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First edition. |
| Description |
x, 387 pages ; 25 cm |
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| Note |
Selected essays previously published in various periodicals and journals. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Part One. Personal : The good and the great ; Manners ; Pride and prejudices ; Follies ; Passions and pastimes ; Heaven and Earth -- Part Two. Political : Citizen and state ; Conundrums ; Body and soul ; Man and God ; Memory and monuments -- Part Three. Historical : The Jewish question, again ; The Golden Age ; The Age of Holy Terror ; The Age to Come -- Part Four. Global : Three essays on America and the world -- Acknowledgments -- Index. |
| Summary |
"A brilliant stylist known for an uncompromising honesty that challenges conventional wisdom at every turn, Krauthammer has for decades dazzled readers with his keen insight into politics and government. His weekly column is a must-read in Washington and across the country. Now, finally, the best of Krauthammer's intelligence, erudition and wit are collected in one volume. Readers will find here not only the country's leading conservative thinker offering a pasUsionate defense of limited government, but also a highly independent mind whose views--on feminism, evolution and the death penalty, for example--defy ideological convention. Things That Matter also features several of KrauthamUmer's major path-breaking essays--on bioethUics, on Jewish destiny and on America's role as the world's superpower--that have proUfoundly influenced the nation's thoughts and policies. And finally, the collection presents a trove of always penetrating, often bemused reUflections on everything from border collies to Halley's Comet, from Woody Allen to WinUston Churchill, from the punishing pleasures of speed chess to the elegance of the perfectly thrown outfield assist. With a special, highly autobiographical inUtroduction in which Krauthammer reflects on the events that shaped his career and political philosophy, this indispensible chronicle takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the fashions and follies, the tragedies and triumphs, of the last three decades of American life."-- From publisher description. |
| Subject |
Krauthammer, Charles, 1950-2018.
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Popular culture -- United States -- History.
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United States -- Politics and government.
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United States -- Civilization.
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| ISBN |
9780385349178 |
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0385349173 |
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0385349173 |
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