Name-Dropping: From FDR On [VINTAGE 1999] [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]

Langue : anglais

Edité par Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, Massachussets, 1999

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As new condition maroon boards, dark blue cloth spine and gold spine lettering contained in an as new condition non price-clipped photographic dust jacket. Includes List of Other Books by John Kenneth Galbraith and Author Dedication. "Name-Dropping is the most delightful book of the year - shrewd, irreverent, penetrating and hilarious." - Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. "With characteristic wit and unconventional wisdom, Galbraith illuminates several of the century's great, near-great, and not-as-great-as-they-thought-they-were. Name-Droppiing is simply a delight." - Robert B. Reich. "Another gem by John Kenneth Galbraith. It's hard to imagine a person better placed to provide a personal account of so many of this country's important twentieth-century political figures. Full of fascinating anecdotes and beautifully written, Name-Dropping also reveals important political and life lessons. Highly recommended." - Juliet Schor, author. Ken Galbraith's book is a delight - full of wonderful vignettes as well as his usual caustic wit and wisdom." - Joseph Nye, dean, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. "John Kenneth Galbraith, the noted economist, joined Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the New Deal in 1934 and served that administration during World War II in the crucial role of deputy head of the Office of Price Administration in charge of price control. His service to FDR and his relationship with Eleanor Roosevelt began a long involvement with the leaders who would define much of the course of the twentieth century: Truman, Stevenson, John F. and Jacqueline Kennedy, Nehru, Lyndon Johnson, and others at home and abroad. Drawing on a lifetime of access to many of the greatest public figures, Galbraith creates a rich and uniquely personal history of the century - a history he helped to shape. We are invited to hear FDR on the Great Depression and World War II; Albert Speer, the Third Reich's architect and armaments minister, on the boorishness and incompetence of the Nazi leadership; John F. Kennedy, from youth to the presidency; Jacqueline Kennedy's shrewd judgments of the White House inner circle. In this clear-eyed, unsparing, and amusing look back at the world and the people he has known, Galbraith tells what these leaders did - how they looked to him then and how they look to him now - with unforgettable reminiscences and a rich infusion of engaging anecdotes. Name-Dropping charts the political landscape of the past sixty-five years with the dazzling insight, humor, and literary skill that mark Galbraith as one of the most distinguished writers of our time." - from the inner front jacket flap.…

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Titre
Name-Dropping: From FDR On [VINTAGE 1999] [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]
Auteur
Galbraith, John Kenneth
Éditeur
Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, Massachussets
Année de publication
1999
État de l'article
As New
Jaquette
As New
Reliure
Hardcover
Langue
anglais
Illustrateur
Kennedy, Martha (jacket design)
Édition
1st Edition
Impression
1st Printing
Dimensions
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

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