William F. Buckley Jr.
Birth date: November 24, 1925
Died: February 27, 2008
William F. Buckley Jr.'s Books
I can honestly say that William F. Buckley was not my favourite person; I just could not cope with his conservative views. But he wrote amazing prose, and thankfully, he mellowed over time. (besides, I can't help but admire a man who can play a harpsicord very very well...) Terrific reading.For the ...
Sea narratives have always bewitched me. William Buckley, despite his entirely fatuous and egregious non-partisan right-wing "little rich-boy" posturing, writes beautifully about his numerous excursions on yachts of various sizes and shapes to various destinations. Christopher, his son, inherited th...
Back when Doonesbury was absolutely at its peak. I can read this book any number of times. The writing is razor sharp.______________________________________________The bizarre pictures of Britain's new power couple that have been plastered all over the media the last day reminded me of this classic ...
Here's an interesting question: should I knock off one star from this early collection, in order to distinguish how much better he gets, or do I keep it at five, because I loved it so much at the time (and still do)?