Most Popular Books by Chris Wallace

The #1 national bestselling “riveting” (The New York Times), “propulsive” (Time) behind-the-scenes account “that reads like a tense thriller” (The Washington Post) of the 116 days leading up to the American attack on Hiroshima, by Chris Wallace, veteran journalist and CNN anchor and Max host. April 12, 1945: After years of bloody conflict in Europe and the Pacific, America is stunned by news of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s death. In an instant, Vice President Harry Truman, who has been kept out of war planning and knows nothing of the top-secret Manhattan Project to develop the world’s first atomic bomb, must assume command of a nation at war on multiple continents—and confront one of the most consequential decisions in history. Countdown 1945 tells the gripping true story of the turbulent days, weeks, and months to follow, leading up to August 6, 1945, when Truman gives the order to drop the bomb on Hiroshima. In Countdown 1945, Chris Wallace, the veteran journalist and CNN anchor and Max host, takes readers inside the minds of the iconic and elusive figures who join the quest for the bomb, each for different reasons: the legendary Albert Einstein, who eventually calls his vocal support for the atomic bomb “the one great mistake in my life”; lead researcher J. Robert “Oppie” Oppenheimer and the Soviet spies who secretly infiltrate his team; the fiercely competitive pilots of the plane selected to drop the bomb; and many more. Perhaps most of all, Countdown 1945 is the story of an untested new president confronting a decision that he knows will change the world forever. But more than a book about the atomic bomb, Countdown 1945 is also an unforgettable account of the lives of ordinary American and Japanese civilians in wartime—from “Calutron Girls” like Ruth Sisson in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, to ten-year-old Hiroshima resident Hideko Tamura, who survives the blast at ground zero but loses her mother and later immigrates to the United States, where she lives to this day—as well as American soldiers fighting in the Pacific, waiting in fear for the order to launch a possible invasion of Japan. Told with vigor, intelligence, and humanity, Countdown 1945 is the definitive account of one of the most significant moments in history.

Instant New York Times Bestseller The riveting new book on the momentous year, campaign, and election that shaped American history It’s January 2, 1960: the day that Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy declared his candidacy; and with this opening scene, Chris Wallace offers readers a front-row seat to history. From the challenge of primary battles in a nation that had never elected a Catholic president, to the intense machinations of the national conventions—where JFK chose Lyndon Johnson as his running mate over the impassioned objections of his brother Bobby—this is a nonfiction political thriller filled with intrigue, cinematic action, and fresh reporting. Like with many popular histories, readers may be familiar with the story, but few will know the behind-the-scenes details, told here with gripping effect. Featuring some of history’s most remarkable characters, page-turning action, and vivid details, Countdown 1960 follows a group of extraordinary politicians, civil rights leaders, Hollywood stars, labor bosses, and mobsters during a pivotal year in American history. The election of 1960 ushered in the modern era of presidential politics, with televised debates, private planes, and slick advertising. In fact, television played a massive role. More than 70 million Americans watched one or all four debates. The public turned to television to watch campaign rallies. And on the night of the election, the contest between Kennedy and Nixon was so close that Americans were glued to their televisions long after dawn to see who won. The election of 1960 holds stunning parallels to our current political climate. There were—potentially valid—claims of voter fraud and a stolen election. There was also a presidential candidate faced with the decision of whether to contest the result or honor the peaceful transfer of power.

