A solitary aviator checks his instruments before taking off on a flight that will mean glory or, more likely, death. A fearless war correspondent relies upon the kindness of strangers to pursue her next big story. The best baseball player in the world enjoys a night out on the town in the company of a few close friends. A brilliant theoretical physicist mixes martinis under the stars in the New Mexican wilderness. These and other sharply etched vignettes offer intimate glimpses into the lives of extraordinary people who, living by their own codes, were shaped by America and who shaped America...
A solitary aviator checks his instruments before taking off on a flight that will mean glory or, more likely, death. A fearless war correspondent reli...
"Came a moment she just slid over, hooked her arm through mine, and gave me one of those dazzling smiles that she'd worn back in the days when I was courting her. Didn't fool me for a minute. I hoped it would. Fool me, I mean. At a certain point in his life a man wants nothing as much as he wants be fooled - irrevocably, completely and everlastingly fooled. And for me this was one of those times. I don't have an analytical mind, but I do have a talent for daydreaming." From "American Love Story" Like the penetrating aroma of a Cohiba Robusto or the sweet afterbite of a dirty Mojito, these...
"Came a moment she just slid over, hooked her arm through mine, and gave me one of those dazzling smiles that she'd worn back in the days when I was c...
