Bacardi Biography Details The 'Fight For Cuba'
Sep 8th, 2008 · Tom Gjelten's new book, Bacardi and the Long Fight For Cuba, threads the history of the family-owned Bacardi Rum Co. together with that of the nation in which it was founded.
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Obama: GOP Emphasis On McCain Bio Ignores Middle Class
Sep 5th, 2008 · Barack Obama said the Republican convention's focus on John McCain's biography came at the expense of the struggles of the middle class. The comments came in a campaign appearance in Duryea, Pa., a day after McCain became the GOP presidential nominee.
New Biography Burns With Dickinson's White Heat'
Sep 3rd, 2008 · Brenda Wineapple's highly engaging critical biography of Emily Dickinson examines the poet's enduring friendship with editor Thomas Wentworth Higginson.
Biographer: Don't Underestimate Palin *
Aug 31st, 2008 · Born in a small Idaho town, Sarah Palin grew up in an active and outdoorsy family, Kaylene Johnson, author of Palin's biography, "Sarah: How A Hockey Mom Turned Alaska's Political Establishment Upside Down," tells Liane Hansen. Palin is an evangelical who in high school signed yearbooks with Bible verses, says Johnson, who also describes the governor as "fiercely competitive."
White House Red-Faced Over Berlusconi Gaffe
Jul 8th, 2008 · The White House has apologized for a biography of Silvio Berlusconi that calls the Italian leader "one of the most controversial leaders in the history of a country known for government corruption and vice." The bio was distributed at the G-8 summit.
Roxy Music History 'Re-Makes' The Rock Bio Form
Jul 8th, 2008 · Michael Bracewell's history of Roxy Music doesn't go for conventional thinking — not about the band, and certainly not about how to write a rock biography. Instead, his new book combines art history, music theory and a smashing sense of fashion.
Of Primal Forces, Places and People
Jun 13th, 2008 · Fresh Air's film critic reviews three epically intimate new films — an Antarctica documentary from Werner Herzog, a Guy Maddin meditation on home and self, and the heartfelt biography Chris & Don.
Biography Details the 'King of Comics'
May 21st, 2008 · In his new biography, Kirby: King of Comics, TV and comics writer Mark Evanier details the life and career of noted comic artist Jack Kirby, the co-creator of the Marvel Comics characters the Fantastic Four, the Incredible Hulk and X-Men.
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