Kissinger, 9780743286978
Paperback
Kissinger: Admired, reviled, complex. His story shaped today’s world.

Kissinger

a biography

$74.16

  • Paperback

    896 pages

  • Release Date

    27 September 2005

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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
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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