Barry Singer

This is a difficult book for me to rate given that I am an aficionada of all things Churchillian. I loved the little snippets on Churchill's lifestyle; his throw-away opinions on art, culture, literature. I disagree entirely that this is a "first" incident of revelation on Churchill's lifestyle. There are volumes and volumes from which one could gather the most interesting minutiae. What Singer has done is turn Churchill's life into a handy little pocket book for the lazy Churchill fan, and show more nicely illustrated at that. It is an enjoyable little trip -- like having afternoon tea with a friend of Churchill, who remembers him fondly, and shares some memories and some photographs. We can't pretend that it's anything more than that. Enjoy it for what it is. show less

Of all the major political figures of the 20th Century, Winston Churchill certainly lived life to the fullest. A master of the English language, prolific author and lover of cigars and fine brandy, Churchill relished the political and intellectual world as few others did. Barry Singer’s book offers an insightful and altogether charming portrait of the private man behind the public image.

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Surveys the Broadway & Off-Broadway musical theatre from the mid-80s to 2003. Not bad, but I wish it had been better. Nothing like the depth of Mordden's surveys.