Joe McGinniss

Una historia de amor ambientada en el exceso surrealista de Las Vegas y los artificiales barrios residenciales, urbanizaciones privadas y autopistas que la rodean, adonde acuden las vidas rotas para empezar de nuevo y donde los casinos alimentan la lujuria de turistas y residentes por igual.

"The big horse," in racing vernacular, is the animal that brings fame and fortune to a stable. Hes the heavyweight champion, the All-American quarterback, the four-legged Michael Jordan of the barn. Seabiscuit was once Tom Smiths "big horse." A generation ago, Secretariat was Lucien Laurens. In 2003, Funny Cide was Barclay Taggs. In sixty years as a trainer, P. G. Johnson had never had one -- until Volponi.P. G. Johnson was a blue-collar wizard, a hardscrabble tough guy who had come east from Chicago, determined to make his mark on New York. And he did. He became leading trainer at all three New York tracks -- Saratoga, Belmont, and Aqueduct -- as well as at Floridas Tropical Park. And he did it without ever winning a Triple Crown or Breeders Cup event, or having "the big horse.""I never knew how to kiss rich peoples asses, and I got too old to learn. If no owner was going to give me a big horse, I figured Id have to find one myself," he said. He did that, in his seventies, buying a mare for $8,000, breeding her to a $20,000 stallion, and in 1998 producing Volponi, the horse that would change his life.In October 2002, weakened by surgery and radiation treatment for cancer, P. G. watched Volponi -- the longest shot in the field at 43 to 1 -- bring home more than $2 million by winning the Breeders Cup Classic, the richest race in America.The following summer at Saratoga, McGinniss -- journalist, investigative reporter, and horse racing obsessive -- began showing up, more Tuesdays with Morrie than Guys and Dolls, at P. G.s barn in the predawn hours to listen to the inside racing stories and lore P. G. had gathered. McGinniss came to appreciate that Johnson was not only a stellar horseman but an American original whose wit and wisdom carried far beyond the confines of the racetrack.As for Volponi, the big horse had given P. G. the perfect Disney ending with the Breeders Cup victory, and, indeed, Disney soon bought film rights to P. G.s life story. "Hell be even better next year," P. G. had said, but by the time McGinniss got to Saratoga, Volponi had not won a race in nine months. His faith undiminished, P. G. continued to race Volponi against the best, at Saratoga and beyond, until in the end it came down to the 2003 Breeders Cup Classic in Santa Anita, a race only one horse in history had ever won twice. As fires burned in the Southern California hills, Volponi -- with Funny Cides jockey, Jose Santos, in the saddle -- ran the last race of his life.This book is about what happened that day, about what came after, and about much of what had come before. Its the most exciting, rewarding, and heartwarming story about the world of horse racing that youll ever read, by one of Americas finest writers, at the top of his form.

Durante el Mundial de fútbol de 1994 celebrado en EE. UU., en Joe McGinniss, contraviniendo la histórica desidia norteamericana hacia el fútbol, nació una pasión que cambiaría su vida. Descubrió las emociones exacerbadas que mueve este deporte, descubrio el calcio italiano y sucumbio ante la clase y el estilo de Roberto Baggio, que brillo y fracaso en aquel Mundial a partes iguales.Poco despues, siendo ya un converso al balompie en toda regla, supo de la gesta de un pequeño equipo de una poblacion de apenas cinco mil habitantes perdida en medio de los agrestes Abruzos italianos. El Castel di Sangro Calcio hizo realidad una proeza inaudita: paso en pocos años de las profundidades de la liga amateur Campionato Promozione, Terza Categoria a la Serie B de la liga profesional (el equivalente a la Segunda Division española). El coraje, talento y arrojo de un equipo de jovenes liderados por el aguerrido y brutal Osvaldo Jaconi logro un hito que pasaria a los anales de la historia del futbol.McGinniss quiso inmortalizar aquella increible hazaña y se traslado al pequeño y gelido pueblo para dar cuenta de la gloriosa temporada 1996-1997 del Castel di Sangro, que tendria que enfrentarse a algunos de los mejores combinados del futbol italiano.El milagro de Castel di Sangro es el retrato de esa temporada epica, y es probablemente uno de los libros que mejor ha capturado la pasion del futbol. A partir de un retrato casi felliniano de los personajes los jugadores, el entrenador, los habitantes del pueblo, la oscura organizacion que controla el equipo, con actividades paralelas propias de la mafia, McGinniss construye un fresco coral memorable, teñido de alegria, desolacion, misterio, crimen, muerte y todo el drama que destila el futbol en estado puro.

