Joe & Marilyn: A Memory of Love
by Roger Kahn
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"Two legendary figures assume humanity...Poignant, humorous, and convincing." —Publishers WeeklyTo the public, it was a match made in heaven. In private, it was nine months of hell. This is the he riveting story of what went wrong with one of the world's most dazzling romances. His dark jealousy...her need for love. His temper...her affairs. His pride...her ambition. A searing drama of powerfully clashing egos. A tense tragedy of taut emotions and driving passions. And, finally, a show more bittersweet monument to the devoted friendship that endured despite it all.
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If you like Joe DiMaggio and baseball then thats fine, this is a book about Joe DiMaggio with a few references to Marilyn. It is not a good read, you get the impression the author dislikes Marilyn from the writing but the huge amount of baseball detail wasn't expected is too much and quite disappointing, not the impression from the title gives this away.
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Roger Kahn is a visiting lecturer on creative writing at the State University of New York at New Paltz.
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- People/Characters
- Joe DiMaggio; Marilyn Monroe
- Dedication
- This book is dedicated to my son, Roger Laurence Kahn, who has learned through courage and with pain, what a tough love story life is -
- First words
- Still formidable in his eighth decade, he is patient with a public that does not want him to grow old.
- Original language
- English
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- Genres
- Sports and Leisure, Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 796.357 — Arts & recreation Recreation, sports, and performing arts Athletic and outdoor sports and games Ball sports Ball and stick sports Baseball
- LCC
- GV865 .D5 .K34 — Geography, Anthropology and Recreation Recreation. Leisure Recreation. Leisure Sports Ball games: Baseball, football, golf, etc.
- BISAC
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- 84
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- 379,810
- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (3.50)
- Languages
- English, Norwegian, Russian
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 13
- ASINs
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