JFK Jr.
An Intimate Oral Biography
Gallery Books · Print & ebook · July 16, 2024
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Fascinating…the fullest portrait of Kennedy ever written.” —The Washington Post The first oral biography of John F. Kennedy Jr. is an extraordinarily intimate and detailed look at the real man behind the myth.
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- Who it’s for
- An intimate, serious listen-through with layered voice and plenty to talk over.
- Genres
- Presidents & World Leaders, Political Lives, 20th-Century America
- Published
- Gallery Books, July 16, 2024
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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Fascinating…the fullest portrait of Kennedy ever written.” —The Washington Post The first oral biography of John F. Kennedy Jr. is an extraordinarily intimate and detailed look at the real man behind the myth.
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Sharing never-before-told stories, his closest friends, confidantes, lovers, classmates, teachers, and colleagues paint a vivid portrait of one of the most beloved figures of the 20th century who still captures public imagination twenty-five years after his tragic death. Born into the spotlight, John F. Kennedy Jr. lived a short but remarkable life filled with expectation, ambition, family pressures, love, and tragedy. JFK Jr. dives deep into his complicated psyche and explores the what-ifs, illuminating both the cultural and political moment he inhabited and the way this son of a president, so full of promise, embodied America’s most cherished hopes.
Inside the Story
An intimate, serious listen-through with layered voice and plenty to talk over.
Come here for
- oral-biography texture
- family-and-history angles
Expect
- prestige tone
- sustained, immersive read
Where it sits
| Political Lives | 57% |
|---|---|
| Presidents & World Leaders | 51% |
| 20th-Century America | 41% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Political Lives
- Lives of the Rich & Famous
- 20th-Century America
- Authors
- RoseMarie Terenzio, Liz McNeil
- Publisher
- Gallery Books
- Published
- July 16, 2024
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Political Lives