Six Men

Fiction & Literature, Essays & Letters, Essays, Nonfiction, History, Modern, 20th Century, Biography & Memoir, Entertainment & Performing Arts
Cover of the book Six Men by Alistair Cooke, Open Road Media
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Alistair Cooke ISBN: 9781497697782
Publisher: Open Road Media Publication: March 3, 2015
Imprint: Open Road Media Language: English
Author: Alistair Cooke
ISBN: 9781497697782
Publisher: Open Road Media
Publication: March 3, 2015
Imprint: Open Road Media
Language: English

Drawing on a lifetime of journalistic encounters with the great and the famous, Alistair Cooke profiles the six extraordinary men who impressed him the most

Over the course of his sixty-year career as a broadcaster, television host, and newspaper reporter, Alistair Cooke met many remarkable people of the twentieth century. This entertaining and insightful collection shares his unique, often startling personal vision of six key figures from the worlds of literature, entertainment, and politics.

They are: Charlie Chaplin, whom Cooke befriended in Hollywood and who courted controversy in his politics and romances; the charming-yet-naive Edward VIII, whose love affair changed the course of World War II; Humphrey Bogart, the first antihero hero onscreen and a sensitive gentleman at home; H. L. Mencken, brilliant, inspirational, and deeply flawed; Adlai Stevenson, whom Cooke labeled the failed saint; and Bertrand Russell, who had the courage and the audacity to try to make the world a better place.

The subjects of Six Men are united by the deep complexities of their characters. In balancing informed details of their lives with an objectivity set against the ever-changing landscape of their times, Six Men is a master course in the art of concise biography.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Drawing on a lifetime of journalistic encounters with the great and the famous, Alistair Cooke profiles the six extraordinary men who impressed him the most

Over the course of his sixty-year career as a broadcaster, television host, and newspaper reporter, Alistair Cooke met many remarkable people of the twentieth century. This entertaining and insightful collection shares his unique, often startling personal vision of six key figures from the worlds of literature, entertainment, and politics.

They are: Charlie Chaplin, whom Cooke befriended in Hollywood and who courted controversy in his politics and romances; the charming-yet-naive Edward VIII, whose love affair changed the course of World War II; Humphrey Bogart, the first antihero hero onscreen and a sensitive gentleman at home; H. L. Mencken, brilliant, inspirational, and deeply flawed; Adlai Stevenson, whom Cooke labeled the failed saint; and Bertrand Russell, who had the courage and the audacity to try to make the world a better place.

The subjects of Six Men are united by the deep complexities of their characters. In balancing informed details of their lives with an objectivity set against the ever-changing landscape of their times, Six Men is a master course in the art of concise biography.

More books from Open Road Media

Cover of the book Since Yesterday by Alistair Cooke
Cover of the book Possessing Jessie by Alistair Cooke
Cover of the book Tunnel of Love by Alistair Cooke
Cover of the book The India Novels Volume One by Alistair Cooke
Cover of the book Shards of Empire by Alistair Cooke
Cover of the book The Making of the English Working Class by Alistair Cooke
Cover of the book The Seventh Sword by Alistair Cooke
Cover of the book The Lost Mother by Alistair Cooke
Cover of the book The Lion Tamer's Daughter by Alistair Cooke
Cover of the book The Innocents by Alistair Cooke
Cover of the book Death Benefits by Alistair Cooke
Cover of the book Giant of Mesabi by Alistair Cooke
Cover of the book Danger at Dahlkari by Alistair Cooke
Cover of the book Red Hart Magic by Alistair Cooke
Cover of the book Clemente! by Alistair Cooke
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy