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Out of control: global turmoil on the eve of the twenty-first century
Par Zbigniew Brzezinski, Robert Stewart. 1993
Presidential adviser on national security, professor, and world traveler predicts a new political and economic alliance in which the United…
Nations will play a greater role. The author characterizes the twentieth century as one of death, insanity, and failed utopias, warning that survival requires a return to globally relevant virtues. BestsellerAt the highest levels: the inside story of the end of the cold war
Par Strobe Talbott, Michael R. Beschloss, Michael R Beschloss. 1993
A historian and a journalist chronicle the end of the Cold War. With unusual access to classified information, they describe…
the negotiations between George Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev from 1989 to 1991, and document the two leaders' combination of diplomacy, fear, reliance, suspicion, and mutual trust that led to unprecedented changes. BestsellerCulture and imperialism
Par Edward W. Said, Edward W Said. 1993
This book arose from a series of lectures given by the author in the 1980s. His argument is that at…
the height of Western imperialism, most cultural products reinforced the widespread justification of that form of political authority. Said focuses on the Western novel for analysis, using examples from such authors as Camus, Austen, and Conrad. He also discusses the minority of indigenous artists who challenged this "consolidated vision." BestsellerAround the cragged hill: a personal and political philosophy
Par George F. Kennan, George F Kennan. 1993
Scholar, diplomat, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author reflects on domestic politics and foreign policy. Observing how decisions are reached and how…
the government is run, he suggests that pressures of decision-making and running for office preempt time for informed opinion. Kennan advocates formation of a Council of State--a nonpolitical think tank or advisory board. BestsellerCreating love: the next great stage of growth
Par John Bradshaw. 1992
Building on the "inner child" theme developed in Homecoming (DB 31960), Bradshaw devotes a portion of this book to one's…
need to replace the false self created by "mystification" with a foundation of "soulful" love. He follows this with practical steps that an individual can take to develop loving relationships with family, friends, colleagues, and one's personal and spiritual self. BestsellerI can't believe I said that!: an autobiography
Par Kathie Lee Gifford, Jim Jerome. 1992
Kathie Lee calls herself an anomaly - "a thriving career woman who also stands up for traditional values". She says…
those values, loving parents, and faith in God have made her the happy and successful person she is today. She discusses her painful first marriage, her Hollywood career, marriage to Frank Gifford, their son Cody, and her work with Regis Philbin. c1992.Liberation management: necessary disorganization for the nanosecond nineties
Par Tom Peters, Thomas J Peters. 1992
Peters asserts the traditional way of doing business will disappear in the 1990s. He predicts a change from hierarchical and…
bureaucratic conglomerates to smaller project-oriented on-line networks. Teams of people must be flexible enough to adapt to frequent shifts in workplace makeup and to form new alliances that focus on producing whatever the market dictates. BestsellerMy life
Par Earvin Magic Johnson, Earvin Johnson. 1992
Learning that he is HIV positive led Johnson to write a very different book from the one he had originally…
planned. While he discusses his love of basketball and many games he played, Johnson also talks candidly about the women in his life who may have led to his infection, his marriage to Cookie, his two sons, and his campaign to teach young people the dangers of unprotected sex. Some strong language. Bestseller. 1992The te of Piglet (Winnie-the-Pooh #2)
Par Benjamin Hoff. 1992
In a companion piece to The Tao of Pooh (DB 36173), Hoff continues his explanation of Taoism through A.A. Milne's…
characters. Agonizing Piglet is chosen because he alone undergoes the transformation of virtue into virtue stepping out--Te. Passages from Milne's books and conversations between Hoff and Piglet and Piglet's friends illustrate the need for a return to Taoist philosophy before people destroy the earth. Bestseller. 1992On the pulse of morning
Par Maya Angelou. 1993
The inaugural poem created and read by noted African-American poet Maya Angelou for President William Jefferson Clinton on January 20,…
