"More than a decade after his sudden passing, James Gandolfini still exerts a powerful pull on television and film enthusiasts aroundthe world. His charismatic portrayal of complex, flawed, but alwayshuman men illuminated the contradictions in all of us, as well as our potential for grace, and the power of love and family. ... Baileytraces his rise from bit parts to character roles he enlivened withmenace and vulnerability, to Tony Soprano, the breakout role that would make him a legend, and onto a post-Sopranos career in which he continued to challenge himself and his audience"--