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Great Lives

Author : Ian Brunskill
Publisher : Times Books(NY)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 712 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Great Lives written by Ian Brunskill and published by Times Books(NY). This book was released on 2005 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Times obituaries have given readers throughout the world an instant picture of a life for over 150 years. The Times Great Lives is a selection of 100 of these pieces, reproduced in their entirety, by Editor of the Obituaries Ian Brunskill. This book provides a rich store of information and opinion on the most influential characters of the twentieth century - from politicians, sportspeople, musicians, writers and artists, to pop stars and military personnel. All of the major figures that one would expect to find in a book of great 20th century lives are naturally included.However, there are also some unexpected figures who were not necessarily in the limelight but whose lives have nonetheless had an great impact on the world we inhabit today. Throughout the book there are pictures from The Times archive, some of which have not been seen since the obituary was first published. The Times brings world class journalism and research to this title. Foreword by The Times Editor of the Obituaries Ian Brunskill.

The Times Great Lives: A Century In Obituaries

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Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0007363737
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book The Times Great Lives: A Century In Obituaries written by and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2010-02-18 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Times obituaries have given readers throughout the world an instant picture of a life for over 150 years. For many it is the first port of call in the newspaper. The Times Great Lives is a selection of over 100 of these pieces, reproduced in their entirety, by the current obituaries editor of The Times, Ian Brunskill.

Times Great Lives

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789997021656
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (216 download)

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Download or read book Times Great Lives written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Times Great Lives

Author : Anna Temkin
Publisher : Times Books
ISBN 13 : 9780008141288
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (412 download)

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Download or read book The Times Great Lives written by Anna Temkin and published by Times Books. This book was released on 2015-09-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Times obituaries have given readers throughout the world an instant picture of a life for over 150 years. The Times Great Lives is a selection of 124 of these pieces, each obituary has been updated and reproduced in their entirety, by Anna Temkin, The Times assistant obituaries editor.

A Torch Kept Lit

Author : William F. Buckley, Jr.
Publisher : Forum Books
ISBN 13 : 1101906219
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book A Torch Kept Lit written by William F. Buckley, Jr. and published by Forum Books. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times Bestseller William F. Buckley, Jr. remembers—as only he could—the towering figures of the twentieth century in a brilliant and emotionally powerful collection, compiled by acclaimed Fox News correspondent James Rosen. In a half century on the national stage, William F. Buckley, Jr. achieved unique stature as a writer, a celebrity, and the undisputed godfather of modern American conservatism. He kept company with the best and brightest, the sultry and powerful. Ronald Reagan pronounced WFB “perhaps the most influential journalist and intellectual in our era,” and his jet-setting life was a who’s who of high society, fame, and fortune. Among all his distinctions, which include founding the conservative magazine National Review and hosting the long-running talk show Firing Line, Buckley was also a master of that most elusive art form: the eulogy. He drew on his unrivaled gifts to mourn, celebrate, or seek mercy for the men and women who touched his life and the nation. Now, for the first time, WFB’s sweeping judgments of the great figures of his time—presidents and prime ministers, celebrities and scoundrels, intellectuals and guitar gods—are collected in one place. A Torch Kept Lit presents more than fifty of Buckley’s best eulogies, drawing on his personal memories and private correspondences and using a novelist’s touch to conjure his subjects as he knew them. We are reintroduced, through Buckley’s eyes, to the likes of Winston Churchill and Ronald Reagan, Elvis Presley and John Lennon, Truman Capote and Martin Luther King, Jr. Curated by Fox News chief Washington correspondent James Rosen, a Buckley protégé and frequent contributor to National Review, this volumes sheds light on a tumultuous period in American history—from World War II to Watergate, the “death” of God to the Grateful Dead—as told in the inimitable voice of one of our most elegant literary stylists.William F. Buckley, Jr. is back—just when we need him most.

Great Lives of the Century

Author : Arleen Keylin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (696 download)

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Download or read book Great Lives of the Century written by Arleen Keylin and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Great Lives of the Century as Reported by the New York Times

Author : Arleen Keylin
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 9780812907322
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book Great Lives of the Century as Reported by the New York Times written by Arleen Keylin and published by Crown. This book was released on 1977 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Mobituaries

Author : Mo Rocca
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1501197630
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Mobituaries written by Mo Rocca and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-11-02 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From popular TV correspondent and writer Rocca comes a charmingly irreverent and rigorously researched book that celebrates the dead people who made life worth living.

