casinos.

Tosches' portrait, written only a few years before Martin's death in 1996, depicts its subject as nothing so much as a Zen master without the spiritual anchor; after sampling everything that life had to offer and finding it lacking, Martin spent the last years of his life waiting to die in virtual seclusion.

]]> 1992 5 0 false Wed Feb 18 05:54:17 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 09:46:58 -0800 2009 more...]]> 63680926 2513301 413806 038533429X 9780385334297 24 <![CDATA[Dino: Living High in the Dirty Business of Dreams]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174524402m/413806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174524402s/413806.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/413806.Dino_Living_High_in_the_Dirty_Business_of_Dreams 4.17 118 Dino is a fascinating portrait of a man who had it all--money, fame, women--and didn't give a damn about any of it and suggests that, even as he wallowed in the excesses of Hollywood and the Rat Pack, Martin stayed critically aloof from that world, albeit often in a booze-and-pill-addled haze. He got into showbiz precisely because it required so little effort of him: "I can't stand an actor or actress who tells me acting is hard work," he once said. "It's easy work. Anyone who says it is hard never had to stand on his feet all day dealing blackjack." Nobody could impress Martin. While Frank Sinatra would do anything just to hang out with reputed Mafioso, the Mob would have to make special trips to ask Martin in person to play a show at one of their casinos.

Tosches' portrait, written only a few years before Martin's death in 1996, depicts its subject as nothing so much as a Zen master without the spiritual anchor; after sampling everything that life had to offer and finding it lacking, Martin spent the last years of his life waiting to die in virtual seclusion.

]]> 1992 5 0 false Wed Jul 15 21:59:36 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 22:03:47 -0700 2009 Hellfire: The Jerry Lee Lewis Story...more...]]> 79568173 1024987 413806 038533429X 9780385334297 24 <![CDATA[Dino: Living High in the Dirty Business of Dreams]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174524402m/413806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174524402s/413806.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/413806.Dino_Living_High_in_the_Dirty_Business_of_Dreams 4.17 118 Dino is a fascinating portrait of a man who had it all--money, fame, women--and didn't give a damn about any of it and suggests that, even as he wallowed in the excesses of Hollywood and the Rat Pack, Martin stayed critically aloof from that world, albeit often in a booze-and-pill-addled haze. He got into showbiz precisely because it required so little effort of him: "I can't stand an actor or actress who tells me acting is hard work," he once said. "It's easy work. Anyone who says it is hard never had to stand on his feet all day dealing blackjack." Nobody could impress Martin. While Frank Sinatra would do anything just to hang out with reputed Mafioso, the Mob would have to make special trips to ask Martin in person to play a show at one of their casinos.

Tosches' portrait, written only a few years before Martin's death in 1996, depicts its subject as nothing so much as a Zen master without the spiritual anchor; after sampling everything that life had to offer and finding it lacking, Martin spent the last years of his life waiting to die in virtual seclusion.

]]> 1992 5 0 false Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 01 15:38:10 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 01 15:44:04 -0800 2009 more...]]> 49261013 1481659 413806 038533429X 9780385334297 24 <![CDATA[Dino: Living High in the Dirty Business of Dreams]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174524402m/413806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174524402s/413806.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/413806.Dino_Living_High_in_the_Dirty_Business_of_Dreams 4.17 118 Dino is a fascinating portrait of a man who had it all--money, fame, women--and didn't give a damn about any of it and suggests that, even as he wallowed in the excesses of Hollywood and the Rat Pack, Martin stayed critically aloof from that world, albeit often in a booze-and-pill-addled haze. He got into showbiz precisely because it required so little effort of him: "I can't stand an actor or actress who tells me acting is hard work," he once said. "It's easy work. Anyone who says it is hard never had to stand on his feet all day dealing blackjack." Nobody could impress Martin. While Frank Sinatra would do anything just to hang out with reputed Mafioso, the Mob would have to make special trips to ask Martin in person to play a show at one of their casinos.

Tosches' portrait, written only a few years before Martin's death in 1996, depicts its subject as nothing so much as a Zen master without the spiritual anchor; after sampling everything that life had to offer and finding it lacking, Martin spent the last years of his life waiting to die in virtual seclusion.

