My Early Life, 1874-1904
By: William Manchester , Winston S. Churchill
4.25
Format: 396 pages, Paperback
Here, in his own words, are the fascinating first thirty years in the life of one of the most provo…
Want to Read $ 14.99"My education was interrupted only by my schooling."-William Manchester, My Early Life, 1874-1904
"My education was interrupted only by my schooling."-William Manchester, My Early Life, 1874-1904
"The POSITIVE THINKER sees the INVISIBLE, feels the INTANGIBLE, and achieves the IMPOSSIBLE."-William Manchester, My Early Life, 1874-1904
"The POSITIVE THINKER sees the INVISIBLE, feels the INTANGIBLE, and achieves the IMPOSSIBLE."-William Manchester, My Early Life, 1874-1904
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"I live in nature where everything is connected, circular. The seasons are circular. The planet is circular, and so is the planet around the sun. The course of water over the earth is circular coming …"-Elizabeth Gilbert, The Last American Man
2. The Last Lion 2: Winston Spencer Churchill: Alone, 1932-40
By: William Manchester
3.76
Format: None pages, Paperback
In this powerful biography, the middle volume of William Manchester's critically acclaimed trilogy,… read more
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3. Storm of Steel
By: Michael Hofmann , Ernst Jünger
3.50
Format: 250 pages, Paperback
A memoir of astonishing power, savagery, and ashen lyricism, 'Storm of Steel' illuminates not only … read more
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4. Idea Man
By: Paul Allen
3.70
Format: None pages, Hardcover
By his early thirties, Paul Allen was a world-famous billionaire-and that was just the beginning. … read more
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5. The Last Lion 3: Winston Spencer Churchill: Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965 (The Last Lion, #3)
By: William Manchester , Paul Reid
3.00
Format: 76 pages, Hardcover
Spanning the years of 1940-1965, The Last Lionpicks up shortly after Winston Churchill became Prime… read more
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6. The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Visions of Glory 1874-1932
By: William Manchester
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s/t: Winston Spencer Churchill: Visions of Glory 1874-1932 When Winston Spencer Churchill was born … read more
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7. The Home Ranch (Little Britches, #3)
By: Ralph Moody , Tran Mawicke
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Ralph Moody turns again to Colorado, the scene of those two delightful earlier books about his boyh… read more
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8. The Silent Woman: Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes
By: Janet Malcolm
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From the moment it was first published in The New Yorker, this brilliant work of literary criticism… read more
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10. Churchill: A Biography
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12. Churchill: A Life
By: Martin Gilbert
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Format: 360 pages,
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13. My Early Life, 1874-1904
By: William Manchester , Winston S. Churchill
4.25
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"My education was interrupted only by my schooling."-William Manchester, My Early Life, 1874-1904
"The POSITIVE THINKER sees the INVISIBLE, feels the INTANGIBLE, and achieves the IMPOSSIBLE."-William Manchester, My Early Life, 1874-1904
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"You will make all kinds of mistakes; but as long as you are generous and true and also fierce you cannot hurt the world or even seriously distress her. She was meant to be wooed and won by youth."-William Manchester, My Early Life, 1874-1904
14. Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World
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Once vast swathes of the globe were coloured imperial red and Britannia ruled not just the waves, b… read more
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15. FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
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19. Churchill: Walking with Destiny
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