Título: One Man Against the World
Autor: Tim Weiner
Sinopse: The New York Times Bestseller A shocking and riveting look at one of the most dramatic and disastrous presidencies in US history, from Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner Tim Weiner Based largely on documents declassified only in the last few years, One Man Against the World paints a devastating portrait of a tortured yet brilliant man who led the country largely according to a deep-seated insecurity and distrust of not only his cabinet and congress, but the American population at large. In riveting, tick-tock prose, Weiner illuminates how the Vietnam War and the Watergate controversy that brought about Nixon's demise were inextricably linked. From the hail of garbage and curses that awaited Nixon upon his arrival at the White House, when he became the president of a nation as deeply divided as it had been since the end of the Civil War, to the unprecedented action Nixon took against American citizens, who he considered as traitorous as the army of North Vietnam, to the infamous break-in and the tapes that bear remarkable record of the most intimate and damning conversations between the president and his confidantes, Weiner narrates the history of Nixon's anguished presidency in fascinating and fresh detail. A crucial new look at the greatest political suicide in history, One Man Against the World leaves us not only with new insight into this tumultuous period, but also into the motivations and demons of an American president who saw enemies everywhere, and, thinking the world was against him, undermined the foundations of the country he had hoped to lead.
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “One Man Against the World”, de Tim Weiner, publicado pela editora Macmillan + ORM, em 2015 e com 404 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Macmillan + ORM
Páginas: 404
Ano: 2015
Edição:
Linguagem: eng
ISBN: 1627790845
ISBN13: 9781627790840
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Macmillan + ORM apresentam uma variedade de narrativas que transitam entre o thriller policial tenso e o relato histórico detalhado, com incursões em fantasia urbana e biografias investigativas. A experiência de leitura costuma envolver tramas que desafiam o leitor a acompanhar jogos de mistério, conflitos políticos ou encontros culturais complexos, com ritmo que ora acelera em suspense, ora se detém em análises profundas. As sinopses sugerem um catálogo que privilegia histórias com personagens imersos em dilemas morais e contextos históricos ou contemporâneos marcantes, explorando temas como crime, poder, memória e identidade. Há obras mais narrativas e outras mais informativas, o que indica uma diversidade de estilos e abordagens dentro do mesmo selo.
