Synopsis Both a love letter to the United States and a penetrating analysis of the American condition from presidents Nixon to Trump, On the Road distils all of James Naughtie’s keen observation and knowledge into a witty, enlightening volume. Your local Waterstones may have stock of this item. You have been travelling all day on your first ever-transatlantic flight. 'A revealing and at times spellbinding tapestry of a nation...It is thought-provoking, constantly surprising and hugely entertaining. Simply reserve online and pay at the counter when you collect. Friendships can positively impact sleep and the workings of our cardiovascular system, and as well as having stronger immune systems, more socially integrated people have been shown to live longer.Beginning with infancy and stretching through the politics of childhood friendship, on into adulthood, Denworth considers not just why we have friends, but also why we choose certain people over others. Naughtie has been there, done that and got the bumper sticker.In On The Road, James Naughtie (above at the 1976 Democratic Convention) distils 50 years of adventuring across America into a revealing and at times spellbinding tapestry of the nationNow 50 years of adventuring is distilled into a revealing and at times spellbinding tapestry of a nation in all its glories and complexities.His encounters switch back from the profound to the bizarre: a personal tour of JFK’s house with 91-year-old Rose Kennedy; a chat with legendary poker player Doyle Brunson about his time round the green baize table with Lyndon B Johnson; a late-night drink in a hotel suite with the 1984 Democratic candidate Walter Mondale (‘I have a lingering memory of the man who would be President in his shirt and boxer shorts with a glass in his hand and a gloomy look on his face’); or the time Naughtie finds himself on set during filming of the TV series Kojak, where he’s mistaken by the director for the stills photographer and has to keep snapping away in between takes to preserve the conceit.But it’s his myriad encounters with ordinary folk along the way – on long-distance trains (he really loves travelling by rail), in roadside diners or small-town communities – that linger in the memory.This is the rarest of reads, a book that makes you ache to hop on a plane and sample this extraordinary country for yourself. What will happen after the Pandemic of a Century has swept through? No-one knows yet, but I look forward to Naughtie helping us to make sense of it all. For instance Presidents Obama and Trump are ’both sides of the same coin’ – products of a reaction by large chunks of the James Naughtie, the acclaimed author and BBC broadcaster, now brings his unique and inquisitive eye to the country that has fascinated him and drawn him across the Atlantic for half a century. I really like James Naughtie on the radio but I have to say that I found his writing to be a bit tedious to read. You have checked in at the McAlpin Hotel, once New York’s finest but now reduced
From humble beginnings as an assistant salad chef in the kosher kitchen of The Flagler Hotel in upstate James Naughtie mentions Vidal on a couple of occasions in On the Road.
Tim Albert reviews James Naughtie's new book: On the Road: American Adventures from Nixon to Trump A steaming summer’s night in Manhattan. Following the initial email, you will be contacted by the shop to confirm that your item is available for collection.Unfortunately there has been a problem with your orderPlease try again or alternatively you can contact your chosen shop on On the Road: Adventures from Nixon to Trump (Hardback)If this item isn't available to be reserved nearby, Please provide me with your latest book news, views and details of Waterstones’ special offers.
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