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WATCH EMMA SOAMES READ “A DAUGHTER’S TALE” BY MARY SOAMES
Published in 2011, “A DAUGHTER’S TALE: The Memoirs of Winston and Clementine Churchill’s Youngest Child,” by Mary Soames, is an extraordinary book by an extraordinary daughter. It is Book #29 in our ’40TH READINGS AT CHARTWELL BOOKSELLERS’ video series, as read by Lady Soames’ own daughter: EMMA SOAMES.
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WATCH DAVID PITTU READ “CHURCHILL DEFIANT” BY BARBARA LEAMING
Published in 2010, “CHURCHILL DEFIANT: Fighting On, 1945-1955,” by Barbara Leaming, is one of the finest books ever written about Winston Churchill’s postwar final chapter. It is Book #28 in our ’40TH READINGS AT CHARTWELL BOOKSELLERS’ video series, as read by the formidable actor: DAVID PITTU.
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WATCH EVAN HANDLER READ “CHURCHILL” BY PAUL JOHNSON
Published in 2009, Paul Johnson’s excellent brief biography of Winston Churchill is regarded by many as the best short biography of them all. It is Book #27 in our 40TH READINGS AT CHARTWELL BOOKSELLERS video series, as read by the always riveting: EVAN HANDLER.
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WATCH MARY TESTA READ “THE WOMAN WHO CENSORED CHURCHILL” BY RUTH IVE
In honor of Banned Books Week and in solidarity with every library or school that has heroically fought the removal of books from its shelves by self-anointed censors, we celebrate THE WOMAN WHO CENSORED CHURCHILL. Published in 2008, it is Book #26 in our 40TH READINGS AT CHARTWELL BOOKSELLERS series, as read by the indomitable MARY TESTA.
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WATCH JULIE HALSTON READ “CHURCHILL & CHARTWELL” BY STEPHAN BUCZACKI
Published in 2007, “CHURCHILL & CHARTWELL” is the best book ever written about Chartwell Booksellers’ namesake; Winston Churchill’s Chartwell home in the Kent countryside.
It is Book #25 in our 40TH READINGS AT CHARTWELL BOOKSELLERS video series, as read by the remarkable actress: JULIE HALSTON.
WATCH RONALD COHEN READ FROM HIS “BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WRITINGS OF SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL”
Published in 2006, Ronald Cohen’s Churchill bibliography is the single most impressive and important feat of Churchillian scholarship produced during the store’s lifetime. It is Book #24 in our 40TH READINGS AT CHARTWELL BOOKSELLERS video series, as read by the bibliographer himself: RONALD COHEN.
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WATCH DANIEL JENKINS READ “CHURCHILL’S BODYGUARD”
Published in 2005, “CHURCHILL’S BODYGUARD: The Authorized Biography of Walter H. Thompson,” by TOM HICKMAN, is a rollicking chronicle of the career of Winston Churchill’s longest-serving bodyguard. It is Book #23 in our 40TH READINGS AT CHARTWELL BOOKSELLERS video series, as read by the brilliantly chameleonesque stage and screen actor, DANIEL JENKINS.
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WATCH VICTOR SLEZAK READ “IN COMMAND OF HISTORY” BY DAVID REYNOLDS
Published in 2004, “IN COMMAND OF HISTORY,” by DAVID REYNOLDS, is a grand study of Winston Churchill’s journey and process writing his Second World War memoirs. It is Book # 22 in our ’40TH READINGS AT CHARTWELL BOOKSELLERS’ video series, as read by the splendid actor, VICTOR SLEZAK.
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WATCH RICHARD KIND READ “FRANKLIN AND WINSTON” BY JON MEACHAM
Published in 2003, “FRANKLIN AND WINSTON: An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship,” by JON MEACHAM, instantly became a New York Times Bestseller and remains one of the best books ever written about these two titanic figures. It is Book # 21 in our 40TH READINGS AT CHARTWELL BOOKSELLERS video series, as read by the remarkable actor RICHARD KIND.
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WATCH SPENCER GARRETT READ “WINSTON CHURCHILL: A ‘PENGUIN LIVES’ BIOGRAPHY” BY JOHN KEEGAN
Published in 2002, “WINSTON CHURCHILL: A ‘PENGUIN LIVES’ BIOGRAPHY,” by JOHN KEEGAN, stands as the pre-eminent brief Churchill biography. It is Book # 20 in our 40TH READINGS AT CHARTWELL BOOKSELLERS video series, as read by the exceptional screen actor, SPENCER GARRETT.
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WATCH BRYAN CRANSTON READ ROY JENKINS’ “CHURCHILL: A BIOGRAPHY”
Published in 2001, CHURCHILL: A BIOGRAPHY, by ROY JENKINS, remains the most politically sophisticated view of Churchill’s extraordinary life story ever written. It is Book # 19 in our 40TH READINGS AT CHARTWELL BOOKSELLERS video series, as read by the inimitable BRYAN CRANSTON.
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WATCH CELIA SANDYS READ “CHURCHILL WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE”
Published in 2000, CHURCHILL WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE, by Winston Churchill’s granddaughter, CELIA SANDYS, thrillingly reconstructs Churchill’s experiences as a war correspondent during the Boer War in South Africa. It is Book # 18 in our 40TH READINGS AT CHARTWELL BOOKSELLERS video series, as read by the author herself, CELIA SANDYS.
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