Robert Dallek, Author . Little, Brown $30 (848p) ISBN 978-0-316-17238-7
In this riveting tour de force, Boston University history professor Dallek (Flawed Giant: Lyndon Johnson and His Times, 1961–1973) delivers what will most assuredly become the benchmark JFK biography for this generation. A master of the art...
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Robert Dallek, Author . HarperCollins $29.95 (752p) ISBN 978-0-06-072230-2
Bestselling author Dallek (An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy
) delivers what will quickly become recognized as a classic of modern history: the definitive analysis of Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger's complex, often troubled partnership in...
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Robert Dallek., Harper, $28.99 (432p) ISBN 978-0-06-162866-5
After WWII, the most destructive war in history, everyone yearned for a better world. Veteran historian Dallek (Nixon and Kissinger: Partners in Power) delivers a shrewd analysis of why world leaders failed to deliver it. Reviewing postwar crises—Sov
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Robert Dallek, Author Oxford University Press, USA $99 (752p) ISBN 978-0-19-505435-4
Dallek sums up his subject, the 36th U.S. president, in this generous and touching sentence: ``If Lyndon Johnson demanded much and took much, he also gave much in return.'' In the initial book of this two-volume biography, Dallek ( Franklin D....
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Robert Dallek, Author Hyperion Books $22.45 (0p) ISBN 978-0-7868-6205-4
Dallek's roster of great Presidents includes Washington, Lincoln, Wilson, FDR and Reagan, all of whom had clear, long-term visions of where they wanted to lead the nation. The most astute chiefs, in this UCLA history professor's assessment, were...
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Robert Dallek. Harper, $32.50 (512p) ISBN 978-0-06-206584-1
Non-experts are likely to have a hard time assessing what significant new facts are revealed in this meticulous but well-trod account of J.F.K.’s tenure in the White House. Dallek (An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917–1963) walks the reader...
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Robert Dallek. Viking, $40 (704p) ISBN 978-0-525-42790-2
Dallek (Camelot’s Court), an acclaimed biographer of earlier American presidents, covers nearly every aspect of F.D.R.’s life in a characteristically adroit work that is balanced in coverage and prudent in assessment. While Dallek does not add in...
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Robert Dallek, Author, Arthur Meier Schlesinger, Jr., Editor, Sean Wilentz, Editor . Times $22 (183p) ISBN 978-0-8050-6938-9
Noted presidential biographer Dallek (An Unfinished Life
) turns his skilled pen to the man from Independence. In brisk prose and with the confidence of his vast knowledge of the era, Dallek interprets the life of the simple man who, having...
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Robert Dallek, Author, Robert Dallek, Preface by Oxford University Press $99 (754p) ISBN 978-0-19-505465-1
In his sequel to Lone Star Rising, Lyndon Johnson & His Times, 1908-1960, Boston University historian Dallek draws from recently released presidential papers and transcripts, as well as interviews with Johnson proteges such as Bill Moyers, to...
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Robert Dallek, Author, Terry Golway, Author . Sourcebooks/MediaFusion $29.95 (289p) ISBN 978-1-4022-0647-4
After Lincoln, John F. Kennedy is generally acknowledged as our most eloquent president. The words of such major speeches as his inaugural and his remarks at the Berlin Wall resonate still in the minds of Americans. But as this book and CD...
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Robert Dallek, Author, Eric Conger, Read by , read by Eric Conger. HarperAudio $44.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-06-125642-4
This abridged version of Dallek's study of the relationship between a president and his powerful secretary of state is read with precision by Conger. Dallek approved the audiobook's abridgment, which hits the high points of his 750-page...
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Robert Dallek, Author, Richard McGonagle, Read by , read by Richard McGonagle. Time Warner AudioBooks $32.98 (0p) ISBN 978-1-58621-543-9
McGonagle's commanding voice and sober approach fit well with this scholarly, fascinating look at the life of an American icon. Dallek (Flawed Giant: Lyndon Johnson and His Times, 1961-1973) plumbs several pertinent family papers for fresh...
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Robert Dallek. Harper, $32.50 (272p) ISBN 978-0-06-287299-9
Historian Dallek (Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Political Life) delivers a brisk rundown of U.S. presidents from Theodore Roosevelt to Ronald Reagan in search of precedents for “the troublesome Trump administration.” He lists myriad examples of...
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