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Ken Clarke needs no introduction. One of the genuine 'Big Beasts' of the political scene, during his forty-six years as the Member of Parliament for Rushcliffe in Nottinghamshire he has been at the very heart of government under three prime ministers. He is a political obsessive with a personal hinterland, as well known as a Tory Wet with Europhile views as for his love of cricket, Nottingham Forest Football Club and jazz. In Kind of Blue, Clarke charts his remarkable progress from working-class scholarship boy in Nottinghamshire to high political office and the upper echelons of both his party and of government. But Clarke is not a straightforward Conservative politician. His position on th...
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Ken Clarke needs no introduction. One of the genuine 'Big Beasts' of the political scene, during his forty-six years as the Member of Parliament for Rushcliffe in Nottinghamshire he has been at the very heart of government under three prime ministers. He is a political obsessive with a personal hinterland, as well known as a Tory Wet with Europhile views as for his love of cricket, Nottingham Forest Football Club and jazz. In Kind of Blue, Clarke charts his remarkable progress from working-class scholarship boy in Nottinghamshire to high political office and the upper echelons of both his party and of government. But Clarke is not a straightforward Conservative politician. His position on th...
The authors are obviously experts in their respective fields and they conduct competent and readable overviews of their topics.... [their work] would make an excellent text for graduate research students seeking an overview of various contemporary philosophies of science and their derivative methodologies.' - "British Journal of Social Work " Evaluation and Social Work Practice provides a comprehensive treatment of the central issues confronting evaluation in social work that links theory and method to practical applications.
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"Lord Clark was one of the most charismatic figures of his generation. This first biography assess his many achievement and reveals the triumphs and tensions of his private life."--AbeBooks.
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE BERGER PRIZE FOR BRITISH ART HISTORY 2017 SHORTLISTED FOR THE SLIGHTLY FOXED BEST FIRST BIOGRAPHY PRIZE 2017 A SUNDAY TIMES ART BOOK OF THE YEAR A SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR AN ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEAR A NEW YORK TIMES ART BOOK OF THE YEAR
Anyone interested in World War II history will be enthralled by Clarke's detailed descriptions of his 32 missions with the U.S. Army Air Corps in the belly turret of a B-17, including maps and the significant comments from the actual mission reports.