]]> 1992 2 0 false Sat Mar 14 13:30:30 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 14 13:35:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 48731769 81324 413806 038533429X 9780385334297 24 <![CDATA[Dino: Living High in the Dirty Business of Dreams]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174524402m/413806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174524402s/413806.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/413806.Dino_Living_High_in_the_Dirty_Business_of_Dreams 4.17 118 Dino is a fascinating portrait of a man who had it all--money, fame, women--and didn't give a damn about any of it and suggests that, even as he wallowed in the excesses of Hollywood and the Rat Pack, Martin stayed critically aloof from that world, albeit often in a booze-and-pill-addled haze. He got into showbiz precisely because it required so little effort of him: "I can't stand an actor or actress who tells me acting is hard work," he once said. "It's easy work. Anyone who says it is hard never had to stand on his feet all day dealing blackjack." Nobody could impress Martin. While Frank Sinatra would do anything just to hang out with reputed Mafioso, the Mob would have to make special trips to ask Martin in person to play a show at one of their casinos.

Tosches' portrait, written only a few years before Martin's death in 1996, depicts its subject as nothing so much as a Zen master without the spiritual anchor; after sampling everything that life had to offer and finding it lacking, Martin spent the last years of his life waiting to die in virtual seclusion.

]]> 1992 4 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 09 15:23:28 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 09 15:25:01 -0700 2009 81334091 2870185 2726230 0385262167 9780385262163 2 <![CDATA[Dino]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1215730742m/2726230.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1215730742s/2726230.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2726230.Dino 4.67 3 Dino is a fascinating portrait of a man who had it all--money, fame, women--and didn't give a damn about any of it and suggests that, even as he wallowed in the excesses of Hollywood and the Rat Pack, Martin stayed critically aloof from that world, albeit often in a booze-and-pill-addled haze. He got into showbiz precisely because it required so little effort of him: "I can't stand an actor or actress who tells me acting is hard work," he once said. "It's easy work. Anyone who says it is hard never had to stand on his feet all day dealing blackjack." Nobody could impress Martin. While Frank Sinatra would do anything just to hang out with reputed Mafioso, the Mob would have to make special trips to ask Martin in person to play a show at one of their casinos.

Tosches' portrait, written only a few years before Martin's death in 1996, depicts its subject as nothing so much as a Zen master without the spiritual anchor; after sampling everything that life had to offer and finding it lacking, Martin spent the last years of his life waiting to die in virtual seclusion.

]]> 1992 5 0 false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1993 Thu Dec 17 16:12:27 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 17 21:14:01 -0800 2009 41590512 1655901 413806 038533429X 9780385334297 24 <![CDATA[Dino: Living High in the Dirty Business of Dreams]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174524402m/413806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174524402s/413806.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/413806.Dino_Living_High_in_the_Dirty_Business_of_Dreams 4.17 118 Dino is a fascinating portrait of a man who had it all--money, fame, women--and didn't give a damn about any of it and suggests that, even as he wallowed in the excesses of Hollywood and the Rat Pack, Martin stayed critically aloof from that world, albeit often in a booze-and-pill-addled haze. He got into showbiz precisely because it required so little effort of him: "I can't stand an actor or actress who tells me acting is hard work," he once said. "It's easy work. Anyone who says it is hard never had to stand on his feet all day dealing blackjack." Nobody could impress Martin. While Frank Sinatra would do anything just to hang out with reputed Mafioso, the Mob would have to make special trips to ask Martin in person to play a show at one of their casinos.

Tosches' portrait, written only a few years before Martin's death in 1996, depicts its subject as nothing so much as a Zen master without the spiritual anchor; after sampling everything that life had to offer and finding it lacking, Martin spent the last years of his life waiting to die in virtual seclusion.

