E-raamat: American Impresario: William F. Buckley, Jr., and the Elements of American Character

...[ a] moving new tribute [ and]...a testament, too, to Buckleys lifelong evangelism for music, expressed on Firing Line, in his columns, and in the gatherings he organized for friends and colleagues. Politics, Perelman recalls Buckley saying, is my vocation, not my avocation. -- Katherine Howell, National Review ...American Impresario is a wholesome memoir that gives us a glimpse at Buckley not as an icon of American politics, but as a man, a friend, and most of all, a fan of classical music. -- Alec Dent, The Dispatch  The result [ of American Impresario] is an eloquent, absorbing, and heartfelt book. -- Jacob Heilbrunn, The American Conservative All who came into Bill Buckleys orbit felt the magical pull of his friendship. In the last decade of Buckleys life, the pianist Larry Perelman grew especially close to him. This warm memoir of their friendship--enriched with the themes of immigration and exile, apprenticeship and self-discovery--imparts fresh magic of its own. I read it with admiration and pleasure. -- Sam Tanenhaus, Former Editor of The New York Times Book Review Larry Perelman has written an affecting memoir of his deep friendship with one of the great figures of the 20th Century, united by their love of the finest music ever composed and of the high points of our civilization. -- Rich Lowry, Editor in Chief, National Review American Impresario is a love letterto a great man, William F. Buckley, Jr., who became the authors great friend, and to the great music, which provided so much of the stuff of their relationship. It is also a meditation on fealtyone of the virtues any of us, musical or not, can practice in this sad world. -- Richard Brookhiser, Author of Glorious Lessons: John Trumbull Painter of the American Revolution American Impresario is a great read. I loved discovering the details of my friend Larry Perelmans earlier days. A young Jewish family with their talented sons escaping communist Russia finding refuge in this great country America, not unlike my coming to America as a young refugee at the age of twelve. It is evident in your dedication of American Impresario to William F. Buckley, Jr., that not only do you appreciated him as a mentor and music lover, but that the conservative values that Buckley professed; his fight against communism, anti-Semitism and his concern about civility, respect, and equality in the American fiber were his concern. Sentiments and values that you value and still relate to today. -- Lidia Bastianich