Sally Bedell Smith

A tribute to the life and enduring reign of Elizabeth II draws on numerous interviews and previously undisclosed documents to juxtapose the queen's public and private lives, providing coverage of such topics as her teen romance with Philip, her contributions during World War II and the scandals that have challenged her family. (This book was previously listed in Forecast.)

Inside the Life of a Modern Monarch

Elizabeth the Queen

This is an unprecedented in-depth look at Prince Charles: the real man, with all of his contradictions, complexities and ambitions. Beginning with his lonely childhood, and moving through his many love affairs, his intellectual quests, his entrepreneurial pursuits, the tragedy of his marriage to Diana and his eventual reunion with his true love Camilla - this is a riveting, insightful portrait of a man who possesses a fiercely independent spirit and yet who has spent his life in waiting for the ultimate role

The Passions and Paradoxes of an Improbable Life

Prince Charles

Offers a portrait of the late Princess of Wales that examines the varied events and relationships that shaped Diana's life, her emotional complexity, and her search for a better sense of self

Portrait of a Troubled Princess

Diana in Search of Herself

The Marriage That Saved the Monarchy

George VI and Elizabeth

Drawing on interviews with Kennedy intimates as well as newly available personal documents, a study of America's most covered presidency reveals the personalities and relationships that molded the politics, culture, and style of an era.

The Private World of the Kennedy White House

Grace and Power

Drawing on her extensive access to the Royal Family's inner circle, Sally Bedell Smith delivers unprecedented insights into Prince Charles, a man who possesses a fiercely independent spirit, and yet has spent his life in waiting for the ultimate role. Beginning with his lonely childhood, Smith details his intellectual quests, his entrepreneurial pursuits, and his love affairs - from the tragedy of his marriage to Diana to his eventual reunion with Camilla, as well as his relationship with the next generation of royals- Will, Kate, Harry, and his beloved grandchildren. As this sweeping biography shows, Prince Charles is more complicated and compelling than we knew until now.

This extensively research biography, based on interviews with 400 sources, shares the life of Pamela Churchill Harriman—the grand daughter-in-law of Winston Churchill and a woman who consistently managed to be where the action was. Premier biography Sally Bedell Smith tells the explosive true story of the woman behind the public façade. From her early years as a British debutante to her last days as the U.S. Ambassador to France, Harriman dealt with more powerful figures than nearly anyone else in the twentieth century, and in the process, she achieved her own fame in their reflected glory.

Reflected Glory

.The best-selling author of In All His Glory offers a balanced, incisive portrait of the late Princess of Wales that examines the varied events and relationships that shaped Diana's life, her emotional complexity, and her search for a better sense of self. Reprint.

Numerous interviews recount the life of the woman who was married to Randolph Churchill, Leland Hayward, and Averell Harriman and who used beauty, intelligence, and ambition to become both powerful and wealthy. 75,000 first printing.

The Life of Pamela Churchill Harriman

A biography of Pamela Churchill Harriman, based on over 800 interviews and archival research, charting her life from marriage to Churchill’s son, Randolph, through two further marriages to her eventual appointment as US Ambassador to France.

Amióta 1952-ben, alig huszonöt esztendősen elfoglalta a trónt, II. Erzsébet királynő példátlan közfigyelem tárgya, de a csillogás és a szóbeszéd ködén át vajon mennyire alkothatunk pontos képet a világ leghíresebb uralkodójáról? A neves életrajzíró, Sally Bedell Smith számtalan interjúra és korábban sosem idézett dokumentumra támaszkodik, amikor egy ritka pillanatra félrelebbenti a fátylat, hogy megismertessen annak a királynőnek nyilvános és magánéletével, aki páratlan tekintéllyel, tapintattal és eleganciával vezette át hazáját és a Nemzetközösséget az elmúlt hatvan év minden háborúján és zűrzavarán. Az Erzsébet, a királynő minden részletében hiteles, mégis olvasmányos és szórakoztató közelkép egy olyan asszonyról, akit eddig csak távolról, a tévé képernyőjéről ismerhettünk - egy kivételes személyiségről, aki eleven humorérzékkel és mérhetetlen józansággal végzi kötelességét, bármit rójon is rá a munkája és a családja. Az Erzsébet, a királynő figyelemre méltó és rokonszenves portré, emellett lenyűgöző beszámoló arról a kivételes modern kori vállalkozásról, amivé az uralkodás vált. A könyvben megismerünk egy fiatal lányt, aki nagybátyja trónfosztása után hirtelen a trónörökös szerepében találja magát. Találkozunk a tizenhárom éves Lilibettel, amint beleszeret egy Fülöp nevű fiatal tengerészkadétba, és eltökéli, hogy feleségül megy hozzá, még ha szülei a vagyonosabb angol arisztokratákat részesítenék is előnyben. Látjuk a tizenéves lányt, ahogy a második világháború idején katonai teherautókat szerel, majd a győzelem napján ott áll Winston Churchill mellett a Buckingham-palota erkélyén. Majd fiatal királynőként lép elénk, aki igyekszik egyensúlyt találni kettős szerepkörében, mint uralkodó és mint kétgyermekes fiatalasszony. Sally Bedell Smith átcsempész minket a palota kapuin, hogy nyomon követhessük a királynő mindennapos rutinjait - a "vörös dobozokat", bennük a kötelezően áttekintendő aktuális dokumentumokkal; a heti audienciákat, amelyeken az idők során tizenkét miniszterelnök vett részt; a fizikailag is megerőltető külföldi körutazásokat; a sajtó szüntelen figyelmét - s persze személyes kapcsolatát Fülöp herceggel, élete szerelmével és hatvannégy esztendeje hű férjével; a gyermekeivel s olykor zűrös házastársaikkal; az unokáival és a barátaival. Olvasson bele: Részlet a könyvből A Könyvjelző magazin 2013. júniusi számában megjelent cikk: A királynő retikülje

