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PORTRAIT OF A PRESIDENT

Name: PORTRAIT OF A PRESIDENT
Author: William Manchester
ISBN: 0316544949

JOHN F. KENNEDY IN PROFILE

by William Manchester ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 27, 1962

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The election of John F. Kennedy to the Presidency has inspired a spate of biographies. Many have been written in haste to meet a deadline. Others bear the decided marks of journalism. Mr. Manchester's book differs from the others to the extent that he focuses all his attention on the President as a man. He recounts for the reader the President's wartime experiences, his academic training, his campaign and the changes a year in office have wrought. But there is not much to say about the book. No one can expect expert insight at this date. Any lucid analysis of the President and of his achievements must await a later time. However, the book is well written. And as it is the portrait of a man in whom the public is vitally Interested, it should find a receptive audience.

Pub Date: Sept. 27, 1962

ISBN: 0316544949

Page Count: -

Publisher: N/A

Review Posted Online: Jan. 4, 2013

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 1, 1962

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GENERAL NONFICTION

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THE LAST LION
by William Manchester and Paul Reid

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A WORLD LIT ONLY BY FIRE
by William Manchester

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THE LAST LION
by William Manchester

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NUTCRACKER

by E.T.A. Hoffmann ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 28, 1996

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This is not the Nutcracker sweet, as passed on by Tchaikovsky and Marius Petipa. No, this is the original Hoffmann tale of 1816, in which the froth of Christmas revelry occasionally parts to let the dark underside of childhood fantasies and fears peek through. The boundaries between dream and reality fade, just as Godfather Drosselmeier, the Nutcracker's creator, is seen as alternately sinister and jolly. And Italian artist Roberto Innocenti gives an errily realistic air to Marie's dreams, in richly detailed illustrations touched by a mysterious light. A beautiful version of this classic tale, which will captivate adults and children alike. (Nutcracker; $35.00; Oct. 28, 1996; 136 pp.; 0-15-100227-4)

Pub Date: Oct. 28, 1996

ISBN: 0-15-100227-4

Page Count: 136

Publisher: Harcourt

Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 15, 1996

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GENERAL NONFICTION

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THE NUTCRACKER AND THE MOUSE KING
by E.T.A. Hoffmann ; adapted by Natalie Andrewson ; illustrated by Natalie Andrewson

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THE NUTCRACKER
by E.T.A. Hoffmann & illustrated by Julie Paschkis

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TO THE ONE I LOVE THE BEST

EPISODES FROM THE LIFE OF LADY MENDL (ELSIE DE WOLFE)

by Ludwig Bemelmans ‧ RELEASE DATE: Feb. 23, 1955

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An extravaganza in Bemelmans' inimitable vein, but written almost dead pan, with sly, amusing, sometimes biting undertones, breaking through. For Bemelmans was "the man who came to cocktails". And his hostess was Lady Mendl (Elsie de Wolfe), arbiter of American decorating taste over a generation. Lady Mendl was an incredible person,- self-made in proper American tradition on the one hand, for she had been haunted by the poverty of her childhood, and the years of struggle up from its ugliness,- until she became synonymous with the exotic, exquisite, worshipper at beauty's whrine. Bemelmans draws a portrait in extremes, through apt descriptions, through hilarious anecdote, through surprisingly sympathetic and understanding bits of appreciation. The scene shifts from Hollywood to the home she loved the best in Versailles. One meets in passing a vast roster of famous figures of the international and artistic set. And always one feels Bemelmans, slightly offstage, observing, recording, commenting, illustrated.