books about: 1884     books:       Alice: Alice Roosevelt Longworth, from White House Princess to Washington Power Broker18 reviews Stacy A. Cordery Viking Adult, 2007 Alice: Alice Roosevelt In this biography author Stacy Cordery succeeeds in making her subject come alive. Alice Roosevelt was the pop star of her day just 100 years ago and was the center of attention in Washington DC from the time her father was in the White House until her death almost 80 years later. Using primary sources, Alice's letters and diaries gave the writer the opportunity to paint a vivid portrait in ...             Truman284 reviews David McCullough Simon & Schuster, 1993 Long, but well worth the length I was given this book as a Christmas present. I had read McCullough's 1776 and John Adams and had enjoyed them both (although I was disappointed in the brevity of 1776). Still this book (Truman) stayed on my shelf gathering dust for over six months. I was initially overwhelmed with its length and afraid to tackle it (I had failed with Vidal's Lincoln and didn't want to repeat that result). I ...             Eleanor Roosevelt, Vol. 1: 1884-193323 reviews Blanche Wiesen Cook Penguin, 1993 Eleanor Roosevelt, Vol. 1: 1884-1933 I happened across Vol. 2 of this biography and procrastinated on actually reading it for several months--it is a LARGE volume and I was kind of put off at the seemingly enormous task of reading the tome. Once I started reading, I stayed with it. The book is well written and I found Eleanor to be a most intriguing figure. Something that kept me interested was the similarity between the issues in ...             The Autobiography Of Eleanor Roosevelt (Quality Paperbacks Series)7 reviews Eleanor Roosevelt Da Capo Press, 2000 A Remarkable Woman This book sheds light a long period of American history through the narration of an amazing woman who you will grow to admire as much as I did. Born into an elite aristocratic American family, Eleanor could have remained hemmed in by the insular values with which she was raised. Women were supposed to stay out of politics, Anglo-Saxons were supposed to run the country and only mingle amongst ...             Leadership the Eleanor Roosevelt Way: Timeless Strategies from the First Lady of Courage14 reviews Robin Gerber Portfolio Trade, 2003 ER Lessons for Leadership and Lessons for the World Now After reading about Colin Powel's style, Bush's War and Guiliani's book on Leadership, it was a nice break to read about one of history's greatest first ladies--Eleanor Roosevelt. It also served as a checkpoint for myself to have a peek at the early 20th century and the beginnings of the UN in light of recent events. This book was written by Robin Gerber who is a senior scholar at the Academy of ...             American Eve: Evelyn Nesbit, Stanford White: The Birth of the "It" Girl and the Crime of the Century25 reviews Paula Uruburu Riverhead Hardcover, 2008 The first "Trial of the Century" When a historically minded person speaks of the "trial of the century", meaning the 20th century, several come immediately to mind: O.J., Leopold and Loeb, Nuremburg, Sacco and Vanzetti, Scopes, among others. However, the trial of Harry Thaw for the cold-blooded murder of Stanford White was the first of the century (1906), and perhaps the one with the most drama. That was because the chief ...             No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II124 reviews Doris Kearns Goodwin Simon & Schuster, 1994 One of my favorite books I love this book so much (and admire the author Doris Kearns Goodwin enormously) that I have bought this inside story of America and the Roosevelts during WWII for many of my friends and family members and they all make sure to thank me for introducing them to it...A MUST READ in my humble opinon             You Learn by Living8 reviews Eleanor Roosevelt Westminster John Knox Press, 1983 You Learn by Living , Eleanor Roosevelt This is a excellent book for any graduate, no matter what stage of life. Eleanor Roosevelt offers advice on how to be the best person one can be. Even at middle age I found this book to be very inspirational at this stage of my life. Live life to the fullest.             Harry S. Truman: The American Presidents Series: The 33rd President, 1945-1953 (The American Presidents ...1 review Robert Dallek Times Books, 2008 Nice brief bio of Harry Truman Harry S. Truman's life story in a short, accessible biography. That's the premise of The American Presidents Series, and this is one of the most recent entrants in the stable. The late Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. was the series editor. In his introduction to each book in this series, he says (Page xvi): "The men in the White House express the ideals and values, the frailties and the flaws, of the ...             Who Was Eleanor Roosevelt?1 review Gare Thompson Grosset & Dunlap, 2004 An impressive and highly recommended life story In Who Was Eleanor Roosevelt?, biographer Gare Thompson reveals to young readers the impressive and highly recommended life story of one of the most influential women in American 20th Century history. Individual chapters begin with the question "Who Was Eleanor Roosevelt?", and the continue on with "Early Years"; "Daddy's Little Girl"; "All Alone"; "Years at Allenswood"; "Cousin Franklin"; ...             