Joe McGinniss Jr., who is poised to become one of our sharpest observers of life in America at the start of the twenty-first century (Kirkus Reviews, starred review), returns with a gripping, psychologically intense literary thriller about the unraveling of a modern marriage in the midst of economic collapse.Nick and Phoebe Maguire are a young couple seeking a fresh start in Southern California after a personal tragedy. But they arrive just as the Great Recession takes hold, settling in a foreclosed suburban neighborhood on the brink of ruin. Surrounded by abandoned homes, neighbors in debt, and families falling apart, Nick and Phoebe are soon caught in a spiral of desperation, secrecy, and betrayal.Trapped in toxic suburbia and struggling with the pressures of parenting, debt, and disillusionment, each spouse hatches a plan to reclaim their place in the American middle classplans that will ultimately collide with devastating consequences.Described as fearlessharrowing but, against all odds, ultimately tender (O, The Oprah Magazine), Carousel Court is a haunting portrait of marriage under pressure, and of a society grappling with psychotropic drugs, digital infidelity, financial insecurity, and fractured dreams. Its an unforgettable novel for fans of Tom Perrotta, Richard Yates, and gritty, emotional fiction rooted in real-world tension.FastForebodingJoe McGinniss spins an edgy tale, often laced with a reporters eye for the little details that make characters pop (The Washington Post). Carousel Court will leave readers rivetedand reconsidering what it means to love, trust, and survive in 21st-century America.

From the bestselling author of Fatal Vision and Blind Faith, the shocking true story of greed, murder, and a family torn apart.At thirty-nine, Nancy Kissel had it all: glamour, gusto, garishly flaunted wealth, and the royal lifestyle of the expatriate wife. Not to mention three young children and what a friend described as the best marriage in the universe. That marriageto Merrill Lynch and former Goldman Sachs investment banker Robert Kisselended abruptly one November night in 2003 in the bedroom of their luxury apartment high above Hong Kongs glittering Victoria Harbour.Hong Kong prosecutors, who charged Nancy with murder, said she wanted to inherit Robs millions and start a new life with a blue-collar lover who lived in a New Hampshire trailer park. She said shed killed in self-defense while fighting for her life against an abusive, cocaine-addicted husband who had forced her for years to submit to his brutal sexual demands.Less than a year after the unexpected verdict, Robs brother, Andrew, a Connecticut real estate tycoon facing prison for fraud and embezzlement, was also found dead: stabbed in the back in the basement of his multimillion-dollar Greenwich mansion by person or persons unknown.A family saga of almost biblical proportion, Never Enough is the harrowing true story of these two brothers, Robert and Andrew Kissel, who grew up wanting to own the world but instead wound up murdered half a world apart; and of Nancy Kissel, a riddle wrapped inside an enigma, a modern American woman for whom having it all might not have been enough. From the shimmering skyscrapers and greed-drenched bustle of Hong Kong to the moneyed hush and hauteur of backcountry Greenwich, McGinniss lures readers irresistibly forward, as this twisted tale of ambition gone mad and love gone bad rushes to its terrible, inexorable conclusion.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Fatal Vision comes a shocking true account of murder, family secrets, and final justice now available for the first time as an e-book...One hot summer night in 1988, Bonnie Von Steins second husband was murdered in their bed, Bonnie herself stabbed, beaten, and left for dead beside him. It looked like a brutal but tragically typical case: Von Stein was newly wealthy, and Bonnies troubled son Chris, seemed like the obvious suspect. But Chris turned out to have an air-tight alibi and new leads suggested the crime could be much more complex. The trail led to Chriss two strange new friends from college and a real-life enactment of a bizarre Dungeons and Dragons fantasy adventure, and it implicated Bonnies teenage daughter as well. In Cruel Doubt, Joe McGinniss probes the dark heart of family life and small-town North Carolina society to uncover a fascinating and terrifying story that is at once a chilling murder mystery, a tense courtroom drama, and a heartbreaking account of a mother forced to doubt her own children.

The sordid, #1 New York Times bestselling true crime story of adultery, addiction, gambling debt, and murder in a privileged suburban townfrom author and journalist Joe McGinniss. The Marshalls were the model family of Toms River, New Jersey, living the American dream and seemingly in possession of all that money could buy. Rob Marshall, a successful insurance broker, was the big breadwinner, king of the country club set. Maria Marshall was his stunningly beautiful wife and the perfect mom to their three great kids. Then one night while the couple drove home from Atlantic City, Rob, his head bloodied, reported Maria had been brutally slain. Sympathy poured inuntil disquieting facts began to surfaceand the true story of adultery, gambling, drugs and murder tore the mask off Rob Marshall and the blinders off the town that thought he could do no wrong.