1993. She speaks of a rock, a river, and a tree as symbols of a land once inhabited by now-extinct species. The messages that these symbols deliver through the ages is that each dawn brings new hope, especially the morning whose pulse can be felt on "this fine day." BestsellerThe Tao of Pooh
Par Benjamin Hoff. 1982
Hoff considers A.A. Milne's Winnie the Pooh to be a Western Taoist, "(his mind) emptied of the countless minute somethings…
of small learning, and filled with the wisdom of the Great Nothing, the Way of the Universe." This idea is illustrated with excerpts from Milne's books and conversations between Hoff and Pooh. Hoff recommends putting aside the ways of Eeyore, Rabbit, and Owl, adopting instead the way of Pooh. BestsellerThe wives of Henry VIII
Par Antonia Fraser. 1993
England's Henry VIII earned a distinct reputation from the fates of his six wives--Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour,…
Anna of Cleves, Katherine Howard, and Catherine Parr. Fraser examines the lives of each of these women--the circumstances surrounding their marriages, their attempts to bear the king a male heir, the dissolution of their reigns as other women caught the king's eye, and, finally, their deaths. Bestseller. 1992Dream makers, dream breakers: the world of Justice Thurgood Marshall
Par Carl Thomas Rowan, Carl T. Rowan. 1993
An anecdote-filled biography of "Mr. Civil Rights," the legendary NAACP counsel and first black Supreme Court justice. Drawing on his…
forty-year friendship with Marshall and on interviews with his friends, Rowan portrays a driven, earthy, ornery, and gracious man. Rowan includes his own views on other "dream makers" and on several "dream breakers." Strong language. BestsellerHang time: days and dreams with Michael Jordan
Par Bob Greene. 1992
A newspaper columnist presents his impressions of the popular Chicago Bulls basketball player, Michael Jordan--impressions formed by spending two championship…
seasons observing the star on and off the court. Greene describes small incidents that he feels illustrate Jordan's caring personality and the impact a high-profile career has had on his life-style. BestsellerWritten by herself: autobiographies of American women : an anthology / [v. 1
Par Jill Ker Conway. 1992
Autobiographical excerpts collected by historian Conway focus on pivotal events in the lives of twenty-five remarkable American women. The contributors…
include writers, scientists, former slaves, and athletes, such as Maya Angelou, Margaret Mead, "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias, and Harriet Ann Jacobs. Some violence and some explicit descriptions of sex. BestsellerThe lobbyists: how influence peddlers get their way in Washington
Par Jeffrey H Birnbaum, Jeffrey H. Birnbaum. 1992
The Wall Street Journal reporter begins with a history of lobbying. Birnbaum, who stalked lobbyists for more than a year,…
observes the relationship between lawmakers and representatives of commercial and special interests. He demonstrates how financial support buys access and influence for some, while pressure from nonprofit groups is also powerful. Some strong language. BestsellerOfficial and confidential: the secret life of J. Edgar Hoover
Par Anthony Summers. 1993
Summers says that in 1972, when the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation died, many Americans were relieved. The…
author argues that hatred of Hoover was justified and that secrets protected his powerful position for nearly fifty years. Summers claims that Hoover's early life set the pattern for his later controversial behavior. Strong language. BestsellerAfter Henry
Par Joan Didion. 1992
After a brief tribute to Henry Robbins, her late editor, Didion provides her readers with eleven essays focused on Washington,…
D.C., Los Angeles, and New York City. Topics include the rape of a Central Park jogger, the 1988 Writer's Guild strike, the 1988 presidential campaign, California earthquakes, the long reign of Mayor Tom Bradley, and the delivery of a lecture at her old alma mater. BestsellerMaking the mummies dance: inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Par Thomas Hoving. 1993
These memoirs are about the decade the author spent as director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York…
City. Hoving begins with the maneuvering that brought him the post. And he continues with stories, often quoting directly from personal daily dictation, that reveal what went on behind the scenes as the Met was transformed into a major tourist attraction. Bestseller. 1993Don't know much about geography: everything you need to know about the world but never learned
Par Kenneth C Davis. 1992