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Three volumes of BBC broadcasts about the US from the New York Timesâbestselling author, host of Masterpiece Theater, and âinternational treasureâ (Booklist).  In addition to his most visible presence as the host of PBSâs Masterpiece Theater for over two decades, British-born Alistair Cooke entertained and informed millions of listeners around the globe with his weekly BBC radio program, Letters from America, for over half a century. An outstanding observer of the American scene, he became one of the worldâs best-loved broadcasters. The three works in this collection gather together his most memorable insights into American history and culture. âReading [Cooke] is like spending an evening with him: you may have heard it all before, but never told with such grace and sparkleâ (The New York Times Book Review).  Letters from America: Beginning with his first letter in 1946, a powerful description of American GIs returning home, and ending with his last broadcast in February 2004, reflecting on the presidential campaign, this comprehensive collection displays Cookeâs âvirtuosity approaching genius in talking about America in human termsâ (Lord Hill of Luton, chairman of the BBC). Highlights include an eyewitness account of Robert Kennedyâs assassination, a moving evocation of 9/11, personal reflections on presidents, and warm remembrances of celebrity friends and cultural icons.  âIn this tightly edited collection . . . Cooke captures the expanding soul of a nation and people.â âPublishers Weekly  Talk About America: Personally selected by Cooke, these dispatches cover a tumultuous time in American history, including the civil rights movement and the Vietnam War. Along with cogent commentary, Cooke offers characteristically incisive portraits of political and cultural figures such as John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Robert Frost, H. L. Mencken, Charles Lindbergh, and John Glenn.  âThere is great political penetration here, and there are flashes on every page of wit, humanity, and wisdom.â âThe New York Times  The Americans: Always entertaining, provocative, and enlightening, the âbest storyteller in Americaâ reports on an extraordinarily diverse range of topics, from Vietnam, Watergate, and the constitutional definition of free speech to the jogging craze and the pleasures of a family Christmas in Vermont (James Reston). In this New York Times bestseller, Cooke eulogizes Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren, pays an affectionate and moving tribute to Duke Ellington, and treats readers to a night at the opera with Jimmy Carter.  âOne of the most gifted and urbane essayists of the century.â âThe Spectator |
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