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OverviewIn this autobiography, woven from personal pieces composed over the course of a celebrated writing life of more than fifty years, you'll meet William Buckley the boy, growing up in a family of ten children; Buckley the political enfant terrible, whose debut book, God and Man at Yale, was a New York Times bestseller; Buckley the editor of the National Review, hailed as the founder of the modern conservative movement; Buckley the family man; Buckley the spy and novelist of spies; and Buckley the bon vivant. You'll also meet Buckley's friends: Ronald Reagan, Henry Kissinger, Clare Boothe Luce, Tom Wolfe, David Niven, and many others. Along the way, listeners will be treated to Buckley's romance with wine, his love of the right word, his intoxication with music, and his joy in skiing and travel. Full Product DetailsAuthor: William F Buckley, Jr., Jr. , William F Buckley, Jr., Jr.Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Imprint: Blackstone Publishing Edition: Library Edition Dimensions: Width: 17.40cm , Height: 5.10cm , Length: 16.60cm Weight: 0.458kg ISBN: 9780786179428ISBN 10: 0786179422 Publication Date: 01 August 2005 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsBuckley reads his own essays with a wit and joy worthy of listeners' attention. -- AudioFile [Buckley was] an instant darling of conservatives who needed a spirited new voice. -- Publishers Weekly What Buckley has is a sort of sparkle and grace, equally in his speaking, writing, and television appearances...Free minds are desperately rare and precious, and in him I detect one. -- Malcolm Muggeridge As ever, sheer delight from humor and prose, whatever the political faith. -- John Kenneth Galbraith [Buckley was] an instant darling of conservatives who needed a spirited new voice. -- Publishers Weekly What Buckley has is a sort of sparkle and grace, equally in his speaking, writing, and television appearances...Free minds are desperately rare and precious, and in him I detect one. -- Malcolm Muggeridge Buckley reads his own essays with a wit and joy worthy of listeners' attention. -- AudioFile As ever, sheer delight from humor and prose, whatever the political faith. -- John Kenneth Galbraith Author InformationWilliam F. Buckley Jr. (1925-2008) was the founder of National Review and the host of one of television's longest-running public affairs programs, Firing Line. The author of more than fifteen novels, many of them New York Times bestsellers, he won the National Book Award for Stained Glass, the second in the series featuring Blackford Oakes. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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