Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. Anti-communist movements    3. Biography    4. Biography / Autobiography    5. Cold War    6. History    7. History - General History    8. History: American    9. Labor & Industrial Relations - Unions    10. Legislators    11. Pennsylvania    12. Pittsburgh    13. Regional Subjects - MidAtlantic    14. Social aspects    15. United States - 20th Century    16. United States - 20th Century/50s    17. United States - State & Local - General    18. American history: postwar, from c 1945 -    19. History / Modern / 20th Century    20. Marxism & Communism    21. USA   

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Better than you might think
This homemade recounting of a taxi driver's life is fun, easy to read, and better than it ought to be. That is, it completely amateur in feel and presentation. But it is amateur in the best sense of the word--it is written out of love for telling a story and expressing the joy the author feels has been a part of his life as a New York taxi driver. Amateur comes from the Latin amare, to love, as the author surely knows. Jerry Tierstein's love of a life not filled with fame and fortune, but with long hours of routine and demanding work, is uplifting in itself. His joy in his own good fortune in meeting Rudi Guiliani is balanced by a near-death experience he had picking up some hookers in the wee-small hours of the morning--as two men they had robbed came after them--and their taxi driver as well. Jerry sold me his book on a short cross-town trip from West 72nd Street to East 93rd. It won't take you much longer to get into the book--and the ride will be a delight.

My Honest Review on The Meter's Running
I enjoyed reading The Meter's Running by Jerry Tierstein. must read
terrific account of new york through the eyes of a cabbie! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography & Autobiography    2. Biography / Autobiography    3. Biography/Autobiography    4. Personal Memoirs    5. Regional Subjects - MidAtlantic    6. Biography: general   

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Immigration to the land of milk and honey
This is the best historical accounting of immigration to the United States.For those Americans who feel victimized by whatever issues that afflict them and by not feeling that they are in the land of opportunity and freedom, they can try and immigrate to another country... Mexico, China, Canada, Africa and see what golden opportunities are available to immigrants.The Great Immigration between the late 1800's and the early 1900's brought people who wanted a better life without persecution and ultimately death by the Germans and the Russians who were not necessarily of Jewish descent.The immigrants went to great hardship and loss to come to our great country and work for a better life and live in our land of "milk and honey."
A candid look
The period from roughly 1880 to 1925 witnessed the greatest movement of people from one continent to another. Millions upon millions, mostly from Russia and southern and eastern Europe hoped to make a new beginning in the only country that held out that hope: America. And millions of them entered the United States through Ellis Island. There have been hundreds of books on this subject but few very recount the exact words of those who experienced this exodus. "Island of Hope, Island of Tears" Passage to Heaven or Return to Hell
Millions of immigrants traveled by sea to America in search of a better life than the one they left behind in their old country.They were escaping from poverty, famine, persecution, and conscription.They sought jobs, freedom, and adventure.In Island of Hope, Island of Tears by David M. Brownstone, Irene M. Franck, and Douglass Brownstone, the history of Ellis Island comes to life through stories told by immigrants and the workers in their own words.This book explores the reasons why people left their home countries and the special role that Ellis Island played in their journey. The authors attempt to answer many questions that surround the peak years of immigration.They approach the subject with facts and personal anecdotes from interviews with people who passed through Ellis Island.The results present a surprising variation in the recounting of tales.No two immigrants recollect an identical experience, even in the same family.Why did they leave?Stella Jedryka left Poland in fear of the Russian soldiers."We couldn't stand the Russian people-soldiers.We were running away from them" (28).What countries did they come from?"I was born in what is now Czechoslovakia-it was Bohemia in those days"(34) stated Charles Bartunek about the area near Prague in 1913.What did they expect to find?Esther Almgren from Sweden said, "I figured you're going to be picking gold out of the mountains, everybody thought America had no work..." (102).Was America what they had hoped for?"Between 1908 and 1923, fifty or more people returned for every one hundred immigrants that arrived for many nationalities..." (57/58). Some people left in search of adventure and some out of fear.Most were in third-class steerage accommodations and were seasick after they left they port.Still others loved the trip and the food, mostly pickled herring.Some hauled prized possessions with them, like feather beds, while others wore only the clothes on their backs.Many came bearing gifts for relatives in the United States, anything from sausage to whiskey.There were immigrants who stole across guarded borders at night and a few who went in better accommodations on first or second class.Travelers were often promised a short comfortable trip by shipping lines but often found themselves for "two to four weeks in an unseaworthy bucket" (117).Teenagers fared the best, having an optimistic outlook and fewer family responsibilities to harden them, but the newcomers represented all ages. If you are one of the four out of ten Americans who can trace their family back to Ellis Island, you will enjoy this book and perhaps find a story that sounds like your own heritage.Brownstone and Franck illustrate the rough beginning for these important Americans who took risks and paved the way for many of us who enjoy our lives today. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography / Autobiography    2. Emigration & Immigration    3. History    4. History: American    5. Regional Subjects - MidAtlantic    6. Specific Groups - General    7. United States - 20th Century    8. History / United States / General    9. LITERATURE - LIT CLASSICS TRD PB    10. Sale Books   

