CHURCHILL: THE POWER OF WORDS

Book ID/图书代码： 03540012B52218

English Summary/英文概要： Winston Churchill’s ability to express himself in words was remarkable. In books, articles and published speeches, over a period of sixty years, he used words to tell his personal story, to explain his legislation, to defend his political actions, to illuminate the past, and to inspire those in doubt or danger. Fine writing, humour, irony and foresight were each part of his power of words.

Sir Martin Gilbert began collecting the 100 extracts of Churchill’s words quoted in this book fifty years ago, when he began work for Randolph Churchill as a junior researcher on the life of his father. Each of these 100 readings reflects some facet of Churchill’s life and opinions, including his own accounts of his schooldays, his many near escapes from death, his political views, his contribution to national legislation, and his work during – and reflections on – two world wars. Each extract has been chosen to illuminate Churchill’s life and thinking, and to enable the reader to walk with him through his life, from schooldays to old age, savouring his insights, his enthusiasm and the dramas, setbacks and achievements of his life and times.

Churchill: The Power of Words will constitute a complete and compelling biographical sketch of Churchill, compiled by one of the great and most recognised authorities on his life.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 温斯顿·丘吉尔(Winston Churchill)语言文字表达能力非常出色。在六十年的期间中，他通过书籍、文章和发表演讲，用文字来讲述了自己的故事，解释他的立法，捍卫他的政治行动，阐述过去，和鼓舞那些处于怀疑和危机感中的人。卓越的写作能力，幽默感，讽刺性和远见都是他非凡口才的一部分。

马丁.吉尔伯特先生(Sir Martin Gilbert)五十年前开始搜集丘吉尔所说的话，共整理出100份摘要引用于这本书中。当时他为伦道夫·丘吉尔(Randolph Churchill)工作，作为一名初级研究员，查考父亲，温斯顿的一生。这100份资料中的每一份内容都能反映出丘吉尔生命和政见中的一些方面，包括他自己学校生涯的生活，许多死里逃生的内容，政治观点，对国内立法的贡献，和在两次世界大战期间的工作以及感想。每一份被筛选出来的摘要都阐明了丘吉尔的生命和想法，能够使读者和丘吉尔一起走过他从学生时期到老年的生命，品尝他对生命和生活中的洞察力，热情，和其中的戏剧，挫折和成就。

《丘吉尔：语言的力量》(Churchill: The Power of Words)是由丘吉尔生命中的一位最伟大和最被认可的权威人士表现出一个完整的，令人信服的传记。(LNL & CK)

Awards/获奖情况：Washington Times, 7/31/12"What makes this particular volume stand out is the expert’s encyclopedic knowledge about the subject-and his keen eye in choosing the most exceptional works of a man who wrote and spoke so many of them. Mr. Gilbert has long been Churchill’s greatest champion, but he wisely takes a secondary role to simply provide brief thoughts on each excerpt’s historical significance. In doing so, Churchill’s astonishing mastery of the English language can thereby do all the talking...a superb volume of Churchill’s writings and speeches." Veterans Reporter, 9/1/12"[A] masterful book and a history worth buying and reading and paying attention to." Buffalo News, 9/30/12"Churchill’s speeches...sing in a way English language statesmen and politicians have tried unsuccessfully to match ever since. This volume has them all, and in chronological order, often with brief lead-ins to supply context, so it can be read as a history of the British Empire during the first have of the 20th century, or used as an anthology of Churchillian quotations...Kudos to Sir Gilbert for the service he has performed in packing the best of Churchill into one comprehensible volume." Sacramento Book Review, October 2012"Will give the reader great insight into the history of Britain during the time of Churchill and Churchill’s own development into the leader during their ’finest hour.’ Highly recommended especially in this age of politics over character." Charleston Post & Courier, 11/11/12"With 200 extracts well chosen by historian and Churchill biographer Martin Gilbert, this book isn’t just informative and entertaining. It’s inspiring."

About the Author/作者介绍： 马丁.吉尔伯特(Martin Gilbert)是丘吉尔的官方传记作家和英国的主流历史作家之一。他是82本书的作者，包括《丘吉尔一生》(Churchill: A Life)。他是牛津默顿学院(Merton College)的荣誉会员，同时也是密歇根州希尔斯代尔学院(Hillsdale College)的杰出学者。现居于伦敦。

MARTIN GILBERT is Churchill’s official biographer and one of Britain’s leading historians. He is the author of eighty-two books, including Churchill: A Life. He is an Honorary Fellow of Merton College, Oxford, and a Distinguished Fellow of Hillsdale College, Michigan. He lives in London.

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