John Gunther (1901–1970)

Autor von Death Be Not Proud

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Born in Chicago, John Gunther began a career in journalism in 1922 as a reporter for the Chicago Daily News. A war correspondent during World War II, Gunther later devoted all his time to writing and is famous for his Inside books. Following his fourth visit to Russia in 1956, he presented mehr anzeigen important as well as trivial facts in Inside Russia Today (1958). "The greatest service Mr. Gunther has done is to bring Russia down to a level we can all understand and talk and argue about" (N.Y. Times). In 1958 he received the Geographic Society of Chicago Publication Award for his Inside books. Unfortunately, Inside U.S.A. (1951) is out of print. Gunther wrote several biographies and a deeply moving account of the death of his young son of a brain tumor, Death Be Not Proud (1949). His Procession (1965) is a group of sketches of international political figures drawn from his Inside books and from articles. Inside Australia (1972), completed and edited by William Forbis, was published posthumously. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen

Beinhaltet die Namen: J. Gunther, John Gunther, John Gunthers

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Werke von John Gunther

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Death Be Not Proud (1949) 2,445 Exemplare

Alexander the Great (1953) 401 Exemplare

Inside U.S.A (1947) 257 Exemplare

Julius Caesar (1959) 255 Exemplare

Inside Africa (1955) — Autor — 165 Exemplare

Inside Russia Today (1958) 161 Exemplare

So sehe ich Europa! (1936) 159 Exemplare

Inside South America (1967) 122 Exemplare

So sehe ich Asien! (1939) 115 Exemplare

Inside Latin America (1941) 98 Exemplare

The Lost City (1964) 84 Exemplare

Roosevelt in Retrospect: A Profile in History (1871) 77 Exemplare

Inside Europe Today (1961) 71 Exemplare

Jason and the Golden Fleece (1959) 57 Exemplare

Behind the Curtain (1943) 53 Exemplare

Twelve Cities (1967) 44 Exemplare

Procession (1962) 37 Exemplare

The Riddle of MacArthur: Japan, Korea, and the Far East (1951) 35 Exemplare

D Day: On the Author's Experiences in North Africa, Malta and the Near East During the Invasion of Sicily (1777) 32 Exemplare

Inside Australia and New Zealand (1972) 27 Exemplare

Days to Remember: America 1945-1955 (1956) 24 Exemplare

Taken at the Flood: The Story of Albert D. Lasker (1960) 21 Exemplare

Eisenhower, the Man and the Symbol (1952) 20 Exemplare

Meet South Africa (1957) 9 Exemplare

Meet Soviet Russia 7 Exemplare

Meet the Congo and its Neighbors (1959) 6 Exemplare

A Fragment of Autobiography: The Fun of Writing the "Inside" Books (1962) 5 Exemplare

Chicago Revisited (1967) 5 Exemplare

The Troubled Midnight (1945) 5 Exemplare

The Red Pavilion 4 Exemplare

Meet Soviet Russia, Book 1: Land, People, Sights (1962) 3 Exemplare

Meet Soviet Russia, Book 2: Leaders, Politics, Problems (1962) 3 Exemplare

Inside Australia (1972) 2 Exemplare

The Story of TVA 1 Exemplar

Eden for one 1 Exemplar

Inside Asia / Inside Latin America (1939) 1 Exemplar

The Bright Nemesis (1963) 1 Exemplar

The Malpractitioners 1 Exemplar

The Indian Sign 1 Exemplar

The Story of the Inside Books 1 Exemplar

Franklin D. Roosevelt 1 Exemplar

Oltre la cortina Valentino Bompiani Vinti e vincitori 1 Exemplar

Flight into Conflict (1945) 1 Exemplar

Inside Europe 1 Exemplar

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Der Untergang der Dynastien. Habsburg, Hohenzollern, Osmanen, Romanow (1963) — Herausgeber, einige Ausgaben — 363 Exemplare

