Set against the history of the second half of the twentieth century, a novel follows the unlikely friendship between two World War II servicemen--one of them the president's grandson, both of them devoted to the same woman. 75,000 first printing. $75,000 ad/promo.
So begins this latest novel from Buckley (A Very Private Plot), who won the American Book Award for Stained Glass (1978) but is unlikely to duplicate that feat with this predictable, if glitzy, offering.
So begins this latest novel from Buckley (A Very Private Plot), who won the American Book Award for Stained Glass (1978) but is unlikely to duplicate that feat with this predictable, if glitzy, offering. Long flashbacks fill in the past up to the Arno incident; through these and subsequent passages, it becomes clear that Danny will manipulate people and events whenever he can turn them to his advantage.
Buckley's newest gripper begins in World War II, when a young man covers for a friend whose courage failed him at the last moment, and ends in acrimony years later. While at Yale University, he studied political science, history and economics and graduated with honors.
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бесплатно, без регистрации и без смс. Bestselling author William F. Buckley, J. offers a terrific new novelin the gloriously gripping tradition of Howard Fast, Irwin Shaw, and Jeffery Archerof men and women caught between the force of history and . . offers a terrific new novelin the gloriously gripping tradition of Howard Fast, Irwin Shaw, and Jeffery Archerof men and women caught between the force of history and the power of their own desires.
Henry had never invited Danny to meet his mother and sister but suddenly, after two years, the invitation came
Henry had never invited Danny to meet his mother and sister but suddenly, after two years, the invitation came. and they would both spend the weekend. Early Saturday afternoon after morning classes and a quick lunch at the college dining hall, they walked one block to the garage at Church Street. Soon after pulling out of New Haven, Danny began his light-hearted interrogation. Is your mother-an austere type?. I guess the answer is, Yes. Uh-huh.
A man spends his life making up for an act of cowardice during World War II and gains a reputation as a brave journalist. Many years later he learns that the individual who saved his life during that act, and who is now his best friend, is a two-time murderer. What is he to do? A study in courage-military and moral.
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From William F. Buckley J. nationally bestselling author and one of the keenest political . William F. Buckley Blackford Oakes, the most elegant spy in the CIA, meets Lyndon . nationally bestselling author and one of the keenest political minds of our time-comes an ingenious blending of satire and suspense, the riveting tale of an presidential candidate and the dark shadows cast behind him. Read online. Blackford Oakes is sent to Germany to stop a righteous nationalist from starting a world war When the Wehrmacht took Warsaw, Alex Wintergrin led the charge. Blackford Oakes, the most elegant spy in the CIA, meets Lyndon B. Johnson at the White House swimming pool, and has no choice but to accept the president's invitation to skinny-dip.