In the Land of White Death: An Epic Story of Survival in the Siberian Arctic30 reviews Valerian Albanov Modern Library, 2000 A true account of survival in the Siberian Arctic The Russian exploration vessel, the Saint Anna, set sail in 1912 to search for hunting grounds in the North Polar region. Within a few months, the crew of 33 had become icebound and spent the next year and a half trapped in the ice, drifting farther and farther North. In 1914, the navigator, Valerian Albanov, decided to risk a trek across the ice with the hope of reaching Franz Josef Land. 13 ...             Eleanor Roosevelt : Volume 2 , The Defining Years, 1933-193820 reviews Blanche Wiesen Cook Penguin (Non-Classics), 2000 Eleanor Stands Tall Although not being an American, I'm aware that there are many in the States who are not too fond of ER and who are very critical of her. This second volume of Blanche Wiesen Cook's series on America's former First Lady is as remarkable and absorbing as was the first. There is no doubt FDR was a man of character,courage and great personal charm and warmth, there is equally no doubt that his wife ...             Dear Mrs. Roosevelt: Letters from Children of the Great Depression2 reviews Robert (ed.) Cohen The University of North Carolina Press, 2002 A wonderful way to learn about our grandparent's generation. This book contains absolutely touching letters written by the youth of America during a time when the country was struggling feed, clothe, and employ a large part of the population. Robert Cohen must have spent millions of hours researching the letters that were kept by Mrs. Roosevelt's staff. Chapters focus on the following subjects: Ill-Clothed, Ill-Housed, Ill-Fed; Education; Social Life; and ...             Cure for the Common Life: Living in Your Sweet Spot33 reviews Max Lucado Thomas Nelson, 2006 Be happy where you are this book has a great lesson about being happy where you are. what I and my husband took from it is that although we may not be happy with our work, we need to realize that perhaps God has us there for a reason. We need to learn to see beyond the obvious. Look deeper. Then you learn to find satisfaction where you didn't before. That is a helpful lesson for today's society and way of life.             The Shipping News447 reviews E. Annie Proulx, 1994 Good News This is the story about a man named Quoyle, an ugly giant of a man, a loser who grows on you like a dull landscape. At the beginning of the novel, he is without plan, without talent, and without the good sense to notice. A lumbering, large-chinned, clumsy loner, Quoyle decides on the death of his beloved yet wayward wife that something has to change. He leaves New York State with his two young ...             The Zanzibar Chest39 reviews Aidan Hartley Riverhead Trade, 2004 Very Different I agree this book is an "amazing" and "stunning" not to mention terrifying glimpse of the "depths of hell". I had to put the book down often because I needed breathers from the atrocities and horrors described. While I agree with some of the reviewers who didn't like the way the stories change abruptly and that it does seem like three books in one, I think that the writing overcomes these ...             Eleanor Roosevelt (DK Biography)1 review Kem Knapp Sawyer DK CHILDREN, 2006 A wonderful illustrated biography on Eleanor Roosevelt, the First Lady of the World I doubt that Eleanor Roosevelt will be as well remember and beloved in the 21st century as she was in the 20th, which is a shame because she is the one who created the new role model of the First Lady that the likes of Hilary Clinton are trying to build on. As the longest serving First Lady (1933 to 1945), she promoted the New Deal of her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt, as well as Civil ...             My Day: The Best of Eleanor Roosevelt's Acclaimed Newspaper Columns, 1936-19624 reviews Eleanor Roosevelt Da Capo Press, 2001 Historical, political, personal My favorite way to learn about history is through the voice of a person who lived in that time. Often, however, the most readable first-person narratives leave something to be desired in breadth, since a single real person cannot be everywhere and have opinions on everything. Unless, it seems, that person is Eleanor Roosevelt. Her voice in her 'My Day' columns is authoritative, compassionate, ...             Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery (Clarion Nonfiction)9 reviews Russell Freedman Sandpiper, 1997 A highly readable reference on a remarkable woman This Newbery Honor Book, subtitled "A Life of Discovery," covers Eleanor Roosevelt's life in 11 chapters and nearly 200 pages. The biography covers Roosevelt's childhood, education, courtship, marriage and motherhood, entrée into politics alongside her husband, and her humanitarian work independent of FDR. The text itself is straightforward and easy to read, presented in a scholarly fashion ...             The Wit & Wisdom of Harry S. Truman6 reviews Ralph Keyes Gramercy, 1999 An entertaining and informative overview of Truman. This collection of quotes, letters, and anecdotes gives the reader a comphrehensive overview of Truman's life as well as insight into the kind of man he truly was. 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