Books 1 - 10 |
1960 - LBJ vs JFK vs
Nixon |
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David Pietrusza
2008 |
The epic 1960
campaign that forged three Presidencies!
Three future Presidents, one history-making election, and a thousand
secrets revealed for the first time. |
A John F.Kennedy
Memorial |
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Macfadden-Bartell
Corporation
1964 |
In this small
book, written in 1964, JFK is vividly portrayed, in text and photographs,
as a boy and a man, a leader, a husband and a father. Here - eloquently,
unforgettable- is the story of a man who in 1964 was already a legend. |
A Nation of
Immigrants |
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John F.Kennedy
1964 |
From the
Introduction by Robert F.Kennedy :
"In this book, President Kennedy tells us what immigrants have done for
America, and what America has done for its immigrants. It is one of the
dramatic success stories of world history. This book can stand as a
testament to a cause President Kennedy cherished, and which we should
carry on". |
A Picture Book of
John F.Kennedy |
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Adler David D.
1991 |
Book for
children. Adler presents a brief, clearly written text that provides basic
information about his subject in an appealing format. He mentions that
Kennedy was not a good student during his early school days and that as
young senator, women came to the Senate just to watch him. The narrative
concentrates on Kennedy's achievements and is free of fictionalization.
Casilla's watercolors are full-color copies of famous photographs.
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A Tribute to John
F.Kennedy |
 
Paperback
Hardcover |
edited by Salinger Pierre
1964. |
This was the nationwide bestseller that
helped America move beyond grief -to infinite pride. "A Tribute to JFK"
was the first published collection of tributes paid to the memory of the
late President in the emotion-filled days following the assassination. The
editors' selections include tributes from newspapers and magazines, radio
and television broadcasts, distinguished U.S. citizens and foreign
leaders, and from letters written to the Kennedy family. |
Alla corte di Re
Artù |
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Chomsky Noam
1993. |
Italian
version of the book "Rethinking Camelot".
This book deals with a crucial moment of modern history, the escalation of
the US war in Vietnam from state terror to aggression from 1961 through
1964, setting the stage for the far more destructive assault that
followed.
Chomsky demolishes the myth of Kennedy era as a magic period of American
history. |
America The Beautiful
in the words of John F.Kennedy |
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Kennedy John F.
1964. |
Published by
the Country Beautiful foundation in 1964 it is filled with numerous b&w
and colour photos.
Included are a Preface by Lyndon Johnson and an introduction by Stewart
Udall. The Words of John F. Kennedy include: Man and the Land / Man and
the Arts / Man and His Dignity / and the Epilogue.
There is a eulogy by Richard Cardinal Cushing, and the book closes with
"The Undying Spirit" by Allen Nevins.
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An unfinished life |
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Dallek Robert
2003 |
"An unfinished
life" is the first authorative single-volume life of John F.Kennedy to be
written in nearly four dedades. Drawing upon firsthand sources, freshly
unearthed documents and never-before-opened archives, prizewinning
historian Robert Dallek reveals more than we ever knew about Jack Kennedy,
forever changing the way we think about his life, his presidency and his
legacy. |
Ask Not
[Il discorso di John
Kennedy che cambio' l'America] |
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Clarke Thurston
2006 |
Italian
version.
A close-up on JFK's magical inaugural week and the creation of the speech
that inspired a generation : "Ask not what your country can do for you-
ask what you can do for your country".
Thurston Clarke has created a beautifully detailed rendering of the
Kennedy's inauguration : this book takes us in the lives of the man, his
family and his advisers as they prepare for power at the dawn of an era
they would make their own. At the heart of the story is Kennedy's quest to
create an address that would distil American dreams, ensure his place in
history and inspire a new generation.
It includes a DVD with Kennedy's Inaugural speech.
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Ask what you can do
for your country |
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Fleming Dan B. Jr
2002 |
Author Dan
Fleming has interviewed people from across the nation and around the world
to create this all new collection of vignettes dealing with people's
immediate reaction to JFK's assassination, their memories of JFK, as well
as his significance to their lives. |