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21%OFFWilliam Waldegrave - A Different Kind Of Weather: A Memoir - 9781472119773 - V9781472119773
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A Different Kind Of Weather: A Memoir

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Description for A Different Kind Of Weather: A Memoir Paperback. A beautifully weighted memoir of political success and failure, and the passing of an era. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8 pp b/w plates, 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BGHA; BM; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
'Why did you go into politics in the first place?' A question that former Cabinet minister has found himself asked, and indeed asking himself, over the years, Lord Waldegrave's is a life lived through politics. The youngest of seven children, and the son of an earl, Waldegrave's quintessentially English upbringing would go on to shape the course of his life, instilling in him a sense of independence and self-discipline needed to steel one for a successful career in government. Formative years spent at Eton, Oxford and Harvard fortified his resolve to enter the political ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
301g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472119773
SKU
V9781472119773
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About William Waldegrave
Lord Waldegrave was educated at Eton College, Corpus Christi College, Oxford, and Harvard. After a spell working in industry, he was elected to the House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Bristol West in 1979. He was made a Minister in 1981, and served continuously in 1997, including terms as Minister of State at the ... Read more

Reviews for A Different Kind Of Weather: A Memoir
An eloquent and honest, not to say occasionally very funny, portrait of a life and an England that won't be seen again ... Waldegrave is at his best when he takes a sideways look at his own ambition and his belief
The Times William Waldegrave is a master of telling us what things are not . . . This book does ... Read more

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