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When Louisa and Alex Hargrave bought an old potato farm in 1973 with plans to start a vineyard, they had "no farm experience and little life experience." What they did have was enthusiasm, optimism, a strong relationship, and just enough naivete to attempt what no one else had before managed: to create a viable winery on New York"s Long Island. Though experts said it was impossible, they successfully planted ten thousand vinifera vines and started a venture that lasted 30 years and inspired many others to start wineries in the area. Read more

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The Vineyard
Nice read.This book will be inspiring to those who are contemplating getting into the winery business, and will be interesting to those who just enjoy wine.

Grapes of wrath
My parents chose to own and run a small vineyard. As a contemporary of the author, it is easy for me to empathize with the problems of building a vineyard from scratch. That may best explain why I picked up this book. Growing grapes on Long Island?
Alex and Louisa Hargrave went against conventional wisdom when they decided to plant vinifera grapes on Long Island. As you might expect, it was a bumpy adventure in horticultural history, complete with weeds, hurricanes and an incredible amount of work, bringing the couple to the brink of financial ruin. But by the time it was over, they'd proven that grapes could grow (even flourish) on Long Island - and the chronicle of their exploits is charming and lively. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Beverages - Wine & Spirits    2. Biography    3. Biography / Autobiography    4. Biography/Autobiography    5. Business    6. Cooking    7. Hargrave, Louisa Thomas    8. Long Island    9. New York    10. Regional Subjects - MidAtlantic    11. Vintners    12. Viticulture    13. Viticulturists    14. Biography & Autobiography / General   

Subjects:  1. 21 (Restaurant : New York)    2. Biography & Autobiography    3. Biography / Autobiography    4. Biography/Autobiography    5. Cookery    6. Historical - General    7. Historical - U.S.    8. History    9. New York    10. New York (State)    11. Quantity Food Production And Service    12. Regional Subjects - MidAtlantic    13. Restaurants    14. United States - State & Local - General   

Reviews (5)

Makes me yearn to return.
Holmes' nuanced, understated, and very readable style belie what must have been an exhaustive research effort.She highlights small but interesting details in each of the 100 profiles that invite the reader to find out more.After reading this book, you will have a historical, architectural, and cultural overlay to flavor your own relationship with and memories of The City.No one could hope to fully encapsulate this sprawling topic in one volume.But few could manage to assemble as much, in as portable or pleasing a package, as the author does to contextualize these noteworthy lives.

A sleek gem of a book!
When I first came across this book, I thought it would make a great "stocking stuffer" gift; however, I continue to buy copies to give as birthday gifts--or "just because" gifts. For anyone who is preoccupied with New York--whether it is home or not--this book is addictive reading. In just a few paragraphs the author synthesizes the rich lives of each of these New Yorkers. Each section provides insight into pockets of the city and the lives that have passed through it, making it the perfect book to tote around the city to read on the subway and throughout your day.

great gift for smart friends
After flying through this smart, incredibly well-researched book I realized it was the perfect gift for all of my friends who do/used to/aspire to live in New York City.I also gave it to my teacher friends who loved the detail and use it as a resource. How Holmes found all this stuff I'll never know, but I'm really glad she did! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Celebrities    2. Domestic    3. General    4. Guidebooks    5. Historic sites    6. Historical - General    7. History    8. History: American    9. Homes and haunts    10. Intellectual life    11. New York    12. New York (N.Y.)    13. New York (State)    14. New York - Local History    15. Regional Subjects - MidAtlantic    16. Specific Residential Buildings Architecture    17. Travel - United States    18. United States - Mid Atlantic - New York City    19. United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic    20. Travel / United States / Northeast / Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA)   

