Barbara Leaming
Barbara Leaming is the author of three New York Times bestsellers, including her recent book Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis . Leaming's book Churchill Defiant received The Emery Reves Award from the International Churchill Centre. Her groundbreaking biography of America's 35th President, Jack Kennedy: The Education of a Statesman was the first to detail the lifelong influence of British history and culture and especially of Winston Churchill on JFK. Her articles have appeared in the New...See more
Barbara Leaming is the author of three New York Times bestsellers, including her recent book Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis . Leaming's book Churchill Defiant received The Emery Reves Award from the International Churchill Centre. Her groundbreaking biography of America's 35th President, Jack Kennedy: The Education of a Statesman was the first to detail the lifelong influence of British history and culture and especially of Winston Churchill on JFK. Her articles have appeared in the New York Times Magazine , Vanity Fair, the Times of London and other periodicals. She lives in Connecticut. See less
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Barbara Leaming book reviews
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If This Was Happiness
5 husbands unlucky.
by Sivvie, Feb 22, 2010
Margarita Carmen Cansino, born 1918, never had much of a chance at leading a stable, happy life. Her joy in dancing (and she had talent) was marred by the overbearing and incestuous relationship ... Read More
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Bette Davis: A Biography
Fasten Your Seatbelts!
by cadream, Oct 24, 2007
After viewing Bette Davis movies I was interested in knowing more about the woman. Her life was like many of the movies she made. I thought this book provided a very unbiased look at her life, and ... Read More