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Eisenhower: Becoming the Leader of the Free World (The\papers Of Dwight David Eisenhower Ser.)
by Louis Galambos"Highly accessible and sprightly written."—Library JournalWinner of the Kansas State Library's Kansas Notable Book AwardIn this engaging, fast-paced biography, Louis Galambos follows the career of Dwight D. "Ike" Eisenhower, offering new insight into this singular man who guided America toward consensus at home and a peaceful victory in the Cold War.The longtime editor of the Eisenhower papers, Galambos may know more about this president than anyone alive. In this compelling book, he explores the shifts in Eisenhower's identity and reputation over his lifetime and explains how he developed his distinctive leadership skills. As a career military officer, Eisenhower's progress was uneven. Galambos shows how Ike, with the help of Brigadier General Fox Conner, his mentor and patron, learned how to profit from his mistakes, pivot quickly, and grow as a military and civilian leader. On D-Day, Eisenhower guided the largest amphibious force in history to a successful invasion of France and a decisive victory. After the defeat of Nazi Germany, he turned to politics and was elected president in 1952.While today's fiercely partisan political climate makes it difficult to imagine a president forging consensus in Washington, that's exactly what Eisenhower did. As America's leader in an era of profound postwar changes at home and abroad, President Eisenhower sought a middle way with compromise and coalition building. He provided his country with firm-handed leadership, bringing prosperity and peace to the American people in the dangerous years of the Cold War—an accomplishment that made him one of the most influential men of the twentieth century. Destined to be the best short biography of the thirty-fourth president of the United States, Eisenhower conclusively demonstrates how and why this master of the middle way became the successful leader of the free world.
Eisenhower
by Paul JohnsonAcclaimed historian Paul Johnson's lively, succinct biography of Dwight D. Eisenhower explores how his legacy endures today In the rousing style he's famous for, celebrated biographer Paul Johnson offers a fascinating portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower, focusing particularly on his years as a five-star general and his time as the thirty-fourth President of the United States.Johnson chronicles President Eisenhower's modest childhood in Kansas, his college years at West Point, and his rapid ascent through the military ranks, culminating in his appointment as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe during World War II. Beginning when Eisenhower assumed the presidency from Harry Truman in 1952, Johnson paints a rich portrait of his two consecutive terms, exploring his volatile relationship with then-Vice President Richard Nixon, his abhorrence of isolationism, and his position on the Cold War, McCarthyism, and the Civil Rights Movement. Johnson notes that when Eisenhower left the White House at age 70, reluctantly passing the torch to President-elect John F. Kennedy, he feared for the country's future and prophetically warned of the looming military-industrial complex.Many elements of Eisenhower's presidency speak to American politics today, including his ability to balance the budget and skill in managing an oppositional Congress. This brief yet comprehensive study will appeal to biography lovers as well as to enthusiasts of presidential history and military history alike.
Eisenhower
by Paul JohnsonAcclaimed historian Paul Johnson's lively, succinct biography of Dwight D. Eisenhower explores how his legacy endures today In the rousing style he's famous for, celebrated biographer Paul Johnson offers a fascinating portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower, focusing particularly on his years as a five-star general and his time as the thirty-fourth President of the United States. Johnson chronicles President Eisenhower's modest childhood in Kansas, his college years at West Point, and his rapid ascent through the military ranks, culminating in his appointment as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe during World War II. Beginning when Eisenhower assumed the presidency from Harry Truman in 1952, Johnson paints a rich portrait of his two consecutive terms, exploring his volatile relationship with then-Vice President Richard Nixon, his abhorrence of isolationism, and his position on the Cold War, McCarthyism, and the Civil Rights Movement. Johnson notes that when Eisenhower left the White House at age 70, reluctantly passing the torch to President-elect John F. Kennedy, he feared for the country's future and prophetically warned of the looming military-industrial complex. Many elements of Eisenhower's presidency speak to American politics today, including his ability to balance the budget and skill in managing an oppositional Congress. This brief yet comprehensive study will appeal to biography lovers as well as to enthusiasts of presidential history and military history alike.
