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Letters & Correspondence

The Groucho Letters: Letters from and to Groucho Marx
by Groucho Marx
Amazon Price: $10.88
Customer Reviews:
» This was my first "Amazon Experience". Like most potential Amazon users, I was a "nervous Nellie", however, I was pleasantly surprised by the efficient service and the quality of the goods I received....

» The biggest compliment I can give this collection is that reading it made me wish I wrote more letters and had more celebrities among my circle of potential letter-receivers. Of course, inherent lazi...

» Groucho's letters (to him and from him) are many in number, and the correspondents he had...wow! Famous authors, politicians, his family, and his numerous friends...it's a huge list, believe me, and t...

» I received this book after major surgery some years back and Groucho's wit really helped pick up my spirits and take my mind off of my body. This was one of the best gifts that I've ever received and ...

» This classic collection of Groucho Marx's correspondence, which was donated to the Library of Congress, at their request, gives the best glimpse into who Groucho Marx was. Not only do we see his lette...

Wisdom of Our Fathers: Lessons and Letters from Daughters and Sons
by Tim Russert
Amazon Price: $11.16
Customer Reviews:
» My husband handed me this book at a local bookstore. He had simply picked it up and opened it to a random page and read one of the short stories. I read it and proceeded to cry. After paging through...

» I was really looking forward to reading this book. And for the most part, I enjoyed it even though it seemed like a remake of a Chicken Soup book. The one thing I noticed, however, in about 90% of t...

» I bought this book for myself after Tim died. I was glued to the TV for that week, mourning with the thousands that mourned. I felt that if I purchased the book, I would have a connection with Tim. ...

» This was another wonderful, tearful book from Tim Russert. How much we will miss him... I just wish he had written a book about his mother.

» Tim Russert was a very humble, everyday man who serves as a role model for young men in his professional and personal life. Great book.

Words in Air: The Complete Correspondence Between Elizabeth Bishop and Robert...
by Elizabeth Bishop, Robert Lowell
Amazon Price: $29.70
Customer Reviews:
» This correspondence is one long (nearly a thousand pages) love letter between two of the best poets of their generation. Both Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell were personally tortured by their demon...

The Adams-Jefferson Letters: The Complete Correspondence Between Thomas Jeffe...
by John Adams
Amazon Price: $18.68
Customer Reviews:
» It is a very good book, the reading is really good!!! I loved reading the letters between Jefferson and Adams!!!! The letters are very good!!!!

» This is a very intersting book. The letters are all preceeded by an introduction that gives the reader historical context as well as a description of the relationship at the time between the writers ...

» What an incredible feeling reading the words of two of our country's founding fathers. To feel the respect and affection , as well as irritation, of these men is astounding. I am grateful that they ...

» Have you ever wanted to be a fly on the wall and to be able to share in the thoughts and happenings of important places and people? Well, if your desires in that regard include the office of the Pres...

» Out second and third presidents began their political career as friends, fell out, and then fortunately became friends again. In this wonderful collection of personal letters we see not only the men ...

My Dearest Friend: Letters of Abigail and John Adams
by Abigail Adams, John Adams
Amazon Price: $23.10
Customer Reviews:
» I am very pleased with the quality of this book. I watched the John Adams series on HBO and this makes a nice companion piece to that miniseries.

» A collection of authentic letters between a man and his wife documenting the actual events as they occur from their first meeting, the beginning of the revolutionary war, the first meeting of Congress...

» A beautiful book as I was sure it would be. Now in the possession of another John Adams admirer who happens to be a resident of Cornwall, England.

» I must shamefully admit that prior to the renewed interest in John Adams with the recent miniseries, I really had only a general knowledge of his role and importance in the founding of our country. T...

» If you are a history buff or just a little interested in the history of our nation you will love this book. The letters exchanged between John and Abigail Adams are wonderful. Abigail was definitely J...

The Unfinished Game: Pascal, Fermat, and the Seventeenth-Century Letter that ...
by Keith Devlin
Amazon Price: $16.47
Customer Reviews:
» It is a pleasent book to read, especially for those interested in probability theory. I would have liked the author writing more about stochastic simulation. This is a technique which solves problems ...

» Many years ago, I can remember that the weatherman on television would give us a forecast for the next day, and he'd make his blunt prediction that it was going to rain or shine. That was it; you had...

» In this most engaging book, the author focuses on correspondence between Blaise Pascal and Pierre de Fermat - two great mathematicians of the seventeenth century. The subject of this correspondence de...

» Many textbooks on mathematical probability mention as a brief aside the correspondence between Pascal and Fermat on the subject of settling fairly a wager on an unfinished game. And many of the popul...

Letters to a Young Poet
by Rainer Maria Rilke, Franz Xaver Kappus
Amazon Price: $5.95
Customer Reviews:
» There are works that surface time and time again in cultural circles, in film, literature, music, etc. One of these is Rainer Maria Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet. The young poet, Franz Xaver Kappu...

» I ordered 11 copies of Letters to a Young Poet for my graduating seniors in my Advanced Art class. The price was good, they arrived in a timely manner, and in fabulous condition. No complaints there...

» This is a short collection of inspiring letters from the poet Rainer Maria Rilke to a young fan and aspiring poet. The letters were written between February 1903 and December 1908, as Rilke moved arou...

» This little book though short in lenght packs a condensed form of life wisdom. Some of the insight Rilke writes to his friend are priceless. Rilke penetrates to the essence of a wide range issues ...

» I would recommend this book. A thoughtful book that shows time goes on but the challenges are basically the same.

Love Letters of Great Men
Amazon Price: $11.53
Customer Reviews:
» Whether or not you remember the scene in the film Sex and the City in which Carrie read from a book of love letters to Mr. Big doesn't really matter. What is of import is that when Ursula Doyl...

84, Charing Cross Road
by Helene Hanff, Frank Doel
Amazon Price: $11.53
Customer Reviews:
» The book was delightful. The copy was old which gave me the feeling that I was reading the book when it was written. I'll pass it on to another book-lover friend.

» This book is a collection of a series of letters exchanged by the author, Helene Hanff, a New York writer, and the employees, though primarily Frank Doel, of Marks & Co, a London-based antiquarian boo...

» 84 Charing Cross Road is a great read! The premis simple, but the characters are full and rich. Worth reading again, even if you have seen the movie.

» Given the amazing reputation this book has had for over thirty years I wanted to like it so much more than I did. Helene Hanff, a television screenwriter living in Manhattan after World War II, collec...

» After seeing the wonderful film starring Anne Bancroft and Anthony Hopkins, I was anxious to read the book. It did not disappoint. I enjoyed the book even more than the film. It was so nice to peek in...

Life Beyond Measure: Letters to My Great-Granddaughter
by Sidney Poitier
Amazon Price: $18.43
Customer Reviews:
» I thoroughly enjoyed Sir Sidney Poitier sharing his very personal life story with me and the world. What a legacy and gift that he will leave to us as his fans and admirers and to his great granddaugh...

» Very good book to read. He always did look shy. The book is very relaxing.

» I must say thank you to Sir Sidney (as we call him in the Bahamas)for looking back over his life and sharing all the wonderful memories. We can all learn from his advice along with his great - grandd...

» I love this book, it is so personal, I wish I was not so lazy and do the same for my grand/greatgrand children.

» For months, I've wanted to share some of my experiences with my granddaughters specifically and my grandchildren in general . . . but where to start, how much to share, which topics are taboo, how to ...