| Edition |
1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. |
| Physical description |
xi, 285 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction. My So-called Writing Life -- 1. Franklin and Other Founders -- Franklin and the Art of Leadership -- God of Our Fathers -- The Opinions of Mankind -- Best Supporting Actor -- A Delicate Balance -- 2. Statecrafters -- McGeorge Bundy, the Brightest -- Kissinger and the Roots of Realism -- He's Back! -- Kissinger Reappraised -- James Baker, Wise Man? -- Madeleine's War -- Colin Powell, the Good Soldier -- George Tenet and the Instinct to Please -- 3. Reagan and Gorbachev -- 1# Meet Again -- The Gorbacbev Challenge -- Yes, He's for Real -- Figuring Out Ronnie -- 4. The Clintons -- Fighting Words -- I'm Okay, You're Okay -- 5. Albert Einstein -- Einstein's God -- Creative Thinker -- A New Way to View Science -- Einstein and the Bomb -- Einstein's Final Quest -- 6. The Age of Technology -- In Search of the Real Bill Gates -- The Passion of Andrew Grove -- Our Century . . . and the Next One -- The Biotech Age -- Person of the Century -- 7. Journalism -- Luce's Values, Then and Now -- Henry Grunwald -- Maynard Parker -- George Plimpton -- A Bold, Old Idea for Saving Journalism -- 8. Interlude: Woody Allen's Heart Wants What It Wants -- 9. New Orleans. Mon Amour -- Green Trees -- How to Bring the Magic Back -- Epilogue: The Future Restored. |
| Subject |
Isaacson, Walter.
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Biographers -- United States -- Biography.
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United States -- Biography -- Anecdotes.
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United States -- History -- Anecdotes.
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| ISBN |
9781439180648 |
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9781439183458 (e-book) |
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1439183449 |
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