Eisenhower
by Jim Newton"Newton's contribution is as cogent an inventory of Eisenhower's White House years as I've ever read. He blends masterful writing with historic detail and provides the value-added of Ike as the man and the leader."--Chuck Hagel, Distinguished Professor, Georgetown University; U.S. Senator (1997-2009)Newly discovered and declassified documents make for a surprising and revealing portrait of the president we thought we knew.America's thirty-fourth president was belittled by his critics as the babysitter-in-chief. This new look reveals how wrong they were. Dwight Eisenhower was bequeathed the atomic bomb and refused to use it. He ground down Joseph McCarthy and McCarthyism until both became, as he said, "McCarthywasm." He stimulated the economy to lift it from recession, built an interstate highway system, turned an $8 billion deficit in 1953 into a $500 million surplus in 1960. (Ike was the last President until Bill Clinton to leave his country in the black.) The President Eisenhower of popular imagination is a benign figure, armed with a putter, a winning smile, and little else. The Eisenhower of veteran journalist Jim Newton's rendering is shrewd, sentimental, and tempestuous. He mourned the death of his first son and doted on his grandchildren but could, one aide recalled, "peel the varnish off a desk" with his temper. Mocked as shallow and inarticulate, he was in fact a meticulous manager. Admired as a general, he was a champion of peace. In Korea and Vietnam, in Quemoy and Berlin, his generals urged him to wage nuclear war. Time and again he considered the idea and rejected it. And it was Eisenhower who appointed the liberal justices Earl Warren and William Brennan and who then called in the military to enforce desegregation in the schools.Rare interviews, newly discovered records, and fresh insights undergird this gripping and timely narrative.JIM NEWTON is a veteran journalist who began his career as clerk to James Reston at the New York Times. Since then, he has worked as a reporter at the Atlanta Constitution and as a reporter, bureau chief and editor at the Los Angeles Times, where he presently is the editor-at-large and author of a weekly column. He also is an educator and author, whose acclaimed biography of Chief Justice Earl Warren, Justice for All: Earl Warren and the Nation He Made, was published in 2006. He lives in Pasadena, CA.From the Hardcover edition.
Eisenhower
by Geoffrey PerretDrawing on newly available material, including Eisenhower's papers and diaries, author and military historian Geoffrey Perret offers a comprehensive portrait of the life, military exploits, political life, and presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969). He covers several controversies including an alleged dalliance, Eisenhower's break with MacArthur in 1939, his opinion of Nixon, and his role in McCarthy's activities. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Eisenhower: A Biography (Great Generals Series)
by John Wukovits“A concise portrayal of the commander who served as the chief architect of D-Day.” —Col. Cole C. Kingseed, New York Times–bestselling coauthor of Beyond Band of BrothersAmerican general and thirty-fourth US president Dwight D. Eisenhower was the principal architect of the successful Allied invasion of Europe during World War II, and the subsequent defeat of Nazi Germany. In this biography, military historian John Wukovits explores Eisenhower’s contributions to American warfare. Eisenhower led the assault on the French coast at Normandy and held together the Allied units through the European campaign that followed. The book reveals Eisenhower’s advocacy in the pre-war years of the tank, his friendships with George Patton and Fox Conner, his service in the Philippines with Douglas MacArthur, and his culminating role as supreme commander of Allied forces in Europe.With an introduction by General Wesley Clark, Eisenhower skillfully demonstrates how Dwight Eisenhower’s evolution as a commander, his military doctrine, and his diplomatic skills are of extreme importance in understanding modern warfare.“A portrait of a general who devised and sustained a broad-front strategy that led to Germany’s unconditional surrender, and a man who never took his eyes off the prize.” —The Star-Ledger
Eisenhower and Churchill: The Partnership that Saved the World
by James C. HumesAlthough born and raised more than an ocean apart, Dwight Eisenhower and Winston Churchill—the two titans of the greatest generation—led remarkably parallel lives whose paths would intersect during history's most harrowing days. Through their youth, education, and military training, both men experienced similar triumphs and failures that shaped their lives, though they met only for the first time upon the eve of war in 1941. Eisenhower and Churchilltells the magnificent story of these two great leaders and their exemplary partnership in war and peace. Through enlivened pages and fascinating anecdotes, author James C. Humes illuminates the human side of each man, who had more in common with each other than a world war. You'll discover the extraordinary stories of how both were born to domineering mothers and failed fathers, both did not qualify for the military academy on the first try, both were traumatized by experiences in World War I, both were talented writers, and both lost a child in the very same year (1921). Remarkably, each man did not warm to the other at first; but as they worked together, their respect for one another grew to become a powerful friendship that lived long after the echoes of war had receded into the past. As allies, they shared a hatred for tyranny and led the world through the greatest war of the twentieth century. As friends, they shared a sense of trust and cooperation that should be raised as a standard. Containing new research and memorable insights,Eisenhower and Churchillbrings to life the two lions of the twentieth centruy. "Who would not welcome an intimate book about Churchill and Eisenhower, and who is better situated to write it than Professor Humes, who knew them both, and studiously—and ardently—records their careers and their friendship?" —William F. Buckley Jr. "James C. Humes'sEisenhower and Churchillis a wonderful dual biography laced with lively anecdotes, engaging prose, and shrewd analysis. A truly welcome addition to our growing literature on the Second World War. " —Douglas Brinkley,professor of history and director of the Eisenhower Center, University of New Orleans From the Hardcover edition.