This Is My Best (1942) — Mitwirkender — 188 Exemplare

Geheime Kommandosache : hinter den Kulissen des Zweiten Weltkrieges (1964) — Mitwirkender — 182 Exemplare

Yankee Nomad: A Photographic Odyssey (1966) — Einführung — 154 Exemplare

Gentlemen, Scholars and Scoundrels: A Treasury of the Best of Harper's Magazine from 1850 to the Present (1959) — Mitwirkender — 55 Exemplare

Roundup: A Nebraska Reader (1957) — Mitwirkender — 21 Exemplare

The Reader's Digest Teen-Age Treasury: Four Volumes (1957) — Mitwirkender — 18 Exemplare

Wide World (1957) — Mitwirkender — 11 Exemplare

The New 20 Best Books From Reader's Digest (1960) 7 Exemplare

Reader's Digest Condensed Books 1950 v03 (1950) 2 Exemplare

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20. Jahrhundert (60) Afrika (44) Alexander der Große (27) Altertum (32) Amerikanische Geschichte (25) amerikanische Literatur (33) Anthologie (32) Antikes Griechenland (25) Asien (25) Autobiographie (29) Biographie (258) Erster Weltkrieg (59) Europa (63) Europäische Geschichte (45) Fiktion (84) Fotografie (44) Gelesen (46) Geographie (38) Geschichte (354) Im Besitz (25) Klassiker (37) Klassiker (30) Krebs (51) Krieg (29) Lateinamerika (27) Literatur (47) Memoiren (240) noch zu lesen (94) Politik (44) Reiseliteratur (112) Rom (30) Russland (49) Sachbuch (343) Tod (99) Trauer (27) ungelesen (31) USA (29) Wahrzeichen (64) Weltgeschichte (26) Zweiter Weltkrieg (68)

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Gebräuchlichste Namensform: Gunther, John
Rechtmäßiger Name: Gunther, John
Geburtstag: 1901-08-30
Todestag: 1970-05-29
Geschlecht: male
Nationalität: USA
Geburtsort: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Sterbeort: New York, New York, USA
Wohnorte: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Ausbildung: University of Chicago
Berufe: journalist
foreign correspondent
Beziehungen: Gunther, Frances (ex-wife)
Organisationen: Chicago Daily News
Kurzbiographie: John Gunther (August 30, 1901 – May 29, 1970) was an American journalist and author whose success came primarily in the 1940s and 1950s with a series of popular sociopolitical works known as the "Inside" books. He is best known today for the memoir Death Be Not Proud about the death of his teenage son, Johnny Gunther, from a brain tumor.

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Death be Not Proud: A Memoir The Modern Library von John Gunther

Deeply moving, true story relates a father's recollection of his son's courageous and spirited battle against the brain tumor that would take his life at the age of seventeen.

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Huba.Library | 36 weitere Rezensionen | Jan 3, 2023 |

Death Be Not Proud (Perennial Classics) von John J. Gunther

Inspiring book of author's son who dies from cancer yet graduates from high school and completes other goals while suffering.

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kslade | 36 weitere Rezensionen | Dec 8, 2022 |

Death Be Not Proud (Perennial Classics) von John J. Gunther

Gut-heartwrenchingly moving. I tried reading this years ago but couldn't get into the way Gunther told the story––too erudite for me at the time. I guess I've matured because I rolled through this in one day. I couldn't put it down. I was intrigued by the 1940s dialogue and history and medicine capability at that time, but I was thoroughly enchanted with Johnny and his heroic quest just to live. The reminder of how precious life is sometimes can sound so trite, but put forth in this memoir of a 17-year-old who had the zen of life to end each day with "What a great day, Mom"––even if his brain had just been opened up again for drainage––brought me to my knees. When I'm having a bad day, I will think of this young, brave man and try to follow his example every day of my life.… (mehr)

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crabbyabbe | 36 weitere Rezensionen | Nov 6, 2022 |