A portrait of a beloved First Lady and an account of a complex marriage examines the life of Mamie Eisenhower and her relationship with Ike Eisenhower

Mrs. Ike: Memories and Reflections on the Life of Mamie Eisenhower

Biographies & Memoirs

Eisenhower, Susan

Community & Culture

Farrar. Straus & Giroux

Offers the story of the romance and marriage of an American president's granddaughter and Russia's top rocket scientist

Breaking Free: A Memoir of Love and Revolution

History

Russia

Unwilling Martyr: The Life and Death of Jan Masaryk

Goldfarb, Ronald

Historical

wiley

Susan Eisenhower looks back on the life of her grandmother in a tribute that coincides with the centenary of Mamie Eisenhower's birth. In this biography of an army captain's wife who becomes First Lady, she paints the portrait of an independent, headstrong woman who was passionately engaged in a lifelong relationship with a man who was her utter opposite. Based on a treasure trove of unpublished letters, the book provides a rare insight into the personalities and interrelationships of two complex people. Mamie is seen as Ike saw her - a heroic and irresistible figure in her own right.

Mrs. Ike (Niagara Large Print Series)

Niagara

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization turned 50 years old in April of 1999. With the expansion of membership to include Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic, the Alliance undertook increased security commitments and affirmed a new post-Cold War role for itself. Despite the US Senate's overwhelming endorsement of this expansion, however, many prominent contributing authors point out that hard questions about the Alliance's scope, mission, size and cost remain, regrettably, unanswered. This book considers a variety of viewpoints, all of which help one to reflect on the feasibility and advisability of a global role for NATO, and to assess the problems ahead for bringing peace, stability and unity to the European continent.

NATO at FIFTY: Perspectives on the Future of the Transatlantic Alliance

Perry, William

Garthoff, Raymond

BRZEZINSKI, ZBIGNIEW

DEAN, Jonathan

Carpenter, Ted Galen

Davies, Richard

Kay, Sean

Nash, William

Carter, Ashton

Goldgeier, James

Braithwaite, Sir Rodric

Simes, Dmitri

Saunders, Paul

Rosner, Jeremy

Rodman, Peter

Beach, Sir High

Calleo, David

Daalder, Ivo

de Rose, Francois

Dobrainsky, Paula

Doorey, Timothy

Driscoll, Hilary

Ellsworth, Robert

Erler, Gernot

Frye, Alton

Goodpaster, Andrew

Herspring, Dale

Kober, Stanley

Korb, Larry

Heisbourg, FranÇois

Dame Pauline

Neville-Jones

The Eisenhower Institute

Historians, clerics, human rights activists and political analysts from the region and beyond chronicle the rebirth of Islam in Central Asia. What kind of Islam will define the post-Soviet transformation of the Central Asia region? Will it be a moderate and tolerant Islam, the one that has dominated the area historically? Or a newly recreated, highly politicized radical Islam with ambitions to establish control far beyond the religious affairs of these states? In answering these questions, the authors seek to add new insight and depth to our understanding of the vital spiritual and political processes now underway in this important strategic region.

Islam and Central Asia (Center for Political and Strategic Studies Book)

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

Partners in Space explores the lessons learned by the United States during the International Space Station program. By tracing the diplomatic, economic, and commercial origins of the US-Russian partnership, it tells the story of how the world’s two greatest space powers overcame their Cold War rivalry to construct humanity’s greatest engineering achievement.

Partners in Space: US-Russian Cooperation After the Cold War

In an era where Americans are desperately seeking heroes and mentors, here is the story of how a saucy young lady from Denver, Mamie Doud Eisenhower, meets her match in handsome Ike Eisenhower, a farm boy fresh out of West Point, and becomes the Army wife par excellence. They were two very passionate and private people whose 53-year marriage, much of it lived in the public eye, survived great tragedies, misunderstandings, and adventures – and led to glowing triumphs in World War II and the White House. Mrs. Ike is not only a biography of a beloved American but a superb account of a complex marriage. Susan Eisenhower helps readers see her grandmother as her husband did – a heroic and irresistible figure in her own right.

Mrs. Ike

Ferrous Books

How Ike Led: The Principles Behind Eisenhower's Biggest Decisions

How Dwight D. Eisenhower led America through a transformational time--by a DC policy strategist, security expert and his granddaughter. Few people have made decisions as momentous as Eisenhower, nor has one person had to make such a varied range of them. From D-Day to Little Rock, from the Korean War to Cold War crises, from the Red Scare to the Missile Gap controversies, Ike was able to give our country eight years of peace and prosperity by relying on a core set of principles. These were informed by his heritage and upbringing, as well as his strong character and his personal discipline, but he also avoided making himselfthe center of things. He was a man of judgment, and steadying force. He sought national unity, by pursuing a course he called the "Middle Way" that tried to make winners on both sides of any issue. Ike was a strategic, not an operational leader, who relied on a rigorous pursuit of the facts for decision-making. His talent for envisioning a whole, especially in the context of the long game, and his ability to see causes and various consequences, explains his success as Allied Commander and as President. After making a decision, he made himself accountable for it, recognizing that personal responsibility is the bedrock of sound principles. Susan Eisenhower'sHow Ike Led shows us not just what a great American did, but why--and what we can learn from him today.

Thomas Dunne Books

"The work is clear-eyed but naturally imbued with a granddaughter's affection. Narrator Bernadette Dunne's amiable manner is a good match for the author's tone, objective but tinged with warmth...Dunne manages to go beyond the plain sense of the text to give us the author as an intelligent, sensible, well-spoken person who is examining an important life in a way that informs, pleases, and serves as a lesson for the present day." -- AudioFile Magazine\nThis program includes an audiobook exclusive introduction written and read by Susan Eisenhower and a newly remastered version of President Eisenhower's 1961 Farewell Address.\nHow Dwight D. Eisenhower led America through a transformational time―by a DC policy strategist, security expert and his granddaughter.\nFew people have made decisions as momentous as Eisenhower, nor has one person had to make such a varied range of them. From D-Day to Little Rock, from the Korean War to Cold War crises, from the Red Scare to the Missile Gap controversies, he was able to give our country eight years of peace and prosperity by relying on a core set of principles. These were informed by his heritage and upbringing, his strong character and his personal discipline, but he also avoided making himself the center of things. He tried to be the calmest man in the room, not the loudest. So instead of seeking to fulfill his personal desires and political needs, he pursued a course he called the "Middle Way" that tried to make winners on both sides of a situation.\nIn addition, Ike maintained a big picture view on any situation; he was a strategic, not an operational leader. He also ensured that he had all the information he needed to make a decision. His talent for envisioning a whole, especially in the context of the long game, and his ability to see causes and various consequences, explains his success as Allied Commander President. Then, after making a decision, he made himself accountable for it, prizing responsibility most of all his principles.\nSusan Eisenhower's How Ike Led shows us not just what a great American did, but why―and what we can learn from him today.\nA Macmillan Audio production from Thomas Dunne Books\n"[Susan Eisenhower] lays bare the essence of her grandfather’s leadership in war and peace―his singular devotion to the unity and security of the American people and the nation’s allies.” -- Wall Street Journal

MacMillan Audio

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