Eisenhower and the American Crusades
by Herbert S. ParmetHerbert S. Parmet's Eisenhower and the American Crusades is a major assessment of the American presidency during the critical period of America at mid-century. The book follows the career of General Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1952, when he decided to leave his NATO command to campaign for the presidency, to his retirement at Gettysburg nearly nine years later. His entry into politics was well-timed. A mood of conservatism was sweeping the country; surveys indicated that the majority of Americans felt it was time for a change from two decades of executive control 'by those who had permitted events to get out of hand.'Parmet based his study of the Eisenhower years on massive research, conversations with leading figures of the era, and previously unreleased documents. This wealth of material has enabled him to provide answers to questions frequently asked about the thirty-fourth president: Was Eisenhower the kind, fatherly man millions grew up to love on their television or was this an image created by a shrewd politician who knew what the country needed in a trying time?Did he choose Richard Nixon as a running mate or was Nixon forced upon him by political necessities? Was the president intimidated by the appearance of power of Joseph McCarthy, and did the Army-McCarthy hearings influence Eisenhower's decision to involve the United States in Vietnam? Was Eisenhower concerned with the lack of progress in civil rights? Was he the right man for the right time in history or was he merely postponing the major crises of the 1960s?Parmet offers a convincing refutation of the idea of the Eisenhower years as being placid or boring. 'No years that contained McCarthy and McCarthyism, a war in Korea, constant fears of nuclear annihilation, and spreading racial violence, could be so described.' For Parmet, Eisenhower was a stabilizing force in a time of conflict. He may not have been a political genius, but he knew perhaps better than anyone else around him exactly what the people wanted and how they wanted it.
Eisenhower for Our Time (People for Our Time)
by Steven WagnerEisenhower for Our Time provides an introduction to the Eisenhower presidency, extracting lessons for today's world. Steven Wagner proposes that the need to maintain balance defines Eisenhower's presidency. Wagner examines a series of defining moments that were among Eisenhower's greatest challenges, some of which resulted in his greatest accomplishments: the decision to run for president, his political philosophy of the "Middle Way," the creation of a national security policy, the French Indochina War, Senator Joseph McCarthy, the Little Rock Desegregation Crisis, the Race for Space, and the famous Farewell Address. Wagner looks at Eisenhower's executive ability, leadership, decision making, and willingness to compromise, as well as the qualities of duty, integrity, and good character. The moments detailed in Eisenhower for Our Time show Eisenhower as a president intimately engaged in the decisions that defined America in his time and that apply to ours today. The President's actions place him among the most successful presidents and provide many lessons to guide us in our time and in the future.
Eisenhower in War and Peace
by Jean Edward SmithIn his magisterial bestseller FDR, Jean Edward Smith gave us a fresh, modern look at one of the most indelible figures in American history. Now this peerless biographer returns with a new life of Dwight D. Eisenhower that is as full, rich, and revealing as anything ever written about America's thirty-fourth president. As America searches for new heroes to lead it out of its present-day predicaments, Jean Edward Smith's achievement lies in reintroducing us to a hero from the past whose virtues have become clouded in the mists of history. Here is Eisenhower the young dreamer, charting a course from Abilene, Kansas, to West Point, to Paris under Pershing, and beyond. Drawing on a wealth of untapped primary sources, Smith provides new insight into Ike's maddening apprenticeship under Douglas MacArthur in Washington and the Philippines. Then the whole panorama of World War II unfolds, with Eisenhower's superlative generalship forging the Allied path to victory through multiple reversals of fortune in North Africa and Italy, culminating in the triumphant invasion of Normandy. Smith also gives us an intriguing examination of Ike's finances, details his wartime affair with Kay Summersby, and reveals the inside story of the 1952 Republican convention that catapulted him to the White House.Smith's chronicle of Eisenhower's presidential years is as compelling as it is comprehensive. Derided by his detractors as a somnambulant caretaker, Eisenhower emerges in Smith's perceptive retelling as both a canny politician and a skillful, decisive leader. Smith convincingly portrays an Eisenhower who engineered an end to America's three-year no-win war in Korea, resisted calls for preventative wars against the Soviet Union and China, and boldly deployed the Seventh Fleet to protect Formosa from invasion. This Eisenhower, Smith shows us, stared down Khrushchev over Berlin and forced the withdrawal of British, French, and Israeli forces from the Suez Canal. He managed not only to keep the peace--after Ike made peace in Korea, not one American soldier was killed in action during his tenure--but also to enhance America's prestige in the Middle East and throughout the world.Domestically, Eisenhower reduced defense spending, balanced the budget, constructed the interstate highway system, and provided social security coverage for millions who were self-employed. Ike believed that traditional American values encompassed change and progress.Unmatched in insight, Eisenhower in War and Peace at last gives us an Eisenhower for our time--and for the ages.From the Hardcover edition.
