Barbaralee Diamonstein

Singular Voices: Conversations With Americans Who Make a Difference

Barbaralee Diamonstein

Synopsis:
In probing and insightful conversations, Barbaralee Diamonstein celebrates 17 remarkable American men and women in various fields who have made a significant contribution to modern life. Speaking with refreshing candor, they reflect on their professional careers and personal lives, their achievements and struggles, and what has inspired them to reach for the top in their chosen careers.Among them are playwright Edward Albee; former senator Bill Bradley; former president Jimmy Carter; Henry Louis "Skip" Gates, Jr., professor of African-American Studies at Harvard University; writer and gay activist Larry Kramer; Dr. Sherwin Nuland, professor at The Yale University Medical School and author of How We Die; opera diva and arts administrator Beverly Sills; Gloria Steinem, writer, feminist, and founder/editor of Ms.; author William Styron; choreographer Twyla Tharp; architects Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown; Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel; and World Bank president James Wolfensohn.Diamonstein's lively photographs, taken during the conversations, further convey the character of her subjects. The result is an inspiring chronicle of some of America's most accomplished and admirable men and women.Barbaralee Diamonstein is the author of 19 books, including Abrams' Handmade in America and The Landmarks of New York II. Currently the chair of the Historic Landmarks Preservation Center, she also serves on the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Commission, and the New York State Historic Archives Partnership Trust. She has been the curator of six museum exhibitions and was interviewer/producer of five series on the A&E television network.

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Other editions: Hardcover - 2005, Hardcover - 1995, Softcover - 1995, Hardcover - 1994, Hardcover - 1993, Hardcover - 1992, Hardcover - 1991, 1988, Hardcover - 1988, Softcover - 1985