Erzsébet, a királynő

Offers a portrait of the personal and political partnership of Bill and Hilary Clinton, revealing the innermost details of the Clinton administration, their policy implications, and their impact on Hillary's presidential campaign.

Bill and Hillary Clinton : the White House Years

For Love of Politics

“He is to American broadcasting as Carnegie was to steel, Ford to automobiles, Luce to publishing, and Ruth to baseball,” wrote The New York Times of Willian S. Paley—the man who built CBS, the “Tiffany Network.” Sally Bedell Smith’s In All His Glory takes a hard look at Paley and the perfect world he created for himself, revealing the extraordinary complexity of the man who let nothing get in the way of his vast ambitions. Tracing his life from Chicago, where Paley was born to a family of cigar makers, to the glamorous haunts of Manhattan, Smith shows us the shrewd, demanding egoist, the hedonist pursuing every form of pleasure, the corporate strongman famous for his energy and ruthlessness. Drawing on highly placed CBS sources and hundreds of interviews, and with a supporting cast of such glittering figures as Truman Capote, Slim Keith, Jock Whitney, Ted Turner, David Sarnoff, Brooke Astor and a parade of Paley’s humiliated heirs, In All His Glory is a richly textured story of business, power and social ambition. Praise for In All His Glory “A sweeping study of the emergence of broadcasting, the American immigrant experience, and the ravenous personal and professional tastes of Paley as he charmed and clawed his way to the top of society.”—Los Angeles Times “Riveting…packed with revelations, rich in radio and TV lore, sprinkled with intrigues, glitz, and wheeling and dealing at the highest levels of media and government.”—Publishers Weekly “An impressive, meticulously researched work of broadcast history as well as a piquant glimpse inside CBS’s corporate culture.”—Time

The Life and Times of William S. Paley and the Birth of Modern Broadcasting

In All His Glory

With exclusive access to the Queen's personal letters, close friends and associates, this intimate biography is a treasure trove of fresh insights on her public persona and her private life. It also explores her close relationships with Prince Philip, her children, and her headline-grabbing grandchildren, William and Harry.

Život savremene vladarke

Kraljica Elizabeta

Tegendraads, spiritueel, hartstochtelijk: in de verrassende biografie Prins Charles laat Sally Bedell Smith de ware Charles zien, met al zijn ambities, overtuigingen en onzekerheden. De auteur voert ons door zijn eenzame kinderjaren en moeilijke middelbareschooltijd. Bedell Smith beschrijft onomwonden de vele liefdesaffaires, en we maken kennis met Charles’ intellectuele passies, zijn activiteiten als ondernemer en spirituele zoektocht. Dit is de eerste gezaghebbende biografie dat een ander licht werpt op de dood van Diana, het huwelijk met Camilla en de voorbereidingen op de troon. Op basis van uitgebreid onderzoek en honderden exclusieve interviews schets Bedell Smith een veelzijdig beeld van een man wiens leven complexer, tragischer maar ook opwindender is dan we tot nu toe wisten.

een uitzonderlijk leven in de schaduw van de troon

Prins Charles

Unlike so many other books, Grace and Power rejects gossip and conspiracy theory to tell the story of John and Jackie’s three years in the White House soberly, comprehensively and sensitively, from beginning to sudden end. Sally Bedell Smith’s book on John and Jackie Kennedy was hailed by authoritative reviewers on both sides of the Atlantic as the most distinguished and well-written book on a perennially fascinating subject for years. In the US the hardback was high on the New York Times bestseller list for weeks. It is an immensely poignant chronicle of pivotal historical events seen from the inside out, from within the private home of the President and First Lady. Amidst the superficial opulence of their social circle, we see the Cuban Missile Crisis and the burgeoning American civil rights movement from the perspective of an invalid president often barely well enough to appear in public. Together with his young wife, abandoned by her husband’s relentless womanising, nevertheless changed the politics and style of America. Grace and Power is the classic account of that time.

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