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True Compass: A Memoir

19 Ratings: 1.7

The posthumous memoir of United States Senator Ted Kennedy.

True Compass is the posthumous memoir of United States Senator Ted Kennedy that was released September 14, 2009, by Twelve, a division of the Hachette book group. Kennedy signed up to do the book in the autumn of 2007. … see full wiki

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review by DavidKubicek. January 07, 2010

True Compass: A Memoir, by Edward M. Kennedy

This is an extraordinary memoir. It held my interest and was a quick read, which is good for a 500+ page book. There are several reasons why this autobiography is so intriguiing: It gives a well-rounded look at Ted Kennedy's life: his family, his schooling, his years campaigning for his brothers, and his own political service. Kennedy writes candidly about the low-points in his life: his brothers's assassinations, Mary Jo Kopechne, and his divorce. He gives a behind-the-scenes look at the … more

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review by Pardolis. March 07, 2010

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True Compass

True Compass is a memoir of the life of Ted Kennedy. I picked it up at my local library because I was interested in learning more about the life of this extraordinary man who spent most of his life in the United States Senate. The memoir begins with Senator Kennedy preparing to address the 2008 Democratic National Convention in order to gain support for the Democratic Presidential nominee, Barack Obama. After this intro, we are treated to a look back at his life. He talks about the tough lessons … more

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review by NYWriterBarbaraGarro. October 12, 2009

Ted Kennedy Sums Up His Life

How important is Ted Kennedy's Memoire? I believe every man, woman and child over 12 years old in 2009 in all the world needs to read TRUE COMPASS to gain its multi-faceted levels of knowledge about 77 years of an important life. As he lay dying, Ted Kennedy has a last goal, to finish TRUE COMPASS, his personal story of his life. And, he succeeded. Kennedy speaks about those important experiences that could help us understand who he was as a human being … more

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Quick Tip by NYWriterBarbaraGarro. October 12, 2009

A Quick Tip by NYWriterBarbaraGarro

Every man, woman and child over 12 in the world in 2009 needs to read Ted Kennedy's TRUE COMPASS to share his 77 years of public life.

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