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The American Home Front: 1941-1942
In nearly three thousand BBC broadcasts over fifty-eight years, Alistair Cooke reported on America, illuminating our country for a global audience. He was one of the most widely …
The Book of Isaiah: Personal Impressions of Isaiah Berlin
This collection of pen-portraits of the renowned public intellectual Isaiah Berlin, published to mark the centenary of his birth, brings him vividly to life from many …
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 …
Alistair Cooke's America
Now regarded as a classic, Alistair Cooke's America is an intimate portrait of the nation, and an irresistibly readable guide to what has made this powerful democracy work and …
British Political Party Manifestos, 1900-1997
This set brings together for the first time British Political Party General Election Manifestos of the Conservative, Labour and Liberal Parties, dating back to 1900, including the …
Letter from America
Reports on a varied selection of events, including the 1992 presidential election, the art of Charles Schulz and introducing Bernstein to Handel's Messiah. Here, the author …
Letter from America
A defining collection from Alistair Cooke's legendary BBC Radio broadcasts, guiding us through nearly sixty years of changing life in the United States'No one else succeeded in …
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 …
Alistair Cooke's American Journey
Alistair Cooke's American Journey: Life on the Home Front in the Second World War is an extraordinary travelogue, celebrating the spirit of a nation that would inspire Cooke's …
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 …