James Reston (1909–1995)
Autore di Deadline: A Memoir
Sull'Autore
Nota di disambiguazione:
(eng) Please distinguish the father, James Reston, also known as James B. Reston and Scotty Reston (1909-1995), from his son, James Reston, Jr. (born 1941).
Opere di James Reston
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Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Reston, James Barrett
- Altri nomi
- Reston, Scotty
- Data di nascita
- 1909-11-03
- Data di morte
- 1995-12-06
- Sesso
- male
- Luogo di nascita
- Clydebank, Scotland
- Luogo di morte
- Washington, D.C., USA
- Attività lavorative
- journalist
- Relazioni
- Reston, James, Jr. (son)
- Organizzazioni
- New York Times
- Nota di disambiguazione
- Please distinguish the father, James Reston, also known as James B. Reston and Scotty Reston (1909-1995), from his son, James Reston, Jr. (born 1941).
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 10
- Opere correlate
- 5
- Utenti
- 189
- Popolarità
- #115,306
- Voto
- 4.0
- Recensioni
- 3
- ISBN
- 9
- Lingue
- 2
The columns contained in this 480-page volume are sensibly arranged in thirteen thematic chapters. Those who might conclude based on Reston's land of birth and his Calvinist upbringing that the best adjective to describe him might be "dour" are advised to start with Chapter 8, Spoofs, although the chapter with the widest interest might be the final one, a collection of columns about JFK.
Reston would have never claimed that his judgments were always correct, but he knew how to think and write clearly.
I found my copy on the $2 remainder table of a D.C. bookstore in the summer of 1975. Money well-spent.… (altro)