{"product_id":"dinner-with-dimaggio-memories-of-an-american-hero-paperback","title":"Dinner with Dimaggio: Memories of an American Hero - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRock Positano\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Positano\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFrancis Ford Coppola\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA revealing account of the great Baseball Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio from the man who knew him best in the last ten years of his life--\"a rare, intimate portrait...that pries open Joltin' Joe's perpetually buttoned-up privacy\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) with stories about the Yankees, Ted Williams, Lou Gehrig, Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, and other celebrities.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1990, Dr. Rock Positano, a thirty-two-year-old foot and ankle specialist, met Joe DiMaggio. Despite the forty years between them, an unlikely friendship developed after the doctor successfully treated the baseball champ's heel spur injury. Joe mentored Rock but came to rely on his young friend to show him a good time in New York, the town that made him a legend. In time, the famously reserved DiMaggio opened up to Dr. Positano and talked about his joys, his disappointments, and his sorrows as he reflected on his extraordinary life. The stories and experiences he shared with Dr. Positano comprise an intimate portrait of one of the great stars of baseball and icon of the twentieth century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Readers do not have to be baseball fans to be captivated by this memoir, which explores such universal themes as friendship, celebrity, aging, and mortality\" (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review). DiMaggio was a complicated figure--sometimes demanding, sometimes big-hearted, always impeccable, loyal, and a true stand-up guy. This memoir of a decade-long friendship reveals the very private DiMaggio as \"a wholly human portrait of an American icon navigating his way through an adoring yet relentlessly demanding public\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review), while serving up illuminating stories and rare insights about the people in his life, including his teammates, Muhammad Ali, Sandy Koufax, Woody Allen, and many more.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Rock G. Positano is the Director of the Non-Surgical Foot and Ankle Service at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, where he has been on staff since 1991. He graduated from Yale University School of Medicine, where his thesis on foot health was approved, with Honors and Distinction. He is a clinical assistant professor at Weill Cornell Medical College. He is internationally known for his non-surgical approach for the treatment of foot disorders. Visit him at HSS.edu\/Physicians_Positano-Rock.asp. \u003ci\u003eDinner with DiMaggio\u003c\/i\u003e is his first book. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn A. Positano, Esq., is associate producer of \u003ci\u003eThe Joe Piscopo Show\u003c\/i\u003e, which airs daily on AM970, and the weekly \u003ci\u003eLive From Downtown New York City\u003c\/i\u003e. He graduated from New York Law School. In addition to arguing federal cases, he has written articles on the military, law, and surfing for the \u003ci\u003eLI Pulse\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDaily News \u003c\/i\u003e(New York). He lives near Stony Brook, New York. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrancis Ford Coppola\u003c\/b\u003e is a five-time Academy Award-winning writer and director, most noted for \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy and \u003ci\u003eApocalypse Now\u003c\/i\u003e. His remarkable film career has spanned five decades and he is considered one of the most influential modern American filmmakers.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 22, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47431063371954,"sku":"9781501156854","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/4d9868a82c3c8725eb0047cc45ff7498.webp?v=1778583317","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/dinner-with-dimaggio-memories-of-an-american-hero-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}