Eisenhower Volume I: Soldier, General of the Army, President-Elect, 1890-1952
by Stephen E. AmbroseDwight Eisenhower was not exactly born into poverty, but the family's circumstances were at least austere. He was one of seven children; his father, a railway worker. But the family was strong and unified, the youngsters energetic and ambitious.<P> Ike made it to West Point, where he excelled in sports. He was a natural leader. But it was at Leavenworth years later, as a student at the war college, that his intellectual talent showed itself. He graduated first in his class.<P> The author draws in a wealth of previously unpublished information to give us this beautiful portrait. As a result Eisenhower emerges as complex, one who as the author states, ". . .was a good and great man."
Eisenhower Volume II: The President
by Stephen E. AmbroseEisenhower: The President, the second and concluding volume of Stephen Ambrose's brilliant biography, is the first assessment of a postwar President based on access to the entire record. It covers a wide range of subjects, including Eisenhower's rejection of the near-unanimous advice he received as President to use atomic weapons; his thinking on defense policy and the Cold War; his handling of a multitude of foreign-affairs crises; his attitudes and actions on civil rights; his views on Joseph McCarthy and on communism. Also illuminated are Eisenhower's relations with Nixon, Truman, Khrushchev, de Gaulle, and other world leaders. Ambrose provides us with an extraordinary portrait -- fairminded and enormously well-informed -- of the man, both decent and complex, who is increasingly regarded as one of the twentieth century's greatest Presidents.
Eisenhower vs. Warren: The Battle For Civil Rights And Liberties
by James F. SimonThe epic 1950s battle that would shape the legal future of the civil rights movement is chronicled here for the first time. The bitter feud between President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Chief Justice Earl Warren framed the tumultuous future of the modern civil rights movement. Eisenhower was a gradualist who wanted to coax white Americans in the South into eventually accepting integration, while Warren, author of the Supreme Court’s historic unanimous opinion in Brown v. Board of Education, demanded immediate action to dismantle the segregation of the public school system. In Eisenhower vs. Warren, two-time New York Times Notable Book author James F. Simon examines the years of strife between them that led Eisenhower to say that his biggest mistake as president was appointing that “dumb son of a bitch Earl Warren.” This momentous, poisonous relationship is presented here at last in one volume. Compellingly written, Eisenhower vs. Warren brings to vivid life the clash that continues to reverberate in political and constitutional debates today.
Eisenhower’s Six Great Decisions: Europe, 1944–1945
by General Walter Bedell SmithEisenhower's Chief of Staff reviews the six turning points of the European war that took the Allies from Normandy to the heart of Germany in only 11 months.War, as in life, turns on decisions taken and opportunities taken; the decisions of General Eisenhower as supreme commander of the Allied effort in Europe shaped the lives of millions of soldiers and tens of millions of civilians. The strain of these decisions was shared with many of the top allied commanders, but few will have understood Eisenhower's thought processes than his trusted friend, confidante and chief of staff General Walter Bedell "Beetle" Smith. A shrewd and intelligent man in his own right, the "Beetle" would be constantly by Eisenhower's side as he directed the huge Allied armies against the Wehrmacht across France, Belgium, Holland and finally into Germany itself. He set out to describe the events through the eyes of his friend and superior as they appeared at the time; the six 'Great Decisions' that he decided on as the turning points of the conduct of the war were:1 - The Decision Of The Timing Of Operation Overlord [The Normandy Landings]2 - How To Break Out Of Normandy Bocage3 - How To Deal With The Ardennes Counteroffensive [Battle Of The Bulge]4 - How To Destroy Or Capture All German Forces Against The West Of The Rhine5 - How To Encircle The Industrial Heartland Of Germany - The Ruhr.6 - How To End The War.A must read for anyone interested in the Second World War.
