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Crown 2Fort, Adrian.
Summary: A portrait of the social activist and first female member of Parliament elected to the House of Commons includes coverage of her American ancestry, her determination to use her influence to introduce American ideas into British politics and her relationships with such figures as Winston Churchill, FDR and J. M. Barrie.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St Martin'S Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ASTOR, NANCY FORSummary: Popular historian David Starkey tells the story of the two greatest war leaders in British history, both of whom were called Churchill. Everyone knows Winston Churchill led Britain and her Allies in their struggle against Hitler; less well known is John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, who led Britain and her Allies against an earlier would-be dictator of Europe, the Sun King, Louis XIV of...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn 2017
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Summary: "A unique and fascinating look at Victorian society through the remarkable lives of an enlightened and philanthropic aristocratic couple, the Marquess and Marchioness of Aberdeen, who exhausted their vast fortune buying homes around the globe where they entertained the rich and famous while also campaigning for the poor and disadvantaged. As the Marquess and Marchioness of Aberdeen, John and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 941.1081 WELRoberts, Andrew
Summary: When we seek an example of great leaders with unalloyed courage, the person who comes to mind is Winston Churchill: the iconic, visionary war leader immune from the consensus of the day, who stood firmly for his beliefs when everyone doubted him. But how did young Winston become Churchill? What gave him the strength to take on the superior force of Nazi Germany when bombs rained on London and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CHURCHILL, WINSTON ROBDobbs, Michael
Summary: The #1 bestselling novel that inspired the hit Netflix series A dark tale of greed, corruption, and unquenchable ambition, House of Cards reveals that no matter the country, politics, intrigue and passion reign in the corridors of power. Francis Urquhart has his hand on every secret in politics-and is willing to betray them all to become prime minister. Mattie Storin is a tenacious young...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Inc 2014
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Johnson, Boris
Summary: The mayor of London and former Spectator editor challenges popular misconceptions to assess Churchill's enduring influence on the world, discussing the many contradictions of his life and his considerable political and military achievements.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CHURCHILL, WINSTON JOHForeman, Amanda
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2000
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Summary: Traces the life of eighteenth-century British aristocrat Lady Georgiana Spencer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GEODobbs, Michael
Summary: Francis Urquhart is Chief Whip and he has his hands on every secret in politics and is willing to betray them all to become Prime Minister. Mattie Storin is a tenacious young political correspondent. She faces the biggest challenge of her life when she stumbles upon a scandalous web of intrigue and financial corruption at the very highest levels. She is determined to reveal the truth, but she...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DOBAmis, Martin.
Summary: A spoof on the world of bestsellerdom. The protagonists are a successful novelist and an unsuccessful one. The latter decides to destroy the former with dirty tricks, only to see them backfire.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harmony Books 1995
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC AMIVine, Barbara
Summary: Great Britain, early 1990s: Ivor Tesham is a handsome, single, young member of Parliament whose political star is on the rise. When he meets a woman in a chance encounter--a beautiful, leggy, married woman named Hebe--the two become lovers obsessed with their trysts, spiced up by what the newspapers like to call "adventure sex." It's the dress-up and role-play that inspire Ivor to create a...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Shaye Areheart Books 2009
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC VINSummary: Based on Michael Dobbs' best-selling novel about a man who schemes and backstabs his way to the top until he is standing on a pile of broken promises, betrayals, and the bodies of those who oppose him.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2013
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV HOUSummary: The life of a consummate politician's wife is turned upside down when she discovers that her husband, the British Conservative government's Minister for the Family, has been having an affair with a former call girl.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn, Media 2013
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3 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV POLStewart, Rory.
Summary: Explores the landscape of the author's home on the borderland between England and Scotland, known as the Marches, and the history, people, and conflicts that have shaped it.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 941.37 STESummary: Season two follows Queen Elizabeth through the late 1950s and early '60s as she struggles to navigate a world that's changing around her. She must face the challenges of a new era, from the Suez Canal crisis to the assassination of John F. Kennedy, while preserving both the monarchy and her marriage.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2018