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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
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.
Making The Difference
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Author : Andrew Duff
language : en
Publisher: Biteback Publishing
Release Date : 2011-10-31
Making The Difference written by Andrew Duff and has been published by Biteback Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-31 with Political Science categories.
To mark the occasion of Baroness Williams' eightieth birthday in July 2010, Biteback is proud to publish a collection of essays by her peers, contemporaries and proteges on the themes and issues she has campaigned on during the course of an inspirational career in politics spanning five decades. Contributors include Rosie Boycott, Vince Cable, Menzies Campbell, Germaine Greer, Jeremy Greenstock, Polly Toynbee, Roy Hattersley, Edna Healey, David Owen, Bill Rodgers, Peter Mandelson, David Steel, John Major, Chris Patten, Tony King, Helena Kennedy, Charles Kennedy, Peter Hennessy, Richard Harries, Roger Liddle, Robert Reich and Crispin Tickell.
God And Caesar
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Author : Shirley Williams
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2004-06-01
God And Caesar written by Shirley Williams and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-06-01 with Religion categories.
Shirley Williams, a practicing Catholic, explores the relationship between Christian teaching, the Church and public life in the modern world. God and Caesar includes discussion of the transformation of pre-industrial society by modern progress and the subsequent distancing of human beings from God, the current cynicism about politicians and the political process, the prevailing crisis in the priesthood, the new roles that have opened up for women in the Catholic Church, and the effects of globalization in the twenty-first century. God and Caesar is an immediately relevant work for modern society by one of Britain’s most respected figures.
Trotskyism And Labour
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Author : Alex Mitchell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979
Trotskyism And Labour written by Alex Mitchell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Communism categories.
Escaping Hitler
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Author : Phyllida Scrivens
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2016-01-31
Escaping Hitler written by Phyllida Scrivens and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-31 with History categories.
Escaping Hitler is the true story, covering ninety years, of a fourteen-year-old boy Gnter Stern who, when Adolf Hitler threatened his family, education and future, resolved to escape from his rural village of Nickenich in the German Rhineland. In July 1939 Gnter boarded a bus to the border with Luxembourg, illegally crossed the river and walked alone for seven days through Belgium into Holland, intent on catching a ferry to England and freedom. The outcome was not exactly as he had planned. The author gathered her information through interviews with Gnter, now known as Joe Stirling, and with those closest to him. During an emotional foot-stepping journey in September 2013 the author visited Gnters birthplace, met with a school friend, discovered the apartment in Koblenz where he fled following Kristallnacht in 1938, drove the route of Gnters walk through Europe and retraced the final steps of his parents prior to their deportation to a Nazi death camp in Poland during 1942.
Politics Is For People
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Author : Shirley Williams
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
Politics Is For People 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 1981 with Political Science categories.
Shirley I Jest
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Author : Cindy Williams
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2015-04-30
Shirley I Jest written by Cindy Williams and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-30 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Cindy Williams, half of the comedic duo of Laverne & Shirley, has had a wild and lively career in show business. This book is an engaging and heartfelt journey from Williams’s blue collar roots to unexpected stardom—from being pranked by Jim Morrison while waiting tables at Whisky a Go Go to starring in one of the most iconic shows on television. With wit and candor, Cindy tells stories of her struggles as a child growing up with meager means and dreaming of becoming an actress. She also shares many misadventures and amusing anecdotes about some of the most famous actors in Hollywood. Never taking herself too seriously, Cindy finds humor and irony in the challenging world of show business.
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.
Miss Shirley Bassey
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Author : John L. Williams
language : en
Publisher: Quercus
Release Date : 2013-10-01
Miss Shirley Bassey written by John L. Williams and has been published by Quercus this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
From "Hot from Harlem" to "Goldfinger," the story of how a two-bit jazz singer from Cardiff became an immortal icon: In 1954, Shirley Bassey was seventeen years old. She had just returned from a cheesy revue tour called "Hot from Harlem." Depressed, disillusioned and four months' pregnant, she decided that her dream of being a professional singer was over. A mere ten years later, she was one of the biggest stars in the world. She had sold more records than any other British singer of the day, and was poised to conquer America. Her latest hit, "Goldfinger," was the theme tune to the year's blockbuster film. No longer the two-bit jazz singer from Cardiff, she was by now an international sex siren, as glamorous and unreal as Bond himself. Miss Shirley Bassey explores this remarkable transformation, both of an individual and of the British society and British psyche that made it possible. From the vibrant, multicultural oasis of Tiger Bay in the Cardiff docklands through the club-lands of Soho and Las Vegas to New York's Carnegie Hall, it is a journey from mere mortal to international icon. Along the way she would encounter homosexual husbands, predatory managers, newspaper scandals, and a range of friends and acquaintances from Sammy Davis Jr. to Reggie Kray. John L. Williams draws on original research and interviews to provide a portrait of a young woman on the cusp of stardom, whose rise to fame was in many ways symbolic of a changing world. Brilliantly written non-fiction in the style of David Peace's The Damned Utd or Nick Tosches' Dino, this is the story of a woman who set out to be extraordinary and--against all the odds--succeeded.