Author: Andrey Kurkov
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0099485044
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
'A bittersweet work, tough and touching at the same time. Kurkov's style is spare and effective, drawing us with deceptive ease into a dense, complex world full of wonderful characters' Michael Palin A sharp, engaging satire that delves into Ukraine's history. Moscow, 2013. Bunin, the Ukrainian President, has joined other heads of state in an open air swimming pool to drink vodka and celebrate with Putin. During his rise to power Bunin has juggled with formidable and eccentric political and personal challenges. His troubles with his family and his women combine with his difficulties with corrupt businessmen and demanding international allies, but it is his recent heart transplant that worries him most. Since the operation he has started to develop freckles, and his heart donor's mysterious widow seems to have moved in with him... Spanning forty years, The President's Last Love is a hilarious satire on love, lies and life before and after the Iron Curtain.
The President's Last Love
Author: Andrey Kurkov
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448163390
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 529
Book Description
'A bittersweet work, tough and touching at the same time. Kurkov's style is spare and effective, drawing us with deceptive ease into a dense, complex world full of wonderful characters' Michael Palin A sharp, engaging satire that delves into Ukraine's history. Moscow, 2013. Bunin, the Ukrainian President, has joined other heads of state in an open air swimming pool to drink vodka and celebrate with Putin. During his rise to power Bunin has juggled with formidable and eccentric political and personal challenges. His troubles with his family and his women combine with his difficulties with corrupt businessmen and demanding international allies, but it is his recent heart transplant that worries him most. Since the operation he has started to develop freckles, and his heart donor's mysterious widow seems to have moved in with him... Spanning forty years, The President's Last Love is a hilarious satire on love, lies and life before and after the Iron Curtain.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448163390
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 529
Book Description
'A bittersweet work, tough and touching at the same time. Kurkov's style is spare and effective, drawing us with deceptive ease into a dense, complex world full of wonderful characters' Michael Palin A sharp, engaging satire that delves into Ukraine's history. Moscow, 2013. Bunin, the Ukrainian President, has joined other heads of state in an open air swimming pool to drink vodka and celebrate with Putin. During his rise to power Bunin has juggled with formidable and eccentric political and personal challenges. His troubles with his family and his women combine with his difficulties with corrupt businessmen and demanding international allies, but it is his recent heart transplant that worries him most. Since the operation he has started to develop freckles, and his heart donor's mysterious widow seems to have moved in with him... Spanning forty years, The President's Last Love is a hilarious satire on love, lies and life before and after the Iron Curtain.
The Last of the President's Men
Author: Bob Woodward
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501116452
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Woodward exposes one of the final pieces of the Richard Nixon puzzle, examining the untold story of Alexander Butterfield, the Nixon aide who disclosed the secret White House taping system that changed history and led to Nixon's resignation. In forty-six hours of interviews with Butterfield, supported by thousands of documents, many of them original and not in the presidential archives and libraries, Woodward has uncovered new dimensions of Nixon's secrets, obsessions, and deceptions.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501116452
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Woodward exposes one of the final pieces of the Richard Nixon puzzle, examining the untold story of Alexander Butterfield, the Nixon aide who disclosed the secret White House taping system that changed history and led to Nixon's resignation. In forty-six hours of interviews with Butterfield, supported by thousands of documents, many of them original and not in the presidential archives and libraries, Woodward has uncovered new dimensions of Nixon's secrets, obsessions, and deceptions.
Love That Boy
Author: Ron Fournier
Publisher: Harmony
ISBN: 0804140502
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
"[A]n eloquent, brave, big-hearted book…about the timeless anxieties and emotions of parenthood, and the modern twists thereon.” —James Fallows, The Atlantic Love That Boy is a uniquely personal story about the causes and costs of outsized parental expectations. What we want for our children—popularity, normalcy, achievement, genius—and what they truly need—grit, empathy, character—are explored by National Journal’s Ron Fournier, who weaves his extraordinary journey to acceptance around the latest research on childhood development and stories of other loving-but-struggling parents.
Publisher: Harmony
ISBN: 0804140502
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
"[A]n eloquent, brave, big-hearted book…about the timeless anxieties and emotions of parenthood, and the modern twists thereon.” —James Fallows, The Atlantic Love That Boy is a uniquely personal story about the causes and costs of outsized parental expectations. What we want for our children—popularity, normalcy, achievement, genius—and what they truly need—grit, empathy, character—are explored by National Journal’s Ron Fournier, who weaves his extraordinary journey to acceptance around the latest research on childhood development and stories of other loving-but-struggling parents.
The Book of the Presidents
Author: Vincent Wilson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
A reference and souvenir volume with biographes and gallery portraits of all the Presidents
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
A reference and souvenir volume with biographes and gallery portraits of all the Presidents
The President's Last Love
Author: Andrey Kurkov
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0099485044
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
'A bittersweet work, tough and touching at the same time. Kurkov's style is spare and effective, drawing us with deceptive ease into a dense, complex world full of wonderful characters' Michael Palin A sharp, engaging satire that delves into Ukraine's history. Moscow, 2013. Bunin, the Ukrainian President, has joined other heads of state in an open air swimming pool to drink vodka and celebrate with Putin. During his rise to power Bunin has juggled with formidable and eccentric political and personal challenges. His troubles with his family and his women combine with his difficulties with corrupt businessmen and demanding international allies, but it is his recent heart transplant that worries him most. Since the operation he has started to develop freckles, and his heart donor's mysterious widow seems to have moved in with him... Spanning forty years, The President's Last Love is a hilarious satire on love, lies and life before and after the Iron Curtain.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0099485044
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
'A bittersweet work, tough and touching at the same time. Kurkov's style is spare and effective, drawing us with deceptive ease into a dense, complex world full of wonderful characters' Michael Palin A sharp, engaging satire that delves into Ukraine's history. Moscow, 2013. Bunin, the Ukrainian President, has joined other heads of state in an open air swimming pool to drink vodka and celebrate with Putin. During his rise to power Bunin has juggled with formidable and eccentric political and personal challenges. His troubles with his family and his women combine with his difficulties with corrupt businessmen and demanding international allies, but it is his recent heart transplant that worries him most. Since the operation he has started to develop freckles, and his heart donor's mysterious widow seems to have moved in with him... Spanning forty years, The President's Last Love is a hilarious satire on love, lies and life before and after the Iron Curtain.
Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States
Author: United States. President
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Presidents
Languages : en
Pages : 860
Book Description
"Containing the public messages, speeches, and statements of the President", 1956-1992.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Presidents
Languages : en
Pages : 860
Book Description
"Containing the public messages, speeches, and statements of the President", 1956-1992.
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, 1789-1897: 1833-1841
Author: United States. President
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Presidents
Languages : en
Pages : 700
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Presidents
Languages : en
Pages : 700
Book Description
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, 1789-1905
Author: United States. President
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 676
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 676
Book Description
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents
Author: United States. President
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Presidents
Languages : en
Pages : 826
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Presidents
Languages : en
Pages : 826
Book Description
Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, George Bush
Author: Barack Obama
Publisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1076
Book Description
Publisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1076
Book Description