Автор: Douglas Brinkley Название: Gerald R. Ford ISBN: 0805069097 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780805069099 Издательство: Macmillan USA/Holtzbrink(MPS) Цена: 21460.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: The "accidental" president whose innate decency and steady hand restored the presidency after its greatest crisis When Gerald R. Ford entered the White House in August 1974, he inherited a presidency tarnished by the Watergate scandal, the economy was in a recession, the Vietnam War was drawing to a close, and he had taken office without having been elected. Most observers gave him little chance of success, especially after he pardoned Richard Nixon just a month into his presidency, an action that outraged many Americans, but which Ford thought was necessary to move the nation forward. Many people today think of Ford as a man who stumbled a lot--clumsy on his feet and in politics--but acclaimed historian Douglas Brinkley shows him to be a man of independent thought and conscience, who never allowed party loyalty to prevail over his sense of right and wrong. As a young congressman, he stood up to the isolationists in the Republican leadership, promoting a vigorous role for America in the world. Later, as House minority leader and as president, he challenged the right wing of his party, refusing to bend to their vision of confrontation with the Communist world. And after the fall of Saigon, Ford also overruled his advisers by allowing Vietnamese refugees to enter the United States, arguing that to do so was the humane thing to do. Brinkley draws on exclusive interviews with Ford and on previously unpublished documents (including a remarkable correspondence between Ford and Nixon stretching over four decades), fashioning a masterful reassessment of Gerald R. Ford's presidency and his underappreciated legacy to the nation.
Автор: Brinkley Paul Название: Guns, Gold and Slaves: The Ashanti Gunmen ISBN: 1913336409 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781913336400 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 34490.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание: The Glory and the Horror of Battle, Guns, Gold and Slavery in Atlantic West Africa. A ruthless world where only Money and Muskets ruled.
Автор: Brinkley Douglas Название: American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race ISBN: 0062655078 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780062655073 Издательство: HarperCollins USA Цена: 13930.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
Now in paperback, an award-winning historian and perennial New York Times bestselling author takes a fresh look at the space program, President John F. Kennedy's inspiring challenge, and America's race to the moon.
"We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard; because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one we intend to win."--President John F. Kennedy
On May 25, 1961, JFK made an astonishing announcement: his goal of putting a man on the moon by the end of the decade. In this engrossing, fast-paced epic, Douglas Brinkley returns to the 1960s to recreate one of the most exciting and ambitious achievements in the history of humankind. American Moonshot brings together the extraordinary political, cultural, and scientific factors that fueled the birth and development of NASA and the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo projects, which shot the United States to victory in the space race against the Soviet Union at the height of the Cold War.
Drawing on new primary source material and major interviews with many of the surviving figures who were key to America's success, Brinkley brings this fascinating history to life as never before. American Moonshot is a portrait of the brilliant men and women who made this giant leap possible, the technology that enabled us to propel men beyond earth's orbit to the moon and return them safely, and the geopolitical tensions that spurred Kennedy to commit himself fully to this audacious dream. Brinkley's ensemble cast of New Frontier characters include rocketeer Wernher von Braun, astronaut John Glenn and space booster Lyndon Johnson.
A vivid and enthralling chronicle of one of the most thrilling, hopeful, and turbulent eras in the nation's history, American Moonshot is an homage to scientific ingenuity, human curiosity, and the boundless American spirit.
Автор: Brinkley Robyn S. Название: Significance of a Princess Warrior ISBN: 1498434843 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781498434843 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 13330.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Brinkley, Dannion Perry, Paul Название: Saved by the light ISBN: 0749940840 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780749940843 Издательство: Little Brown Рейтинг: Цена: 11120.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Dannion Brinkley uses the psychic and spiritual gifts he received from his two near-death experiences to help the dying and needy.
Автор: Pound Brinkley Burks Название: When Eva Hollers ISBN: 1480880760 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781480880764 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 15590.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
When little Eva lets loose with a holler, everyone wonders what the matter can be. The family tries to figure out how to soothe her. On this busy day, Eva has fun with lions, tigers, owls, and crickets, and explores mud puddles, games, and books. She takes her favorite bunny along on her adventures. Look for Bun Bun hiding on the pages.
This picture book for children features a pattern and refrain appropriate for the preschooler while addressing the challenges of a crying child in a fun and accessible way. Young readers will enjoy guessing what the family will do to make Eva happy again.
Автор: Brinkley Jamel Название: A Lucky Man: Stories ISBN: 1555978436 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781555978433 Издательство: Macmillan USA/Holtzbrink(MPS) Рейтинг: Цена: 10420.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание:
FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION
In the nine expansive, searching stories of A Lucky Man, fathers and sons attempt to salvage relationships with friends and family members and confront mistakes made in the past. An imaginative young boy from the Bronx goes swimming with his group from day camp at a backyard pool in the suburbs, and faces the effects of power and privilege in ways he can barely grasp. A teen intent on proving himself a man through the all-night revel of J'Ouvert can't help but look out for his impressionable younger brother. A pair of college boys on the prowl follow two girls home from a party and have to own the uncomfortable truth of their desires. And at a capoeira conference, two brothers grapple with how to tell the story of their family, caught in the dance of their painful, fractured history. Jamel Brinkley's stories, in a debut that announces the arrival of a significant new voice, reflect the tenderness and vulnerability of black men and boys whose hopes sometimes betray them, especially in a world shaped by race, gender, and class--where luck may be the greatest fiction of all.
Автор: Click Americana, Price Nancy J. Название: Vintage Women: Adult Coloring Book: Classic art by Nell Brinkley ISBN: 0989390934 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780989390934 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 6890.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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