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER * INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Following Chris Wallace’s “riveting” (The New York Times) and “propulsive” (Time) first book Countdown 1945 comes a deeply reported, revelatory, and thrillingly told account of the final months of the hunt for Osama bin Laden. On August 27, 2010, three CIA officers ask for a private meeting with CIA Director Leon Panetta. During that secret session, they tell Panetta that agents have tracked a courier with deep Al Qaeda ties to a three-story house at the end of a dead-end street in Abbottabad, Pakistan. But they say it’s more than a house—it’s a heavily protected fortress. No one in the meeting says the name bin Laden. They don’t have to. Everyone understands that finally, after nearly a decade, maybe, just maybe, they’ve found the world’s most wanted man. In Countdown bin Laden, celebrated journalist and CNN anchor and Max host Chris Wallace delivers a vivid account of the final eight months of intelligence gathering, national security strategizing, and meticulous military planning that leads to the climactic mission when SEAL Team Six closes in on its target. The book delivers new information collected from Wallace’s in-depth interviews with more than a dozen central figures, including Admiral William H. McRaven—leader of the operation in Pakistan—as well as CIA Director Panetta, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, National Security Advisor Tom Donilon, and the SEAL Team Six special operator who kills Osama bin Laden. Wallace also brings to life the human elements of this story, talking to families who lost loved ones on 9/11, sharing what relatives of SEAL Team Six went through, and bringing us inside the tense Situation Room during the raid. Countdown bin Laden is a historical thriller filled with intrigue, cinematic action, and fresh reporting about the race to apprehend and bring to justice the mastermind of the most consequential terrorist attack in American history.

A quest narrative, but a tale in which there can be no ''one'' hero. This long poem sails along the coast of ethics and find safe harbour in our hands, our mouths, and our memories.

WHIRLING is a new collection of poems by award-winning poet Chris Wallace-Crabbe, who is much-traveled and read and admired equally in America, Britain, and his home country Australia. His versatile use of language, including vivid Australian slang, is energetic and attractive, sometimes almost distracting his readers from a deeper seriousness and sadness.

Shortlisted for the 2019 Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry in the NSW Premier''s Literature Awards Chris Wallace-Crabbe''s Rondo harvests a decade''s worth of new writing by one of Australia''s foremost poets. It paints a vivid portrait of eucalypt Australia''s current position in an rapidly changing world. The poet asks for fresh meanings from Gallipoli and Scotland, from physics and from ''Art''s porous auditorium'', where poetry can still be heard. ''The words are only the words,'' he writes, ''which is more or less everything.'' Critic Eric Ormsby dubbed Wallace-Crabbe a ''genial smuggler of surprises'': ''his uncommon affability, even when treating the gravest subjects, leaves the reader unprepared for his sudden luxuriance of phrase.'' ( TLS)

Thirty timely projects will have crafters assembling clocks in no time at all! From whimsical to sophisticated, there''s a clock project for every decor: lodge/rustic; English cottage; shabby chic; sporty; classic; kids; contemporary; retro; masculine; folk art; funky; artsy; French country; country; and ethnic. Sixteen well known designers contributed projects, including Cheryl Ball, Barbara McGuire, Vivian Perrits, Lisa Sheppard, and Carolyn Stearns. Crafters of all skill levels will feel comfortable making these clocks when following these clear and detailed instructions on the basic techniques of clock making, preparing and finishing wood products, and painting. Projects use a variety of techniques: stitching, beading, painting, decoupage, stamping, stenciling, wood burning, leather crafting, and faux finishing, and a variety of materials: polymer clay, fabric, felt, beads, and wire.

The poet struggles to come to terms with the death of a grown son.

The poems in this collection move from psychological drama to expressive landscapes, from politics to the secret eloquence of household objects. "(Wallace-Crabbe) shows that verse from Australia can take its place beside the poetry of other great English-language cultures."--Peter Porter, Observer

This volume of poetry moves between the seductions of landscape and the character of selves in a world of rapid change, excitement and loss. A long central sonnet-sequence charts a life against the colours of 20th-century history. The poetry here rises to seek the nature of hope and of energy. Wallace-Crabbe is a writer who makes full use of a rich palette of language.

FlavorGod has released his debut cookbook called Paleo and Gluten-Free Recipe eBook, a perfect blend of healthy and savory. Complete with pictures as delicious as the food, this eBook takes Paleo and Gluten-Free recipes to the pinnacle of flavor, with directions so easy anyone can feel like a FlavorGod! Didn’t think Paleo and Gluten-free could satisfy all of your wild cravings? Think again! This cookbook will bring out the primal chef in everyone. FlavorGod adds the perfect amount of zest to prepare dishes that are both tasty and creative.

Following his earlier volume, The Amorous Cannibal, which greatly widened his reputation, Chris Wallace-Crabbe''s new collection continues his passion for irony with each poem using both the formality and playfulness of wit to evoke the unknowable and ecstatic.

