Today, as liberty and truth are increasingly challenged, the figures of Churchill and Orwell loom large. Exemplars of Britishness, they preserved individual freedom and democracy for the world through their far-sighted vision and inspired action, and cast a long shadow across our culture and politics. In Churchill & Orwell, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Thomas E. Ricks mast...(展开全部)

George Orwell was an inveterate keeper of diaries. This one-volume edition presents eleven diaries covering the period 1931–1949, and follows Orwell from his early years as a writer up to his last literary notebook.

罗伊·詹金斯（1920—2003），英国政治家、传记作家，1948年以工党议员的身份进入下议院，先后任职航空大臣、内政大臣及财政大臣，1970年成为工党副领袖，1977至1981年出任欧洲共同体（今欧盟）委员会主席，1987年成为牛津大学名誉校长，以黑尔海德的詹金斯男爵身份进入上议院。此外，他还担任过英国皇家文学学会的主席一职。1941年他在父亲的引见下第一次见到丘吉尔，1948年开始与丘吉尔在下议院共事16年。 詹金斯一生写了21部作品，主要有《丘吉尔传》《阿斯奎斯传》《鲍德温传》《格莱斯顿传》《大臣》《杜鲁门传》《罗斯福传》等。 其中《丘吉尔传》获2001年英国图书奖传记奖、《格莱斯顿》获1995年惠特布莱德传记奖。 译者简介： 徐海幈，先后在《中国新闻周刊》《三联生活周刊》《时代人物周报》等杂志工作。 从2011年开始，以自由译者的身份开始从事...(展开全部)

In Churchill, Roy Jenkins provides a comprehensive portrait of Winston Churchill from his childhood to the critical World War II period and beyond in a single, definitive volume. Roy Jenkins combines unparalleled command of British political history and his own high level government experience in a narrative account of Churchill's astounding career that is unmatched in its shre...(展开全部)

An elegant, concise, and revealing portrait of the inimitable leader. Paul Johnson's books are acknowledged as masterpieces of historical analysis. In Churchill , he offers a lively, succinct exploration of one of the most complex and fascinating personalities in history. Winston Churchill's hold on contemporary readers has never slackened, and this exploration of his lif...(展开全部)

Applies a wide lens and an unconventional approach to illuminate the various phases of Churchill's career. From his adventures as a young cavalry officer in ther service of the Empire to his role as an elder statesman prophesying the advent of the Cold War, eminent historian Paul Johnson shows how Churchill's immense adaptability combined with his natural pugnacity to make him ...(展开全部)

At last, a fresh, comprehensive biography of the twentieth century's most emblematic writer In the last fifty years, Animal Farm and 1984 have sold over forty million copies, and "Orwellian" is now a byword for a particular way of thinking about life, literature, and language. D. J. Taylor's magisterial assessment cuts through George Orwell's iconic status to reveal a bitter cr...(展开全部)

In the last half-century, George Orwell's "Animal Farm" and "Nineteen Eighty-Four" have sold over 40 million copies. The adjective 'Orwellian' is now a byword for a particular way of thinking about life, literature and language, while Orwell himself has become one of the most potent and symbolic figures in western political thought. Despite this iconic status, Orwell (born Eric...(展开全部)

George Orwell was an inveterate keeper of diaries. "The Orwell Diaries" presents eleven of them, covering the period 1931-1949, and follows Orwell from his early years as a writer to his last literary notebook. An entry from 1931 tells of a communal shave in the Trafalgar Square fountains, while notes from his travels through industrial England show the development of the impas...(展开全部)

A fresh perspective on Churchill and wartime life through the eyes of the nurse charged with looking after the Prime Minister. In February 1943, when the course of the Second World War hung in the b