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From golfing's birth on the coast of Scotland to the breathtaking courses of New Zealand, this book underlines the sport as a global phenomenon. Seventy of the world's most important courses are illustrated and analyzed in detail. Their histories, architecture, the special challenges of certain holes, and spectacular landscapes give the reader a real sense of being there.

Photographs taken from the air present striking views of the buildings and monuments in Washington, D.C. and the surrounding area

Talks selected from Cooke's radio broadcasts reveal his incisive, illuminating, and witty observations on Watergate, Vietnam, and other news events of the last decade

During his broadcasting career, Alistair Cooke met and knew some of the twentieth century's most fascinating and legendary figures in journalism, politics, public life, sport, and film. This is his highly personal and revealing account of six remarkable men who crossed Cooke's path during his lifetime and who, each in their own way, made a lasting impression on him. Here are candid portraits of the lovable yet unreliable Charlie Chaplin, who mysteriously vanished on the day he was asked to be Cooke's best man; the complex and private man behind Humphrey Bogart's tough guy image; and the charming yet childlike 'golden boy' Edward VIII. Cooke also recalls his friend and mentor, the flawed contrarian and satirist H.L. Mencken, the larger-than-life liberal politician Adlai Stevenson, and the heroic social reformer Bertrand Russell. Each superbly realized portrait gives us an insight into a golden age of 'great men' and is a masterpiece of observation, warmth, and humour.

This collection features Alistair Cooke's key dispatches on pivotal moments and figures in post-war America. As a remarkable reporter and interpreter of his adopted country to Britain and the world, Cooke's journey began with his first broadcast in 1946, capturing the essence of America through significant events like the Korean War, McCarthy witch hunts, Civil Rights, JFK's presidency, the moon landings, Robert Kennedy's assassination, Nixon's resignation, and Clinton's scandals, culminating with the September 11 attacks and the Iraq War. The anthology includes Cooke's insights on notable personalities and the perspectives of everyday Americans, alongside memories from his daughter, Susan. This tribute reflects Cooke's profound connection to the country he cherished. Critics have praised the work as an indispensable record of 20th-century American culture, highlighting Cooke's ability to make sense of decades filled with turmoil and triumph. With a remarkable career spanning print, radio, and television, Cooke served as The Guardian's Senior Correspondent in New York for twenty-five years and hosted influential cultural programs, but he is best known for his long-running BBC series, "Letter from America," which aired 2,869 times over fifty-eight years, making it the longest-running radio series in history.

For years legendary broadcaster Alistair Cooke brought America to the rest of the world with incomparable wit and wisdom. This is his now classic and irresistibly readable 'personal history' of America, guiding us through centuries of changing life in the US. Beginning with his own arrival in America as a graduate in the 1930s, Alistair Cooke goes on to write about the explorers who put their new-found land on the map, the pioneers who tamed the Wild West, the soldiers who fought for independence and the tycoons who built fortunes. From the Mayflower to the gold rush, the jazz age to Pearl Harbour, with portraits of figures as varied as Buffalo Bill, John D. Rockefeller and Martin Luther King, here is the American story in all its triumphs and failures, grandeurs and tragedies. It is the defining portrait of a nation.

A look at American conservatism by the current editor and Washington bureau chief of The Economist.

Provides a visual record of London through unique aerial photographs and accompanying text.

Alastair Cooke's Letter from America: 1946-2004 is a remarkable collection of his BBC Radio broadcasts, chronicling nearly sixty years of American life. This compilation interprets significant events, from the assassination of Kennedy to September 11 and the Iraq War, while anticipating the 2004 elections. Each broadcast offers a vivid portrait of the nation, featuring influential figures like Charlie Chaplin and Martin Luther King, alongside diverse topics such as civil rights, golf, and the beauty of New England's autumn. Cooke's unique insights and personal touch provide a captivating view of America, making him an unparalleled chronicler of his time. His work was not only influential in the UK but also resonated with audiences worldwide, explaining the complexities of a nation that was both familiar and foreign. With an impressive career as The Guardian's Senior Correspondent in New York and as the host of pioneering cultural programs, Cooke's legacy is defined by his weekly broadcasts, which spanned 2,869 episodes and became the longest-running radio series in history before his retirement in 2004. His blend of experience, wisdom, and education remains unmatched in journalism.

Alistair Cooke, then a Washington correspondent for The Guardian, recognized a great story to be told in investigating at first hand, the effects of the Second World War on America and the daily lives of Americans as they adjusted to radically new circumstances. Within weeks of the Pearl Harbor attack, Cooke set off with a reporter's zeal on a circuit of the entire country to see what the war had done to people. He talked to everyone he encountered on his extensive trip, from miners to lumberjacks, to war-profiteers, to day-laborers, to local politicians - even the unfortunate Japanese-Americans who had been rapidly interned in stark, desert camps. This unique travelogue celebrates an important American character and the indomitable spirit of a nation that was to inspire Cooke's reports and broadcasts for some sixty years.

Alistair Cooke's essays about the history, personalities and literary works that shaped the programs that have appeared on Masterpiece Theatre.

This books offers a richly illustrated and highly entertaining account of American expatriates who. over a span of almost two centuries, lived in and left an indelible mark on England. -- from book jacket.