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. On their economic conservatism, Wapshott is insightful and exhaustive; on the ideas driving their foreign policy, he is less thorough, and more detailed comparison of Thatcher's cold Methodism and Reagan's sense of God's purpose after his attempted assassination would have been welcome. Not content with biography, Wapshott also provides a political history of the post-WWII period and the 19

• Title : Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher: A Political Marriage
• Author : Nicholas Wapshott
• Rating : 4.70 (132 Vote)
• Publish : 2016-12-19
• Format : Hardcover
• Pages : 352 Pages
• Asin : 1595230475
• Language : English

. On their economic conservatism, Wapshott is insightful and exhaustive; on the ideas driving their foreign policy, he is less thorough, and more detailed comparison of Thatcher's cold Methodism and Reagan's sense of God's purpose after his attempted assassination would have been welcome. Not content with biography, Wapshott also provides a political history of the post-WWII period and the 1980s. (Nov.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Elected under similar circumstances, the two faced many of the same trials: assassination attempts, striking workers and tensions with the Soviet Union. All rights reserved. Wapshott's attention to Reagan and Thatcher's compatibility sometimes come

He has also been named an AudioFile Golden Voice as well as an AudioFile Best Voice of 2009.. Simon Vance, a former BBC Radio presenter and newsreader, is a full-time actor who has appeared on both stage and television. Nicholas Wapshott is an editor at the New York Sun and the former New York bureau chief for the Times of London. A twelve-time Audie finalist, Simon has won three Audie Awards, including one for Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, and the 2008 Booklist Voice of Choice Award. He has also served as editor of the Saturday Times of London and was founding editor of the Times magazine. As political editor of the Observer, Wapshott covered Margaret Thatcher's final years in office. He has recorded over four hundred audiobooks and has earned over twenty Earphones Awards from AudioFile magazine, including one for his narration of Theft by Peter Carey

Over the years, they discussed and debated strategies, took strength from each other, celebrated each other's triumphs, and commiserated with each other's failures. Wapshott shines new light on this unique friendship and how it changed the world.. prime minister worked together to promote lower taxes, deregulation, free trade, and an aggressive stance against the Soviet Union.But according to Nicholas Wapshott, the Reagan/Thatcher relationship was much deeper than an alliance of mutual interests. Drawing on interviews with those closest to them, as well as on hundreds of recently declassified private letters and telephone calls, Wapshott depicts a more complex, personal, and sometimes argumentative relationship than has previously been revealed.On the surface they had little in common, in either background or personality. Thatcher, the daughter of a strict, middle-class shopkeeper, was a hard worker and master of details who would rather be respected than liked.Yet from their very first meeting in 1975, they recognized each other as political soulmates, committed not just to conservative principles but to getting things done. It is well known that Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher were close allies and kindred political spirits. president and the U.K. Reagan, the son of the town drunk, used his genial charm to win over his enemies and always focused on the big picture

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