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2 reviews
William F. Buckley Jr.

Dell, 1986

Best of class - Blackford Oakes in Havana
This is the first of Buckley's books that I have read and it was a real treat. This book is so good in a variety of ways that I think it deserves five stars. It is a combination of good story-telling, historical information, compelling characters (including those taken from real life), clear writing, and intrigue. These elements are combined smoothly into a very entertaining and easy to read ...

Amo, Amas Amat and More

14 reviews
Eugene Ehrlich, William F. Buckley Jr.

HarperReference, 1990

Seize the day...
Eugene Ehrlich's 'Amo, Amas, Amat and More' is a wonderful shorthand guide to Latin literacy for those who are struggling with Latin, or those of us who had a lot of Latin but little use since our last conjugation, er, um, examination. Gives new meaning to 'conjugal visit' now, doesn't it? (Well, look it up for the distinctions.) There is a very interesting introduction by William F. ...

Up from Liberalism (An Honor book)

4 reviews
William F Buckley

Constructive Action, 1965

Up From Liberalism
I'm a college student studying on a liberal college campus who will probably pursue a career in Constitutional law. Reading this book has helped me understand my political philosophy much more clearly. Up From Liberalism by William F. Buckley, Jr. is a witty, sagacious, and very perceptive book declaring the fresh conservative alternative to liberal establishment politics. It is a must read ...

The Governor Listeth: A Book of Inspired Political Revelations

1 review
William F Buckley

Penguin Putnam~mass, 1970

Big Fat Conpendium of Buckley's 1960's
I got the paperback edition of this book when in junior high and read it until the binding fell apart. I didn't understand all of it, of course, but I was enthralled by the wit and elan of Buckley's prose. This book is a large compilation of Buckley's writing during the late 1960's. Thus it forms a sort of counter-history of that tumultuous time. Included is the hard-to-find long article "On ...

Miles Bone By [UNABRIDGED]

2 reviews
William F. Buckley Jr.

Blackstone Audiobooks, 2005

Urbane. Witty. Charming. Genuine.
MILES GONE BY is a compilation of William F. Buckley essays, columns and anecdotes which tell the story of his life. His writings are so prolific that the better parts of his life had already been chronicled, by himself no less, prior to his death. I began reading National Review in 1978 as a young liberal college student. Buckley was my cure for liberalism along with the practical demise of ...

Inveighing We Will go

1 review
William F. Jr. Buckley

G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1972

Buckley in the 1968-1975 Period
Basically NR editorials/comments. Unbelievably good and very funny. And I am as liberal as the come. I admired WFB as much as JFK.

The National Review Treasury of Classic Children's Literature

2 reviews

Intercollegiate Studies Institute, 2003

A timeless and memorable anthology
Compiled and edited by William F. Buckiley, Jr., the Treasury Of Classic Children's Literature is an anthology of enduring stories for young folk, painstakingly selected and compiled by William F. Buckley, Jr. for their lasting appeal across the generations. Works by Jack London, Lewis Carroll, Rudyard Kipling, Mark Twain, Thorton W. Burgess, Palmer Cox, and others, are embellished with ...

Execution Eve and Other Contemporary Ballads

1 review
William Buckley; F. Jr

G.P. PUTNAM'S SONS, 1975

The alternative are 2 sentences in a history book
My first book by the now-beloved author. I arrived in USA in the 1980's - and was too young to vote for Regan - so this book fills in a chunk of US history I did not have much clue about. It's a collection of dispatches, peppered with sailing adventures and personal interactions. A very enjoyable read... The dispatches from Nixon's trip to Beijing (China) made me laugh - it's amusing how ...

Will the Real Jesus Please Stand-Up!

3 reviews
William F., Jr. Buckley, Dr. John Dominic Crossan, ...

Turner-Welninski Publishing, 1995

A Wonderful Debate on the Resurrection
Dr. John Dominic Crossan is the co-chairman of the media darlings known as the Jesus Seminar. Dr. William Craig is (in my opinion) the best Christian apologist of the late 20th century who has specialized his theological research on the historicity of the resurrection of Jesus in 3 major academic books. The give and take of this debate much favored Craig in which he clearly won. Craig argued ...

Living It Up With National Review: A Memoir

4 reviews
Priscilla L. Buckley

Spence Publishing Company, 2005

Why does it ever have to end??
What will we do when the Buckley clan is gone? First John Wayne, then Ronald Reagan, now the Buckleys, WFB and his sister, Priscilla gradually recede from our consciousness, followed ineluctably in time by Paul Harvey we tearfully conclude. Giants all. This book is to be cherished, as with brother Bill's memoir of last year ("And Miles Gone By"), like a strand of hair from a saint; to be ...