]]> 1992 4 0 false Fri Jan 02 07:31:18 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 07:31:35 -0800 2009 38839692 1757891 413806 038533429X 9780385334297 24 <![CDATA[Dino: Living High in the Dirty Business of Dreams]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174524402m/413806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174524402s/413806.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/413806.Dino_Living_High_in_the_Dirty_Business_of_Dreams 4.17 118 Dino is a fascinating portrait of a man who had it all--money, fame, women--and didn't give a damn about any of it and suggests that, even as he wallowed in the excesses of Hollywood and the Rat Pack, Martin stayed critically aloof from that world, albeit often in a booze-and-pill-addled haze. He got into showbiz precisely because it required so little effort of him: "I can't stand an actor or actress who tells me acting is hard work," he once said. "It's easy work. Anyone who says it is hard never had to stand on his feet all day dealing blackjack." Nobody could impress Martin. While Frank Sinatra would do anything just to hang out with reputed Mafioso, the Mob would have to make special trips to ask Martin in person to play a show at one of their casinos.

Tosches' portrait, written only a few years before Martin's death in 1996, depicts its subject as nothing so much as a Zen master without the spiritual anchor; after sampling everything that life had to offer and finding it lacking, Martin spent the last years of his life waiting to die in virtual seclusion.

]]> 1992 4 0 false Fri Nov 28 19:17:25 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 28 19:18:35 -0800 2008 38571928 1747998 413806 038533429X 9780385334297 24 <![CDATA[Dino: Living High in the Dirty Business of Dreams]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174524402m/413806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174524402s/413806.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/413806.Dino_Living_High_in_the_Dirty_Business_of_Dreams 4.17 118 Dino is a fascinating portrait of a man who had it all--money, fame, women--and didn't give a damn about any of it and suggests that, even as he wallowed in the excesses of Hollywood and the Rat Pack, Martin stayed critically aloof from that world, albeit often in a booze-and-pill-addled haze. He got into showbiz precisely because it required so little effort of him: "I can't stand an actor or actress who tells me acting is hard work," he once said. "It's easy work. Anyone who says it is hard never had to stand on his feet all day dealing blackjack." Nobody could impress Martin. While Frank Sinatra would do anything just to hang out with reputed Mafioso, the Mob would have to make special trips to ask Martin in person to play a show at one of their casinos.

Tosches' portrait, written only a few years before Martin's death in 1996, depicts its subject as nothing so much as a Zen master without the spiritual anchor; after sampling everything that life had to offer and finding it lacking, Martin spent the last years of his life waiting to die in virtual seclusion.

]]> 1992 5 0 false Mon Nov 24 17:01:05 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 17:01:20 -0800 2008 22783779 1180394 413806 038533429X 9780385334297 24 <![CDATA[Dino: Living High in the Dirty Business of Dreams]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174524402m/413806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174524402s/413806.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/413806.Dino_Living_High_in_the_Dirty_Business_of_Dreams 4.17 118 Dino is a fascinating portrait of a man who had it all--money, fame, women--and didn't give a damn about any of it and suggests that, even as he wallowed in the excesses of Hollywood and the Rat Pack, Martin stayed critically aloof from that world, albeit often in a booze-and-pill-addled haze. He got into showbiz precisely because it required so little effort of him: "I can't stand an actor or actress who tells me acting is hard work," he once said. "It's easy work. Anyone who says it is hard never had to stand on his feet all day dealing blackjack." Nobody could impress Martin. While Frank Sinatra would do anything just to hang out with reputed Mafioso, the Mob would have to make special trips to ask Martin in person to play a show at one of their casinos.

Tosches' portrait, written only a few years before Martin's death in 1996, depicts its subject as nothing so much as a Zen master without the spiritual anchor; after sampling everything that life had to offer and finding it lacking, Martin spent the last years of his life waiting to die in virtual seclusion.

]]> 1992 5 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Thu May 22 18:33:32 -0700 2008 Thu May 22 18:37:41 -0700 2008 more...]]> 29610633 975774 2726230 0385262167 9780385262163 2 <![CDATA[Dino]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1215730742m/2726230.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1215730742s/2726230.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2726230.Dino 4.17 118 Dino is a fascinating portrait of a man who had it all--money, fame, women--and didn't give a damn about any of it and suggests that, even as he wallowed in the excesses of Hollywood and the Rat Pack, Martin stayed critically aloof from that world, albeit often in a booze-and-pill-addled haze. He got into showbiz precisely because it required so little effort of him: "I can't stand an actor or actress who tells me acting is hard work," he once said. "It's easy work. Anyone who says it is hard never had to stand on his feet all day dealing blackjack." Nobody could impress Martin. While Frank Sinatra would do anything just to hang out with reputed Mafioso, the Mob would have to make special trips to ask Martin in person to play a show at one of their casinos.

