Books by Barry Denenberg and Complete Book Reviews

Barry Denenberg, Author . Scholastic $16.95 (176p) ISBN 978-0-439-09504-4
This personable biography of the man who swayed his hips and ushered in the age of rock 'n' roll chronicles not only the turbulent life of Elvis but the sweeping shifts he brought to popular culture. "Before Elvis Presley, black music...
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Barry Denenberg, Author . Scholastic $5.99 (176p) ISBN 978-0-439-52811-5
"This personable biography chronicles not only the turbulent life of Elvis but the sweeping shifts he brought to popular culture. Readers will likely come away from this volume with a new appreciation of the pop icon." wrote PW. Ages 10-15.
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Barry Denenberg, Author . Scholastic $16.95 (240p) ISBN 978-0-439-41678-8
The "imagin[ed] and re-creat[ed]" diary of Margot Frank makes up the middle third of this uniquely constructed book which aims—and largely succeeds—at filling out the details of the Franks' family life that Anne's famous...
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Barry Denenberg, Author Scholastic Paperbacks $4.99 (176p) ISBN 978-0-590-44154-4
According to PW , ``Well chosen emblematic quotes are effectively woven into . . . this vivid and swiftly paced biography. Denenberg grabs and holds readers as he steadily leads them through the thicket of details that comprise Mandela's life.''...
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Barry Denenberg, Author Yearling Books $3.25 (0p) ISBN 978-0-440-40259-6
This fast-paced biography pulls no punches as it traces the often controversial but always fascinating life of the famous boxer. Denenberg is quick to point out that Ali's life is best understood in the context of the two most important social...
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Barry Denenberg, Author Scholastic $16.95 (288p) ISBN 978-0-590-46923-4
Hero-worship as much as heroism comes in for scrutiny in Denenberg's (Voices from Vietnam) hard-hitting and ambitious biography of Charles Lindbergh (1902-1974), one of this century's most controversial Americans. After describing Lindbergh's youth,
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Barry Denenberg, Author Polaris $5.99 (272p) ISBN 978-0-590-46955-5
Denenberg scrutinizes Lindbergh's Nazi sympathies and the kidnapping of his infant son in this ""hard-hitting and ambitious biography [which] challenges readers to question how men who shape their times are in turn shaped themselves,"" said PW in a...
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Barry Denenberg, Author Scholastic $16.95 (251p) ISBN 978-0-590-44267-1
``This book is not about the politics of history of the Vietnam War. It is about what it was like to be in Vietnam,'' writes Denenberg (The True Story of J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI). Using the words of men and women affected by the events in...
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Barry Denenberg. Viking, $19.99 (80p) ISBN 978-0-670-01243-5
In a closing note, Denenberg writes that his goal is “to make history come alive, to create a sense of being there.” He succeeds entirely in this gripping recounting of the Titanic’s doomed maiden voyage, chronicled in the tabloid-style pages of a...
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Barry Denenberg. Simon & Schuster, $17.99 (96p) ISBN 978-1-4814-0141-8
Using fictional news articles and other documents he creates, Denenberg (Titanic Sinks!) introduces readers to an unvarnished Muhammad Ali. The fabricated headlines, ringside reporting, letters to the editor and man-on-the-street interviews deliver...
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Barry Denenberg, Author, Barry Deneberg, Author Scholastic $13.95 (202p) ISBN 978-0-590-43168-2
This absorbing and detailed historical survey begins with the FBI's founding in 1908 (as the Bureau of Investigation) and concludes with the 1972 death of its controversial, longtime chief. Denenberg, the author of Nelson Mandela: No Easy Walk to...
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