Einstein believed in humanity, in a peaceful world of mutualhelpfulness, and in the high mission of science. Intended as a pleafor these beliefs, this book, like no other provides a complete keyto the understanding of this distinguished man's personality.
I loved being called Deana Martin. Even when I was very small.Dad was such a positive influence on people’s lives that to be soclosely associated with him was always a blessing. People can’thelp but smile when they think of my father, which has to be thegreatest legacy of all. When people hear my name for the firsttime, they usually ask the same question: “Any relation?” “Yes,” Ireply proudly, “he’s my father.” They smile and cry, “Oh, I loveyour father! I’ve loved him all my life.” Sometimes, justsometimes, they ask me the most important question of all: “Was hea good father?” To their surprise, I shake my head and smile. “No,”I reply. “He wasn’t a good father, but he was a good man.” WhereDad came from, that meant a great deal more. So begins Deana Martin’s captivating and heartfelt memoir of herfather, the son of an Italian immigrant from modest beginnings whoworked his way to the top of the Hollywood firmament to become oneof the greatest stars of all t
From award-winning author John McGahern, a memoir of hischildhood in the Irish countryside and the beginnings of his lifeas a writer.McGahern describes his early years as one of sevenchildren growing up in rural County Leitrim, a childhood was markedby his father’s violent nature and the early death of his belovedmother. Tracing the memories of home through both people and place,McGahern details family life and the beginnings of a writing careerthat would take him far from home, and then back again. Hauntingand illuminating, All Will Be Well is an unforgettableportrait of Ireland and one of its most beloved writers.
“The Queen: God bless her. Anyone who loved Dinah Washingtonas I did will appreciate this book by Nadine Cohodas, whichbeautifully documents the joys and sorrows of the life of this ladywho was a peer of her contemporaries Ella Fitzgerald, SarahVaughan, and Billie Holliday.” --George Wein, author of Myself Among Others and founder of theNewport Jazz Festival “Dinah Washington died at thirty-nine, but packed so much lifeand incident into every moment it’s a wonder that Nadine Cohodascould sort it out; the marital adventures alone might have daunteda less avid biographer. Nor does she slight her music. Dinah couldmake every kind of song vital and personal, no matter thecontext–jazz, blues, swing, pop, r b, or r r. Cohodascaptures the Queen in all her obstinate spitfire glory.” --Gary Giddins, author of Weather Bird and Bing Crosby: APocketful of Dreams
The Facts is the unconventional autobiography of a writer whohas reshaped our idea of fiction—a work of compelling candor andinventiveness, instructive particularly in its revelation of theinterplay between life and art. Philip Roth concentrates on five episodes from his life: hissecure city childhood in the thirties and forties; his education inAmerican life at a conventional college; his passionateentanglement, as an ambitious young man, with the angriest personhe ever met (the "girl of my dreams" Roth calls her); his clash, asa fledgling writer, with a Jewish establishment outraged byGoodbye, Columbus; and his discovery, in the excesses of thesixties, of an unmined side to his talent that led him to writePortnoy's Complaint. The book concludes surprisingly—in true Rothian fashion—with asustained assault by the novelist against his proficiencies as anautobiographer.
The official and definitive biography of Queen Elizabeth theQueen Mother: consort of King George VI, mother of Queen ElizabethII, grandmother of Prince Charles, and the most beloved Britishmonarch of the twentieth century. Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon—the ninth of the Earl ofStrathmore’s ten children—was born on August 4, 1900, and,certainly, no one could have imagined that her long life (she diedin 2002) would come to reflect a changing nation over the course ofan entire century. Vividly detailed, written with unrestrictedaccess to her personal papers, letters, and diaries, this candidroyal biography by William Shawcross is also a singular history ofBritain in the twentieth century.
He’s been imprisoned, shot at, denounced, shunned, and banned,yet Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams remains resolute in his beliefthat peace is the only viable option for the Irish people. Adamsled the oldest revolutionary movement in Ireland on anextraordinary journey from armed insurrection to activeparticipation in government. Now he tells the story of thetumultuous series of events that led to the historic Good FridayAgreement as only he can: with a tireless crusader’s conviction andan insider’s penetrating insight. In vivid detail, Adams describes the harrowing attack on his life,and he offers new details about the peace process. We learn ofpreviously undisclosed talks between republicans and the Britishgovernment, and of conflicts and surprising alliances between keyplayers. Adams reveals details of his discussions with the IRAleadership and tells how republicans differed, “dissidents”emerged, and the first IRA cessation of violence broke down. Herecounts meetings in the Clinton White House,
