Gods, gansters and honour - Steven Machat

As the son of the legendary showbiz lawyer Marty Machat, Steven Machat grew up among suchnames as Frank Sinatra, James Brown, Frankie Valli, and Sam Cooke.Following in his father's footsteps, by the time he was in his late 20s he was proud to see his name alongside his father's on the brass plaque outside their Broadway offices. But there was aprice?Steven discovered from a young age that the glitter and the glamour too often disguises a crude and cruel reality, and thatthose who are publicly perceived asgods can just as easily be seen as gangsters. He found himself wondering howto livewith such contradictions, and whetherit is possible tomaintain any sense of honor inside such a world. This beautifully constructed memoir of a life inside a fascinatingworldof celebrity includesappearances by Frank Sinatra, Leonard Cohen, Michael Jackson, David Copperfield, Sharon Osbourne, George Bush, Phil Collins, Suge Knight, Tupac, Biggie, Gianni Versace, Phil Spector, Joan Collins, Donny Osmond, Bobby Brown, and many more.