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Exploring the influence of personality upon politics, Mr. Wicker explains why John F. Kennedy, the popular president, failed to push his legislative program through Congress, and why Lyndon Johnson, the consummate domestic politician, squandered his great consensus in an unpopular war in Vietnam. Steadily persuasive...wonderfully astute and incomparably lucid. --Newsweek

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Crazy world of JFK and LBJ leaps from pages........1999-01-29

The thing you need to remember when reading this book- and believe me, you will read it, is that Johnson had trouble dealing with Kennedy becoming president only 6 years after playing a good little Democrat boy in the Senate. Johnson forced Kennedy to play ball and later Kennedy forced Johnson to play ball with him. The book is riviting.

JFK AND LBJ - the Influence of Personality upon Politics

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JFK AND LBJ - the Influence of Personality upon Politics
TOM WICKER
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JFK and LBJ: The Influence of Personality Upon Politics
Tom Wicker
Manufacturer: William Morrow and Co
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Binding: Hardcover
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Jfk and LBJ: The Influence of Personality Upon Politics
Tom Wicker
Manufacturer: WILLIAM MORROW
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000OLK4HO

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JFK and LBJ : The Influence of Personality Upon Politics
Tom Wicker
Manufacturer: Penguin Books
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JFK and LBJ: The Influence of Personality upon Politics
Tom Wicker
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Any person with a physical or mental deficit, who thinks life is unfair, should read this story of unflagging courage and faith.

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A Page-Turning Story of Triumph Over Disability.......2004-02-05

I read this book over the course of four days -- record time for me -- since I took every opportunity to pick it up. The book represents the triumph of human determination to overcome disease and an overwhelming variety of disabilities. The author's attitude is amazing, as he shows gratefulness for every opportunity and challenge that comes his way. I also appreciated his insistence on maintaining his own unique approach to life and its challenges, despite what the experts had to say. I hope that Darryl succeeds in achieving his dreams of returning to Merrill Lynch -- if he really feels that is still where his call is -- getting married, and starting a family.

'Forces' you to look at life from another perspective..........2003-01-14

All of us can become disechanted with life on occasion, but Force a Miracle "forces" you to look at life from a different perspective, and I guarantee after reading this book you'll come away a better person. I know (or at least I "think") I did!

A MUST-READ!.......2003-01-14

Every so often a book comes along that begs you to read it. This is that book! Filled with everyday observations that make you stop and think just how lucky you are, it's part memoir, part self-help, part funny papers, ALL inspiring. I urge you to check it out whenever you get to thinking, "Why does this only happen to ME?" As my wife says, "We don't know what real problems are." This book really proves that...

Inspiring.......2002-08-09

A testament to the inner human strength to overcome extreme
adversity, to triumph and continue a worthwhile and self-rewarding life. A story to make us appreciate life and take nothing for granted. Darryl is truly an inspiration. Extremely well written infused with a self-deprecating sense of humor - a must read!

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Great new method

Circle Play : Simple Designs for Fabulous Fabrics

Use up those fabulous fabrics!

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Circle Play Simple Designs for Fabulous Fabrics
Reynola Pakusich
Manufacturer: C&T Publishing
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Using circle patterns in quilting designs is a hot trend. This book shows quilters how to use them to design fun, easy quilts that will stretch their creativity as they learn about choosing fabric for maximum impact. Full of tips on integrating circular design details with background fabric, experimenting with value to create movement in designs, and more, this guide will have quilters easily creating unique quilts with fabulous designs.

Reynola Pakusich is a 3rd-generation quilter who has taught quiltmaking since the 1970s. Her quilts have been exhibited in the US and internationally. She lives in Bellingham, WA.

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Great new method.......2006-03-24

Well written and informative. All steps explained well. Takes the mystery out of circles.

Circle Play : Simple Designs for Fabulous Fabrics.......2005-09-13

This is not simply a pattern book,it encourages & guides you to create a unique quilt that will show off your most treasured fabrics to their best effect.The book demonstrates through photographs of examples, how different overall looks can be achieved using simple circles.A great book for intermediate quilters or any quilter who wishes to take part in the design process and make an individual quilt.

Use up those fabulous fabrics! .......2005-08-13

If you have a stash of fabric with strong patterns and colors, be they batik, Asian, reproduction, op-art, no matter, you too can create wonderful quilts with movement and balance. This book shows how to make absolutely fabulous quilts that bring out the very best in those small pieces of killer fabric you just had to have, but didn't have a clue what you would do with when you bought them. Clear instructions, great examples, wonderful graphics: great book.

Creative treasure!.......2004-09-07

This is a wonderful technique book that will spark your creativity if you love to play with fabrics! The author has a good grasp of color, value, and design and focuses on their use in quilts to create texture, movement, and light. The bonus for me was the detail of finishing techniques including welting, piping, and "pillowcase turn" edges. Needs to be on the shelf of any artistic quilter!

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Gardening is one of the most popular pastimes, and for many, it serves as one of the primary ways to focus meditation. This ebook contains 52 meditations centered around the garden and aspects of gardening. with a brief meditation, questions for thought and reflection, and a brief prayer.

The meditations include themes and topics including:

Gardens create friendships
Gardens as sacred space
Gardens hold hidden joys
Gardens as holy leisure (otium sanctum)
Gardens and Sabbath time
Gardens smooth out rough edges
Gardens recycle life

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Finding out that your child has Asperger Syndrome can be devastating enough, but when you discover that he or she won't eat 99.9 per cent of all food and drink in the known universe, the fun really starts. The author found herself in this situation when her son first took a dislike to milk, then to virtually every other food. Her book was written to reassure other parents in the same boat, and to suggest practical methods of dealing with the problem. The experience of other parents, children, and professionals with first-hand knowledge of dietary difficulties, and their advice and comments, are also included.

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Excellent.......2006-07-05

This book is fantastic. As a mother of an 8 year old with Asperger's, it has given me a sense of relief that my son isn't too bad with his limited food choices. The tips on presenting foods will be invaluable. After reading the book, I no longer feel like an inadequate, poor mother who panders to tantrums over food. Thoroughly recommended reading for all parents who have concerns about their childs diet, whether special needs or not. Will also be recommending this book to other family members who criticise when I bring my son's own food to special occasions and outings outside our home environment.

You Are Not Alone.......2006-01-29

Children on the autistic spectrum can be fussy as well as sensitive eaters. This book aims to provide parents facing these particular sort of difficulties with support and advice. I identified with a lot of things in this book. If you think that other parents, teachers, and health professionals don't, can't and won't understand what it is to have a child so fussy that they would rather starve than eat something the wrong shape or colour, then if nothing else this book will show you that you are not alone.

Fix your kid's digestion and your kid will eat!.......2005-10-27

At 10 months, when my friends' kids were eating solids eagerly and enjoying them, I joked that my child's favorite foods were paper and cardboard -- and green olives. But it was no joke; at every opportunity she'd stuff paper or cardboard into her mouth, and she'd eat green olives voraciously, but I could scarcely get her to swallow anything else. At 12 months she started eating a little more, and I fell into the trap so many mothers of non-eating children fall into -- "I'll feed my child ANYTHING just so she'll eat SOMETHING." Green olives? Sure, honey, eat a whole jar. Passion fruit sorbet? Sure, every night for dinner. Potato chips? I'll buy a health food brand. After some months of this approach I came to my senses and restricted her diet to just the 8 or 10 "healthy" foods she'd eat a little of. But all this changed when I had a phone consult with Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride, a British neurologist and nutritionist whose own autistic son is fully recovered. Dr. Campbell-McBride gave me a step by step program for correcting my child's intestinal dysbiosis (imbalance of microorganisms in the gut) and rehabilitating her digestion. It took me several weeks to complete the transition to the first stage diet, but then -- suddenly my child had normal solid stools, every day -- no more constipation alternating with soupy smelly stuff! And when I started introducing new foods two weeks later, the first new things took a little care and "trickery", but soon my daughter was eagerly opening her mouth wide when I told her "I have a new food for you to try!" Within three months after we achieved solid stools, she was happily eating about 50 different foods -- and I mean real, nutritious, home-cooked foods like salmon, trout, butterfish, chicken, turkey, liver, broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, spinach, artichokes... Moms, why settle for struggling with feeding year after year? Why settle for feeding your child *anything* just so your child will eat *something*? Fix your kid's digestive system and your kid will eagerly eat healthy foods! I highly recommend Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride's book "Gut and Psychology Syndrome", which gives you her whole treatment program step by step, as well as simple steps for getting your ASD child to eat the new foods the diet requires. An important thing Dr. Campbell-McBride points out is that ASD children, allowed to eat only what they choose, will always eat a diet that keeps their digestive systems sick and their brain function impaired. So if you need to know "you're not alone", ok, read Legge's book. But forget Leggge's diet tips -- get your kid on a real treatment program like Dr. Campbell-McBride's and you'll have a happy, healthy eater and a much better functioning child.

great tips.......2003-11-18

the book does offer some great tips. you dont have to follow the book exactly. things could back fire. there are things that work like your persistence mom.

Now we can all be thankful for chicken nuggets and fries........2003-02-17

This book was filled mostly with anecdotes of other familes and their struggles with food and autism. I was expecting more suggestions and things I didn't know or hadn't tried.
But it helped to know that we are not alone. And hearing from children and adults with autism was very helpful.
It really put things into perspective and know that my children have less problems than others that physically get sick around "offensive" food.
Basically the biggest idea in this book was not to give up trying. Eventually you should see some improvement in your child's eating habits.

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Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower worked more closely between 1945 and 1952 than any other two American presidents of the twentieth century. They were partners in changing America's role in the world and in responding to the challenge of a Soviet Europe, yet they are remembered more for the acrimony that ended their friendship. Both were men of character, intelligence, and principle, and as the nation learned in the 1950s, they could also hold a grudge.

Drawing on letters, diaries, and interviews with close associates, this is the first examination of the warm friendship, bitter rupture, and eventual reconciliation between two remarkable Americans. From the author of The Eisenhowers: Reluctant Dynasty and Dark Horse comes a unique volume focusing exclusively on the relationship between Dwight D. Eisenhower and Harry S. Truman.

Harry and "Ike" grew up 150 miles apart in the heart of America. They met during World War II, when Truman became commander-in-chief after FDR's death. Together they would oversee not only the great Allied victory but also the restructuring of the U.S. military and the reconstruction of Europe. Together they would forge history's most successful alliance, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Their initial relationship was so respectful and warm that Truman offered to step aside in the 1948 presidential election if Ike would agree to run on the Democratic ticket. Preferring to remain out of politics, Eisenhower declined and instead became president of Columbia Uni-versity. Truman helped make Ike a wealthy man by granting him a special tax break for his memoirs. Eisenhower later prepared to remove himself from contention for the presidency in 1952 if Robert A. Taft supported Truman on NATO. But Ike's friendship with Truman would not survive the 1952 presidential campaign, and for nearly a decade the former allies were engaged in an epic feud. It was not until the funeral of John F. Kennedy that the two men put aside their differences and reestablished a semblance of their previous bond.

In exploring the complexity of character, intelligence, and principle, Neal provides a fresh perspective on two giants of the twentieth century, and on the American presidency.

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Shaping the Post World War II World.......2004-12-22

Harry Truman and Dwight Eisenhower is the partnership that shaped the post World War II world. Their impact is astounding. Steve Neal does a commendable job of charting the friendship that turned sour imcoperating the background material necessary to tell the complete story.

Truman and Eisenhower both started as military man, but it became a career for Eisenhower. Truman returned home after World War I to work in the government through a political machine eventually landing in the senate. From the senate he filled a void of urgency, FDR's vice president in his final term. It was somewhat expected that FDR would not finish the term so it would important for FDR to have a capable repalcement waiting. Truman would serve little more than two months as VP before leading the country through the completion and rebuilding of World War II.

Eisenhower would never reach the battle lines of World War I, but he commanded the allied forces of Europe. Eisenhower won great public approval for his victory over the Nazis at home and abroad. Even in 1948, there was popular sentiment that he should run for president. Eisenhower had no desire to run for political office, instead he supervised the rebuilding of Europe. He felt his work was of far to great importance to abandon at that time.

Eisenhower work so closely with Truman during this time, most people assumed he was a Democrat. However, Eisenhower never declared a party. It strained the friendship when Eisenhower ran on the Republican ticket in 1952. It strained their friendship even more when Eisenhower shared a political platform with Senator Joe McCarthy, head of the communist witch hunt. In addition to McCarthy's open criticism of Truman, Eisenhower's political maneuver caused Truman and Eisenhower not to speak for most of the Eisenhower's presidency. Partisan bickering continued throughout most of Eisenhower's term.

It was only through the tragic events on November 22, 1963 that their friendship was renewed. As both men survived through the end of the decade, their correspondence would continue. While the book starts slow and burried in fact, the middle and end of the book finish strong. Toward the end, I could not put the book down.

Battle, Truce Worldwide and Personal in Neal's "Harry & Ike".......2004-11-27

The title of Steve Neal's book is a bit misleading. The working relationship between America's 33rd and 34th presidents, Harry Truman and Dwight Eisenhower, wasn't quite a first-name buddy relationship or one between close comrades (although they collaborated on the Marshall Plan and key initiatives of the first Cold War years.) But assembling formal documents, letters, speeches, telegrams, and even early TV appearances, Neal accurately if dryly (few personal interviews) charts 15 years' key dialogue between two of America's revered post-war figures.

Neal successfully shows how key events of 1945-60 (culminating in JFK's election) serve to unite, than divide the men. Truman admires Eisenhower's early work helping rebuild Germany's economy, while Eisenhower supports formation of NATO and SHAPE, (buttress against post-war Communist aggression.) Both agree on early attempts to mitigate Soviet and Chinese threats, leading to histories of 1950-53's Korean war and Douglas MacArthur's controversial dismissal (with both men agreeing on their dim view of the revered military figure).

Neal also makes the case for Senators Joe McCarthy and William Jenner's divisive Senate tenures changing Truman and Eisenhower's relationship, in Neal's words, "from one of bitter words into one of mutual contempt." Eisenhower enters 1952's campaign election after years' reluctance as a stand against US isolationism, only finding himself supporting unpopular senators along party lines and not fully supporting Truman cabinet members (such as Gen. George Marshall) against McCarthy's attacks. But Neal also shows Truman's political expediency as he first dismisses the younger John Kennedy in 1960 before endorsing his candidacy more enthusiastically than Eisenhower did his vice president, Richard Nixon.

You sense the awe in which Neal holds both men, honoring their respective contributions to society. He spends Chapter 29's first paragraphs explaining how each administration's agendas (for national security, infrastructure, and economic growth) blended into each other, thus turning making their eventual quarrel more personal. (It was notable enough then to receive media coverage and even a quip from David Brinkley.) This chill slowly thaws after 1960 to warm greetings between both men and their wives in the aftershock of John Kennedy's 1963 funeral.

The book could have used more personal reflections; admittedly few may have been actively available for discussion, but only Eisenhower's son John is extensively quoted apart from written correspondence. Nonetheless, "Harry and Ike" is worthwhile reading for anyone interested in the key post-war years, allowing us another look at the seismic events of the early Cold War through the eyes of two of America's most beloved presidents. Recommended.

Flawed premise, but brilliant history.......2004-01-07

Steve Neal's historical biography "Harry and Ike" nearly fails right from the start by building on a premise that is non-existent: the `close' relationship between Harry Truman and Dwight Eisenhower. It's well known that Harry Truman and Dwight Eisenhower were never close working partners, even prior to the epic, decade-long feud that began during the 1952 election. It's a stretch to building a book on the premise of such a partnership and Neal does very little support his theory. Harry and Ike were two men who initially had great respect for each other and occasionally worked together on issues of common interest, but otherwise had little to do with one another. The failure to make a case otherwise should have torpedoed this book. What saves it, however, is that, even with the flawed premise, it is a fascinating historical record.

While Neal is unable support his premise, he does an excellent job and revealing the histories and backgrounds of these titans among men. He tracks their lives and developments independently until their disparate paths crossed during the last, mad days of World War II. From there, Neal uses the framework of this supposed friendship to provide informative and interesting accounts of history as it happened during that era. He covers moments like Truman offering to step aside and run as Eisenhower's Vice President in 1948 if Ike were to run as a Democrat (possibly the foundation of Neal's assertion of a `close' relationship). He covers the major events like the hostile 1952 Presidential election, the beginning of the Korean War, and firing of General Douglas MacArthur. Neal uses these events to show the impact it had on each man and the reactions it prompted.

"Harry and Ike" serves as a good primer for studying the historical events of that time. It has the effect of making the reader want to probe deeper into those events. Reading this book led me to seek out and read the incredible Douglas MacArthur biography "American Caesar". Given that strong historical narrative of "Harry and Ike", Steve Neal should not be penalized too much for his flimsy premise. There's no doubting that it still serves as an effective historical record.

Finally, a satisfactory explaination.......2003-01-12

Harry was wild about Ike, until Ike gave him hell, sending Harry on a crusade in Illinois. I have read a dozen or so books by and about Harry and Ike, none of which adequately explained the root causes of their falling out or their eventual reconciliation. This book fills that gap. Ike was politically naive, as Harry feared. I agree with the author that Ike would have been a better President if he had followed the advice of more of his friends, including HST, and less advice from his political handlers. This is an excellent book.

Another buddies in history book. We have Napoleon &.......2002-04-03

Hitler, Hitler & Stalin, FDR & Stalin, FDR & Truman among others.
Some with no connection. Obviously Naploeon didn't know Hitler. I'm kinder that most reviewers. But this was cooperation, not a partnership. The author strains for similarities. They were both poor boys growing up at the same time in mid-America 200 miles apart.
Childish & paranoid come to mind in decribing their relationship after Ike decides to run in 1952. Truman's problem was he idolized generals such as Pershing, Marshall, MacArthur & Eisenhower. He would have stepped aside for MacArthur or Ike if either had wanted to run as a Democrat in 1948. Then he became paranoid that Ike might take him up on it. Ike said he wouldn't run & Truman thought that meant forever. When Ike did run as a Republican to deny Robert Taft the nomination Truman felt betrayed, even though Ike was doing him a favor. He attacked Ike & his character viciously. Of course Ike responded in kind. There were other issues mostly personal. Their foreign policy was seamless from one administration to the next. They basically ignored each other until Kennedy's funeral when they had to sit next to each other. Good history of two great Americans leaders 1945-52 & slightly tarnishing their image after that.

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excellent.......1997-09-19

informative and written in good humou

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