
Kissinger
a biography
$74.16
- Paperback
896 pages
- Release Date
27 September 2005
Summary
Kissinger: The Enigmatic Statesman
The definitive biography of Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and how his ideas still resonate in the world today from the bestselling author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs.
By the time Henry Kissinger was made secretary of state in 1973, he had become, according to the Gallup Poll, the most admired person in America and one of the most unlikely celebrities ever to capture the world’s imagination. Yet Kissinger was also reviled by lar…
Book Details
ISBN-13: | 9780743286978 |
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ISBN-10: | 0743286979 |
Author: | Walter Isaacson |
Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
Format: | Paperback |
Number of Pages: | 896 |
Release Date: | 27 September 2005 |
Weight: | 1.09kg |
Dimensions: | 234mm x 157mm x 41mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“Wonderful, entertaining, definitive biography.”–Los Angeles Times Book Review
“Endlessly fascinating…A brilliant and disturbing study of power.” – The New York Times
About The Author
Walter Isaacson
Walter Isaacson is the bestselling author of biographies of Jennifer Doudna, Leonardo da Vinci, Steve Jobs, Benjamin Franklin, and Albert Einstein. He is a professor of history at Tulane and was CEO of the Aspen Institute, chair of CNN, and editor of Time. He was awarded the National Humanities Medal in 2023.
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