Tosches' portrait, written only a few years before Martin's death in 1996, depicts its subject as nothing so much as a Zen master without the spiritual anchor; after sampling everything that life had to offer and finding it lacking, Martin spent the last years of his life waiting to die in virtual seclusion.

]]> 1992 4 0 false Fri Nov 14 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Aug 08 09:28:42 -0700 2008 Fri Nov 14 18:38:11 -0800 2008 more...]]> 374185 32809 413806 038533429X 9780385334297 24 <![CDATA[Dino: Living High in the Dirty Business of Dreams]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174524402m/413806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174524402s/413806.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/413806.Dino_Living_High_in_the_Dirty_Business_of_Dreams 4.17 118 Dino is a fascinating portrait of a man who had it all--money, fame, women--and didn't give a damn about any of it and suggests that, even as he wallowed in the excesses of Hollywood and the Rat Pack, Martin stayed critically aloof from that world, albeit often in a booze-and-pill-addled haze. He got into showbiz precisely because it required so little effort of him: "I can't stand an actor or actress who tells me acting is hard work," he once said. "It's easy work. Anyone who says it is hard never had to stand on his feet all day dealing blackjack." Nobody could impress Martin. While Frank Sinatra would do anything just to hang out with reputed Mafioso, the Mob would have to make special trips to ask Martin in person to play a show at one of their casinos.

Tosches' portrait, written only a few years before Martin's death in 1996, depicts its subject as nothing so much as a Zen master without the spiritual anchor; after sampling everything that life had to offer and finding it lacking, Martin spent the last years of his life waiting to die in virtual seclusion.

]]> 1992 4 0 false Wed Mar 21 17:46:50 -0700 2007 Wed Mar 21 17:50:29 -0700 2007 Even Nick Tosches' "unbiased" biography didn't change my mind. Some stuff I just choose to ignore...
I really liked the book, though. For many reasons, first and foremost the intertwining of Martin'...more...]]> 8417520 254619 413806 038533429X 9780385334297 24 <![CDATA[Dino: Living High in the Dirty Business of Dreams]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174524402m/413806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174524402s/413806.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/413806.Dino_Living_High_in_the_Dirty_Business_of_Dreams 4.17 118 Dino is a fascinating portrait of a man who had it all--money, fame, women--and didn't give a damn about any of it and suggests that, even as he wallowed in the excesses of Hollywood and the Rat Pack, Martin stayed critically aloof from that world, albeit often in a booze-and-pill-addled haze. He got into showbiz precisely because it required so little effort of him: "I can't stand an actor or actress who tells me acting is hard work," he once said. "It's easy work. Anyone who says it is hard never had to stand on his feet all day dealing blackjack." Nobody could impress Martin. While Frank Sinatra would do anything just to hang out with reputed Mafioso, the Mob would have to make special trips to ask Martin in person to play a show at one of their casinos.

Tosches' portrait, written only a few years before Martin's death in 1996, depicts its subject as nothing so much as a Zen master without the spiritual anchor; after sampling everything that life had to offer and finding it lacking, Martin spent the last years of his life waiting to die in virtual seclusion.

]]> 1992 0 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996 Mon Oct 29 20:41:16 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 29 20:41:16 -0700 2007 25244627 357141 413806 038533429X 9780385334297 24 <![CDATA[Dino: Living High in the Dirty Business of Dreams]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174524402m/413806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174524402s/413806.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/413806.Dino_Living_High_in_the_Dirty_Business_of_Dreams 4.17 118 Dino is a fascinating portrait of a man who had it all--money, fame, women--and didn't give a damn about any of it and suggests that, even as he wallowed in the excesses of Hollywood and the Rat Pack, Martin stayed critically aloof from that world, albeit often in a booze-and-pill-addled haze. He got into showbiz precisely because it required so little effort of him: "I can't stand an actor or actress who tells me acting is hard work," he once said. "It's easy work. Anyone who says it is hard never had to stand on his feet all day dealing blackjack." Nobody could impress Martin. While Frank Sinatra would do anything just to hang out with reputed Mafioso, the Mob would have to make special trips to ask Martin in person to play a show at one of their casinos.

