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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Christabel BielenbergPublisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd Imprint: Corgi Books Dimensions: Width: 12.70cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.158kg ISBN: 9780552163668ISBN 10: 055216366 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 02 November 2010 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviews'Endearing and optimistic, this is a truly unmissable encounter' Cosmopolitan 'Christabel is a very funny writer, but it is the fighting spirit of this remarkable woman, every time she sees an injustice, which really shines through' Peter Grosvenor, Daily Express 'Intimate as a quiet talk round a kitchen table, her wonderful story-book writing leaves its readers the more vulnerable to the terrors she exposes' Molly Keane, Spectator 'Christabel Bielenberg writes like a dream' Peter Mullen, Daily Mail 'Endearing and optimistic, this is a truly unmissable encounter' Cosmopolitan 'Christabel is a very funny writer, but it is the fighting spirit of this remarkable woman, every time she sees an injustice, which really shines through' Peter Grosvenor, Daily Express 'Intimate as a quiet talk round a kitchen table, her wonderful story-book writing leaves its readers the more vulnerable to the terrors she exposes' Molly Keane, Spectator 'Christabel Bielenberg writes like a dream' Peter Mullen, Daily Mail Author InformationChristabel Bielenberg (Author) Christabel Bielenberg, a niece of Lord Northcliffe, married a German lawyer in 1934. She lived through the war as a German citizen and wrote about her experiences in her memoir, The Past is Myself, and in its sequel, The Road Ahead. The Past is Myself was adapted for television by Dennis Potter under the title Christabel. In 1988, the Federal Republic of Germany awarded her the Commander's cross of the Order of Merit for her contribution to German-English understanding. She and her husband, Peter, have three sons and live in Ireland. Bill Gates (Author) Bill Gates is a technologist, business leader, and philanthropist. In 1975, he cofounded Microsoft with his childhood friend Paul Allen. Today, he is cochair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, where he has spent more than twenty years working on global health and development issues, including pandemic prevention, disease eradication, and problems concerning water, sanitation, and hygiene. He has three children. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |