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Climbing The Bookshelves
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Author : Shirley Williams
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2009-12-03
Climbing The Bookshelves written by Shirley Williams and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-12-03 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
'That politics was the most exciting of all the exciting things in the world I never doubted' Shirley Williams was born to politics. As well as being influenced by her mother, Vera Brittan, her father George Catlin, a leading political scientist, encouraged his daughter to have high ambitions for herself - including daring to climb the bookshelves in his library. Elected as MP for Hitchin in 1964, she was a member of the Wilson and Callaghan governments and was also the Secretary of State for Education. As one of the 'Gang of Four' Shirley Williams famously broke away from the Labour Party to found the SDP in 1981 and later supported its merger with the Liberal Party to form the Liberal Democrats. This is her story. Praise for Climbing the Bookshelves 'Very few politicians are loved, but Shirley Williams was one' Independent 'She speaks human, which is a surprisingly rare political talent' Guardian 'Decent, sensible, honest and endearing, this book is Shirley Williams to a T' The Times
Climbing The Bookshelves
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Author : Shirley Williams
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Climbing The Bookshelves written by Shirley Williams and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Large print books categories.
Shirley Williams was born to politics. As well as being influenced by her mother, Vera Brittain, her father George Caitlin, a leading political scientist, encouraged his daughter to have high ambitions for herself. This is her autobiography.
The Autobiography
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Author : Margaret Thatcher
language : en
Publisher: HarperPress
Release Date : 2013
The Autobiography written by Margaret Thatcher and has been published by HarperPress this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Great Britain categories.
Margaret Thatcher, arguable the most significant figure of the late-twentieth-century British politics, died on 8 April 2013. Combining and abridging her memoirs 'The Path to Power' and 'The Downing Street Years', this definitive account of Margaret Thatcher's life is published as a one volume commemorative edition.
Labour Women In Power
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Author : Paula Bartley
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2019-05-09
Labour Women In Power written by Paula Bartley and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-09 with History categories.
This book examines the political lives and contributions of Margaret Bondfield, Ellen Wilkinson, Barbara Castle, Judith Hart and Shirley Williams, the only five women to achieve Cabinet rank in a Labour Government from the party’s creation until Blair became Prime Minister. Paula Bartley brings together newly discovered archival material and published work to provide a survey of these women, all of whom managed to make a mark out of all proportion to their numbers. Charting their ideas, characters, and formative influences, Bartley provides an account of their rise to power, analysing their contribution to policy making, and assessing their significance and reputation. She shows that these women were not a homogeneous group, but came from diverse family backgrounds, entered politics in their own discrete way, and rose to power at different times. Some were more successful than others, but despite their diversity these women shared one thing in common: they all functioned in a male world.
Women Of Westminster
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Author : Rachel Reeves
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2019-03-07
Women Of Westminster written by Rachel Reeves and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-07 with History categories.
In 1919 Nancy Astor was elected as the Member of Parliament for Plymouth Sutton, becoming the first woman MP to take her seat in the House of Commons. Her achievement was all the more remarkable given that women (and even then only some women) had only been entitled to vote for just over a year. In the past 100 years, a total of 491 women have been elected to Parliament. Yet it was not until 2016 that the total number of women ever elected surpassed the number of male MPs in a single parliament. The achievements of these political pioneers have been remarkable – Britain has now had two female Prime Ministers and women MPs have made significant strides in fighting for gender equality from the earliest suffrage campaigns to Barbara Castle's fight for equal pay to Harriet Harman's recent legislation on the gender pay gap. Yet the stories of so many women MPs have too often been overlooked in political histories. In this book, Rachel Reeves brings forgotten MPs out of the shadows and looks at the many battles fought by the Women of Westminster, from 1919 to 2019.
Phantoms On The Bookshelves
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Author : Jacques Bonnet
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2012-03-29
Phantoms On The Bookshelves written by Jacques Bonnet and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-29 with History categories.
This enchanting study on the art of living with books considers how our personal libraries reveal our true nature: far more than just places, they are living labyrinths of our innermost feelings. The author, a lifelong accumulator of books both ancient and modern, lives in a house large enough to accommodate his many thousands of books, as well as overspill from the libraries of his friends. While his musings on the habits of collectors past and present are learned, witty and instructive, his advice on cataloguing may even save the lives of those whose books are so prodigiously piled as to be a hazard... The Phantoms on the Bookshelves ranges from classical Greece to contemporary Iceland, from Balzac and Moby Dick to Google, offering up delicious anecdotes along the way. This elegantly produced volume will be a lasting delight to specialist collectors, librarians, bibliophiles and all those who treasure books.
The Aftermath Of Suffrage
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Author : Julie V. Gottlieb
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2013-05-28
The Aftermath Of Suffrage written by Julie V. Gottlieb and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-28 with History categories.
This collection explores the aftermath of the Representation of the People Act, which gave some British women the vote. Experts examine the paths taken by both former-suffragists as well as their anti-suffragist adversaries, the practices of suffrage commemoration, and the changing priorities and formations of British feminism in this era.
Shirley Williams
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Author : Mark Peel
language : en
Publisher: Biteback Publishing
Release Date : 2013-09-17
Shirley Williams written by Mark Peel and has been published by Biteback Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-17 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
For fifty years Shirley Williams has been one of Britain's best-known and best-loved politicians, admired for her warmth, sincerity, integrity and compassion. Hailing from an impeccable intellectual background, the young Shirley seemed destined for great things as she rose effortlessly up the political ladder. Yet for all the talk of her becoming the country's first female Prime Minister that accolade passed her by, her feisty independence earning her a career that has been anything but perpetual sunshine. In this first-ever biography, Mark Peel explores the dilemma that has faced Williams throughout the highs and lows of her political life: how to tread the line between firmly held principles and party solidarity. Drawing on his unfettered access to the family archive and conversations with Williams's colleagues, Peel skilfully teases out the contradictions at the heart of this remarkable character. Shirley Williams: The Biography reveals the surprisingly vulnerable figure behind the reassuring public façade. It uncovers the expectations placed on Williams by her highly ambitious parents, her guilt about her privileged background, and her often tumultuous personal relationships. The result is a touching, intimate portrait of one of the most complex and popular politicians of our time, a woman who through good times and bad has retained her essential humanity.
Testament Of Youth
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Author : Vera Brittain
language : en
Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan
Release Date :
Testament Of Youth written by Vera Brittain and has been published by Prabhat Prakashan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Fiction categories.
Experience Vera Brittain's poignant memoir that captures the tumultuous times of war and the enduring spirit of resilience. Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain; Mark Bostridge; et al.: Embark on a deeply personal and poignant journey through the tumultuous years of World War I with Vera Brittain's "Testament of Youth." This autobiographical account, expertly edited by Mark Bostridge and others, offers an intimate glimpse into the author's experiences as a nurse and her reflections on the devastating impact of war on individuals and society. Why This Book? "Testament of Youth" stands as a testament to the resilience of the human spirit amidst the horrors of war. Vera Brittain's eloquent prose and candid observations make this memoir a moving and relevant exploration of love, loss, and the enduring pursuit of peace.
The Book On The Bookshelf
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Author : Henry Petroski
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2010-12-01
The Book On The Bookshelf written by Henry Petroski and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-12-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
From the author of the highly praised The Pencil and The Evolution of Useful Things comes another captivating history of the seemingly mundane: the book and its storage. Most of us take for granted that our books are vertical on our shelves with the spines facing out, but Henry Petroski, inveterately curious engineer, didn't. As a result, readers are guided along the astonishing evolution from papyrus scrolls boxed at Alexandria to upright books shelved at the Library of Congress. Unimpeachably researched, enviably written, and charmed with anecdotes from Seneca to Samuel Pepys to a nineteenth-century bibliophile who had to climb over his books to get into bed, The Book on the Bookshelf is indispensable for anyone who loves books.