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Chargement... True Compass: A Memoir (édition 2009)par Edward M. Kennedy
Information sur l'oeuvreMémoires par Edward M. Kennedy (Author)
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. In this era of unparalleled partisanship, it was refreshing to read this bio of the Lion of the Senate, a man who mastered the art of reaching across the aisle to move forward legislation that benefited ordinary Americans. Learning about his relationships with the many presidents and House speakers he worked with was fascinating, as was reading about his personal losses and victories. Recommended, and not just for political junkies. ( ) There' no questioning the influential and important role the Kennedy's have played in American History. So much has already been revealed about the wonderful contributions their work has brought to America, the tragedies they've had to endure, and sadly, the shortcomings they've fallen prey to. That being said, what I most enjoyed about this book, was hearing it from a Kennedy's point of view. In many ways it felt more like I was sitting down having a conversation with Ted,rather than reading his memoir. Ted reveals so many personal, intimate little details about the Kennedy's that I now see them in a different light. However,if there's one drawback to hearing the Kennedy story from a Kennedy; it's that the negative aspects of their lives are pretty much glossed over. To be fair, that's to be expected. Ted want to focus on the positive aspects of the Kennedy dynasty and that's just what he did. In very enjoyable and up lifting way !
An engaging telling of Kennedy's storied life. An enjoyable read. The late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has produced a revelatory — though not tabloidesque — account of his storied life and career... Since people will no longer have the chance to sit with Mr. Kennedy on the porch of his home in his beloved Hyannisport overlooking the ocean as he sips hot tea and tells yarns, reading "True Compass" is the next best thing. Touchingly candid, big-hearted and altogether superb... Completed in the shadow of the senator's own mortality, this is a book whose clarity of recollection and expression entitles it to share in the lineage established by America's first great memoir of public life -- "The Autobiography of U.S. Grant," which he wrote while himself dying of cancer. If the writing about his marriage and Chappaquiddick in True Compass does not exactly seem introspective, neither does it ring false, and the rest of his life story — filled with colorful tales of his siblings and inside-the-Beltway detail — makes for a thoughtful, intermittently gut-wrenching read. Prix et récompensesDistinctions
In this landmark autobiography, five years in the making, Senator Edward M. Kennedy tells his extraordinary personal story--of his legendary family, politics, and fifty years at the center of national events. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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