Lindbergh

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Summary: Unbelievably interesting!
Review: A Scott Berg has provided a fascinating tale of a man who (like all of us) was imperfect, but (unlike all of us) was highly intelligent, persistent, unconcerned with amassing wealth, and dedicated to making the world a better place.

The book includes details that could only be the result of huge hours of research, yet are told in a highly interesting fashion.

For the price of two tickets to the movies, you can have many hours of enjoyable reading with this tale.

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Summary: One of the Very Best Ever
Review: All my life I have been fascinated by Charles Lindbergh - my family name is also Lindberg (different spelling and of course no relation) so we have always felt a sort of "kinship" to this amazing man. I found A. Scott Berg's treatment of the historic flight, the kidnapping, the world's opinion of Lindbergh during WWII - and his later years, to be nothing less than 100% objective and fair. I think Berg does an outstanding job of presenting "just the facts" and allows the reader to draw his own conclusions. Although it's clear that Berg admires the great man and his family, he never editorializes or sensationalizes. That is a rare trait in biographies these days. I am recommending this book to everyone I know; I have copied lines of poetry and prose from this book into my own journal. Lindbergh's final line about "... I am of the stars" ranks right up there with the most profound to be found anywhere.

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Summary: A wonderful chronicle of Lindbergh and the 20th century
Review: At first I was intimidated by the size of the book. I was curious about Charles Lindbergh but doubted my curiosity would last past 250 pages. One day I happened to catch C-SPAN and A. Scott Berg appeared as a guest of some book fair. He seemed so passionate about Lindberg that I realized if his book contained a fraction of his passion it would be well worth the read - over 600 pages.

It was a gamble I'm glad I took. Berg's book is an epic saga of a man caught in the convulsions of the 20th century. I'm impressed by the research he has undertaken to write the book. I am also equally impressed by the clarity of Berg's story-telling technique.

I finished the booked feeling as that history was alive and personal - that we are all participants in the history of our making and unmaking.

Best of all, Berg lets readers come to their own conclusions about Lindberg, the man, the hero, the historical figure.

An excellent read.

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Summary: Detailed, balanced, interesting.
Review: A good book about a haunted hero. The facts and situations are presented in neutral form, allowing the reader to form his/her own conclusions and judgements about Lindy's character. Some of the negative reviews at this forum seem to have other agendas or an excess of arrogance, especially the reader (?) from London, Ky who says "Anyone who praises [this book] reveals his ignorance." Lindbergh was certainly not perfect, and neither is this book, but it is a good read on a fascinating topic.

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Summary: Lindbergh, an almost complete understanding of the man.
Review: I was hoping to "Thank" the author A.Scott Berg for his magnificient work on "Lindbergh" I have been enlightened as to his anit-semitic beliefs that have been a concern for sometime. Berg, fullfilled my unanswered questions as to why Charles Lindbergh felt this way.feel that the author did not take sides with any belief that Lindbergh had or others. The author did make me feel, however, that Lindbergh was a man to be feared as well as Hitler. His family, I think to some extinct felt the same way. Again, though, "Great things happen because of great minds,and a diabolict as well, bad castrophes happen as well." Thus, I have found Lindbergh a very complicated man. I do, thoroughly, enjoy reading everything about him. A.Scott Berg, resolved many questions that I have had concerning Charles Lindbergh. The time and years that A.Scott Berg doing research was very much vauled by me. This is the first biography that I've read of A.Scott Berg and will continue to read his works in the future. Thank-you. I was hoping to email my thaks personally,however, I think that A.Scott Berg is being as private as Charles Lindbergh.

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Summary: What a phenomenal life
Review: Scott Berg's biography of Charles Lindbergh is breathtaking in its detail and length; stretching from Lindbergh's Swedish forebears to his funeral in Hawaii. Yet, it never lags aided by the phenomenal life of its subject. Lindbergh's fantastic flying feat at age 25 propelled him to heights of acclain that few have or will ever know. He became friend to despots and presidents alike; a world-wide recognizable image with an impact upon flight that is felt to this day. The kidnapping and eventual murder of Lindbergh's first-born son, his non-interventionist stance on WW II and his continual abandonment of Anne and their remaining 5 children in the pursuit of further adventurous causes are treated sympathetically by Berg. To those of us generations removed from THE EVENT that had the world holding its breath, Berg's book reveals the story of a man who in spite of himself was flung onto center stage and while there, made the most of it dhul.

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Summary: Balanced portrayal of both Lindberghs: public & private
Review: I thought Berg did an excellent job portraying both sides of Lindbergh: the public one as well as the private one. I admire and respect Lindbergh for his accomplishments. He was in a difficult position...flew the Atlantic at age 25...then had to face intense media exposure for the rest of his life. He faced attention equal only to Princess Diana, Kennedy's, & the OJ trial. Now personally, he was a cold, unlikeable person who should never have married or had children. I was appalled at his treatment of Anne during the Hauptmann trial (calling her a failure). It was a very disfuctional marriage. He always dragged her around to new homes (& on months long trips after each baby was born) to always keep her focus on him. Yet, Berg points out that she enjoyed playing the victim. I thought the writer's portrayal of his racial beliefs were balanced; he provided the quotes from Lindbergh's speeches and diaries. I can't caomprehend how Lindbergh could feel such sadness at the allies' treatment of Germans following the war & Japanese victims of bombing raids, yet never feel horror at the Holecaust or Japanese atrocities.

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Summary: for biography lovers . . . and others, too
Review: this was one of the finest biographies i have ever read . . . had always wanted to know more about lindbergh and now do, as a result of this fine book . . . also, gave me excellent insight into america in the first half of the century . . . i now will seek out the author's other works.

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Summary: Inspiration Overload
Review: I am only 25 years old, and I can't begin to explain how incredible it was for me to be able to read this book and learn so much about the Hero Charles Lindbergh. A. Scott Berg could have taken so many creative liberties (for better or for worse), but I think his decision to provide fair treatment in his analysis of Lindbergh is almost unheard of in these times of 'tabloid writing'. Not one fact is ignored or exploited. A true example of passionate, determined writing. Thank You A. Scott Berg!!

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Summary: a worthwhile read
Review: This is no easy book to get through. Mr. Berg has done his homework and then some and the amount of detail he gives his readers is prodigious. However, the effort is well worth it as you end up with a very accurate picture of Mr. Lindbergh, warts and all. As a courageous aviator, he had no equal, but in his personal life, the flaws were extraordinary. This does not detract from the man but rather explains a lot of his drive, his restlessness, his perfectionism and his ultimate failure to get what he probably most wanted in life... approval from his dad. Many of Lindbergh's later views in life no doubt came directly from the mouth of his equally flawed father. This is something we all share and deal with in different ways. Lindbergh's way was not my way but it was HIS way and I was grateful for the opportunity to read such in depth analysis. I recommend this book highly and without reservation.