The electrifying true crime story of Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald, the handsome, Princeton-educated physician convicted of savagely slaying his young pregnant wife and two small childrenmurders he vehemently denies committing....Chilling. . . . A haunting resurrection of Crime and Punishment.TimeBestselling author Joe McGinniss chronicles every aspect of this horrifying and intricate crime and probes the life and psyche of the magnetic, all-American Jeffrey MacDonalda golden boy who seemed destined to have it all. The result is a penetration to the heart of darkness that enshrouded one of the most complex criminal cases ever to capture the attention of the American public. It is a haunting, stunningly suspenseful work that no reader will be able to forget.Includes a Special Epilogue by the authorOVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD

rogue (rog), n: An elephant that has separated from a herd and roams about alone,in which state it is very savage.Websters Revised Unabridged Dictionary After three years of research, bestselling journalist Joe McGinniss presents his already controversial and much anticipated investigative chronicle of Sarah Palin as an individual, politician, and cultural phenomenon. In his critically acclaimed book about Alaska, Going to Extremes, the fledgling state itself was Joe McGinnisss subject. Although he didnt hesitate to reveal the many flaws and contradictions behind its last frontier image, McGinniss fell in love with the land and its people. More than three decades later, he returned to Alaska in search of its most famous resident, Sarah Palin. On Election Day 2008, McGinniss began his on-the-ground reporting that culminated, famously, in his moving next door to Sarah Palin in spring 2010. THE ROGUE is the eagerly awaited result of his research and writing: a startling study of the illusion and reality of Sarah Palinand a probing look at the Alaska and the America that produced her. Sometimes funny, sometimes frightening, always provocative and illuminating, THE ROGUE answers the questions Who is she, really?, How did she happen?, and Will she ever go away?In all of his books, McGinniss has scrutinized the mysterious space between image and realityhow that space is created, negotiated, and/or manipulated. Now, with The Rogue, McGinniss combines his deep appreciation of the place Sarah Palin comes from with his uncanny ability to penetrate the façades of people in public life. The result is an extraordinary double narrative that alternately traces Palins curious rise to political prominence and worldwide celebrity status and recounts the authors day-to-day experiences as he uncovers the messy reality beneath the glossy Palin myth. Readers will find THE ROGUE at once bitingly insightful, hilarious, and profoundly ominous in what it revealsnot just about the dark underpinnings of a potential presidential nominee but also in regard to the huge numbers of Americans who passionately support her.

The son of renowned author Joe McGinnisscelebrated for works like The Selling of the President and true crime blockbustersFatal Vision and Cruel Doubtdelivers a raw and deeply moving memoir that explores the complicated bonds between fathers and sons, set against a backdrop of fame, addiction, and the relentless pursuit of redemption.Joe McGinniss was a paradox: a brilliant writer whose dazzling achievements were overshadowed by personal demons. At age twenty-six, he became the youngest living person to top the New York Times bestseller list, for his book The Selling of the President about Richard Nixons 1968 campaign. Shortly after, he walked out on his wife and their three young children. His oldest son, Joe McGinniss Jr., went on to become a writer himself, known for his critically acclaimed novels The Delivery Man and Carousel Court. In the memoir Damaged People, McGinniss Jr. vividly recounts his affectionate yet stormy relationship with his famous father, capturing moments of tenderness and humor amid the chaos and tension.The prosaic commitments of full-time fatherhood held little appeal for Joe McGinniss, a superstar author who proudly relished the freedom to chase stories anywhere his curiosity led. He rose to prominence with a trilogy of true crime blockbusters in the 1980s and early 90s, Fatal Vision, Blind Faith, and Cruel Doubt. Notoriously, he found himself the subject of Janet Malcoms The Journalist and the Murderer, a book accusing him of manipulating one of his subjects. Controversy would dog the rest of his journalistic career, as he was accused of falsifying details in his 1993 biography of Ted Kennedy and his 2011 biography of Sarah Palin. His life was a turbulent mix of success and scandal, marked by alcoholism, depression, and an obsessive dedication to his craft that often left his family struggling to stay afloat.Now a father raising a son of his own, McGinniss Jr. wrestles with the legacy of his upbringing and his fathers self-destruction, striving to create a stable and nurturing environment for his child. The pressures of modern parentingranging from competitive school admissions to the mental health challenges that todays youth faceforce him to confront long-buried demons of ambition and obsession. Damaged People dives deep into the heartbreak of unfulfilled expectations and the beauty of second chances, offering an unflinching look at what it means to grow into a more compassionate and present parent.Bringing a novelists storytelling skills to this deeply personal story, McGinniss Jr. delivers a poignant tale of grace, resilience, and growth, showing us that even in the face of fractured relationships, theres hope for healing and a brighter future.