The Times Great Women's Lives

Author : Sue Corbett
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750962348
Total Pages : 771 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book The Times Great Women's Lives written by Sue Corbett and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2014-09-16 with total page 771 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly 150 years of women's progress is charted in this compilation of significant women's obituariesWith entries dating from 1872 to 2013, the latest in TheTimes' series of anthologies of its obituaries focuses attention on almost two centuries of groundbreaking achievements by more than 100 women, from around the world. Mary Sommerville (d. 1872), the pioneering mathematician and scientist with whose obituary the anthology begins, would have been astonished by what many of the other women remembered here achieved—not least one of the more prominent graduates of the Oxford college that was named Somerville after her—Margaret Thatcher (d. 2013). The collection also recalls the lives of actresses, aviators, botanists, doctors, British royalty, musicians, Nobel Prize winners, novelists, travelers, U.S. First Ladies, and many other prominent women.

The New York Times Great Lives of the Twentieth Century

Author : Arthur Gelb
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780792483489
Total Pages : 723 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (834 download)

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Download or read book The New York Times Great Lives of the Twentieth Century written by Arthur Gelb and published by . This book was released on 1988-12-01 with total page 723 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Times Great Scottish Lives: Obituaries of Scotland’s Finest

Author : Magnus Linklater
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0008280215
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book The Times Great Scottish Lives: Obituaries of Scotland’s Finest written by Magnus Linklater and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2017-10-05 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the fascinating lives of the iconic figures that have shaped Scotland from the early nineteenth century to the present day. Explore the rich history of Scotland’s cultural, social and political landscape, with more than 100 obituaries carefully curated from The Times archive.

The Obituary Writer: A Novel

Author : Ann Hood
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393089843
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book The Obituary Writer: A Novel written by Ann Hood and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2013-03-04 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sophisticated and suspenseful novel about the poignant lives of two women living in different eras. On the day John F. Kennedy is inaugurated, Claire, an uncompromising young wife and mother obsessed with the glamour of Jackie O, struggles over the decision of whether to stay in a loveless marriage or follow the man she loves and whose baby she may be carrying. Decades earlier, in 1919, Vivien Lowe, an obituary writer, is searching for her lover who disappeared in the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. By telling the stories of the dead, Vivien not only helps others cope with their grief but also begins to understand the devastation of her own terrible loss. The surprising connection between Claire and Vivien will change the life of one of them in unexpected and extraordinary ways. Part literary mystery and part love story, The Obituary Writer examines expectations of marriage and love, the roles of wives and mothers, and the emotions of grief, regret, and hope.

New and Experimental Approaches to Writing Lives

Author : Jo Parnell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350309192
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book New and Experimental Approaches to Writing Lives written by Jo Parnell and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-08-01 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With recent advances in digital technology, a number of exciting and innovative approaches to writing lives have emerged, from graphic memoirs to blogs and other visual-verbal-virtual texts. This edited collection is a timely study of new approaches to writing lives, including literary docu-memoir, autobiographical cartography, social media life writing and autobiographical writing for children. Combining literary theory with insightful critical approaches, each essay offers a serious study of innovative forms of life writing, with a view to reflecting on best practice and offering the reader practical guidance on methods and techniques. Offering a range of practical exercises and an insight into cutting-edge literary methodologies, this is an inspiring and thought-provoking companion for students of literature and creative writing studying courses on life writing, memoir or creative non-fiction.

