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Summary: Award winning book
Review: This book may well be the best history ever written about FDR and ER. It is definitely the best work written about them in the last ten years. It is, of course, a very scholorly book, but it is also, surprisingly, a very readable book. It covers major aspects of their lives, and minor aspects of their lives. I wish all history books were like this one. This book goes very far in showing why FDR was the best President of the United States to ever hold the office. Lincoln was present durning the civil war. Washington was the first President. Wilson held office durning the First World War. But FDR held office and guided the country through two of its great crisis's - the great depression and world war two. That is what makes FDR the best President to ever live in the White House.
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Summary: Well Written and Researched
Review: This book is beautifully written. It is a deeply researched historical work that leaves the reader thirsting to continue reading it until s/he has reached the last page. Doris Kearns Goodwin has written a narrative account of one of America's most difficult periods: World War II. She is not only a great historian but a great writer. I particularly enjoyed Goodwin's portrayal of Eleanor Roosevelt. This book is further strengthened by Goodwin's empathetic treatment of issues related to Jews and the Holocaust, Blacks and integration, and women and the job market. For all those who enjoy this book, I suggest that they follow it by reading Goodwin's "Johnson and the American Dream."
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Summary: Captivating story brilliantly told
Review: I heard Doris Kearns Goodwin speak last year, at which time she read excerpts of No Ordinary Time. It was spellbinding then, and continued to be through all nearly-800 pages. Ms. Goodwin has managed to tell the story of the Roosevelt White House and its brilliant, flawed heroes and heroines with the flair of a novelist and the precision of a great historian.
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Summary: A wonderful look at past history.
Review: This book is well written and full of fascinating facts about the world pre and post World War Two. I found the information about FDR and Eleanor's private life within the White House excellent when juxtaposed with the "private" lives of today's politicians. A must read for any lover of history!
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Summary: NO WORDS CAN EXPLANE THIS BOOK, YOU JUST HAVE TO READ IT!
Review: I HAVE READ ALL I CAN ABOUT ELEANOR ROOSEVELT, SHE IS MY HERO, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I READ ABOUT THEM TOGETHER, AND IT WAS JUST GREAT, I WAS RIGHT THERE WITH THEM THRU THE WHOLE BOOK, IF I COULD TALK TO ANY ONE WHO HAS PASSED, SHE WOULD BE ONE OF THEM, SHE IS LOVED BY ME THIS VERY DAY AND I SHARE HER WITH MY CLOSEST FRIENDS. I WILL READ THIS AGAIN AND AGAIN.
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Summary: Great read - and very educational.
Review: I learned not only about Eleanor and Franklin, but about WWII and other events and issues of the day. This is a compassionate book, one which takes context carefully into account as it details the controversies and issues with which Eleanor and Franklin dealt. I highly recommend it! even if you are not usually a Biography reader.
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Summary: Another excellent book from a Great Historian.
Review: Doris Kearns Goodwin has produced another magnificent book. This is a must read to study the Second World War. It is a valuable insight to the problems that even the rich and powerful have in life. One reader complained that Ms. Goodwin did not offer enough criticism. I believe that she did. This book is a fair and truthful look and two extraordinary people and the times which defined them, and the times which they defined....
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Summary: Highly recommend this thorough and compelling book.
Review: An excellent distillation of what the Roosevelts meant to 20th century history. I enjoyed this book tremendously and recommend it to anyone interested in modern history or the study of leadership.
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Summary: The Roosevelts as real people.
Review: Goodwin does an outstanding job showing the Roosevelts as the mortal human beings they were, while adding substantially to the mystique surrounding the administration. FDR's extraordinary ability to build coalitions and make weighty decisions under pressure are nothing short of extraordinary, and Eleanor's dogged adherence to principle stand out against the empty pragmatism we see in the modern world. However, the personalities of less discussed figures, like Harry Hopkins and Sara Roosevelt add flesh to the story, and Goodwin's candid analysis of FDR's relationship with Lucy Rutherford is done as tastefully as possible. As one who read this outstanding book during the impeachment trial, I must admit, I longed for the days Goodwin describes, those in which the President seemed to believe America was really the greatest country in the history of the world.
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Summary: Like being in the White House during the War years
Review: A masterpiece, one of the most enjoyable non-fiction books I have ever read. Truly makes its subjects, from FDR to Fala, come alive. Provides an indepth, sensible and sensitive understanding of this time and topic.
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