Laurence Leamer
Auteur de The Kennedy Women: The Saga of an American Family
A propos de l'auteur
Laurence Leamer was born in Chicago on Ocober 30, 1941. He is the author of thirteen books, including The Kennedy Women, and Fantastic: The Life of Arnold Schwarzenegger. In 2015 his non-fiction book The Kennedy Men: 1901-1963, was listed on the Nrew York Times bestseller list. Leamer is a former afficher plus Ford Fellow in International Development at the University of Oregon and a former International Fellow at Columbia University. He is regarded as an expert on the Kennedy family. Leamer was on the staff at Newsweek, and has written for The New York Times Magazine, Harper's, Playboy, and many other publications. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
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Œuvres de Laurence Leamer
Hitchcock's Blondes: The Unforgettable Women Behind the Legendary Director's Dark Obsession (2023) 39 exemplaires
Ascent: The Spiritual And Physical Quest Of Legendary Mountaineer Willi Unsoeld (1982) 33 exemplaires
Three Chords and the Truth: Hope, Heartbreak, and Changing Fortunes in Nashville (1997) 23 exemplaires
American Capitalism 2 exemplaires
Capote's Women: Watch TV's FEUD: CAPOTE VS THE SWANS 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
Epics on Everest: Stories of Survival from the World's Highest Peak (2003) — Contributeur — 32 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1941-10-30
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- Etats-Unis
- Lieux de résidence
- New York, New York, USA
Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Washington, D.C., USA - Études
- Antioch College (B.A., 1964)
University of Oregon
Columbia University - Professions
- journalist
non-fiction writer - Prix et distinctions
- Pulitzer International Fellow., 1969
Overseas Press Club for "Best Magazine Reporting" - Courte biographie
- Laurence Leamer (born October 30, 1941) is a best-selling[1] author and journalist. Leamer is a former Ford Fellow in International Development at the University of Oregon and a former International Fellow at Columbia University. He is regarded as an expert on the Kennedy family[2] and has appeared in numerous media outlets discussing American politics. Leamer has also written best-selling biographies of other American icons, including Johnny Carson, the Reagan family, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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Critiques
Capote's Women: A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and… par Laurence Leamer
An interesting look at the women Truman Capote called his 'swans'.. Lots of details, lots of gossip sbout their lifestyles, affairs etc. Quick read and well written.
I got this audiobook after seeing some of the promotional information and photos for the TV series Feud: Capote vs. The Swans. It’s based in this book and I’ve recorded the series but wanted to listen to the book first.
It’s partly a biography of Capote and partly mini biographies of the wealthy socialites he befriended and dubbed “Swans”. It’s very much a story of an era and social class of people that are far from my own experiences.
I was familiar with Capote and some of the women in the book but many were unknown to me. Most of them married multiple times and were ridiculously wealthy jet setters. When Capote betrayed their friendships and published a story featuring extremely thinly veiled portrayals of some of the women who considered him a loyal friend their friendships were shattered.
It’s interesting in an in- depth celebrity magazine style. These people lived luxurious lifestyles but also lived out the idea that money can’t buy happiness.
The book was interesting and I’ll be curious to find out how the TV series compares.
Carrington MacDuffie does a great job of narrating and I would not hesitate to get another book narrated by her.… (plus d'informations)
It’s partly a biography of Capote and partly mini biographies of the wealthy socialites he befriended and dubbed “Swans”. It’s very much a story of an era and social class of people that are far from my own experiences.
I was familiar with Capote and some of the women in the book but many were unknown to me. Most of them married multiple times and were ridiculously wealthy jet setters. When Capote betrayed their friendships and published a story featuring extremely thinly veiled portrayals of some of the women who considered him a loyal friend their friendships were shattered.
It’s interesting in an in- depth celebrity magazine style. These people lived luxurious lifestyles but also lived out the idea that money can’t buy happiness.
The book was interesting and I’ll be curious to find out how the TV series compares.
Carrington MacDuffie does a great job of narrating and I would not hesitate to get another book narrated by her.… (plus d'informations)
Strange book. The first half was quite good. The second half sounded excactly like it was written by AI.
great back story and artwork. plus a great resource to find more cthulhu media and books.
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 22
- Aussi par
- 3
- Membres
- 1,916
- Popularité
- #13,433
- Évaluation
- 3.6
- Critiques
- 42
- ISBN
- 115
- Langues
- 8
- Favoris
- 3
