CHURCHILL’S WIT: THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION

Book ID/图书代码： 03540009B32985

English Summary/英文概要： Charismatic, erudite and often controversial Winton Churchill was one of the most inspiring leaders of the twentieth century, and one of its greatest wits.His much-celebrated sense of fun and mischief has led to many of his jokes and ripostes becoming almost as well known as his famous wartime speeches. Gloriously definitive, Richard Langworth includes all Churchill’s most famous quips and witticisms, as well as little known asides and observations. The only book of its kind to be sanctioned by the Churchill estate, it captures the great statesman at his most eloquent, witty, and engaging, Churchill’s Wit celebrates the humour and humanity of this most imposing man.

‘My dear young man, thought is the most dangerous process known to man.’

‘I believe I am the only man in the world to have received the head of a nation naked.’

‘[A politician] is asked to stand, he wants to sit and he is expected to lie.’

‘–Winston, you are drunk, and what’s more you are disgustingly drunk.

–Bessie, my dear, you are ugly, and what’s more, you are disgustingly ugly. But tomorrow I shall be sober and you will still be disgustingly ugly.’

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 温斯特•丘吉尔（1874～1965）英国政治家、历史学家、传记作家。曾任英国首相。同时也是一位非常智慧、善于语言幽默的政治家。
有一次，英国议会里一位女议员对丘吉尔说：
“如果你是我丈夫的话，我会在咖啡里放毒药。” 丘吉尔答道：“如果你是我妻子的话，我会喝掉它。” 丘吉尔脱离保守党，加入自由党时，一位媚态十足的年轻妇人对他说：“丘吉尔，你有两点我不欢喜。”
“哪两点？”
“你执行的新政策和你嘴上的胡须。”
“哎呀，真的，夫人，”丘吉尔彬彬有礼地回答说，
“请不要在意，您没有机会接触到其中任何一点。”
本书中收录了大量的丘吉尔经典语录。丘吉尔是一位人生内涵极为丰富的传奇人物。(RY)

Awards/获奖情况：This book will make you laugh out loud and ponder.---The Sun

About the Author/作者介绍： Richard M Langworth has been editor since 1982 of The Churchill Centre’s journal Finest Hour and its other publications, and author of A Connoisseur’s Guide to the Books of Sir Winston Churchill. He founded The Churchill Centre in 1968, was its president from 1990 to 1999, and has been chairman of its Board of Trustees since 2000. Using computer technology, he draws upon a groundbreaking database of Churchill quotes and literature. He currently lives in Moultonborough, New Hampshire and Eleuthera, Bahamas. In 1998 he was invested by the Queen as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for his contributions to Anglo-American understanding.

Format:HARDCOVER

Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：AVAILABLE

Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文：AVAILABLE

Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：

原文第一章内容：暂无

手稿：暂无

大纲：暂无