Catherine Wilson Livres

- First published 1974_ New impressions 1975, 1976

Catherine Wilson's introduction to Descartes' Meditations explores his foundational arguments in modern philosophy. She examines the historical context, the relationship to early science, and presents key concepts that shape contemporary philosophical thought. This accessible guide is ideal for university students and those new to philosophy.

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Jackie O Handbook is a groundbreaking new interpretation of the life of Jackie Kennedy Onassis and the extraordinary influence of the image she so carefully crafted. It is illustrated with some 300 photographs and other images which bring to life Jackie's iconic status. Ten years since her death, fascination with Jackie O remains as strong as ever, especially among women and in the fashion world. The authors explore the woman behind - and in many ways the creator of - the many myths by which we remember a woman of extraordinary poise and single-mindedness. In the Jackie O Handbook, the authors venture behind Jackie's trademark dark glasses and regal bearing to reveal the insecurities, the playfulness, the wit, the loyalty to friends and the ruthlessness with enemies of a woman who seemed more a figure from 18th century Versailles than from 20th century America. The book chronicles Jackie's life from childhood through her student years, her marriages to America's most charismatic politician and to the richest man in the world, her dedication to her children, and her last quiet years in New York. The authors have searched archives from London to Boston, and from Washington to Paris. The book contains five original interviews with contemporaries from the worlds of fashion, design and the arts who Jackie befriended.

Sie war die ungekrönte Königin Amerikas, intelligent, strahlend schön, eine Stilikone mit einem Hang zu mächtigen Männern. Ein Leben im Rampenlicht, erst als First Lady an der Seite John F. Kennedys, später an der Seite des griechischen Großreeders Aristoteles Onassis. Ein Leben aber auch, das überschattet war von tragischen Verlusten, die Jackie mit großer Haltung meisterte und zum Vorbild für viele werden ließ. Naomi West und Catherine Wilson haben jahrelang recherchiert, Material aus zahlreichen Archiven von London über Boston nach Washington und Paris zusammengetragen, O-Töne gesammelt und Interviews mit Freunden, Familienmitgliedern und Jackiekennern aus Politik und Gesellschaft (u. a. mit Jackies Stabschefin im Weißen Haus und ihrem kürzlich verstorbenen Modeschöpfer Oleg Cassini) geführt, um dieses gelungene und abwechslungsreiche Porträt fertig zu stellen.