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Right Time, Right Place: Coming of Age with William F. Buckley Jr. and the Conservative Movement Hardcover – June 9, 2009

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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Basic Books (June 9, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0465013554
  • ISBN-13: 978-0465013555
  • Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 1 x 9.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 starsA man in full!
By Edmond D. Smith on June 28, 2009
Format: Hardcover
Brookhiser is a very gifted writer who avoids here both petty score-settling and its opposite, idolatry. First encountering William F. Buckley when Buckley's National Review ran a piece (as a cover story!) that the then 14 year old Brookhiser had submitted, the book relates the often difficult relationship that began as proxy child/father and evolved through the years into one of being equals.

Brookhiser walks a real tightrope here, being unsparringly honest, noting Buckley's flaws and weaknesses while not neglecting so much about the man that made him such a singular figure. The end result is a balanced and therefore very accesible account of a very real man. In telling his story about Buckley as he does Broohiser tells us much about himself as well. Deeply bitter about Buckley's having promised him that he'd be Buckley's successor, then reneging on that promise without warning, Brookhiser continued to work for NR (as he does to this day), in a diminished capacity with his approach to Buckley considerably more cautious. But Brookhiser doesn't let his bitterness consume him or let Buckley's crude handling of the matter poison their relationship in perpetuity. Buckley possessed so many admirable qualities - energy, intelligence, an astonishing generosity - and Broohiser doesn't let his lesser qualities overwhelm them. Forgiveness really is an act of grace.

What strikes you about Right Time, Right Place is the degree to which it is permeated with love, an adult and therefore meaningful love that admits that people are flawed but doesn't get devoured by that fact. It is easy to love a perfect person, much less so one whose flaws can bring pain.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsRight-on!
By Raymond H. Smeeth on June 9, 2009
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This is a fabulous book. First it supplies an intimate report of the intellectual battlefields of the last half century. Neatly woven in to that tableau is a bittersweet reminiscence of collegial friendship along the way with an unique and stirring individual. Or maybe I have their priority reversed. In either case, both accounts are supremely well written, and the latter especially moving. This is a new discovery for me, that Mr. Brookhiser writes so well. Now I must go check out more of his writings. Well done, Mr. Brookhiser. Well done.
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5.0 out of 5 starsvery engaging and informative
By Jeff Peirce on June 16, 2009
Format: Hardcover
This book is very good on many levels. I was surprised at its depth.

I got the book to read about William Buckley, "National Review," and the influence of both Buckley and the magazine on American politics.

What I got was much better than that. I did learn about Buckley, and I did learn about his magazine. But I also got a pretty darned good intellectual history of the political battles fought in America over a period of several years.

I learned many things I did not know. I learned William Buckley was human, quirky, and not above making some big mistakes. He did not really know how to communicate with people, and had to resort to leaving notes. But he was also very generous, and capable of great kindness. I came away liking the man, despite his quirks and faults. He made the world a better place by being in it.

I learned that the battles fought on the right did not go the way one thinks they did. There were divisions, fights over turf, great differences in the preference of candidates, and shifts in ideas and ideals.
The author was there to see many of them, and he writes about them very well. The book is remarkable engaging.

Many of the person to person encounters in this book are funny, or painful, or surprising. The book never ceases to surprise.

The author deserves considerable praise for this book. He wrote a little gem . I hope it will get the sales and attention it deserves.
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3.0 out of 5 starsA Personal But Frank Appraisal of an Important American Icon
By J. J. O'connor on February 14, 2010
Format: Hardcover
We have come to expect good writing from Brookhiser and this is no exception. But while Brookhiser usually writes about historical figures---all of these short, succinct biographies of founding fathers are worth reading---in RTRP he describes in great detail a modern figure, Bill Buckley, for whom he worked and acknowledges as one of what George Will called "the most consequential Americans" of the 2oth Century. Brookhiser has a great capacity for capturing the essence of great figures without the need to take hundreds of pages and thousands of words to do so. He not only describes Buckley's great contributions to modern American conservative thought but he gives a wonderful sense of the man, while not flinching from pointing out some of Buckley's odd foibles. While Christopher Buckley's book about both his parents is witty, I prefer this book as both personal, thoughtful and insightful. Time for one book on WFB, go for this one.
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5.0 out of 5 starsOutstanding Book
By James Strock VINE VOICE on July 3, 2009
Format: Hardcover
I've read and admired a number of Richard Brookhiser's works. In my view, this is the best. His new book certainly presents a insider's view of the conservative movement and one of its historic leaders, William Buckley. That alone should be of interest to anyone interested in modern American history, politics or culture, whether conservative or not. It's also full of insights on a range of issues: changes in American life in the past 40 years (he well captures aspects of the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s, giving some sense of what those times, very different from today, felt like); father-son relationships; maturity; and, of course, acute observations on various political figures (his concise take on the speaking styles of George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush is memorable writing.) Brookhiser's career began at such an early age that he is able to write a compelling memoir at the height of his powers. One looks forward to much more from him. I recommend this book most highly!
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5.0 out of 5 starsBrillant and insightful: Brookhiser Paints a Masterpiece of William F...

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4.0 out of 5 starsThe Ultimate Conservative Insider

Brookhiser drops the names of every political and literary conservative he met or worked from 1975 to the mid 90's, first as a writer and managing editor of the National Review,... Read more

Published on May 3, 2012 by Gdalan
3.0 out of 5 starsNR fans will want to read this whine against the Chairman

I was a fan of William F. Buckley, Jr. This book tells Brookhiser's version of a purported secret succession plan at Bill Buckley's magazine National Review. Read more

Published on September 12, 2011 by Ronald E. Robinson
4.0 out of 5 starsRight Book

Brookhiser is an amazing writer. He writes his memoir introspectively without self-absorbtion and profoundly without pompousness. Read more

Published on February 22, 2011 by Matt Metevelis
5.0 out of 5 starsW. F. Buckley, Jr.

Excellent biography of an ingenious gentleman, who also loved peanut butter.
I share this liking for PB, as well as for Buckley's vocabulary and wit. Read more

Published on March 10, 2010 by James W. Bell
1.0 out of 5 starsSettling scores with his betters

This was well worth the $1.24 it's selling for now, due to some local 60s color in the beginning, but it quickly becomes unreadable except as an unconscious account of what's wrong... Read more

Published on March 6, 2010 by James J. Omeara
4.0 out of 5 starsVery personal, warts-and-all portrait--a singular accomplishment

The relationship between mentor and apprentice is a fascinating one, and Mr. Brookhiser's compulsively readable memoir captures the nuances of this dynamic better than just about... Read more

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