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To the Castle and Back: A Memoir - 030738845X, paperback, Vaclav Havel
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- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780307388452
- Book Title
- To the Castle and Back
- Item Length
- 8in
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Political Science
- Topic
- Personal Memoirs, World / European, Political, Historical
- Item Width
- 5.1in
- Item Weight
- 11.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 400 Pages
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From the former president of the Czech Republic comes this first-hand account of his years in office and the transition to democracy following the fall of Communism. A renowned playwright, Václav Havel became one of Czechoslovakia's most prominent dissidents under Communist rule - and the president after the Velvet Revolution, making him a key player in European politics. Here we see first-hand the challenges of creating a new government, tempered with Havel's revealing insights into the difficulties posed by an era of increased globalization and conflict. He discusses not only the situation in his own country, but also such pressing issues as the future of the European Union, the war in Iraq, and the role of the United States in contemporary affairs. Written with an eye towards both the political and the personal and a witty, well-honed eloquence, To the Castle and Back is a rare glimpse into the minds of one of the most important political figures of modern times.
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Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
030738845x
ISBN-13
9780307388452
eBay Product ID (ePID)
20038301053
Product Key Features
Book Title
To the Castle and Back
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Personal Memoirs, World / European, Political, Historical
Publication Year
2008
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Political Science
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
5.1in
Item Weight
11.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Reviews
"Moving and often beautifully expressed.... To the Castle and Back gives us any number of sharp portrayals." - Los Angeles Times Book Review "An artful, sly, and touching self portrait." - The New York Times Book Review "Fascinating...Havel displays [democratization] in heartbreaking, frustrating reality." - Cleveland Plain Dealer, "Moving and often beautifully expressed.... To the Castle and Back gives us any number of sharp portrayals." Los Angeles Times Book Review "An artful, sly, and touching self portrait." The New York Times Book Review "Fascinating...Havel displays [democratization] in heartbreaking, frustrating reality." Cleveland Plain Dealer, "Moving and often beautifully expressed...."To the Castle and Back" gives us any number of sharp portrayals." --"Los Angeles Times Book Review" "An artful, sly, and touching self portrait." --"The New York Times Book Review" "Fascinating...Havel displays [democratization] in heartbreaking, frustrating reality." --"Cleveland Plain Dealer", "Moving and often beautifully expressed.... To the Castle and Back gives us any number of sharp portrayals." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review "An artful, sly, and touching self portrait." -- The New York Times Book Review "Fascinating...Havel displays [democratization] in heartbreaking, frustrating reality." -- Cleveland Plain Dealer, "An artful, sly and touching self-portrait . . . illuminate[s] the implausible incongruities that make up Havel's strange and appealing personality." --The New York Times Book Review "A political memoir like no other . . . A compelling record of what candour and moral authority can . . . achieve in politics." --The Economist "Even among the handful of politicians who can rival Havel's personal qualities, who can write like him? His calm good humor never breaks, even as his eyes remain fixed on the cliff the Western world is barreling toward."--Bloomberg News "A fresh and intimate self-portrait . . . A diarylike glimpse into a leader simultaneously confronting challenges both major . . . and mundane." --Booklist "An illuminating memoir by an admirable writer and leader." --Kirkus Reviews From the Hardcover edition., "Moving and often beautifully expressed....To the Castle and Backgives us any number of sharp portrayals." -Los Angeles Times Book Review "An artful, sly, and touching self portrait." -The New York Times Book Review "Fascinating...Havel displays [democratization] in heartbreaking, frustrating reality." -Cleveland Plain Dealer, "An artful, sly and touching self-portrait . . . illuminate[s] the implausible incongruities that make up Havel's strange and appealing personality." --"The New York Times Book Review " "A political memoir like no other . . . A compelling record of what candour and moral authority can . . . achieve in politics." --"The Economist " "Even among the handful of politicians who can rival Havel's personal qualities, who can write like him? His calm good humor never breaks, even as his eyes remain fixed on the cliff the Western world is barreling toward."--"Bloomberg News " "A fresh and intimate self-portrait . . . A diarylike glimpse into a leader simultaneously confronting challenges both major . . . and mundane." --"Booklist " "An illuminating memoir by an admirable writer and leader." --"Kirkus Reviews " "From the Hardcover edition."
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Dewey Decimal
943.7105092 B
Dewey Edition
22
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