Up From Liberalism

1 review
William F Buckley

BANTAM BOOKS, 1968

A Foundation From The American Political Landscape
The 1960s brought such turbulence to the structure of American politics, but one revolution is difficult to find. In this one book, William F. Buckley, Jr., produced an early blueprint to an emerging conservative movement, which ultimately reached fruition in the 1980 election of Ronald Reagan to the office of president. The importance cannot be emphasized enough that the 1964 nomination by ...

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19 reviews

Basic Books, 2007

Warning: Suspect is armed with a vocabulary and isn't afraid to use it!
I used to consider myself reasonably well read and a fair workman of the language. Then I read William F. Buckey. Dang! Such words! And, they're all real. I opened Buckey's book and immediately fled for a dictionary. Reading it has been an education, a very good education. No promotion for student self-esteem, you work on this one. As always, when dealing with Buckey there are ideas ...

Stamford, CT 350 Years 1941-1991

1 review

The Advocate and The Ferguson Library, 1991

A great project and a very nice book
This was my first project as a ghostwriter (although I was credited as one of the authors) and it was a great experience. Working with with William F. Buckley Jr. was a pleasure! If you live or work in Stamford, you should track down a copy of this magnificent book. The photos by Bill Hubbell are excellent!!!

On the Firing Line: The Public Life of Our Public Figures

1 review
Jr. William F. Buckley

Random House, 1989

On the Firing Line
On the Firing Line: The Publi Life of Our Public Figures written by William F. Buckley, Jr. is about the interviews Buckley had on the televison show "Firing Line." Lasting for twenty-three years and hosted by Buckley, this book contains parts of those interesting shows. You'll find a whole host of dramatis personae in this well written tome. As with the televison show, this book has concise ...

Seeing Through the Eye: Malcolm Muggeridge on Faith

1 review

Ignatius Press, 2005

Fearful Symmetry
As editor of the British humour magazine, Punch, and an inveterate journalist, Malcolm Muggeridge was a familiar face in Britain and to a lesser degree, in America, and often in the camera's eye. He is, however, one of the few journalists to wryly realize the irony of that and to comment endlessly on the absurdities of journalism. What poet William Blake called fearful symmetry he found ...

Ronald Reagan: An American Hero

15 reviews
DK Publishing

DK ADULT, 2001

A Wonderful Tribute to a Wonderful President
This is a stunningly beautiful book for those of us who loved what Ronald Reagan did as President. I was a single mom receiving no child support. I'll never foget the hit that inflation was delivering. With the tax rebate, lower taxes and inflation sinking, thanks to President Reagan, he will forever be my hero. I love this man and all he stood for.

Start the Presses!

1 review
William F. Buckley Jr.

ISI Books, 2000

Invaluable advice for student journalists everywhere!
For over two years, I have helped edit The Michigan Review, the University of Michigan's campus affairs journal. This wonderful book perfectly lays out everything any student journalist needs to know, and it has helped me and my colleagues immensely. This book teaches you how to write an article, be it news, commentary or investigative report. It offers creative and successful approaches to ...

Buckley: The Right Word (Harvest Book)

15 reviews
Samuel S. Vaughan, William F. Buckley Jr.

Harvest Books, 1998

Even the title
When I first became an avid reader of Mr. Buckley's work I was amazed at how often his use of words was attacked. I wondered whether a new crime bill had been passed that outlawed a person being articulate. Why should someone who joyfully uses language be pilloried for doing so? Even commercial reviewers feel the need to go to their thesaurus, trot out words that they have never used before ...

Keeping the Tablets: Modern American Conservative Thought

1 review
William F. Buckley

Harpercollins, 1988

Keeping the Tablets: Modern American Conservative Thought
The book came in expected condition. They shipped quickly and did a great job.

Miles Gone By: A Literary Autobiography (with CD)

25 reviews
William F. Buckley Jr.

Regnery Publishing, Inc., 2004

Requiem for a Heavyweight....
William F. Buckley Jr. is now in his 80's and visibly winding up his affairs of this world. National Review, the magazine of conservative opinion that he founded and led for half a century, has been turned over to newer hands. Blackford Oakes, hero of a series of spy novels, has been heroically killed off. His production of public commentary is down to a few columns per month. 2004's "Miles ...

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