Tosches' portrait, written only a few years before Martin's death in 1996, depicts its subject as nothing so much as a Zen master without the spiritual anchor; after sampling everything that life had to offer and finding it lacking, Martin spent the last years of his life waiting to die in virtual seclusion.

]]> 1992 3 0 false Mon Jun 23 15:12:17 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 23 15:12:31 -0700 2008 16710854 777701 413806 038533429X 9780385334297 24 <![CDATA[Dino: Living High in the Dirty Business of Dreams]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174524402m/413806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174524402s/413806.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/413806.Dino_Living_High_in_the_Dirty_Business_of_Dreams 4.17 118 Dino is a fascinating portrait of a man who had it all--money, fame, women--and didn't give a damn about any of it and suggests that, even as he wallowed in the excesses of Hollywood and the Rat Pack, Martin stayed critically aloof from that world, albeit often in a booze-and-pill-addled haze. He got into showbiz precisely because it required so little effort of him: "I can't stand an actor or actress who tells me acting is hard work," he once said. "It's easy work. Anyone who says it is hard never had to stand on his feet all day dealing blackjack." Nobody could impress Martin. While Frank Sinatra would do anything just to hang out with reputed Mafioso, the Mob would have to make special trips to ask Martin in person to play a show at one of their casinos.

Tosches' portrait, written only a few years before Martin's death in 1996, depicts its subject as nothing so much as a Zen master without the spiritual anchor; after sampling everything that life had to offer and finding it lacking, Martin spent the last years of his life waiting to die in virtual seclusion.

]]> 1992 4 0 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Feb 29 12:33:21 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 02 18:24:12 -0800 2008 17942467 998400 413806 038533429X 9780385334297 24 <![CDATA[Dino: Living High in the Dirty Business of Dreams]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174524402m/413806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174524402s/413806.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/413806.Dino_Living_High_in_the_Dirty_Business_of_Dreams 4.17 118 Dino is a fascinating portrait of a man who had it all--money, fame, women--and didn't give a damn about any of it and suggests that, even as he wallowed in the excesses of Hollywood and the Rat Pack, Martin stayed critically aloof from that world, albeit often in a booze-and-pill-addled haze. He got into showbiz precisely because it required so little effort of him: "I can't stand an actor or actress who tells me acting is hard work," he once said. "It's easy work. Anyone who says it is hard never had to stand on his feet all day dealing blackjack." Nobody could impress Martin. While Frank Sinatra would do anything just to hang out with reputed Mafioso, the Mob would have to make special trips to ask Martin in person to play a show at one of their casinos.

Tosches' portrait, written only a few years before Martin's death in 1996, depicts its subject as nothing so much as a Zen master without the spiritual anchor; after sampling everything that life had to offer and finding it lacking, Martin spent the last years of his life waiting to die in virtual seclusion.

]]> 1992 5 0 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995 Mon Mar 17 10:34:55 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 18 07:43:51 -0700 2008 Dino was a total enigma and this book leaves you spent trying to suss him out, Tosches is a master. Stunning.]]> 17115625 707961 413806 038533429X 9780385334297 24 <![CDATA[Dino: Living High in the Dirty Business of Dreams]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174524402m/413806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174524402s/413806.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/413806.Dino_Living_High_in_the_Dirty_Business_of_Dreams 4.17 118 Dino is a fascinating portrait of a man who had it all--money, fame, women--and didn't give a damn about any of it and suggests that, even as he wallowed in the excesses of Hollywood and the Rat Pack, Martin stayed critically aloof from that world, albeit often in a booze-and-pill-addled haze. He got into showbiz precisely because it required so little effort of him: "I can't stand an actor or actress who tells me acting is hard work," he once said. "It's easy work. Anyone who says it is hard never had to stand on his feet all day dealing blackjack." Nobody could impress Martin. While Frank Sinatra would do anything just to hang out with reputed Mafioso, the Mob would have to make special trips to ask Martin in person to play a show at one of their casinos.

Tosches' portrait, written only a few years before Martin's death in 1996, depicts its subject as nothing so much as a Zen master without the spiritual anchor; after sampling everything that life had to offer and finding it lacking, Martin spent the last years of his life waiting to die in virtual seclusion.

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