Han Suyin on China and her literary voice
In a profile, Han Suyin discusses her pseudonym meaning a small ordinary voice, her China focus, and her novels including A Many-Splendored Thing. She recalls life in China, her mathematics of politics, and her love for the landscape and people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Han Suyin
China
Chou Kuanghu
Jennifer Jones
William Holden
Bantam
Linyang
Henan
Brussels University
Royal Free Hospital
London
Hong Kong
Vincent Rathnaswamy
Nepal
Lausanne
Switzerland
Ruthnaswamy
Are American presidential assassins mostly deranged or rational
The book argues most assassins were not merely crazy. only three of 17 were truly mad. Many acted from rational or personally grounded motives, reflecting broader political or social climates. Notable cases include Guiteau, Booth, Sirhan Sirhan, and Puerto Rican nationalists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Smith
Garfield
Charles Guiteau
United States
James Clarke
Richard Lawrence
Andrew Jackson
John Hinckley, Jr
Ronald Reagan
Clarke
CIA
Oscar Collazo
Grisielo Torresola
Miracle at Midway book recounts pivotal WWII battle
The volume by Gordon W. Prange with Golstein and Dillon details the June 4 1942 Midway engagement. It uses interviews, letters and archives to portray Admiral Yamamoto's fleet facing Admiral Nimitz as American forces turn the tide in the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon W. Prange
McGraw-Hill
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Gorgon Prange
Midway
Donald M. Golstein
Katherine V. Dillon
Prange
Yamamoto
Japan
U.S
Chester Nimitz
Good Advice quotes from Safire and Safir
A collection of over two thousand quotations offering quick philosophy for action. From Plato to Miss Piggy the authors present short pointed aphorisms on public speaking reality religion revenge excellence forgiveness and more with witty and sometimes barbed commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Safire
Leonard Safir
William
New York Times
Miss Piggy
Top ten best selling non fiction titles
A list of ten nonfiction best sellers including Jane Fonda's Workout Book by Jane Fonda Simon & Schuster priced at 17.95 and Living Loving Learning by Leo Buscaglia at 13.50. Other entries include Life Extension by Dark Pearson and Sandy Shaw 22.50 When Bad Things Happen to Good People by Harold Kushner 10.95 and Indecent Exposure by David McClintick 17.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Fonda
Simon & Schuster
Leo Buscaglia
Holf-Slack
University of Southern California
Dark Pearson
Sandy Shaw
Warner
Harold S. Kushner
Schocken
David McClintick
Morrow
Columbia Pictures
Wall Street
Woodhouse Way
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Beverly Beyette
Anagies Times Service
Mao
Tse-tung
Russia
Chiang Kai-shek
Mein Kampf
Malaya
Singapore
America
Europe
Blair House
Washington, D.C
Harry Truman
James W. Clarke
Princeton University
Battle
Times Books
Barbara Woodhouse
Summit
Edie
Jean Stein
George Plimpton
Knopf
Edie Sedgwick
Richard Simmons
Andy Rooney
Andrew A. Rooney
Atheneum
Michael Morgenstern
Clarkson N. Potter
New York Times Service
Mvuvyvyyyy
Gyvvus
the Legends of Jazz
Barney Kessel
Herb Ellis
Charlie Byrd
Oscar Peterson
Great Swing
Lionel Hampton
Teddy Wilson
Milt Henton
Mel Lewis
Jazz
Hancher
Hancher’s
Notte Hancher
University OF Iowa
Iowa
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