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Benjamin Franklin by Walter Isaacson.. Complexly satisfying is this new(er) biography of the many-times-biographed Ben. Depth and pentimento in the revelations here painted will cause you to see afresh through your bifocals. – Joel Gardner, LitSnap Editor |
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"Following closely on the heels of Edmund Morgan's justly acclaimed Benjamin Franklin, Isaacson's longer biography easily holds its own. How do the two books differ? Isaacson's is more detailed; it lingers over such matters as the nature of Franklin's complex family circumstances and his relations with others, and it pays closer attention to each of his extraordinary achievements." – Publisher’s Weekly "Energetic, entertaining, and worldly." – The New Yorker |
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Author bio: Walter Isaacson, the CEO of the Aspen Institute, has been chairman of CNN and the managing editor of Time magazine. He is the author of Benjamin Franklin: An American Life and of Kissinger: A Biography, and the coauthor of The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and daughter. More information can be found here: http://www.amazon.com/Walter-Isaacson/e/B000APFLB8/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1 |
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Book Details: History; (608 pp. Rewarding: Kindle/Audiobook/Print editions) Publisher Website: http://books.simonandschuster.com/Benjamin-Franklin/Walter-Isaacson/9780684807614 |
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