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A definitive intimate multifaceted biography of Robert Kennedy examines RFKs family life political career private liaisons lovers and his dealings with J Edgar Hoover Martin Luther King Jr Jimmy Hoffa and other famous figures 125000 first printing First serial People Tour
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Bob Pierce the founder of two of the worlds most notable Christian ministries was a man of intense spiritual passion and clear vision This gripping biography balances Bobs tragic mistakes with the great achievements God accomplished through him It shows how Gods grace and power can accomplish amazing things through lessthanperfect human vessels Today World Vision and Samaritans Purse bring physical and spiritual transformation to millions of desperately needy people around the world
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From New York Times bestselling author Jerry Oppenheimer comes a sensational biography of the son of the legendary Senator and troubled standard bearer of Americas most fabled political dynasty Robert F Kennedy Jr inherited his assassinated fathers piercing blue eyes and Brahmin style earning a reputation as the nations foremost environmental activist and lawyer the toxic avenger battling corporate polluters But in this the most revelatory portrait ever of a Kennedy Oppenheimer places Bobby Jr leader of the third generation of Americas royal family under a journalistic microscopeBased on scores of exclusive candid ontherecord interviews public and private records and correspondence Jerry Oppenheimer paints a balanced objective portrait of this virtually unaccountedfor scion of the Kennedy dynasty Like his slain father the iconic senator and presidential hopeful RFK Jr was destined for political greatness Why it never happened is revealed in this firstever biography of him
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Russ Meyer cult hero creator of the sexploitation film and the man the Wall Street Journal called the King Leer of Hollywood made movies that filled the big screen with big bosoms and square jaws In the first candid and fiendishly researched account of the late cinematic instigators life Jimmy McDonough shows us how Russ Meyer used that formula to turn his own crazed fantasies into movies that made him a millionaire and changed the face of American film foreverThis former WWII combat photographer immortalized his personal sexual obsession upon the silver screen creating boxoffice gold with The Immoral Mr Teas in 1959 The modest little film pushed all preexisting limits of onscreen nudity and with its success the floodgates of what was permitted to be shown on film were thrust open never to be closed again Russ Meyer ignited a true revolution in filmmaking breaking all sex nudity and violence taboos In a career that spanned more than forty years Meyer created a body of work that has influenced a legion of filmmakers fashionistas comic book artists rock bands and even the occasional feminist Bringing his anecdote and actionpacked biographical style to another renegade of popular culture New York Times bestselling author of Shakey Jimmy McDonough offers a wild wartsandall portrait of Russ Meyer the director writer producer and commando moviemaking force behind the sexploitation classics Vixen Beyond the Valley of the Dolls Faster Pussycat Kill Kill and many others Big Bosoms and Square Jaws blows the lid off the story of Russ Meyer from the beginning to his recent tragic demise creating in the process a vivid portrait of a past America
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Baseball star Richie Dick Allen forced Philadelphians to address the racism that existed in their city during the 1960snbspWhile his candid opinions challenged the white baseball establishment Allens tapemeasure home runs earnednbspthe admiration of younger fans and fellow players both black and whitenbspThe admiration as well as Allens reputation as Baseballs Bad Boy continued after he left Philadelphia to play for the St Louis Cardinals Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White SoxnbspNamed the American Leagues Most Valuable Player in 1972 Allen was one of the games most misunderstood players Based on interviews of teammates family friends andnbspAllen himself this richly illustrated biography with original artwork by Dick Perez explores the stars personal life as well as his playing career It is a story about one of the finest baseball players of all time and one who deserves to be enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Famenbsp
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Having preserved his privacy throughout his career and the two decades of his retirement the gifted actor now discloses his characteristically candid views on the successes and failures of his brilliant career and the joys of his private life
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This candid biography was drawn from neveraired TV interviews filmed in early 1962 when former US President Harry Truman was 77 and retired nine years Harry S Truman 18841972 had character courage and strong views as is evident on each page Truman provides straight answers to questions about his childhood military service and days as County Administrator Senator which Truman liked best and President 19451953 Truman easily discusses tough issues like dropping the bomb on Japan the Marshall Plan and Korea He praises associates Omar Bradley Dean Acheson Herbert Hoover and especially George Marshall He also shows scorn for wealthy special interests Douglas McArthur Mr Brass Hat Dwight Eisenhower difficult Richard Nixon ShiftyeyedLiar and sees President Kennedy as capable but too young Truman lacked a college education but we see how his prolific reading in history and literature proved invaluable The authorinterviewer speaks with some of Trumans friends and relatives but no critics and he seldom challenges the Presidents responses as a good interviewer occasionally must As a result this highly engaging book is a bit thin and onesided Merle Miller 19191984 admitted that during the course of these interviews he went from Truman skeptic to fan This is an engaging and revealing look at one of Americas better PresidentsTHIS IS A VINTAGE COPY OF THE BOOK SOME TANNING AND THE JACKET HAS A SLIT TANNINGTHE BOOK HAS COLLECTOR VALUE AND IS A TIMELESS CLASSICNO CREASE IN THE SPINEVERY TIGHT BINDING AS THE BOOK HAS NOT BEEN OPENED FOR READINGBEST VALUE FAST SHIPPING ALL AROUND THE WORLD OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE
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The official autobiography of the Gibb brothers presents hundreds of photographs some selected from their private albums and includes candid discussions of the long struggle that preceded their fame
