David Evanier is the author of Woody: The Biography, All the Things You Are: The Life of Tony Bennett, and eight other books.

"Informed by scores of interviews with Darin's friends and associates … Evanier's book paints a picture of a ruthlessly ambitious musician … Sinatra may have had the bragging rights to 'My Way,' but Darin lived out the lyrics." — Publishers Weekly"This biography percolates with cool … [Evanier has] written a book so charged with intimacy, so heartbreakingly ebullient with life, that you feel that any moment the pages are about to snap their fingers and break into song." — Caroline Leavitt, Boston Globe"Evanier's portrait … is one of a bright talent that soared quickly and erupted in a flash of glory." — David Hajdu, The Atlantic"For [a] slightly darker look at Darin, hole up for the holidays with the latest book about Darin's rollercoaster life." — Janet Maslin, "Top Ten List of Books for Gifts," New York Times

David Evanier is the author of Woody: The Biography, All the Things You Are: The Life of Tony Bennett, and eight other books.

"Informed by scores of interviews with Darin's friends and associates … Evanier's book paints a picture of a ruthlessly ambitious musician … Sinatra may have had the bragging rights to 'My Way,' but Darin lived out the lyrics." — Publishers Weekly"This biography percolates with cool … [Evanier has] written a book so charged with intimacy, so heartbreakingly ebullient with life, that you feel that any moment the pages are about to snap their fingers and break into song." — Caroline Leavitt, Boston Globe"Evanier's portrait … is one of a bright talent that soared quickly and erupted in a flash of glory." — David Hajdu, The Atlantic"For [a] slightly darker look at Darin, hole up for the holidays with the latest book about Darin's rollercoaster life." — Janet Maslin, "Top Ten List of Books for Gifts," New York Times

David Evanier is the author of Woody: The Biography, All the Things You Are: The Life of Tony Bennett, and eight other books.

"Informed by scores of interviews with Darin's friends and associates … Evanier's book paints a picture of a ruthlessly ambitious musician … Sinatra may have had the bragging rights to 'My Way,' but Darin lived out the lyrics." — Publishers Weekly"This biography percolates with cool … [Evanier has] written a book so charged with intimacy, so heartbreakingly ebullient with life, that you feel that any moment the pages are about to snap their fingers and break into song." — Caroline Leavitt, Boston Globe"Evanier's portrait … is one of a bright talent that soared quickly and erupted in a flash of glory." — David Hajdu, The Atlantic"For [a] slightly darker look at Darin, hole up for the holidays with the latest book about Darin's rollercoaster life." — Janet Maslin, "Top Ten List of Books for Gifts," New York Times