![]() ![]() The book also addresses questions about Kennedy's assassination and concludes with his presidential legacy and why he remains so popular despite serving only a thousand days in office. War in Vietnam the way that Lyndon Johnson did. Dallek reveals the thinking behind Robert Kennedy's appointment as Attorney General and convincingly argues that Kennedy would never have expanded the The difficulties Kennedy faced getting a domestic agenda passed, from a tax cut to spur the economy, to federal aid to education, Medicare, and civil rights. The book sheds light on key foreign affairs issues such as the Bay of Pigs debacle, Khrushchev's misguided bullying of Kennedy in Vienna, the Cuban Missile crisis, the nuclear test ban, the race for space, and the initial dealings with Southeast Asia, especially Laos. The heart of the book focuses on Kennedy's political career, especially the presidency. Here readers will find the fascinating insights and groundbreaking revelations found in An Unfinished Life. Kennedy, Dallek achieves a miracle of compression, capturing in a small space the essence of his renowned full-length. ![]() Now, in this marvelous short biography of John F. ![]() Kennedy, Dallek achieves a miracle of compression, capturing in a small space the essence of his renowned full-length masterpiece. Kennedy: An Unfinished Life was a number one national bestseller, and it remains the most widely read one-volume biography of the 35th President. Kennedy: An Unfinished Life was a number one national bestseller, and it remains the most widely read one-volume biography of the 35th President. ![]()
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The storys point of view has changed to Nicole who now tells the story through her diary. Garden of Rama (GoR) takes off where Rama II ended - as you may remember Richard, Michael and Nicole were left in the second Raman ship as it was leaving the solar system. I found these two books used and had a one week holiday dedicated to reading (it was great! Slept 10 hours a day and spend the rest of the time reading and fighting my hay-fever). Now the big question is, whether or not to spend money and time on the next two. You probably found the first one to be a masterpiece and the second one to be okay or maybe not. If you haven't read the first two Rama books, do not read these books and you shouldn't waste your time reading the review either. I have decided to review them together - as they should be read together and right after each other. 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