Either is Love
by Elisabeth CraiginFirst published 1937. After the death of her husband, the narrator re-reads the letters she had written him about her earlier intense love affair with another woman. This beautifully written "memoir" is an almost unequaled treatment of a lesbian romance.
Either You're In or You're in the Way: Two Brothers, Twelve Months, and One Filmmaking Hell-Ride to Keep a Promise to Their Father
by Logan Miller Noah MillerThe hilarious, implausible, and touching story of twin brothers accomplishing the impossible—making a feature film (with a cast and crew with 11 Academy Awards and 26 nominations) with no experience, no money and no contacts.When identical twin brothers Logan and Noah Miller's homeless father died alone in a jail cell, they vowed, come hell or high water, that their film, Touching Home, would be made as a dedication to their love for him. Either You're in or You're in the Way is the amazing story of how—without a dime to their names nor a single meaningful contact in Hollywood—they managed to write, produce, direct, and act in a feature film alongside four-time Academy Award-nominated actor Ed Harris and fellow nominees Brad Dourif and Robert Forster. Either You're in or You're in the Way tells of the desperate struggle of two sons fighting to keep a vow to their father, and in so doing, creating a better life for themselves. A modern-day Horatio Alger on steroids, this fast-paced thrill ride of heartbreak and redemption will both captivate and inspire.
Eitingon, las operaciones secretas de Stalin en México
by Juan Alberto CedilloLa misión más importante en la vida de Leónidas Eitingon surgió bajo las órdenes de Stalin: eliminar a su peor enemigo, León Trotsky, exiliado en la ciudad de México desde 1937.Tras fallar un primer intento coordinado con David Alfaro Siqueiros, en una segunda ocasión Eitingon mezcló los peligrosos movimientos de la denominada Operación Pato con su pasatiempo favorito: conquistar bellas mujeres. Finalmente, el 20 de agosto de 1940, el ideólogo más importante de la revolución bolchevique fue asesinado. Ramón Mercader, hijo de la amante y cómplice del emblemático agente, fue el encargado de concluir la misión.A partir de documentos desclasificados del Archivo Nacional de Seguridad estadounidense, Juan Alberto Cedillo -autor de Los nazis en México- nos ofrece una fascinante trama digna de una novela de espías, aderezada con intrigas y pugnas de alto calibre.Situada durante los años cuarenta, la historia pone al descubierto las maquinaciones orquestadas por los servicios secretos soviéticos en México para matar al principal opositor al régimen, rescatar de la cárcel al homicida y espiar los trabajos científicos de construcción de la bomba atómica.
The Eitingons
by Mary-Kay WilmersMary-Kay Wilmers began looking into aspects of her remarkable family twenty years ago. The result is a book of astonishing scope and originality that throws light into some of the darkest corners of the last century. At the center of the story stands the author herself-- ironic, precise, searching, and stylish--wondering not only about where she is from, but about what she is entitled to know.
Ejercicios de memoria