This selection has been made by the poet himself from his eleven collections, published from 1959 in Australia, and then since 1980 by Oxford University Press, up to the most recent title, Rungs of Time. He has chosen poems that still ''work'' for his readers, and which bear witness to past selves.

Presents a detailed account of sixteen crises in American history, the responses of the men who were President at the time, and the influence that their decisions and actions had on the subsequent course of American history.

Political Lives is an intimate history of image-making and image-breaking in national politics. In 2011, Chris Wallace was writing a biography of Julia Gillard. After seeing the unparalleled onslaught from the Abbott opposition, she cancelled her contract and repaid her advance with the awareness of how hard the biography could hit. Political Lives is a result of that fraught experience. In it Wallace reflects on the roles and motives of biographers and their biographies in the 20th century. To discover who wrote biographies, and why, Wallace interviewed every living 20th century prime minister and their biographer, from Menzies to Hawke, Whitlam to Keating. The result is an intimate history of Australian national politics.

Falling into Language is an absorbing and elegantly-written collection of essays on language, poetry, autobiography, memory, and dreams. In this pioneering work, Wallace-Crabbe explores the many ways in which the self--however provisional or fragmented--manifests itself in language. This is a book about beginnings and endings; it reveals the person in the poem and the critic on the move.

1945. Millones de personas han muerto durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Hitler se suicidó y Mussolini ha sido fusilado. Los soldados estadounidenses esperan regresar a casa, pero Japón, el enemigo de Oriente, sigue en pie. Para terminar con la guerra, Estados Unidos planea arrojar una bomba sobre Hiroshima. Los turbulentos días que precedieron a las órdenes del presidente Truman de destruir dos ciudades enteras son narrados en Cuenta regresiva: 1945. Chris Wallace y Mitch Weiss detallan la dramática decisión de usar la primera arma de destrucción masiva del mundo, cuyas consecuencias fueron devastadoras. Contado con vigor, inteligencia y sensibilidad, este es el intrigante recuento del momento exacto en que se dividió la historia del siglo XX.

A extraordinária história da bomba atómica e os 116 dias que mudaram o mundo Após anos de conflitos sangrentos na Europa e no Pacífico, a nação norte-americana fica em choque a 12 de abril de 1945 com a morte do presidente Franklin D. Roosevelt. O vice-presidente Harry Truman assume de imediato o comando do país, mas as dificuldades são muitas. Tendo sido mantido de fora de todo o planeamento da guerra, e nada sabendo sobre o ultrassecreto Projeto Manhattan - que desenvolve a primeira bomba atómica -, vê-se perante uma das mais importantes decisões da humanidade. 1945: Contagem Decrescente relata-nos a emocionante história real dos agitados dias, semanas e meses desde esse momento até 6 de agosto de 1945, quando Truman dá a ordem para lançar a primeira bomba sobre Hiroxima. Escrito por Chris Wallace, decano jornalista norte-americano, este é um livro que nos leva para dentro da mente das importantes figuras que entraram para a história, como Albert Einstein, J. Robert Oppenheimer, e os competitivos pilotos do avião que lançou a bomba. Mas não só. Mais do que um livro sobre a bomba atómica, este é também um relato inesquecível da vida de civis americanos e japoneses em tempos de guerra, e dos soldados norte-americanos que lutaram no Pacífico, receosos da ordem de invadir o Japão. Com uma escrita apelativa e emocionante, este é o relato definitivo de um dos momentos mais significativos da História. O que diz a crítica: "Um thriller da vida real sobre um dos acontecimentos mais importantes do século XX. Escrito como um romance de espionagem, esta é uma leitura imperdível!" Daniel Silva, autor bestseller "Todos sabemos o resultado, mas Chris Wallace consegue fazer com que este relato dos meses que antecederam Hiroxima seja lido como um thriller tenso." The Washington Post "Um livro soberbo e magistral. Por vezes assemelha-se a um romance fascinante, uma vez que Wallace revela as maquinações e os debates internos entre a comunidade científica para conceber uma bomba atómica viável o mais rapidamente possível, mas é também uma história profunda de tomada de decisões ao mais alto nível." New York Times Book Review "Uma experiência de leitura profundamente cativante sobre os fatídicos meses finais de um conflito que merece ser conhecido em pormenor por todos. Um livro que é, merecidamente, um sucesso." The Wall Street Journal "Não há melhor jornalista nos Estados Unidos de hoje do que Chris Wallace e não há ocasião mais dramática na história americana do que a decisão de Truman de lançar a bomba atómica. Este é o livro mais emocionante que li em muito tempo." William H. McRaven, Almirante reformado da Marinha dos EUA, autor de Faz a Tua Cama "Um livro que relata o acontecimento mais importante nos EUA desde a Guerra Civil. É um trabalho impressionante." George Clooney, ator norte-americano "Este livro vai além das nossas lições de história. Revela histórias comoventes e pessoais de americanos que desempenharam papéis fundamentais num dos momentos mais importantes da nossa nação. Desde cientistas no topo da sua área, a membros heroicos das nossas Forças Armadas, a americanos comuns, é uma história incrível de como o nosso país se uniu com um espírito determinado para acabar com uma guerra e salvar inúmeras vidas." Nikki Haley, ex-embaixadora dos EUA na ONU

