Cooke, Alistair 1908-2004

Alistair Cooke's America by Alistair Cooke ( Book )
67 editions published between 1972 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 4,169 libraries worldwide
A tour of American life and history based on Cooke's television series on the nation's growth and development and illustrated with photographs, cartoons, prints, and paintings.

Six men by Alistair Cooke ( Book )
39 editions published between 1977 and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 2,642 libraries worldwide
The erudite writer and paragon of television commentators recalls his friendships with, and the personal characteristics of, Chaplin, the Duke of Windsor, Mencken, Adlai Stevenson, Bertrand Russell, and Bogart.

The Americans : fifty talks on our life and times by Alistair Cooke ( Book )
12 editions published between 1979 and 1980 in English and held by 2,073 libraries worldwide
Contains fifty talks from the author's radio program "Letters from America," commenting on American life from 1969 to 1979.

America observed : from the 1940s to the 1980s by Alistair Cooke ( Book )
9 editions published between 1988 and 1989 in English and held by 1,484 libraries worldwide
Alistair Cooke on McCarthyism, civil rights movement, Billy Graham, Marilyn Monroe, the Kennedys and other politicians, Miss Oklahoma wining the Miss America pageant (1966), etc.

The American home front, 1941-1942 by Alistair Cooke ( Book )
32 editions published between 2006 and 2009 in English and held by 1,371 libraries worldwide
Shortly after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Cooke, a newly naturalized citizen, set out to see his country as it was undergoing a monumental change. He wanted to "see what the war had done to people, to the towns I might go through, to some jobs and crops, to stretches of landscape I loved and had seen at peace; and to let significance fall where it might." Working throughout the war, Cooke finished the manuscript as the atomic bomb was being dropped on Hiroshima. His publisher at the time thought there would be little interest in books on the war, and so it was stuffed in a closet for almost sixty years, until shortly before Cooke's death. Meanwhile, he had become one of the most widely read chroniclers of America, and his record of a lost country are captivating.--From publisher description.

Talk about America by Alistair Cooke ( Book )
21 editions published between 1968 and 1976 in 3 languages and held by 1,300 libraries worldwide

Letter from America, 1946-2004 by Alistair Cooke ( Book )
12 editions published between 2004 and 2009 in English and held by 1,257 libraries worldwide
For over half a century, Alistair Cooke entertained and informed millions of listeners around the world in his weekly BBC radio program Letter from America. An outstanding observer of the American scene, he became one of the world's best-loved broadcasters, and a foreigner who helped Americans better understand themselves. Here, in print for the first time, is a collection of Cooke's finest reports that celebrates the inimitable style of this wise and avuncular reporter. Beginning with his first letter in 1946, a powerful description of American GIs returning home, and ending with his last broadcast in February 2004, in which he expressed his views on the United States presidential campaign, the collection captures Cooke's unique voice and gift for telling stories. Gathered in this volume are encounters with the many presidents Cooke knew, from Roosevelt to Nixon, Reagan, Clinton, and Bush, both Senior and Junior. His friends are warmly recollected among them Leonard Bernstein, Philip Larkin, Humphrey Bogart, Charlie Chaplin, and Katharine Hepburn. We observe a variety of political landmarks the Vietnam War, Watergate, Cooke's remarkable eyewitness account of Robert Kennedy's assassination, through to the scandals that surrounded Clinton and the conflict in Iraq. His moving evocation of the events of September 11 and its aftermath remains essential reading, while his recollections of holidays and sporting events remind us of Cooke's delight in the pleasures of everyday life. Imbued with Alistair Cooke's good humor, elegance, and understanding, Letter from America,1946, 2004 is a captivating insight into the heart of a nation and a fitting tribute to the man who was for so many the most reassuring voice of our times.

Masterpieces : a decade of Masterpiece theatre by Alistair Cooke ( Book )
3 editions published in 1981 in English and held by 1,182 libraries worldwide

The patient has the floor by Alistair Cooke ( Book )
15 editions published between 1966 and 1987 in English and held by 1,126 libraries worldwide
Contains fourteen essays and addresses delivered before professional groups in the United States and England. Cooke brings his own Anglo-American vision to bear on subjects ranging from Shakespeare and medicine to historic preservation and the military.

Memories of the great & the good by Alistair Cooke ( Book )
18 editions published between 1999 and 2001 in English and held by 1,019 libraries worldwide
The British journalist recalls his meetings with famous people from George Bernard Shaw to Bobby Jones.