Adler, Bill 1929-2014

The Kennedy wit by John F Kennedy( Book )

27 editions published between 1964 and 2002 in 3 languages and held by 1,072 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Letters from Vietnam by Bill Adler( Book )

19 editions published between 1966 and 2004 in English and Dutch and held by 1,009 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The letters you will read in this book were written by servicemen representing all the Armed Forces, nurses, Red Cross workers, United States civilian personnel, and Vietnamese citizens. The letters are reproduced just as they were written. Frankly and vividly portrayed are the horrors of combat, the warmth of military camaraderie, the customs and attitudes of the Vietnamese people, the reaction to controversy at home and our soldier's thoughts and feeling about the purpose of the war

Growing up Black by Bill Adler( Book )

7 editions published between 1968 and 1971 in English and held by 920 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Anthology of nineteen autobiographical accounts of leading Negro Americans of the past two centuries recounting what it was like to be a Black child growing up in a white America

Murder in Manhattan by Thomas Chastain( Book )

8 editions published between 1986 and 1988 in English and Spanish and held by 841 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Fred Astaire : a wonderful life : a biography by Bill Adler( Book )

20 editions published between 1987 and 2009 in English and Undetermined and held by 825 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Illustrated with candid photographs, publicity shots, and movie stills, this biography pays tribute to the life and celebrated career of the debonair and mulit-talented performer

Who killed the Robins family? : and where, and when, and how, and why, did they die? by Thomas Chastain( Book )

11 editions published between 1983 and 1984 in English and German and held by 796 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Mystery lovers are given a chance to unmask a killer and win a cash reward for the correct solution as they examine clues to the murder of eight members of the Robins family

Ronnie and Nancy : a very special love story by Bill Adler( Book )

10 editions published between 1985 and 1987 in English and Chinese and held by 789 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

From the start of their courtship the REagans were the kind of couple who held hands in public and kissed with genuine affection. Thier story from Hollywood to the white House

The uncommon wisdom of Oprah Winfrey : a portrait in her own words by Oprah Winfrey( Book )

9 editions published between 1996 and 1997 in English and held by 675 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Now for the first time The Uncommon Wisdom of Oprah Winfrey tells the incredibly moving story of America's most beloved star in her own words. She evokes her impoverished childhood in the Deep South, her heralded rise as America's most successful talk show host, her experience as a movie actress and Academy Award nominee, and her life as a single, enormously wealthy black woman in a white, male-dominated world. She talks, too, in her always candid and intimate way, about her passions, her hurts, and her ambitions. She describes the affairs with men that left her weeping and the joy she has found in her love for Stedman Graham. And she talks about the travail she suffered fighting her weight problems and her triumph in overcoming them. Filled with hundreds of quotations, The Uncommon Wisdom of Oprah Winfrey plumbs such sensitive subjects as the abuse she suffered from relatives when she was a child, her experimentation with drugs, her feelings about the enormous success of her show, how she relates to her family, and the causes and charities that drive her

The Cosby wit : his life and humor by Bill Adler( Book )

11 editions published between 1986 and 1989 in English and Chinese and held by 664 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This is a behind-the-scenes look at America's best- known comedians--Bill Cosby. Contains excerpts from some of Cosby's most famous comedy routines and his comments on show business, marriage, growing older and kids

The Churchill wit by Winston Churchill( Book )

4 editions published in 1965 in English and held by 650 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Sir Winston's apt, devastating sallies, political and otherwise, on record from the time of the Boer War to the time of his retirement