Duty

图书标准信息

• 作者 Bob Greene 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins
• 出版时间 2000-08
• ISBN 9780380978496
• 定价 233.50元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 304页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

WhenBobGreenewenthometocentralOhiotobewithhisdyingfather,itsetoffachainofeventsthatledhimtoknowinghisdadinawayheneverhadbefore--thankstoaquietmanwholivedjustafewmilesaway,amanwhohadchangedthehistoryoftheworld.Greene'sfather--asoldierwithaninfantrydivisioninWorldWarII--oftenspokeofseeingthemanaroundtown.Allbutanonymouseveninhisowncity,carefullymaintaininghisprivacy,thisman,Greene'sfatherwouldpointouttohim,had"wonthewar."HewasPaulTibbets.Attheageoftwenty-nine,attherequestofhiscountry,Tibbetsassembledasecretteamof1,800Americansoldierstocarryoutthesinglemostviolentactinthehistoryofmankind.In1945Tibbetspilotedaplane--whichhecalledEnolaGay,afterhismother--totheJapanesecityofHiroshima,wherehedroppedtheatomicbomb.Onthemorningafterthelastmealheeveratewithhisfather,GreenewenttomeetTibbets.WhatdevelopedwasanunlikelyfriendshipthatallowedGreenetodiscoverthingsabouthisfather,andhisfather'sgenerationofsoldiers,thatheneverfullyunderstoodbefore.DUTYisthestoryofthreelivesconnectedbyhistory,proximity,andblood;indeed,itismanystories,intimateandachinglypersonalaswellasdeeplyhistoric.Inonesoldier'smemoryofamissionthattransformedtheworld--andinason'slastattempttograsphisfather'singrainedsenseofhonorandduty--liesapowerfultributetotheordinaryheroesofanextraordinarytimeinAmericanlife.WhatGreenecameawaywithisfoundhistoryandfoundpoetry--aprofoundlymovingworkthatoffersavividlynewperspectiveonresponsibility,empathy,andlove.Itisanexplorationofandresponsetotheconceptofdutyasitoncewasandalwaysshouldbe:quietandfromtheheart.Oneverypageyoucanhearthewhisperofagenerationanditschildrenbiddingeachotherfarewell.Dutyisthestoryofthreelivesconnectedbyhistory,proximity,andblood;indeed,itismanystories,intimateandachinglypersonalaswellasdeeplyhistoric.Inonesoldier'smemoryofamissionthattransformedtheworld-andinason'slastattempttograsphisfather'singrainedsenseofhonorandduty-liesapowerfultributetotheordinaryheroesofanextraordinarytimeinAmericanlife.WhatGreenecameawaywithisfoundhistoryandfoundpoetry--aprofoundlymovingworkthatottersavividlynewperspectiveonresponsibility,empathy,andlove.Itisanexplorationofandresponsetotheconceptofdutyasitoncewasandalwaysshouldbe:quietandfromtheheart.Oneverypageyoucanhearthewhisperofagenerationanditschildrenbiddingeachotherfarewell.Dutyisthestoryofthreelivesconnectedbyhistory,proximity,andblood;indeed,itismanystories,intimateandachinglypersonalaswellasdeeplyhistoric.Inonesoldier'smemoryofamissionthattransformedtheworld-andinason'slastattempttograsphisfather'singrainedsenseofhonorandduty-liesapowerfultributetotheordinaryheroesofanextraordinarytimeinAmericanlife.WhatGreenecameawaywithisfoundhistoryandfoundpoetry--aprofoundlymovingworkthatottersavividlynewperspectiveonresponsibility,empathy,andlove.Itisanexplorationofandresponsetotheconceptofdutyasitoncewasandalwaysshouldbe:quietandfromtheheart.Oneverypageyoucanhearthewhisperofagenerationanditschildrenbiddingeachotherfarewell.

【作者简介】

Award-winningjournalistBobGreeneistheauthorofsixNewYorkTimesbestsellersandafrequentcontributortotheNewYorkTimesOp-Edpage.--ThistextreferstothePaperbackedition.