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  • The Glory and the Dream

    A New York Times–bestselling historian's in-depth portrait of life in America, from the Depression era to the early 1970s: "Magnificent" ( The New York Times).Award-winning historian and biographer William Manchester, author of The Last Lion, an epic three-volume biography of Winston Churchill, brings us an evocative exploration of the American way of life from 1932 to 1972. Covering almost every ... En savoir plus

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  • One Brief Shining Moment

    Remembering Kennedy

    A New York Times–bestselling historian looks back on the Camelot of the early 1960s, and "make[s] the Kennedy days look glamorous again" ( Kirkus Reviews, starred review).In his renowned biographies Portrait of a President and The Death of a President, William Manchester intimately and meticulously detailed the life and death of President John F. Kennedy. One Brief Shining Moment is a celebration ... En savoir plus

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  • Portrait of a President

    An up-close look at John F. Kennedy by one of his closest confidants, a New York Times–bestselling biographer.Written by a prize-winning historian and biographer of such giants as Winston S. Churchill and Douglas MacArthur, this intimately detailed account provides a rare personal glimpse into the emotions behind the Kennedy administration—from the elation of victory to the frustrating challenges ... En savoir plus

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  • A World Lit Only by Fire

    The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance - Portrait of an Age

    An absorbing history of the Middle Ages from the acclaimed historian William Manchester, author of The Last Lion**.**From tales of chivalrous knights to the barbarity of trial by ordeal, no era has been a greater source of awe, horror, and wonder than the Middle Ages. In handsomely crafted prose, and with the grace and authority of his extraordinary gift for narrative history, William Manchester ... En savoir plus

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  • The Life and Riotous Times of H.L. Mencken

    "Written with verve, intellectual sophistication, and a prickly wit worthy of its eminent subject. . . . A first-class piece of literate entertainment" ( The New Yorker).Before he went on to become a celebrated biographer and historian, renowned for such works as A World Lit Only by Fire, American Caesar, and The Last Lion, William Manchester worked as a reporter for the Baltimore Sun in the ... En savoir plus

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  • Goodbye, Darkness

    A Memoir of the Pacific War

    This emotional and honest memoir from a renowned biographer-historian recounts his experiences as a young soldier during World War II.The nightmares began for William Manchester twenty-three years after the war ended. In his dreams he lived with the recurring image of a battle-weary youth (himself), "angrily demanding to know what had happened to the three decades since he had laid down his arms." ... En savoir plus

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  • American Caesar

    Douglas MacArthur 1880 - 1964

    The bestselling classic that indelibly captures the life and times of one of the most brilliant and controversial military figures of the twentieth century."Electric...Tense with the feeling that this is the authentic MacArthur...Splendid reading." -- New York TimesInspiring, outrageous... A thundering paradox of a man. Douglas MacArthur, one of only five men in history to have achieved the rank ... En savoir plus

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  • The Last Lion

    Winston Spencer Churchill: Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965

    The long-awaited final volume of William Manchester's legendary biography of Winston Churchill.Spanning the years of 1940-1965, The Last Lion picks up shortly after Winston Churchill became Prime Minister-when his tiny island nation stood alone against the overwhelming might of Nazi Germany. The Churchill conjured up by William Manchester and Paul Reid is a man of indomitable courage, lightning ... En savoir plus

    $23.99 CAD

  • The Death of a President

    November 20-November 25, 1963

    William Manchester's epic and definitive account of President John F. Kennedy's assassination.As the world still reeled from the tragic and historic events of November 22, 1963, William Manchester set out, at the request of the Kennedy family, to create a detailed, authoritative record of the days immediately preceding and following President John F. Kennedy's death.Through hundreds of interviews, ... En savoir plus

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  • The Last Lion: Volume 1

    Winston Churchill: Visions of Glory, 1874–1932

    The first volume in William Manchester's masterful, magnum opus account of Winston Churchill's life. The Last Lion: Visions of Glory follows the first fifty-eight years of Churchill's life--the years that mold him into the man who will become one of the most influential politicians of the twentieth century.In this, the first volume, Manchester follows Churchill from his birth to 1932, when he ... En savoir plus

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  • The Arms of Krupp

    The Rise and Fall of the Industrial Dynasty That Armed Germany at War

    "A colorful, extremely readable account. . . . To be the biographer of Krupp is to write the history of modern Germany." — New York Times Book ReviewIn this narrative of extraordinary richness, depth, and authority, America's preeminent biographer/historian explores the German national character as no other writer has done. The Arms of Krupp brings to life Europe's wealthiest, most powerful family ... En savoir plus

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  • Controversy

    And Other Essays in Journalism, 1950–1975

    An in-depth journey through America and the world in the postwar years, from a New York Times–bestselling historian and biographer.Among his many accomplishments, William Manchester was especially known for his book The Death of a President, the award-winning account of the assassination of John F. Kennedy that embroiled him in a lawsuit filed by Jackie Kennedy. The title essay in this collection ... En savoir plus

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