Fathers and Sons

Author : Alexander Waugh
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0307484696
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Fathers and Sons written by Alexander Waugh and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2008-12-10 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If there is a literary gene, then the Waugh family most certainly has it—and it clearly seems to be passed down from father to son. The first of the literary Waughs was Arthur, who, when he won the Newdigate Prize for poetry at Oxford in 1888, broke with the family tradition of medicine. He went on to become a distinguished publisher and an immensely influential book columnist. He fathered two sons, Alec and Evelyn, both of whom were to become novelists of note (and whom Arthur, somewhat uneasily, would himself publish); both of whom were to rebel in their own ways against his bedrock Victorianism; and one of whom, Evelyn, was to write a series of immortal novels that will be prized as long as elegance and lethal wit are admired. Evelyn begat, among seven others, Auberon Waugh, who would carry on in the family tradition of literary skill and eccentricity, becoming one of England’s most incorrigibly cantankerous and provocative newspaper columnists, loved and loathed in equal measure. And Auberon begat Alexander, yet another writer in the family, to whom it has fallen to tell this extraordinary tale of four generations of scribbling male Waughs. The result of his labors is Fathers and Sons, one of the most unusual works of biographical memoir ever written. In this remarkable history of father-son relationships in his family, Alexander Waugh exposes the fraught dynamics of love and strife that has produced a succession of successful authors. Based on the recollections of his father and on a mine of hitherto unseen documents relating to his grandfather, Evelyn, the book skillfully traces the threads that have linked father to son across a century of war, conflict, turmoil and change. It is at once very, very funny, fearlessly candid and exceptionally moving—a supremely entertaining book that will speak to all fathers and sons, as well as the women who love them.

The Death and Life of the Great Lakes

Author : Dan Egan
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393246442
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (932 download)

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Download or read book The Death and Life of the Great Lakes written by Dan Egan and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times Bestseller Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner of the J. Anthony Lukas Award "Nimbly splices together history, science, reporting and personal experiences into a taut and cautiously hopeful narrative.… Egan’s book is bursting with life (and yes, death)." —Robert Moor, New York Times Book Review The Great Lakes—Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario, and Superior—hold 20 percent of the world’s supply of surface fresh water and provide sustenance, work, and recreation for tens of millions of Americans. But they are under threat as never before, and their problems are spreading across the continent. The Death and Life of the Great Lakes is prize-winning reporter Dan Egan’s compulsively readable portrait of an ecological catastrophe happening right before our eyes, blending the epic story of the lakes with an examination of the perils they face and the ways we can restore and preserve them for generations to come.

Getting Off at Elysian Fields

Author : John Pope
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 1496803760
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (968 download)

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Download or read book Getting Off at Elysian Fields written by John Pope and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2015-10-19 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No city in America knows how to mark death with more funerary panache than New Orleans. The pageants commemorating departed citizens are often in themselves works of performance art. A grand obituary remains key to this Stygian passage. And no one writes them like New Orleanian John Pope. Collected here are not just simple, mindless recitations of schools and workplaces, marriages, and mourners bereft. These pieces in Getting Off at Elysian Fields: Obituaries from the New Orleans “Times-Picayune” are full-blooded life stories with accounts of great achievements, dubious dabblings, unavoidable foibles, relationships gone sour, and happenstances that turn out to be life-changing. To be sure, there are stories about Carnival monarchs, great philanthropists, and a few politicians. But because New Orleans embraces eccentric behavior, there are stories of people who colored way outside the lines. For instance, there was the doctor who used his plasma to make his flowers grow, and the philanthropist who took money she had put aside for a fur coat to underwrite the lawsuit that desegregated Tulane University. A letter carrier everyone loved turned out to have been a spy during World War II, and a fledgling lawyer changed his lifelong thoughts about race when he saw blind people going into a Christmas party through separate doors—one for white people and another for African Americans. Then there was the punctilious judge who got down on his hands and knees to edge his lawn—with scissors. Because New Orleans funerals are distinctive, the author includes accounts of four that he covered, complete with soulful singing and even some dancing. As a popular, local bumper sticker indisputably declares, “New Orleans—We Put the Fun in Funeral.”

The Times Great Irish Lives: Obituaries of Ireland’s Finest

Author : Charles Lysaght
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0008222576
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book The Times Great Irish Lives: Obituaries of Ireland’s Finest written by Charles Lysaght and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2016-11-03 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the fascinating lives of the figures that have shaped Ireland from the early nineteenth century to the present day. Explore the rich history of the island’s cultural, social and political landscape, with more than 100 obituaries carefully curated from The Times archive.