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Fantastic portraits of DiMaggio, Sinatra, etc.
I say 4 stars only because of the datedness of some of the material. But the pieces on Frank Sinatra and Joe DiMaggio in this book (both written in 1966) are brilliant and incisive portrayals of a time and states of mind (and of icons in an age when celebrity was in some ways larger than life than it is today and in some ways refreshingly not) that are both long gone. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography & Autobiography    2. Biography / Autobiography    3. Biography/Autobiography    4. General    5. Historical - U.S.    6. Regional Subjects - MidAtlantic    7. United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic    8. Fiction / General   

Subjects:  1. Americas (North Central South West Indies)    2. Artists    3. Artists, Architects, Photographers    4. Biography    5. Biography / Autobiography    6. Gifted persons    7. History    8. History: American    9. Intellectuals    10. New York    11. New York (State)    12. Regional Subjects - MidAtlantic   

Subjects:  1. Biography / Autobiography    2. Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)    3. Fisheries    4. Fishers    5. Maryland    6. Natural Resources    7. Nature/Ecology    8. Oyster fisheries    9. Regional Subjects - MidAtlantic    10. Specific Groups - General    11. Tilghman Island    12. Business & Economics / Labor    13. Fisheries & related industries    14. Mid-Atlantic States    15. Social history    16. USA   

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Biography & Autobiography    3. Biography / Autobiography    4. Ethnic Cultures - General    5. Literary    6. McCourt, Frank    7. New York (N.Y.)    8. Personal Memoirs    9. Regional Subjects - MidAtlantic    10. Spanish: Adult Nonfiction    11. Biography & Autobiography / General    12. Biography & Autobiography-Personal Memoirs    13. Biography & Autobiography-Regional Subjects - MidAtlantic   

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Worth Your Time
ncheonette is first and foremost a memoir - the life of young Steven and the ways in which he deals with his father's failing health, which precipitates a major shift in Steven's life.The story is told with great humor and vividness, bringing us into the life of an Italian family in suburban New Jersey.
A solid read
This is a lovely little book about a guy named Steven (semi-autobiographical, apparently). When his father becomes ill, Steven's New York theater career is cut short when he moves back to New Jersey to run his the family diner.
A personal memoir, though cliche and boring
While Steven Sorrentino writes a personal memoir of the relationship between his luncheonette and his father (the metaphor repeatedly slaps the reader in the face), the reader is busy waiting for something to "happen."The Sorrentino memoir seems more of a posthumous personal documentation of a father-son relationship than a novel for the mass market.Nothing truly happens, and the cliche and stereotypical characters become tedious to read.Can we watch the Soprano's for this form of regionalism?Would havebeen more effective if the author was not trying to expand the metaphor of the luncheonette to mirror the relationship between father and son.It seems a tiresome stretch; nevertheless, if Sorrentino feels compelled and pleased with a journal-like memory of his father, good for him. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography & Autobiography    2. Biography / Autobiography    3. Biography/Autobiography    4. Business    5. Clint's Corner (Restaurant)    6. Fathers and sons    7. General    8. Industries - Hospitality, Travel & Tourism    9. New Jersey    10. Regional Subjects - MidAtlantic    11. Restaurants    12. Sorrentino, Steven,    13. West Long Branch    14. Biography & Autobiography / General    15. Reading Group Guide   

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Self analysis, not food lit
I usually do not put aside a book before finishing it.In this case, I got about a third of the way through and just skimmed the rest and could not bring myself to read it in detail.I purchased this book hoping (despite prior reviews) that it was more food lit than self analysis.However, the strength of this book is in its description of tense family relationships, and indeed not in its descriptions of food in Desalvo's life.If you are interested in it anyway, good luck - there is a lot of emotion in it.

