Time Present, Time Past: A Memoir [FIRST EDITON]

Bradley, Bill

Verlag: Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1996

Beschreibung

Fine unread condition black boards, red cloth spine and gold front cover and spine lettering contained in a fine condition non price-clipped color photographic dust jacket. Includes List of Other Books by Bill Bradley; Author Dedication; Preliminary Page Quote by T.S. Eliot; Preface; Afterword; Acknowledgments; Index and A Note About the Author. Scattered light foxing at the upper and side page edges. "Senator Bill Bradley has written a marvelous book. It is thoughtful and wise, filled with vivid scenes of turning points in his own and the nation's life, and it is consistently compelling . because of its candor and genuine empathy for the human condition. It is also often hilarious. It has been a long time since any American in public life has written as valuable a book as this." -- David McCullough. "One of the most decent, thoughtful, inspiring, and well-written books by a public figure I have ever read. A memoir so perceptive and so original it will shape both our public dialogue and our private coversations for years to come." -- Doris Kearns Goodwin. "Readers of this lucid, generous, yet unsparing memoir will better understand the extraordinary qualities of Bill Bradley ." - Daniel Patrick Moynihan. ". In this beautifully realized memoir we read the whole man -- one of the most principled and compassionate public servants of our age, and one of the most interesting." -- E.L. Doctorow. "To know Bill Bradley is to know an uncommon man. His memoir is filled with wonderful stories about all classes of Americans and shines with a rare trait -- soulfulness -- that human element capable of uniting all people." -- Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ph.D. "In a memoir at once deeply felt, lively, and astute, BIll Bradley talks about his life, his country, his role in government, and his hopes for the American future. He speaks with affection about his small-town, Missouri upbringing and the values shaped by it. He traces his road from childhood to Princeton to Oxford to ten years of professional basketball to public service in the U.S. Senate. And he brings vividly alive the world of a senator -- the rocky road to legislation, the invasiveness of the media, the power of money. We accompany Bradley on his voyages of exploration across America -- to urban ghettos, coal-country Appalachia, a Sioux reservation, an autoworkers' bar in Detroit. He introduces us to memorable Americans. He tells us stories of scoundrels and heroes, of celebrated political figures past and present, and of underalded citizens whose year-in, year-out contributions to their country go unacknowledged. Some of these stories bring us face-to-face with Americans of courage, who fear for their future; others show us how people renew themselves even after personal loss and persevere against the odds because they believe in something bigger than themselves. Across the country, the only constant Bradley finds is the continued potential to change national direction, and he suggests how we can change for the good of us all. In describing his own life's journey and his political and religious beliefs and commitments, Bradley looks back at the lives of his Scotish-Irish and German forebears and forward to American life in the next century. He shares his voyage from an intellectual commitment to the public interest to a belief that dictates of the heart count for more. He moves us with his fascinated -- and fascinating -- interpretations of our history, most notably his ideas about our nation-building and the great divides of race and economic status. This remarkable memoir reflects the author's desire to move beyond the vagueness of politics to clear assessments of our national situation and what needs to be done. But more than that, it is a book about life, filled with humor, moral lessons, and empathy for the human condition. Above all, it is a book about America, and in it, Americans will see themselves." -- from the inner front and rear jacket flaps. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 007140

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Time Present, Time Past: A Memoir [FIRST ...

Verlag: Alfred A. Knopf, New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 1996

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Fine

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine

Auflage: 1st Edition