DescriptionFor the first time ever, here is author/illustrator Barbara Cooney reading 2 of her award-winning books. Cooney devoted over 3 years to researching the fascinating but heartbreaking story of Eleanor Roosevelt's childhood, combining historical fact with wonderful storytelling. Cooney herself says, "I think that Eleanor is the nicest book I've ever written." Contrasting with the sad and lonely childhood of Eleanor Roosevelt is the story of Hattie and the Waves, based on the life of Cooney's mother. Filled with love, family, and hope, it is the heartwarming tale of a young girl's inspiration and dreams.
DescriptionWinner of both the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, New York Times best-selling author Gore Vidal is one of the true masters of American letters. In this extraordinary memoir, Vidal recalls his accomplishments and def…
DescriptionThe year is 1942, and Eleanor Roosevelt is convinced that there is an imposter in the White House masquerading as Fala, FDR?s prized Scottie. Positive that a shady veterinarian has absconded with the genuine pooch, Eleanor turns for help to that much-battered and near penniless private eye: Toby Peters. Never one to refuse a lady in distress, much less the First Lady, the unflappable detective gamely agrees to search for the pilfered canine. What follows is a high-speed, hilarious romp about L.A. and its environs in which Toby encounters a lethal ex-wrestler named Elmo; a veterinarian who loves classical music; a parrot named Henry the Eighth; a right-wing fanatic who?s plotting to overthrow the FDR administration; a bookie with a powerful passion for the Academy Awards; and Buster Keaton?on his way down, but, as he proves, not yet out for the count.
DescriptionPresenting an aspect of American history that has never been fully told, Doris Kearns Goodwin describes how the isolationist and divided United States of 1940 was unified under the extraordinary leadership of Franklin Roosevelt to become, only five years…