Still chewing
This book is the first in a very long time I've read word by word.Even when I could set aside her subjects, the vitality of DeSalvo's writing style was irresistable for me--elegant, layered, a bit vulgar, self-indulgent, complex, musical, heartbreaking, self-effacing, beautiful.
Book as Ipecac
OMG....I forced myself to get beyond page 13 and just had to give it up. There really isn't any 'food'in her repetitive writing, but a lot of angst squished up into a white bread samich that apparently NO one wants to eat, each for their own screwed up, twisted reasons.... what this book did for my stomach was put it in knots..... BASTA!
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Subjects:  1. 1942-    2. Biography    3. Biography & Autobiography    4. Biography / Autobiography    5. Biography/Autobiography    6. Childhood Memoir    7. Childhood and youth    8. DeSalvo, Louise A.,    9. Essays    10. Family    11. General    12. Italian American families    13. Italian Americans    14. New Jersey    15. Regional Subjects - MidAtlantic    16. Social life and customs    17. Cooking / Italian   

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Doubly delightful
This memoir is doubly delightful because it's written by two of the wittiest and most interesting contemporary writers.We see two visions of New York City life in the 1950's--one male, one female--and have the fun of watching how these two separate lives end up intertwining.(The authors are husband and wife.)The writing is bright and rich--you're in the hands of masters of style from start to finish. Great read!
This is a fascinating look at a world most of us never get to see, by two people who know it intimately and write about it with both love and a highly refined sense of the absurd. Two incredibly superficial lives in the 1950's
For two people who both began their professional lives in editing and publishing, it is striking how this book, which describes that very beginning, is in need of a heavy editorial hand (Wachtel -- your hand ain't that merciless). The kind of repetition that is regularly encountered (how many times, and in how many pithy formulations do I have to be informed of the cliche that, "this generation" was the generation of freud fans) is not of an interesting artistic kind produced due the fact that there are two alternating narrative voices. Rather, each writer, repeats him and herself within his and her own narrative. Read more

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. Bernays, Anne    3. Biographers    4. Biography    5. Biography & Autobiography    6. Biography / Autobiography    7. Biography/Autobiography    8. Homes and haunts    9. Kaplan, Justin    10. Literary    11. New York    12. New York (State)    13. Novelists, American    14. Regional Subjects - MidAtlantic    15. United States   

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Subjects:  1. Audio - Autobiography / Biography    2. Audiobooks    3. Biography    4. City dwellers    5. Country life    6. Farmers & Ranchers    7. Fiction    8. General    9. New York    10. New York (State)    11. New York - Local History    12. Pleasant Valley    13. Regional Subjects - MidAtlantic    14. Rural Sociology    15. Social Science    16. Sociology    17. Sociology - Rural    18. Unabridged Audio - Autobiography/Biography    19. United States - State & Local - General    20. Biography & Autobiography / General   

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An excellent peice of literature
Sky of Stone, by Homer "Sonny" Hickam, is the sequel to his famous memoir, Rocket Boys, (October Sky). The story takes place in 1961, a year after his graduation from high school. Sonny, now eighteen, has just finished his first year of college at VPI, and is hoping to spend his summer with his mother in Myrtle Beach, lying on the beach, watching the girls go by, and dreaming about building rockets with Wernher Von Braun, the world famous rocket engineer. Out of the blue, his mother calls and says that he can't go to South Carolina; he to go back to Coalwood, West Virginia, the place he thought he was free from, to keep his father company. Sonny, shocked out of his socks, at first argues, but he eventually gives up knowing that he would not want to get on his mom's bad side. So, he heads up to Coalwood, filled with confusion pounding at his head. His father is a pretty stubborn man who can hold is own. Why would he need his company?
Hickam Makes It Seem So Easy
There are authors who make you say to yourself "this person writes wonderfully, but I could never write like this...."Then there are authors that make you think exactly the opposite."Wow, I can be a writer - it would be a snap to write like this."
Life Goes On in Different Places.
Homer served in the army in Viet Nam 1967-68, worked for NASA in Huntsville, Alabama; during his second stint in the army he learned to scuba dive in Puerto Rico.Then he returned to Huntsville, where he became a scuba instructor in 1973 at Aquaspace. In 1975, he started diving and researching shipwrecks along the Atlantic Ocean while writing articles for 'America History Illustrated' about his adventures under water.
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Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. Audio Adult: Books On Tape    3. Audiobooks    4. Biography    5. Biography & Autobiography    6. Coal mines and mining    7. General    8. Novelists, American    9. Personal Memoirs    10. Regional Subjects - MidAtlantic    11. Unabridged Audio - Autobiography/Biography    12. West Virginia    13. Biography & Autobiography / General   

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Very interesting read.
I don't read much. I found this book on this site, read the reviews, decided to order it and give it a chance. Of all the books i have read, this is the most interesting and funniest books. Wags delivers the goods - - NYPD the real way!
Jimmy does it again! This book deals with his years in the NYPD, and goes right up to the start of his PI career (the first book).As before he delivers the goods retelling his most amazing and dazzling stories of life and crime in New York in a personal and well written way. The book also deals with the person behind the badge, the associates, the friends, the family, and not the least the importance of not letting the job get to you. Starting out in the 60's to the early 90's the way cops work has changed tremendously and Wags takes you on that ride!!! Recommended read.