by Andrea CamilleriVeintitrés ejercicios de memoria que rememoran los momentos clave de la vida de Andrea Camilleri, ilustrados por artistas italianos de la talla de Alessandro Gottardo, Gipi, Lorenzo Mattotti, Guido Scarabottolo y Olimpia Zagnoli. A pesar de haberse quedado ciego a los noventa y un años, Andrea Camilleri no se dejó amedrentar por la oscuridad, igual que nunca tuvo miedo a la página en blanco. El autor siciliano escribió dictando hasta el final de sus días, y con la oralidad encontró una nueva forma de contar historias. Desde el principio de su ceguera, se aplicó al ejercicio de la memoria con la misma disciplina férrea con la que había trabajado toda su vida. Con persistente lucidez, se dedicó a hilvanar los recuerdos de una vida larga y prolífica, haciendo gala de una agudeza mental única y su particular visión del mundo. Este libro nació como un ejercicio para practicar esta nueva forma de escritura, una especie de cuadernillo de vacaciones: veintitrés relatos concebidos en veintitrés días. En ellas, el autor rememora episodios clave de su vida, retrata a los artistas que tuvo en más estima y repasa la historia reciente de Italia, la que ha vivido en primera persona. Un juego literario donde se entrelazan sonidos, conversaciones e imágenes que nunca podrá sacarse de la cabeza. «Me gustaría que este libro fuera como la pirueta de un acróbata que vuela de un trapecio a otro, tal vez haciendo un triple salto mortal, siempre con la sonrisa en los labios, sin exteriorizar la fatiga, el compromiso diario o la sensación constante de riesgo que ha hecho posible ese progreso. Si el trapecista mostrara el esfuerzo que le ha costado ejecutar esa cabriola, el espectador ciertamente no disfrutaría del espectáculo.» La crítica ha dicho:«A pesar de haber sido dictados a Isabella Dessalvi, estos ejercicios resuenan en el lector con la voz fuerte, hueca e irónica de su autor. Uno casi puede sentir las entonaciones, las pausas, la cadencia, su estado de ánimo. En todos se percibe un amargor nostálgico y divertido.»Il Messaggero
Ek Ajanya Gandhi ni Atmakatha
by Natwar Gandhiનટવર ગાંધી નો જન્મ 1940માં સાવરકુંડલામાં. મુંબઈમાં બી.કોમ. અને એલએલ.બીનો અભ્યાસ. 1961–1965 સુધી મૂળજી મારકેટમાં, મિલની પેઢીઓમાં અને અન્ય કંપનીઓમાં નોકરી. 1965માં ઉચ્ચ અભ્યાસ માટે અમેરિકાગમન. ત્યાં એમ.બી.એ. અને પીએચ.ડી. ડીગ્રીઓ મેળવી યુનિવર્સિટી ઑફ પિટ્સબર્ગ, અમેરિકન યુનિવર્સિટી અને અન્ય યુનિવર્સિટીઓમાં શિક્ષણકાર્ય કર્યું. 1976–1997 દરમિયાન અમેરિકન કૉંગ્રેસની ‘વૉચ ડૉગ’ એજન્સી જનરલ એકાઉન્ટિંગ ઑફિસમાં ટૅક્સ પૉલિસી અને ઍડમિનિસ્ટ્રેશનના ડેપ્યુટી ડાયરેક્ટર તરીકે કામ કર્યું. 1997માં અમેરિકાની રાજધાની વૉશિંગ્ટનના ટૅક્સ કમિશનર તરીકે તેઓ નિમાયા અને ત્યાર બાદ ત્યાં જ ચીફ ફાઇનાન્સિયલ ઑફિસર તરીકે નાણાંપ્રધાનની જવાબદારી 2000થી 2014 સુધી સંભાળી. એ હોદ્દાની રૂએ વૉશિંગ્ટનના બાર બિલિયન ડૉલરના બજેટની વ્યવસ્થા અને વ્યવહાર એમના હાથમાં હતા. અમેરિકન કરવેરા અને નાણાકીય ક્ષેત્રે નોંધપાત્ર પ્રદાન કરવા બદલ નટવર ગાંધીનું ઘણા એવૉર્ડ્સથી બહુમાન થયું છે. આંતરરાષ્ટ્રીય ક્ષેત્રે ગુજરાતની પ્રતિષ્ઠા વધારવા માટે 1996માં એમને ‘વિશ્વગુર્જરી’ એવૉર્ડ પણ એનાયત થયો છે. નટવર ગાંધીનું કામ બજેટનું, પણ એમની અભિરુચિ કવિતાની. એમની કવિતામાં એક પરદેશ વસતા ભારતીયની જન્મભૂમિ પ્રત્યેની પ્રીતિ પ્રગટ થાય છે. સાથે સાથે અમેરિકન વસવાટ, વિવિધ ધર્મવિચાર, વિધવિધ રાજકીય વિચારધારાઓ અને મૃત્યુની અનિવાર્યતા વિશે લખાયેલા કાવ્યો દ્વારા કવિ ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યમાં એક અનોખું વિષયવસ્તુ લાવે છે. ગઈ સદીના વચલા દાયકાઓમાં દેશનાં નાનાં ગામોમાં તેમ મુંબઈ જેવા શહેરમાં સામાન્ય લોકો હાડમારીભર્યું જીવન કેમ જીવતા એનું અહીં વર્ણન કરવા પ્રયત્ન છે. વધુમાં નટવર ગાંધીની સાવરકુંડલાથી અમેરિકાની રાજધાની વૉશિંગ્ટન સુધીની જીવનયાત્રા અને વૉશિંગ્ટનને નાણાંકીય રીતે સધ્ધર બનાવવામાં એના સી.એફ.ઓ. તરીકે એમણે જે ભાગ ભજવ્યો તેની રસપ્રદ વાત આ આત્મકથામાં થઈ છે.
