Letter from America: 1946-2004 - Alistair Cooke

Letter from America: 1946-2004 - Alistair CookeWhen Alistair Cooke retired in February 2004 he was acclaimed as one of the greatest broadcasters of all time. His Letter from America radio series, which began in 1946 and continued every week for fifty eight years until his retirement, kept the world in touch with what was happening in America. Cooke's wry, humane and liberal style both informed and entertained his audience. The selection here, made largely by Cooke himself and supplemented by his

he is surprised at first to see that the victim appears to be a rather typical techie

symbols and keys as well as directions for using a compass - plus how to make your own map- Full-breadth of maps and their purposes such as political maps

managing mood swings and anxiety- Managing relationships

The ancient Babylonians created the seven-day week

the sunflowers grow so high they look like real suns

One of the world's most celebrated cosmologists presents her breakthrough explanation of our origins in the multiverse

But not the superhero kind - she can't really fly or turn invisible

and Tom is embarking on them with a renewed sense of perspective about what matters in life

George Lewes - writer

who is widely admired for her alluring images of the natural world

unfiltered and in his own words

But when Father is mysteriously taken away one night