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Tentatively Scheduled for 9:05 am Author Chris Matthews, " MSNBC Hardball" will discuss his top seller, "
A revealing new portrait of Robert F. Kennedy that gets closer to the man than any book before, by bestselling author Chris Matthews, an esteemed Kennedy expert and anchor of MSNBC’s Hardball.
With his bestselling biography Jack Kennedy, Chris Matthews shared a new look of one of America’s most beloved Presidents and the patriotic spirit that defined him. Now, with Bobby Kennedy, Matthews returns with a gripping, in-depth, behind-the-scenes portrait of one of the great figures of the American twentieth century.
Overlooked by his father, and overshadowed by his war-hero brother, Bobby Kennedy was the perpetual underdog. When he had the chance to become a naval officer like Jack, Bobby turned it down, choosing instead to join the Navy as a common sailor. It was a life changing experience that led him to connect with voters from all walks of life: young or old, black or white, rich or poor. They were the people who turned out for him in his 1968 campaign. RFK would prove himself to be the rarest of politicians—both a pragmatist who knew how to get the job done and an unwavering idealist who could inspire millions.
Drawing on extensive research and interviews, Matthews pulls back the curtain on the public and private worlds of Robert Francis Kennedy. He shines a light on all the important moments of his life, from his early years and his start in politics to his crucial role as attorney general in his brother’s administration and his tragic run for president. This definitive book brings Bobby Kennedy to life like never before and is destined to become a political classic.
At 9:35 am Adele MacVeagh Bourne, by popular E-Mail demand will make her 4th appearance on the program to discuss her extensive Poetry career, many books , plays
Tide Roaring In is a moving work of conscience and connection, coolly reminding us of the humanity we aspire to and the fragile animals we are. In poems of protection and exposure, reasonable fears and unreasonable events, Bourne is clear-eyed but never jaded as she unravels the past into the present, sorting loves and losses like buttons. Amid dreamy landscapes of the northeast and suppers on the porch, the poet wonders “how to rearrange all that had not gone well” and reflects on the grace that anchors us even in the most difficult moments—perhaps especially the difficult ones. Like the tree offering sweet rest to a passing eagle in the opening poem, Bourne’s vivid second collection has both roots and wings.
—Paula Champa, Author of The Afterlife of Emerson Tang
Adele Bourne’s poems capture moments from humorous to painful and from worldly-wise to world-weary. She shows us that whatever the situation, it is part of the fabric of all of our lives. Bourne is a daughter, a friend, a lover, a wife, a mother, a teacher, and a citizen of the Earth. Each role has its place on its own, and in collaboration with the others. Bourne’s manifold poetic talents reveal themselves in her ability to spin her artistic web broadly and personally, as well as to touch her readers with petit point precision.
—Carolyn Davis, MSLIS, Author of How to Write Persuasively Today
Admirable throughout, filled with passion and intelligence, these poems are an urgent exploration of the places where grief resides. Tide Roaring In serves as a compelling testament to the extraordinary, unflinching gaze of this poet as she luminously interweaves personal mythologies of loss and rebirth with that of the natural world. Superbly crafted, these lyrical poems are lit by the experience of discovery and delight. With masterful imagery and alluring wit, Bourne casts an eye into the ineffable as she juxtaposes the ordinary with the tragic. Chiaroscuro of loss, longing, and the light of possibilities, Bourne’s keen vision bursts from the page: “All this hunger, all this breathing / shape us as we dream. Silently, / we find each other in the dark.”
—Beatrice Lazarus, Editor of Lay Bare the Canvas
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