Ek Russi-Ameriki Jasus ki Diary: एक रूसी-अमेरिकी जासूस की डायरी
by Azeezah Awalचीनी तिकड़ी, सम्मानित याकुजा, ब्राटवा के साथ-साथ सीआईए और इसकी सबसे कुख्यात ब्लैक बजट इकाइयों द्वारा शिकार किए गए, अनाथ जासूस को अपनी खुद की निष्ठा पर सवाल उठाना पड़ता है क्योंकि वह जीवित रहने के लिए सबसे खूनी लड़ाई और भारी बाधाओं को बहादुर करता है। जासूसी की बवंडर दुनिया। यह एक गुप्त सोवियत ऑपरेटिव की एक विस्फोटक, पन्ने पलटने वाली जीवनी है, जो अब तक स्वीकृत सबसे बड़ी मैनहंट से बचने में कामयाब रही। सबसे निर्मम सोवियत खुफिया अधिकारी द्वारा प्रशिक्षित, यह लड़का एक प्रसिद्ध जासूस बन जाता है और अटलांटिक के पार यात्रा पर निकलते समय वैचारिक मतभेदों की उपेक्षा करता है। यह धोखे और जासूसी की एक मनोरम कहानी है जो आस्था और राष्ट्रीयताओं से परे है। एक अनाथ और केजीबी का आखिरी, जो बेतहाशा संकट का सामना करता है, सीखता है कि दुनिया वैसी नहीं है जैसी दिखती है। जब दोस्तों को एक-दूसरे के खिलाफ मजबूर किया जाता है, और प्रेमियों को धोखा देने के लिए भर्ती किया जाता है, तो एक जासूस जिस व्यक्ति पर भरोसा कर सकता है, वह वह खुद है। वह जहां भी जाता है, यातना और विनाश उसका पीछा करता है। और प्रियजनों को सबसे बुरे भाग्य की निंदा की जाती है। दिल के दर्द और विश्वासघात, एकतरफा प्यार और भ्रष्टाचार की कहानी, यह किताब सबसे व्यस्त शहरों के दिल में होने वाली पागल घटनाओं की पड़ताल करती है जो सितारों के मूक दर्शक को भी प्रभावित करती है। युवा लड़का मृत्यु और छल के पारम्परिक जाल में उलझ जाता है, लेकिन बहिष्कृत प्रेम की यादों को जकड़े रहता है। लीग 13 के लिए काम करने के लिए मजबूर, एनएसए का एक रहस्यमय, और सर्वव्यापी ब्लैक ऑप्स डिवीजन, युवा जासूस को तोड़फोड़ के एक घातक खेल में आगे बढ़ने के लिए मजबूर किया जाता है, जहां उसे उन लोगों के खिलाफ जासूसी और प्रतिवाद संचालन का नेतृत्व करना चाहिए जिन्होंने उसे प्रशिक्षित किया था। जबकि वह इस अधिनायकवादी इकाई में लोकप्रियता हासिल करता है।
Ek Sadhikani Jivanyatra
by Vanmala Desai"અરબી સમુદ્રને કિનારે એ એક એકાંત સ્થળ હતું. ઊછળતાં મોજાંની ફરફર વચ્ચે ઊભી ઊભી હું એ વિશાળ તોફાની મહાસાગર તરફ તાકી રહી હતી. એટલામાં એક એકાકી શુભ્ર શ્વેત પક્ષી પાણી પરથી ઊડતું પસાર થયું. તે ક્ષણે એ પક્ષી સંસારના સાગર પરથી પસાર થતા શાંત અને અલિપ્ત આત્માના પ્રતીકરૂપ મને લાગ્યું. આપણો અંતરાત્મા પણ એવો જ નથી? જીવનની કોઈ વિરલ ક્ષણે ઊંડા આત્મજ્ઞાનની ભૂખ જાગી ઊઠે છે ત્યારે જ એની પ્રતીતિ થાય છે. આ જાતની લાગણી દરેક માણસને તેના જીવનની શરૂઆતમાં આ શું છે તેની પૂરી ખબર પણ ન હોય તોયે સ્પષ્ટ અને સાદી રીતે થાય છે. પાછળના દિવસોમાં ઈશ્વરના અનુગ્રહથી જિંદગીનાં સુખદુ:ખ તેના સાચા સ્વરૂપમાં સમજાતાં જાય છે ત્યારે કંઈક અંશે સભાન સમજણ સાથે આ ભાવના વધારે સ્પષ્ટ બને છે. મોતીની માળાની દોરી દરેક મોતીમાંથી પસાર થાય છે અને છેવટે તેના બન્ને છેડા જોડાઈ જાય છે તેમ આ ભાવ જિંદગીમાં એકધારો ચાલ્યો આવે છે."