1945. április 12. Az európai és a csendes-óceáni térségben éveken át elhúzódó véres, háborús konfliktusok idején Amerikát mélyen megdöbbenti Franklin D. Roosevelt elnök halálhíre. Harry Truman alelnöknek, akit eddig távol tartottak a háborús tervek folyamataitól, és semmit sem tudott a világ első atombombáját kidolgozó, szigorúan titkos Manhattan-tervről, egy pillanat alatt kellett átvennie a több kontinensen háborúzó nemzet irányítását, és fel kellett vállalnia a világtörténelem egyik legnagyobb horderejű döntését. A Visszaszámlálás 1945 az ezt követő viharos napok, hetek és hónapok lebilincselő, igaz történetét meséli el, egészen 1945. augusztus 6-ig, amikor ledobják az atombombát Hirosimára. A szerző hírneves és kevésbé ismert alakok gondolatait tárja elénk. Közéjük tartozik például a legendás Albert Einstein, aki végül az atombomba melletti kiállását élete „legnagyobb hibájaként” értékelte, a kutatások igazgatója, J. Robert Oppenheimer, a szovjet kém, aki titokban beépült a kutatócsapatba, vagy a bomba ledobására kiválasztott gép pilótái. Felejthetetlen betekintést nyújt az akkor élő, hétköznapi amerikai és japán civilek életébe is. És látjuk a csendes-óceáni hadszíntéren harcoló amerikai katonákat is, akik aggódva várják a parancsot egy esetleges japán elleni invázió megindítására. Ám legfontosabb alakja a még kipróbálatlan, gyakorlatlan, új elnök, Harry Truman. Az ő története ez, azé az emberé, aki egy olyan döntéssel szembesül, amelyről tudja, hogy örökre megváltoztatja a világot.

Το συγκλονιστικό χρονικό των 116 ημερών από την ορκωμοσία του Τρούμαν μέχρι τη ρίψη της πρώτης ατομικής βόμβας στη Χιροσίμα.

Simplified Chinese edition of Countdown 1945: The Extraordinary Story of the Atomic Bomb and the 116 Days That Changed the World

Includes statements on Nancy Reagan by Nancy Reagan, Richard Allen, Bill Blass, William F. Buckley, Betty Friedan, Lyn Nofziger, Maureen Reagan, Ron Reagan, and Ed Rollin.

"No matter where we are in life or death, there are always words on the page." California in the ''90s. On the Central Coast, middle schoolers Sam Ackerman and Tara Remedios meet for the first time. What follows is a decade-long relationship bound in the pages of journal entries. The connection survives into adulthood only to end in tragedy-yet both will tell their side of the story. By the end of their testimonies all that remains are the words, and they''ll prove whether two people lost on opposite sides of the divide can meet once again.

Drafts of poems, essays, reviews and of his books "Splinter", "Toil and spin" and "Golden apples of the sun". Also includes newsclippings, notebooks and copies of 2 interviews (1980).