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Baseball star Richie Dick Allen forced Philadelphians to address the racism that existed in their city during the 1960snbspWhile his candid opinions challenged the white baseball establishment Allens tapemeasure home runs earnednbspthe admiration of younger fans and fellow players both black and whitenbspThe admiration as well as Allens reputation as Baseballs Bad Boy continued after he left Philadelphia to play for the St Louis Cardinals Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White SoxnbspNamed the American Leagues Most Valuable Player in 1972 Allen was one of the games most misunderstood players Based on interviews of teammates family friends andnbspAllen himself this richly illustrated biography with original artwork by Dick Perez explores the stars personal life as well as his playing career It is a story about one of the finest baseball players of all time and one who deserves to be enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Famenbsp
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Throughout his life German philosopher Karl Jaspers 1883 1969 recorded his experiences and reflections in diaries and correspondence This comprehensive biography is the first to explore these extensive and candid private writings that illuminate not only Jaspers life and relationships but also the ideas he proposed in Way to Wisdom The Question of German Guilt and many other published worksSuzanne Kirkbright provides a sensitive and intimate portrait of the philosopher whose work on truth personal integrity and the capacity for communication contrasted acutely with the erosion of such values in Germany in his lifetime She describes how Jaspers Jewish wife Gertrud influenced his thinking the loss in 1937 of his professorship at Heidelberg University and his relationship with such celebrated colleagues as Martin Heidegger and Hannah Arendt Kirkbright examines the unshakeable ethical content of Jaspers philosophy and demonstrates his unique and scrupulous personal adherence to the philosophical principles he espoused
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Explore tips, opinions, and features on A Creed for My Profession sold at 61.26 $ ; this product is listed in the Books & Magazines category, produced by , and sold by Abebooks.com.
This superb biography provides for the first time a candid look at the remarkable life of Walter Williams the man who founded the worlds first school of journalism and perhaps contributed more toward the promotion of professional journalism than any other person of his timeWilliams the youngest of six children was born in Boonville Missouri in 1864 Never an athletic child he always had a love of books and of learning yet he scarcely had a high school education He began his journalistic career as a printers devil at seventy cents per week and eventually became editor and part owner of a weekly in Columbia Missouri During his time as an editor Williams became convinced that journalism would never reach its potential until its practitioners had the opportunity for university training in their field After years of crusading he established the first journalism school on the University of Missouri campus Later he was chosen president of the University of Missouri which he led with distinction during the Great DepressionWilliams was an unwavering advocate of high professional standards His Journalists Creed became one of the most widely circulated codes of professional ethics Williams inspired the confidence of his fellow journalists and he carried his message to nearly every country in which newspapers were published Not only did he invent journalism education he also created global organizations of journalists and spread the gospel of professionalism throughout the world His death in 1935 was mourned throughout the United States and editorial tributes came from around the world As one British editor succinctly put it Williams was not born to greatness Neither was it thrust upon him Literally he achieved greatness
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A balanced portrait of Democratic presidential hopeful Bob Graham describes the talent and determination that made him a selfmade multimillionaire details his political career as Florida governor and US senator and outlines his political beliefs opposition to the Iraq war and candid opinions on a variety of current issues 20000 first printing
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This is the first detailed account of the life and ideas of A Yusuf Ali whose The Holy Quran Text Translation and Commentary is the most widely used English translation of the Quran This is a candid and sympathetic study that draw on Yusuf Alis writings and private papers as well as unpublished sources
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The only English language biography this is a candid exploration of the French cult figure
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A candid portrait of the controversial life and career of actress and sex symbol Brigitte Bardot discusses her rise to success her films her lovers and three husbands and the loneliness and despair that prompted several suicide attempts
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A candid portrait of Bruno Bettelheim charges that most of the influential psychotherapists life was marked by deception faked credentials exaggerated data abuse of the children in his care plagiarism and a success rate with patients lower than the therapist reported 25000 first printing
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In this definitive biography of the great Victorian essayist Thomas Carlyle 17951881 Fred Kaplan provides a vivid picture of Victorian life as he gives the reader a sensitive and candid portrait of a complex and difficult man
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Anthony Newley was one of the great allround entertainers of our time His talents took him to the West End Broadway and into popular musical history This candid account explores Newleys lifelong search for his father the fortunes won and squandered the wives and lovers and of course the films and shows revealing the Newley that few ever really knew
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Hidden among the simple lists of ingredients and directions for everyday foods are surprising stories In Baking as Biography Diane Tye considers her mothers recipe collection reading between the lines of the aging index cards to provide a candid and nuanced portrait of one womans life as mother ministers wife and participant in local Maritime womens networks
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Laing was one of the most controversial and innovative psychiatrists of modern times Written by his son this is the first comprehensive candid and objective biography of the pioneer psychologist and guru who died in 1989 This definitive study discusses Laings successes and failures his troubled personal life his decline and use of alcohol and drugs Publishers Weekly calls the book a sad revelatory portraitA thorough assessment of his work is included based on the authors years of research and interviews with Laings close associates In the mid60s he became famous for his experiments with LSD In the 70s he studied Zen Buddhism published poetry recorded an LP and ran rebirthing workshops in Europe Britain and the US These activities made him a guru of radical chic He did what no other succeeded in doing in this era of mass communication He gave a voice to madness Psychiatric Bulletin
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