Most Popular Books by Christopher Andersen

In Barack and Michelle, America’s First Couple is scrutinized in stirring detail by Christopher Andersen, author of thirteen New York Times bestsellers including Jack and Jackie, Somewhere in Heaven, and the phenomenal #1 New York Times bestsellers The Day Diana Died and The Day John Died. Subtitled Portrait of an American Marriage, here is the first in-depth look at the popular U.S. President and his beautiful, brilliant, and stylish First Lady. Andersen, already internationally acclaimed for his intimate portraits of the Kennedys, Bushs, and Clintons now celebrates the unique union of President and Mrs. Obama with Barack and Michelle, shedding fascinating light on a romantic relationship and a political destiny like no other.

Draws on research and confidential material to offer a portrait of the marriage of the President George Bush and First Lady Laura Bush.

Learning and teaching complex cultural knowledge calls for meaningful participation in different kinds of symbolic practices, which in turn are supported by a wide range of external representations, as gestures, oral language, graphic representations, writing and many other systems designed to account for properties and relations on some 2- or 3-dimensional objects. Children start their apprenticeship of these symbolic practices very early in life. But being able to understand and use them in fluid and flexible ways poses serious challenges for learners and teachers across educational levels, from kindergarten to university. This book is intended as a step in the path towards a better understanding of the dynamic relations between different symbolic practices and the acquisition of knowledge in various learning domains, settings and levels. Researchers from almost twenty institutions in three different continents present first hand research in this emerging area of study and reflect on the particular ways and processes whereby participation in symbolic practices based on a diversity of external representations promotes learning in specific fields of knowledge. The book will be useful for persons interested in education, as well as cognitive psychologists, linguists and those concerned by the generation, appropriation, transmission and communication of knowledge.

Questa biografia d Mick Jagger, scritta da Christopher Andersen è l''unica all''altezza del suo protagonista: esplosiva e scandalosa come Mick, l''uomo che non ha mai smesso di elettrizzare, confondere e stregare. Una leggenda vivente.

Sexe and Rock''n''roll Le célèbre journaliste Christopher Andersen nous offre ici une biographie sans détour, aussi foisonnante et bouillonnante que Mick Jagger lui-même, à l’occasion du 50e anniversaire des Rolling Stones et de leur tournée mondiale. Mick Jagger est l’une des grandes icônes culturelles de notre époque — extravagant, arrogant, inquiétant et fascinant — et pourtant il a juré de ne jamais écrire son autobiographie. Aujourd’hui, Christopher Andersen nous propose une biographie explosive et irrésistible qui fera date pour les fans des Stones toutes générations confondues, avec des révélations et des enquêtes étonnantes, telles que : - Le passé bisexuel de Mick Jagger et la liste de ses amantes célèbres qui continue encore de s’allonger. - Le redoutable sens des affaires de Jagger, qui lui a permis d’amasser une fortune dépassant les 400 millions de dollars. - Cocaïne, LSD, haschisch, amphétamine — les détails surprenants quant à la réelle étendue de l’addiction de Jagger. - Les relations du chanteur avec la famille royale — des liens qui se poursuivent aujourd’hui avec William et Kate — et les circonstances étonnantes de son anoblissement au Palais de Buckingham. - Les menaces qui ont pesé sur la vie de Jagger, dont le récit terrifiant d’une tentative d’assassinat que le FBI garda secrète pendant des années. - Et bien sûr, la relation étrange et ambivalente entre Mick Jagger et Keith Richard, toujours aussi explosive aujourd’hui encore. Mick est une exploration sans concession du leader charismatique du plus grand groupe rock de tous les temps et est destinée à devenir la biographie définitive que tout fan devra avoir dans sa bibliothèque. Traduit de l’anglais par Dominique Defert et Carole Delporte