Ekhi: Siguiendo tu estrella
by Maite García Igor Del BarrioUn libro necesario para quien haya experimentado el dolor de una pérdida. Una madre comienza a escribir un diario tras celebrar el primer cumpleaños de su hijo, Ekhi. <P><P>A los pocos días, el niño cae súbitamente enfermo. El diario se convertirá en el testigo de un viaje a través de la esperanza y el dolor en busca de sentido. <P>Ekhi. <P>Siguiendo tu estrella es una historia sobre la aceptación y la oportunidad de crecimiento que nos brindan los grandes retos que a veces nos impone la vida.
Eklavya: एकलव्य
by Sharad Dalviश्री दासबोध ह्या लोकोत्तर ग्रंथात सच्छिष्याची लक्षणं विस्तारानं विशद करताना श्रीसमर्थ रामदास म्हणतात: ऐसे सच्छिष्याचें वैभव । सद्गुरुवचनीं दृढभाव । तेणें गुणें देवराव । स्वयेंचि होती ।।४९।। (दशक पाचवा, समास तिसरा) ...असं सच्छिष्याचं वैभव असतं. सद्गुरुवचनावर त्याचा दृढविश्वास असल्यामुळंच तो स्वत: सद्गुरुस्वरूप होतो, देवांचाही देव होतो... आत्मकर्तृत्वाच्या बळावर सद्गुरुस्वरूप प्राप्त करून घेतलेला पहिला सर्वोत्तम शिष्य एकलव्य. त्याची ही चरितकहाणी. आद्य एकलव्याच्या कापल्या अंगठ्यातून गळणा-या रक्ताच्या कणाकणांतून कधी जात, कधी धर्म, कुठं रक्तशुद्धी, कुठं वर्ण अशा कोणत्या ना कोणत्या कारणानं रोज नवनवे एकलव्य जन्माला येत आहेत; आणि आयुष्यातील छोट्या-मोठ्या संघर्षाला भिणारे, पोटासाठी लाचार झालेले द्रोणाचार्यही पावलोपावली भेटत आहेत. महाभारत-काळापासूनच ज्ञान आणि पोटभरू विद्या यांची गल्लत सुरू झाली. ज्ञानोपासक आत्मकेंद्रित, अहंमन्य, लाचार व पोटार्थी बनले. त्यामुळं ज्ञान व समाजाची नैतिक घसरगुंडी झाली. स्वार्थप्रेरक, पक्षपाती आणि उच्च जीवननिष्ठा न देणारं ज्ञान हेच व्यक्तीच्या आणि समष्टीच्या -हासाचं व अपकर्षाचं मुख्य कारण होत गेलं. या चरितकहाणीचा मूलस्त्रोतच हा आहे. प्रत्येक ज्ञानपिपासूनं वाचायला हवीच, अशी ही कथावस्तू आहे.
El Ascenso de Marco Rubio
by Manuel Roig-FranziaNow in a Spanish-language edition: the definitive biography of Senator Marco Rubio, the youngest Speaker of the Florida Statehouse and the biggest rising star in the Republican Party.Florida Senator Marco Rubio has been called the "crown prince" of the Tea Party movement and "the Michael Jordan of Republican politics." Some might think that's a bit of an exaggeration, but no one--not even his rivals in the Democratic Party--disagrees with the fact that Marco Rubio is going far in American politics. Manuel Roig-Franzia delivers the story of how Rubio came up so fast and why. It's a classic American odyssey: his parents left Cuba for a better economic life in Miami a few years before Castro came to power; his father worked as a bartender, his mother as a maid and then stock clerk at Kmart. When the cocaine cowboys were terrorizing south Florida, Rubio's family moved to Vegas, where his father worked in a gambling hall. When they moved back to south Florida, the small but tough Rubio made the football team, became an expert on the Miami Dolphins, and raced to begin a political career minutes after graduating from law school. By the time he was sworn in as speaker of the Florida House of Representatives in 2000, he was the youngest person and the first Hispanic to hold that position. Mike Huckabee likes to say: "He is our Barack Obama with substance." Marco describes all facets of this policy wonk married to a former Dolphins cheerleader with whom he has four children. Rubio has the endurance, smarts and charisma to be a presence on the American political scene for years to come. This is a book his fans, and critics, must read.