More Intriguing Kennedy Titles to Supplement Book Sense 76 JFK Top Ten

Last week, Book Sense announced the Autumn 2003 Top Ten JFK Picks. The list is based on the nominations of independent booksellers nationwide and is the second time Book Sense has compiled a list in association with The History Channel, which will air a week of specially themed programming focusing on JFK and his times next month. November 22 will mark 40 years since the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The centerpiece of The History Channel's "JFK Week," November 16-23, is a three-hour special, JFK: A Presidency Revealed, to be aired on November 16 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT.

To help booksellers with in-store displays and marketing, a list of some additional intriguing Kennedy-related titles is provided below.

The JFK Top Ten will be coming to stores in the October White Box. The History Channel will be mailing a copy of the list to 17,000 public libraries, extending the reach of the Book Sense brand and offering independent booksellers an opportunity to further cooperative efforts with local libraries. Throughout the month, The History Channel Web site will be noting the Book Sense list and promoting the brand as well.

For a downloadable PDF file of the JFK Top Ten, click here. For past Book Sense 76 lists, click here.

Here are some additional titles of note on the life and political career of President John F. Kennedy:

DEBATING THE KENNEDY PRESIDENCY by James N. Giglio and Stephen G. Rabe (Rowman & Littlefield, $17.95 paper, 074250834X)

JACK: A Life Like No Other by Geoffrey Perret (Random House, $14.95 paper, 037576125X) Also a Brilliance Audio (Abridged cassette, 1587889692)

JFK: The Kennedy Tapes, Vol. II (Jerden Records/SpeechWorks, $15.95 CD, 1885959206)

JFK: Remembering Jack by Christophe Loviny and Vincent Touze (Seuil Chronicle, $12.95, 2020596954), with an audio CD

LETTERS TO KENNEDY by John Kenneth Galbraith, edited by James Goodman (Harvard Univ. Press, $32.50, 0674528379)

OF KENNEDYS AND KINGS: Making Sense of the Sixties by Harris Wofford (Univ. of Pittsburgh Press, $16.95 paper, 0822958082)

PROFILES IN COURAGE, by John F. Kennedy (HarperCollins, $19.95, 0060530626; Perennial, $11.95 paper, 0060955449) Also a HarperAudio (Abridged CD, 0060533234)

SONS & BROTHERS: The Days of Jack and Bobby Kennedy by Richard D. Mahoney (Arcade, $14.95 paper, 1559705345)

UNCOMMON WISDOM OF JOHN F. KENNEDY by John F. Kennedy, edited by Bill Adler and Tom Folsom (Rugged Land, $24.95, 1590710150)