Boris Johnson is the very popular and internationally known Mayor of London. Educated at Oxford, he began his career as a journalist, writing for the Times and the Telegraph (for whom he still contributes a regular column), and working his way up to editor of the Spectator. He is the author of Johnson’s Life of London (Riverhead, 2012) and The Churchill Factor (Riverhead, 2014). He was elected to the House of Commons in 2001 and served there until he was elected Mayor in 2008. Johnson is a regular on British television and radio. He lives in London with his wife and four children.
On the fiftieth anniversary of Churchill’s death, Boris Johnson celebrates the singular brilliance of one of the most important leaders of the twentieth century. Taking on the myths and misconceptions along with the outsized reality, he portrays—with characteristic wit and passion—a man of contagious bravery, breathtaking eloquence, matchless strategizing, and deep humanity.
Fearless on the battlefield, Churchill had to be ordered by the king to stay out of action on D-Day; he pioneered aerial bombing and few could match his experience in organizing violence on a colossal scale, yet he hated war and scorned politicians who had not experienced its horrors. He was the most famous journalist of his time and perhaps the greatest orator of all time, despite a lisp and chronic depression he kept at bay by painting. His maneuvering positioned America for entry into World War II, even as it ushered in England’s post-war decline. His openmindedness made him a trailblazer in health care, education, and social welfare, though he remained incorrigibly politically incorrect. Most of all, he was a rebuttal to the idea that history is the story of vast and impersonal forces; he is proof that one person—intrepid, ingenious, determined—can make all the difference.
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距離巨星隕落,已經50周年。在這50年裏,世界各國齣版瞭大量圖書和專著,對溫斯頓•丘吉爾編寫傳記,進行人物分析,贊揚丘吉爾不屈的抵抗精神、強大的口纔力量,以及對祖國的無比熱愛。但是,對丘吉爾的攻擊和批判也不在少數,他被斥責為種族主義者、性彆歧視者、帝國主義者...
評分距離巨星隕落,已經50周年。在這50年裏,世界各國齣版瞭大量圖書和專著,對溫斯頓•丘吉爾編寫傳記,進行人物分析,贊揚丘吉爾不屈的抵抗精神、強大的口纔力量,以及對祖國的無比熱愛。但是,對丘吉爾的攻擊和批判也不在少數,他被斥責為種族主義者、性彆歧視者、帝國主義者...
評分1. 猜想Borris Johnson定是以Winston Churchill為榜樣,在現實活齣偶像的樣子。相同點,他們都是英國總理;都是journalist、historian 和 writer;性格上都很幽默,喜歡玩弄詞語,以及膽大敢賭(Borris今年號召全國公投,如果輸瞭的話,他將會成為曆史上任期最短的英國總理,此...
評分距離巨星隕落,已經50周年。在這50年裏,世界各國齣版瞭大量圖書和專著,對溫斯頓•丘吉爾編寫傳記,進行人物分析,贊揚丘吉爾不屈的抵抗精神、強大的口纔力量,以及對祖國的無比熱愛。但是,對丘吉爾的攻擊和批判也不在少數,他被斥責為種族主義者、性彆歧視者、帝國主義者...
評分距離巨星隕落,已經50周年。在這50年裏,世界各國齣版瞭大量圖書和專著,對溫斯頓•丘吉爾編寫傳記,進行人物分析,贊揚丘吉爾不屈的抵抗精神、強大的口纔力量,以及對祖國的無比熱愛。但是,對丘吉爾的攻擊和批判也不在少數,他被斥責為種族主義者、性彆歧視者、帝國主義者...
圖書標籤: 曆史 BorisJohnson 政治 傳記迴憶錄 Churchill 英國 英國研究 好看
The lure of strong men在當今政界已經不足為奇瞭,也有一部分的社會受眾。不過也許是讀白紙黑字的緣故,看多瞭還是覺得有點受不瞭這種崇拜。這些鐵腕人物並不一定是要靠特殊時代纔能孕育齣來。但在特殊的時代,如亂世,他們的作用纔更顯積極。而且這也完全取決於他們是站在人類還是反人類的立場上。另外,BoJo的嘴毒得也是隨性。
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評分想瞭解丘吉爾生平的人不如去讀傳記,這本書無非藉著保守黨MP的身份賣瞭一手好梗。另外就是政客不可避免地夾帶的私貨。不過總的說來還是很有趣(嘴賤),值得一讀。
評分The lure of strong men在當今政界已經不足為奇瞭,也有一部分的社會受眾。不過也許是讀白紙黑字的緣故,看多瞭還是覺得有點受不瞭這種崇拜。這些鐵腕人物並不一定是要靠特殊時代纔能孕育齣來。但在特殊的時代,如亂世,他們的作用纔更顯積極。而且這也完全取決於他們是站在人類還是反人類的立場上。另外,BoJo的嘴毒得也是隨性。
評分想瞭解丘吉爾生平的人不如去讀傳記,這本書無非藉著保守黨MP的身份賣瞭一手好梗。另外就是政客不可避免地夾帶的私貨。不過總的說來還是很有趣(嘴賤),值得一讀。
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