Rowing across the dark : poems

Literature & Fiction

Douskey, Franz

Poetry

University of Georgia Press

Not many people were allowed inside Frank Sinatra's inner circle. But Tony Consiglio was a boyhood friend of Sinatra's who remained his friend and confidant for over sixty years. One reason Sinatra valued Tony’s friendship is that he could be trusted: Sinatra nicknamed him "the Clam" because Tony never spoke to reporters or biographers about the singer. From the early days when Sinatra was trying to establish himself as a singer to the mid-1960s, Tony worked with Sinatra and was there to share in the highs and lows of Sinatra's life and career. Tony was with Sinatra during his "bobby-soxer" megastar days in the 1940s, and he remained loyal to Sinatra during the lean years of the early 1950s, when "the Voice" was struggling with a crumbling singing and acting career—as well as his tumultuous marriage to Ava Gardner. Tony also had a front row seat to Sinatra's comeback in the 1950s, starting with his Academy Award–winning role in From Here to Eternity and a string of now-classic hit recordings. Tony's friendship with Sinatra allowed him to rub elbows with the Hollywood elite, including Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Sammy Davis, Jr., Peter Lawford, Kim Novak, Ava Gardner, and many others. It also brought him close to the political world of the early 1960s, when Sinatra campaigned for John F. Kennedy and then helped plan the Kennedy inauguration. Tony was even at the Kennedy compound in Hyannis, Massachusetts, when the election results came in. Sinatra and Me will shed new light on the real Frank Sinatra—from the man who knew him better than anyone.

Sinatra and Me: The Very Good Years

Consiglio, Tony

Humor & Entertainment

Tantor Media

"You Thought It Was More" is a profane and raucously funny memoir from the world's greatest counterfeiter, Louis 'The Coin' Colavecchio. Colavecchio, who created mass quantities of undetectable slot machine tokens, writes with commanding vigor about his wild adventures throughout the US and Europe His talents as a jeweler, manufacturer and man of romance are part of the historical record - as seen on The History Channel and The BBC. It might be an understatement to say Colavecchio changed the face of casino gambling forever. Ride with Louis The Coin at 160 mph in his Lamborghini making score after score. From Providence to Atlantic City and Vegas to Rome, Milan, Florence and Geneva, he's the genuine article. As one of the cops who arrested Louis notes in the introduction, "He was very creative, an artist." Who knew metallurgy could be riveting? What? You thought it was more ...

You Thought It Was More: Adventures of the World's Greatest Counterfeiter, Louis the Coin

Biographies & Memoirs

Colavecchico, Louis

Thibault, Andy

True Crime

Cool Justice LLC and Louis the Coin Book LLC

Not many people were allowed inside Frank Sinatra's inner circle. But Tony Consiglio was a boyhood friend of Sinatra's who remained his friend and confidant for over sixty years. One reason Sinatra valued Tony's friendship is that he could be trusted: Sinatra nicknamed him "the Clam" because Tony never spoke to reporters or biographers about the singer. From the early days when Sinatra was trying to establish himself as a singer to the mid-1960s, Tony worked with Sinatra and was there to share in the highs and lows of Sinatra's life and career. Tony was with Sinatra during his "bobby-soxer" megastar days in the 1940s, and he remained loyal to Sinatra during the lean years of the early 1950s, when "the Voice" was struggling with a crumbling singing and acting career—as well as his tumultuous marriage to Ava Gardner. Tony also had a front row seat to Sinatra's comeback in the 1950s, starting with his Academy Award-winning role in From Here to Eternity and a string of now-classic hit recordings. Tony's friendship with Sinatra allowed him to rub elbows with the Hollywood elite, including Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Sammy Davis, Jr., Peter Lawford, Kim Novak, Ava Gardner, and many others. It also brought him close to the political world of the early 1960s, when Sinatra campaigned for John F. Kennedy and then helped plan the Kennedy inauguration. Tony was even at the Kennedy compound in Hyannis, Massachusetts, when the election results came in.Sinatra and Me will shed new light on the real Frank Sinatra—from the man who knew him better than anyone.

Tantor Audio

After Elvis’s death, his legions of fans were stunned. Elvis himself, however, had no problem moving on. Sure, he misses the music and the good times, but he’d had enough of the exploitation, isolation, and downright boredom of fame—not to mention all the Pepsis and Moon Pies. Here we get a vivid glimpse into Elvis’s life on the road after the fake funeral, where we find the King splitting time between reminiscing about the music and madness of his wild past and staying a step ahead of a mysterious government conspiracy. Before he realizes the tape recorder’s still on, Elvis sets the record straight about which Elvis sightings were real (hardly any), how he faked his death, and his favorite performers (hint: not Pat Boone). A fast-paced, freewheeling ride, Elvis Is Out There embraces the sources of Memphis music and originates from Franz Douskey’s own experiences with the musicians and personalities from the legendary Sun Records, where Elvis’s career famously began. There’s a wealth of inside stories concerning the likes of Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Little Richard, Bessie Smith, and Johnny Ace, plus an eerie cameo from Robert Johnson. To top it all off, there are even a few pop quizzes thrown in to test your rock ‘n’ roll knowledge. Somewhere, amidst the seas of impersonators, on a dusty, forgotten highway, or hunched over scrambled eggs and a side of home fries at a roadside diner, ELVIS IS OUT THERE.

Elvis Is Out There

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Fantasy

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

An intimate look at the legendary Frank Sinatra by one of his closest friends. Not many people were allowed inside Frank Sinatra's inner circle. But Tony Consiglio was a boyhood friend of Sinatra's who remained his friend and confidant for over sixty years. One reason Sinatra valued Tony's friendship is that he could be trusted: Sinatra nicknamed him "the Clam" because Tony never spoke to reporters or biographers about the singer. From the early days when Sinatra was trying to establish himself as a singer to the mid-1960s, Tony worked with Sinatra and was there to share in the highs and lows of Sinatra's life and career. Tony was with Sinatra during his "bobby-soxer" megastar days in the 1940s, and he remained loyal to Sinatra during the lean years of the early 1950s, when "the Voice" was struggling with a crumbling singing and acting career--as well as his tumultuous marriage to Ava Gardner. Tony also had a front row seat to Sinatra's comeback in the 1950s, starting with his Academy Award-winning role in From Here to Eternity and a string of now-classic hit recordings. Tony's friendship with Sinatra allowed him to rub elbows with the Hollywood elite, including Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Sammy Davis, Jr., Peter Lawford, Kim Novak, Ava Gardner, and many others. It also brought him close to the political world of the early 1960s, when Sinatra campaigned for John F. Kennedy and then helped plan the Kennedy inauguration. Tony was even at the Kennedy compound in Hyannis, Massachusetts, when the election results came in. Sinatra and Me will shed new light on the real Frank Sinatra--from the man who knew him better than anyone.

Arts & Literature

Post Hill Press

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