Bibliograph

Things that matter, three decades of passions, pastimes, and politics, Charles Krauthammer

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Things that matter, three decades of passions, pastimes, and politics, Charles Krauthammer

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Things that matter

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

827973760

Responsibility statement

Charles Krauthammer

Sub title

three decades of passions, pastimes, and politics

Summary

America's preeminent columnist presents his penetrating and surprising reflections on everything from embryo research to entitlement reform, from Halley's Comet to border collies, from Christopher Columbus to Martin Luther King, from drone warfare to American decline. Features a special, highly autobiographical introductionSelected essays previously published in various periodicals and journals

Table Of Contents

Part one: Personal. The good and the great ; Manners ; Pride and prejudices ; Follies ; Passions and pastimes ; Heaven and Earth -- Part two: Political. Citizen and state ; Conundrums ; Body and soul ; Man and God ; Memory and monuments -- Part three: Historical. The Jewish question, again ; The golden age ; The age of holy terror ; The age to come -- Part four: Global. Three essays on America and the world

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