William F. Buckley Jr.
American conservative author, commentator, and intellectual; founder and editor of National Review, longtime host of the public affairs show Firing Line, and author of God and Man at Yale and the Blackford Oakes novel series.
Books
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1. Flying High
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2. Getting It Right
A concise collection of essays and commentaries advocating for conservative principles, defending free markets, limited government, and a strong national defense while critiquing liberal policies and the intellectual trends behind them; written with a mix of historical perspective, sharp argument, and wit, it aims to explain how conservative ideas address practical political and cultural challenges in modern America.
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3. Nearer, My God
An Autobiography of Faith
A candid autobiographical meditation on a public intellectual’s Catholic faith, charting his upbringing, moments of doubt and consolation, and the ways belief shaped his private life and public commitments. Mixing personal anecdotes, theological reflection, and wry literary and political observations, the book explores prayer, grace, the authority of the Church, and the reconciliation of faith with reason and civic engagement. Throughout, the narrator offers an intimate account of how religious conviction sustained him through loss, aging, and the moral questions of modern life.
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4. Gratitude
Reflections on What We Owe to Our Country
A concise, elegiac memoir of thanks in which the author looks back over a long public life with wit and warmth, offering personal anecdotes and portraits of family, friends, and colleagues while reflecting on faith, politics, and the formative experiences that shaped his character; the book reads as a gracious, unsentimental expression of appreciation for the people and events—both large and small—that made his life meaningful.
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5. Miles Gone By
A Literary Autobiography
A witty literary autobiography that gathers personal essays and reminiscences tracing the author’s intellectual formation, portraits of friends and fellow writers, family anecdotes, and reflections on journalism, culture, and public life—delivered with the characteristic erudition, humor, and conversational style of a seasoned commentator looking back on a life spent shaping and observing American letters and politics.
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