Best Selling Books by Eleanor Roosevelt

A selection of Mrs. Roosevelt''s newspaper columns that provides a look at her social and political life and a first-hand look at the events that changed the world.

Collected for the first time, here are the intimate letters between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and Lorena Hickock, a friend she shared an intimate and passionate bond with. B&W photos. 20,000 first print.

"A remarkable correspondence between two quite formidable and wonderful women, who were also utterly enmeshed in women''s traditional world as well as the public world."--Mary Logan Rothschild, co-author of Doing What the Day Brought: An Oral History of Arizona Women "[Kristie] Miller and [Robert] McGinnis have done a real service to history and biography. Both Mrs. Roosevelt and Isabella Greenway were extraordinary women. I am delighted their relationship has finally been penned to paper."--Geoffrey C. Ward, author of A First-Class Temperament: The Emergence of Franklin Roosevelt, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Francis Parkman Prize from the Society of American Historians In these intimate letters, Eleanor Roosevelt and Isabella Greenway chronicle a fifty-year friendship dating back to their school days at the beginning of the twentieth century. They share family concerns, discuss national and world affairs, support each other in times of personal tragedy, and chart their respective political careers--Roosevelt as a social reformer and first lady and Greenway as Arizona''s first congresswoman. Kristie Miller''s and Robert McGinnis''s astute analysis and insightful commentary enable scholars and general readers to view this remarkable correspondence against the backdrop of state and national politics, the Depression and New Deal, and the changing roles of women in American society.

Three timeless books on the art of living gracefully—from a Renaissance philosopher, a beloved first lady, and the original matron of American manners. The Art of Worldly Wisdom: Seventeenth-century Spanish philosopher Baltasar Gracián advises people of all walks of life on how to approach political, professional, and personal situations in a dog-eat-dog world. Comprised of three hundred pithy aphorisms, this influential work offers thought-provoking and accessible advice. Some subjects include “Never Compete,” “The Art of Letting Things Alone,” and “Anticipate Injuries and Turn Them into Favors.” Eleanor Roosevelt’s Book of Common Sense Etiquette: As a politician, diplomat, activist, and first lady, Eleanor Roosevelt knew the importance of civility. In this etiquette guide, first published in 1962, she draws from her personal and professional experiences to cover a broad range of topics, from business dealings to family affairs, receiving guests, and traveling abroad. Emily Post’s Etiquette: A popular phenomenon when it was first published in 1922, this guide established Emily Post as the undisputed authority on considerate behavior. Though updated editions have appeared over the years, this original text is both a fascinating window into American high society at the dawn of the Roaring Twenties and a timeless testament to the value of social grace.

Arranged under nine thematic topics that include personal testimony, women''s roles, and issues of war and peace, this collection presents 126 of Eleanor Roosevelt''s articles and speeches, tracing her development as a journalist, politician, activist, diplomat, and educator.

This illustrated, first of its kind collection of excerpts from Eleanor Roosevelt''s newspaper columns, radio talks, speeches, and correspondence speaks directly to the challenges we face today. Acclaimed for her roles in politics and diplomacy, first lady Eleanor Roosevelt was also a prolific author, journalist, lecturer, broadcaster, educator, and public personality. Using excerpts from her books, columns, articles, press conferences, speeches, radio talks, and correspondence, Eleanor Roosevelt: In Her Words tracks her contributions from the 1920s, when she entered journalism and public life; through the White House years, when she campaigned for racial justice, the labor movement, and "the forgotten woman;" to the postwar era, when she served at the United Nations and shaped the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Selections touch on Roosevelt''s early entries in women''s magazines ("Ten Rules for Success in Marriage"), her insights on women in politics ("Women Must Learn to Play the Game As Men Do"), her commentary on World War II ("What We Are Fighting For"), her work for civil rights ("The Four Equalities"), her clash with Soviet delegates at the UN ("These Same Old Stale Charges"), and her advice literature ("If You Ask Me"). Surprises include her unique preparation for leadership, the skill with which she defied critics and grasped authority, her competitive stance as a professional, and the force of her political messages to modern readers. Scorning the "America First" mindset, Eleanor Roosevelt underlined the interdependence of people and of nations. Eleanor Roosevelt: In Her Words illuminates her achievement as a champion of civil rights, human rights, and democratic ideals.

Collection of writings culled from Mrs. Roosevelt''s popular newspaper column.

One of the world''s best-loved and most-admired human beings, writing out of her own experience, has set down her basic philosophy of life in this book.

Covers the years from 1920 to Roosevelt''s death in the spring of 1945.

This is the first book to tell the dramatic story of the United Nations in action for and with the youth of the world. Here is not the formal account of the accomplishments of specific committees, but rather the warm, human stories of those who have shared in the work of these many specialized agencies of the UN. In these unforgettable stories and pictures that have come from more than thirty-five countries-firsthand accounts sent back by UN teams everywhere-UNESCO, UNICEF, WHO, FAO, IRO take on lasting meaning as symbols of the UN at work.