Things That Matter: Three Decades of Passions, Pastimes and Politics [Deckled Edge]

By: Krauthammer, Charles;

Language: English

Quality: Good

Genre: History, Politics,

ISBN: 9780385349178

SKU: BE500309836827

Pages: 400

Description: America's Preeminent Columnist Presents His Penetrating And Surprising Reflections On Everything From Embryo Research To Entitlement Reform, From Halley's Comet To Border Collies, From Christopher Columbus To Martin Luther King, From Drone Warfare To American Decline. Features A Special, Highly Autobiographical Introduction. Part One: Personal. The Good And The Great ; Manners ; Pride And Prejudices ; Follies ; Passions And Pastimes ; Heaven And Earth -- Part Two: Political. Citizen And State ; Conundrums ; Body And Soul ; Man And God ; Memory And Monuments -- Part Three: Historical. The Jewish Question, Again ; The Golden Age ; The Age Of Holy Terror ; The Age To Come -- Part Four: Global. Three Essays On America And The World. Charles Krauthammer. Selected Essays Previously Published In Various Periodicals And Journals. Includes Index.