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Kissinger

A Biography

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Kissinger

Written by: Walter Isaacson
Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
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By the time Henry Kissinger was made secretary of state in 1973, he had become, according to a Gallup poll, the most admired person in America and one of the most unlikely celebrities ever to capture the world's imagination. Yet Kissinger was also reviled by large segments of the American public, ranging from liberal intellectuals to conservative activists.

Kissinger explores the relationship between this complex man's personality and the foreign policy he pursued. Drawing on extensive interviews with Kissinger as well as 150 other sources, including US presidents and his business clients, this first full-length biography makes use of many of Kissinger's private papers and classified memos to tell his uniquely American story.

The result is an intimate narrative, filled with surprising revelations, that follows this grandly colorful statesman from his childhood as a persecuted Jew in Nazi Germany, through his tortured relationship with Richard Nixon, to his later years as a globe-trotting business consultant.

©1992 Walter Isaacson (P)2013 Blackstone Audio 20th Century Americas Elections & Political Process Historical Modern Politics & Government United States World
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As a realist tilting towards fatalism I enjoyed getting to know this force of nature who shaped our modern world by his indomitable spirit. Millions of bodies he may have left in his wake as some people might say, but in a world tearing itself apart trying to prove itself right population loss is but a collateral. In my understanding Kissinger taught us about humanity by risking being just as less a human as we can tolerate. I’m not surprised we revere him for his conviction and grace, while teetering on the brink of humanity. To some extent he purged his own humanity to let us experience more of it. A diplomat he is, but more a mirror to our collective conscience as people of earth.

Facets of a genius

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An in-depth look into Kissinger and his involvement and influence in many parts of the world

Fascinating biography

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