The best non-fiction NYPD Book I've ever read
I picked this book up in of all places an Eckards drugstore and expected something that would keep my interest yet not be very memorable.Instead what i got was one of the finest books I have ever read period.The reason this book works so well is because Wags has no ego.No stories are present in a way to make him a hero and honesty rings throughout the entire book.The other reviewers have already mentioned the layout of the book so I will only say that this book contains stories you will never forget.I work in NYC and it is extremely interesting to read about the City in to 70s and 80s when it was cesspool..it really makes one appreciate Guliani and the miracle he performed. If I had to draw a parallel to this book, I would compare it to the best of Wambaugh.Wags write about so many fascinating characters that each chapter is like a mini book unto itself.Very importantly, Wags finishes each story with an update on the individual and or event, so you are not left wondering what happened.All in all, the finest police writing I have ever read. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Biography / Autobiography    3. General    4. New York    5. New York (N.Y.)    6. New York (State)    7. Police    8. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    9. Regional Subjects - MidAtlantic    10. True Crime    11. Wagner, James J   

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Balanced Portrait of America's Mayor : Ugly and Beauty
This is not a traditional biography, which was what I expected when I picked up the book.If you wish to know about Rudy's life before 1989, his first marriage, childhood, days as U.S. attorney, this is not the right book for you.The first 100 pages or so this book are a bit slow--too much campaign stuff and not enough on governing.However, the narrative picks up quickly over the last 200 pages.We learn about Rudy's mistakes and triumphs--of which there are many.You learn a ton about Rudy's controversial policies.The personal scandals are discussed, but not in a malicious way.We never learn about the details of his mysterious marriage to Donna Hanover--or anything much about Hanover.So, yes, things are left out.However, Al Sharpton is a fascinating character here.You learn about Rudy's day on Sept. 11, when the author was actually running around the city with the Mayor. The narrative ends in 2001.I would have loved to hear more about Bloomberg, but who can change the publication date now?It isn't perfect, but Rudy remains one of the fascinating--and successful--Mayors of our time.

Solid and Condensed Biography
This biography was excellently written in a mostly unbiased way. Kirtzman has an excellent understanding of NYC politics and this served to his advantage in chronicling Giulianis life. For a more comprehensive biography pick up "Rudy" by Wayne Barrett.

read in one sitting
I picked this book up to read on a flight from Providence to Phoenix.I never put it down and read the whole book by arrival.It is an incredibly readable book.As far as I understand it was oringinally published before sept 11th so most of the book is unbiased by the great acts the mayor performed on that day and afterword.This being siad the author is great at detailing the intricacies of New York politics.A worthwhile read for anyone who didnt experience the Guliani era first hand(in NY).As another reviewer siad it does lack detail and certainly is in no way a biography of the man.The book is a political biography the starts in 1988 and ends in 2001. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Biography & Autobiography    3. Biography / Autobiography    4. Biography/Autobiography    5. Giuliani, Rudolph W    6. Mayors    7. New York    8. New York (State)    9. Political    10. Regional Subjects - MidAtlantic    11. United States - State & Local - General    12. American history: postwar, from c 1945 -    13. Biography & Autobiography / Political    14. Biography: historical    15. USA    16. Non-Fiction   

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When the written word mattered...
I found this book inspiring, funny, and beautifully written.It carried me to a time, before cell phones, the internet, dvds and instant communications, when the written word mattered, when books and magazines and letters were greeted with high anticipation and made a difference in people's lives.When books mattered, ideas mattered, friendships were the stuff of life, and art was not only a creative expression but an affirmation, a challenge to take the high road, to live life to the fullest.This book will put zest in your soul.I recommend it highly.

