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Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The Kennedys have always been a family of charismatic adventurers, raised to take risks and excel, living by the dual family mottos: "To whom much is given, much is expected" and "Win at all costs." And they do--but at a price. Across decades and generations, the Kennedys have occupied a unique place in the American imagination: charmed, cursed, at once familiar and unknowable. The House of Kennedy is a revealing, fascinating account of America's...
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A former personal assistant to John F. Kennedy, Jr. shares the story of their professional relationship and close friendship, describing how she landed her job under less-than-ideal circumstances, Kennedy's political beliefs, and his untimely death.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
An insider's account of the personal life of JFK, Jr., is told by one of his closest friends and reveals his early romances, intentions to run for the White House, plans to have children with Carolyn Bessette, and struggles with his father's legacy.
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
1st Gallery Books hardcover ed.
Physical Desc
vii, 208 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"As John Kennedy Jr.'s creative director for George magazine, Matt Berman had a wonderfully collaborative and fun-loving relationship with America's favorite son--his story is told here with unprecedented candor and wit. The Kennedys--their poise, the family secrets, and their grace in the face of unimaginable tragedies--have captured the imagination and interest of the public for more than fifty years. Now, colleague and friend of JFK Jr., Matt Berman,...
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (350 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
America's most famous political family has undoubtedly suffered more than its share of tragedy, beginning with the untimely deaths of Joe Jr. and Kathleen in separate airplane crashes during WWII to John Jr.'s fatal airplane crash. In the interim there have been two assassinations, as well as murder, rape and drug charges for the Kennedy cousins.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Through the lens of their decades-long friendship and including exclusive interviews and details from previously classified documents, historian Steven M. Gillon examines John F. Kennedy Jr.'s life and legacy from before his birth to the day he died. Gillon covers the highs, the lows, and the surprising incidents, viewpoints, and relationships that John never discussed publicly, revealing the full story behind JFK Jr.'s complicated and rich life....
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
369 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"William D. Cohan brings to life on the page four friends of his who died young. All four attended Andover, the most elite boarding school in America. Jack Berman, the child of impoverished Holocaust survivors, uses his unlikely Andover pedigree to achieve the American dream, only to be cut down in an unimaginable act of violence. Will Daniel, Harry Truman's grandson and the son of the managing editor of The New York Times, does everything possible...
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First Gallery Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xv, 352 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Master biographer Andersen explores the unique connection between the extraordinary son who captivated America and the beautiful and mysterious mother who molded him into a man. Like many parents and children, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and JFK Jr. shared an intense, tender, and often tempestuous bond. It was, quite simply, the most important relationship in John's life. With riveting insight, Andersen reveals how mother and son influenced, challenged,...
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First Gallery Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
pages cm
Language
English
Description
"The life and legacy of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, wife of John F. Kennedy Jr., are reexamined in this captivating and effervescent biography that is perfect for fans of My Travels with Mrs. Kennedy, What Remains, and Fairy Tale Interrupted. A quarter of a century after the plane crash that claimed the lives of John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife Carolyn, and sister-in-law Lauren, the magnitude of this tragedy remains fresh. Yet, Carolyn is still an enigmatic...
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