O rei: A vida de Charles III vai além da imagem superficial do príncipe e traz um retrato completo e potente do monarca mais velho a ascender ao trono britânico. Nesta biografia detalhada, o jornalista Christopher Andersen revela detalhes da personalidade de uma das figuras mais enigmáticas e complexas dos tempos atuais. A monarquia britânica sempre atraiu olhares do público em todo o mundo. Apesar de estampar as primeiras páginas de jornais e revistas e de ser um dos nomes mais mencionados durante o século XX pela mídia mundial, Charles, o então príncipe de Gales, parecia uma incógnita para o grande público. Até agora. Tendo como base entrevistas com familiares, amigos e pessoas próximas à família real, O rei narra a trajetória de Charles. Nessa leitura é possível acompanhar o complexo relacionamento de Charles com os pais, sua infância solitária em colégios internos, a juventude na universidade e a carreira militar. O rei aborda ainda a vida amorosa e pessoal de Charles, como o celebrado – e posteriormente conturbado – casamento com a princesa Diana, os casos extraconjugais – o mais longo e conhecido do público sendo o relacionamento com Camilla Parker Bowles, que viria a se casar com Charles em 2005 e se tornar rainha em 2023. O rei expõe ainda o jogo de poder nos bastidores da realeza e o conflito entre esta e o príncipe Harry e Meghan Markle. Em O rei, Andersen vai além da imagem superficial do príncipe que se preparou a vida inteira para ser rei e mostra um homem inseguro e controverso, às vezes impaciente e irritável, outras carinhoso e distante, cujos erros e acertos são analisados sob o olhar da mídia. "O retrato sincero de um líder imperfeito no início de seu reinado." — Kirkus Reviews

A biography of the actress covering her career achievements and controversial life.

The celebrated author of Citizen Jane: The Turbulent Life of Jane Fonda and Madonna Unauthorized reveals the hijinks and heartaches, causes and crusades, triumphs and tragedies in the early life of Katharine Hepburn. "A lusty portrait".--People.

Cet ouvrage retrace l''existence tragique et émouvante de J. F. Kennedy Jr, l''ultime icône américaine. Enrichi de photographies souvent inédites, ce document dresse un portrait inattendu de celui qui fut le " petit fiancé " de l''Amérique : le récit de la nuit fatale, les relations complexes qu''il entretenait avec sa mère, ses rapports avec sa sœur et ses cousins, ou encore la vérité sur ses jeunes années, ses liaisons avec Madonna ou Daryl Hannah, les secrets de son mariage avec la ravissante et compliquée Carolyn Bessette... Et surtout, l''idée exacte qu''il se faisait de son père, de l''héritage familial, et de la carrière politique qui lui semblait promise... Plus qu''une biographie déchirante de John-John, voici la saga douce amère d''une famille au destin exceptionnel, les Kennedy, rythmée par l''amour, l''ambition et les deuils.

Quand ils font leur entrée à la Maison Blanche, en janvier 2009, le monde entier a les yeux rivés sur ceux que la presse compare au mythique couple Kennedy, glamour et porteur d''espoir. Au regard de l''exploit accompli, le duo Barack et Michelle apparaît comme l''un des plus grands partenariats politiques de l''histoire américaine. Sans Michelle, jamais Barack ne serait devenu le 44e président des Etats-Unis. Pour autant, la vraie nature de leur relation restait mystérieuse, jusqu''à ce jour. L''auteur s''appuie sur le témoignage de ceux qui connaissent le mieux le couple présidentiel pour retracer une union qui a traversé bien des crises, certaines ayant failli provoquer la rupture. De leur enfance jusqu''à l''attribution du prix Nobel de la Paix, en passant par leur rencontre à Harvard et la naissance de leurs filles, Christopher Andersen signe la biographie de Barack et Michelle la plus complète, la plus intime jamais publiée à ce jour.

La meilleure biographie du chanteur rock publiée à ce jour. Tout ce que l''on veut savoir sur Mick Jagger et ses rapports avec les femmes, les hommes, la drogue et l''argent. Mieux qu''un roman.

With his international blockbusters on the Kennedys, the Clintons, Princess Diana and her sons--seven "New York Times" bestsellers in the last six years alone--Andersen has elevated the art of popular biography as no other writer. In fall 2002, this respected writer returns with his latest entry, an engrossing story of a living American sure to follow the success of his previous blockbusters.

Abstract: The present study examines the mutual interaction between students'' writing and scientific reasoning among 6th grade students (age 11-12 years) engaged in scientific inquiry. The experimental task was designed to promote spontaneous record keeping compared to previous task designs by increasing the saliency of task requirements, with the design goal of making the relationship between record keeping and inquiry strategies more explicit and visible. Compared to previous studies, this new task design resulted both in a higher amount of record keeping overall and in a higher quality of information, which is interpreted to be a result of increased participants'' metatask and metastrategic knowledge arising from greater engagement with the task. The study found a significant relationship between the quality of students'' record keeping and the inquiry strategies that were investigated. However, this relationship varied depending on the type of inquiry strategy. Strategies that are employed