Alistair Cooke Bücher
Alistair Cooke war ein gefeierter britisch-amerikanischer Journalist sowie Fernseh- und Radiomoderator. Seine Arbeit zeichnete sich durch scharfe Beobachtungsgabe und einflussreiche Berichterstattung aus, die dem amerikanischen Publikum oft Einblicke in das britische Leben bot und umgekehrt. Sein unverwechselbarer Stil und seine Fähigkeit, eine Verbindung zu den Zuhörern aufzubauen, machten ihn zu einer der angesehensten Stimmen seiner Zeit. Durch seine langjährigen 'Letter from America'-Sendungen für die BBC prägte er den öffentlichen Diskurs und förderte das interkulturelle Verständnis.
The Americans. Letters From America on our Life and Times, 1969-1979
- 288 Seiten
- 11 Lesestunden
Talks selected from Cooke's radio broadcasts reveal his incisive, illuminating, and witty observations on Watergate, Vietnam, and other news events of the last decade
Six Men
- 206 Seiten
- 8 Lesestunden
Photographs taken from the air present striking views of the buildings and monuments in Washington, D.C. and the surrounding area
Provides a visual record of London through unique aerial photographs and accompanying text.
When Alistair Cooke retired in March 2004 and then died a few weeks later, he was acclaimed by many as one of the greatest broadcasters of all time. His Letters from America, which began in 1946 and continued uninterrupted every week until early 2004, kept the world in touch with what was happening in Cooke's wry, liberal and humane style. This selection, made largely by Cooke himself and supplemented by his literary executor, gives us the very best of these legendary broadcasts. It is a remarkable portrait of a continent - and a man.
Alistair Cooke's American Journey
Life on the Home Front in the Second World War
- 490 Seiten
- 18 Lesestunden
Alistair Cooke, recognized a great story to be told in investigating at first hand the effects of the Second World War on America. Within weeks of the Pearl Harbor attack, Cooke set off on a circuit of the entire country to see what the war had done to people. This unique travelogue celebrates an important American character and the indomitable spirit of a nation that was to inspire Cooke's reports and broadcasts for some sixty years.
Alistair Cooke's essays about the history, personalities and literary works that shaped the programs that have appeared on Masterpiece Theatre.
