In this landmark autobiography, five years in the making, Senator Edward M. Kennedy tells his extraordinary personal story--of his legendary family, politics, and 50 years at the center of national events.
The editors of LIFE Books have collected a richly illustrated biography of presidential candidate Barack Obama. This work includes intimate pictures from Obama's childhood and his time as editor of Harvard's Law Review, and culminates with the historic Democratic National Convention.
In his first major book in more than 20 years, Senator Kennedy argues that this nation has departed more deeply from its fundamental ideals than at any time in modern history. From a dangerous foreign policy to constitutional concerns, Kennedy tackles the countrys most pressing issues.
An intimate portrait of the Kennedys at play, featuring charming and exclusive photographs of the family by the late Bob Davidoff - with the anecdotes and stories from behind the pictures.Up until his death in 2006, Bob Davidoff had been the photographer in residence at the Kennedy 'Winter White House,' better known as their Palm Beach home. For ...
At 70 years old, Jim Whittaker looks back on a life characterized by risk-taking and adventure. He was the first American to climb Mount Everest, as well as a number of other towering and challenging peaks. Whittaker also started the hugely successful REI, Inc., a retail outlet providing recreational gear and apparel. Robert F. Kennedy considered ...
Between 1894 and 1896, the Baltimore Orioles acquired a reputation as the slickest, smartest, and dirtiest team in baseball. Behind the play of future Hall of Famers John McGraw, Wee Willie Keeler, and 'Foxy' Ned Hanlon, the Orioles had won three straight National League pennants heading into the 1897 season. Their style of play, however, met with ...
Revered by many Texans and other Americans as 'the People's Senator', Ralph Webster Yarborough (1903-1996) fought for 'the little people' in a political career that places him in the ranks of the most influential leaders in Texas history. The only U. S. Senator representing a former Confederate state to vote for every significant piece of modern ...
The recurring theme of James Wiesner's varied and distinguished career was what Senator Edward M. Kennedy calls "a passionate involvement to make a better world, and a safer world". His odyssey as a public citizen included work as an acoustician for folklorist Alan Lomax in the Library of Congress, research at MIT's radiation lab and at Los Alamos ...
Edward M. Kennedy is widely regarded as one of the great Senators in the nation's history. He is also the patriarch of America's most heralded family. In this landmark autobiography, five years in the making, Senator Kennedy speaks with unprecedented candour about his extraordinary life. He writes movingly of his brothers and their influence on ...
President John F Kennedy, an alumnus of the US Naval Academy and a passionate football fan, was looking forward to watching the Midshipmen take on the Cadets at the Annual Army-Navy game , November 30, 1963. 'I hope to be on the winning side when the game ends' he telegraphed the Navy coach on November 20, but two days later was assassinated in ...
Edward M. Kennedy is widely regarded as one of the great Senators in the nation's history. He is also the patriarch of America's most heralded family. In this landmark autobiography, five years in the making, Senator Kennedy speaks with unprecedented candour about his extraordinary life. He writes movingly of his brothers and their influence on ...
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