最 低 价：￥70.00
"Leamer has . . . taken more chances than any other serious writer in the field. This is a breakthrough." -- Burton Hersh, author of The EDUCATION OF EDWARD KENNEDY and THE SHADOW PRESIDENT"Leamer is a great writer and storyteller . . . An honest account of a remarkable, perhaps unique, American political family." -- Dr. Sheldon M. Stern, Historian, John F. Kennedy Library, 1977 to 1999"The last word on America's greatest political dynasty. Draws the reader into the Kennedys as no book before." -- Gus Russo, author of LIVE BY THE SWORD: The Secret War Against Castro and the Death of JFK"This book is full of extraordinary revelations . . . this is serious history written by a masterful storyteller." -- Dan Moldea, author of THE KILLING OF ROBERT F. KENNEDY: An Investigation of Motive, Means, and Opportunity"[Leamer] portrays the triumphs and tragedies of the male side of the family melodrama with appropriate flair." -- New York Review of BooksFascinating…Absorbing…With the dramatic and powerful style of a master storyteller. -- Boston HeraldFast–paced…High heroic narrative…Leamer is well versed in the vast literature on the Kennedys… -- Washington PostIf there is only one book about the Kennedys to read this must be it. -- Myer Feldman, Deputy Special Counsel to President KennedyLeamer has a real gift for writing popular, accessible history… -- USA Today…One of the most valuable accounts of a family that vowed to help shape it's country, then did. -- Newark Star-Ledger |
| Laurence Leamer was a volunteer in the Peace Corps in Nepal when he met Willi Unsoeld. Leamer was so taken by him that, when Willi died fourteen years later, he felt compelled to write Ascent in his memory. An award-winning journalist and author of over nine books, including his most recent, Three Cords and the Truth, Laurence Leamer lives in Florida. |
内容加载中，请稍后...
商品评论（0条）