"bohemia" recounted by a prude...
There's a time-honored prerequisite for living the if-I-can-make-it-there life in NYC -- you, and your friends, and the 'hood/bars/restaurant/flats/local characters, etc. assume, by default, allthe criteria for being a legitimate 'Scene' or 'Movement' save one: Time.But that one you can ignore because one of your mind's eyes has alreaydprojected itself far into the future, so that it can look back and watchyou watching yourself and your chums making glorious History!... Lots of name dropping but little else...
Although younger than Wakefield, I was around NYC, especially the Village, in the '50s & I was really looking forward to "looking back" at a unique time & place. This book was a real disappointment,unfortunately, with little more to offer than big (& not so big) names& parties. I found it very superficial & self-promoting, in effectlight weight *gossip*, which in the end is very shrewd on the part ofauthor & publisher, but oh so cynical. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 20th Century American Novel And Short Story    2. 20th century    3. American Journalism    4. Biography    5. Biography & Autobiography    6. Biography / Autobiography    7. Biography/Autobiography    8. Greenwich Village (New York, N    9. Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.)    10. Historical - U.S.    11. Homes and haunts    12. Intellectual life    13. Journalists    14. Literary    15. New York (N.Y.)    16. Novelists, American    17. Regional Subjects - MidAtlantic    18. Social life and customs    19. United States    20. Wakefield, Dan    21. English    22. Local history    23. New York    24. Travel & holiday guides   

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This had fantastic potential...
I was disappointed in this book.The Hudson Valley is a magnificent well for story tellers and I was excited to read about the generations who had lived in a single home and worked on its orchard. Delightful read
Evocative, elegant account of family history, deftly blending geneology with present day realities.Highly enjoyable read~

A Great Read
After all the books about houses in France and Italy, it's nice to see a truly American story about a house and the family that has owned and loved it for nearly 200 years.Philip deftly interweaves the personal and the historical into a memorable narrative.Although nonfiction, the book's flow and vivid descriptions make it read like almost like a novel.Talvera may be the most interesting American country house since Tara. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Biography & Autobiography    3. Biography / Autobiography    4. Biography/Autobiography    5. Columbia County    6. Columbia County (N.Y.)    7. Country life    8. Description and travel    9. Fruit growers    10. History    11. Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and    12. Literary    13. New York (State)    14. Orchards    15. Personal Memoirs    16. Regional Subjects - MidAtlantic    17. Biography & Autobiography / General    18. Philip, Leila    19. Phillips family   

Editorial Review

History will probably remember Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Democrat of New York, as one of the great American senators and rank his name alongside Stephen Douglas and Daniel Webster. He isn't known as a topnotch legislator--his name is attached to no ground-shaking bill--but he is respected by colleagues in both parties and by the media as one of the brightest men to work in Washington in recent years. He's also had a fascinating political journey, which took him from liberalism in the 1950s to flirtations with neoconservatism in the '60s and '70s to old-style Democratic loyalties in the '80s and '90s. "In contact with both liberalism and conservatism, he belongs to neither," writes Moynihan biographer Godfrey Hodgson, an English journalist who previously penned a history of American conservatism, Read more

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A biography worth reading
I found this to be a fascinating biography, which a good author can accomplish regardless of what one thinks about the subject. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A 4 BUT FOR ITS SUBJECT....
Godfrey Hodgson is a stand-out as a political historian of the second half of the twentieth century.If you read anything of his, read "World Turned Right Side Up" and "America In Our Time".Excellent, crisp writing accompanied by balanced judgment and comprehensive coverage are Hodgson's trademarks.This book was also well-put together. A revealing, if biased, political biography
Godfrey Hodgson, the author of this new biography of Daniel Patrick Moynihan, is admittedly a long-standing, close friend of his subject.This is at once the major strength and major weakness of this portrait of the senior Senator from New York.On the one hand, Hodgson has enjoyed unprecedented access to Moynihan in writing this book, which stops just short of being an official biography, making the book extremely revealing.Yet as an intimate of Moynihan's, the author cannot seem to achieve the distance and perspective which objectivity demands.Read more

Subjects:  1. (Daniel Patrick),    2. 1927-    3. Ambassadors    4. Biography    5. Biography & Autobiography    6. Biography / Autobiography    7. Biography/Autobiography    8. Government - Legislative Branch    9. Legislators    10. Moynihan, Daniel P    11. Moynihan, Daniel P.    12. Political    13. Regional Su