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Patient Has the Floor
Masterful essays by one of the most distinctive voices in broadcast journalismIn hisLetter from Americareports for the BBC and as the host of PBS'sMasterpiece Theatre, Alistair …
Generation on Trial
The story of Whittaker Chambers, HUAC, and the case that defined the McCarthy era, as reported by one of the twentieth century’s most respected journalists. In August 1948, a …
Fun & Games with Alistair Cooke
From Duke Ellington to Churchill Downs, championship golf to Greta Garbo, Alistair Cooke reports on the popular sports and entertainments he loved the most This delightful …
Letters from America, 1946-1951
“[Cooke is] one of the most gifted and urbane essayists of the century, a supreme master.” —The Spectator As the voice of the BBC’s Letter from America for close to six decades, …
Memories of the Great & the Good
Alistair Cooke knew, met, interviewed, or reported on many of the most influential men and women of the twentieth century and in this collection profiles the twenty-three he …
America Observed
The definitive survey of Alistair Cooke’s brilliant career as a newspapermanFew journalists have covered the American scene as thoroughly as Alistair Cooke did. In addition to …
Reporting America
Over fifty years of reportage from one of the twentieth-century's greatest broadcasters, showcasing his ';masterly discursive approach and splendid humor' (The Independent). …
Talk About America, 1951-1968
“There is never going to be anyone else like Cooke, a chronicler of amazing times.” —The Daily Telegraph As the voice of the BBC’s Letter from America for close to six decades, …
Vintage Mencken
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in …
Letter from America, 1946-2004
For over half a century, Alistair Cooke entertained and informed millions of listeners around the world in his weekly BBC radio program Letter from America. An outstanding observer …
Alistair Cooke Collection Volume One
Three volumes of BBC broadcasts about the US from the New York Times–bestselling author, host of Masterpiece Theater, and “international treasure” (Booklist). In addition to his …