Memories of Maggie: A Portrait of Margaret Thatcher [Hardcover]

Iain Dale (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2000 | ISBN-10: 190230151X | ISBN-13: 978-1902301518

A collection of more than 100 anecdotes and reminiscences of Margaret Thatcher, arguably Britain's greatest peacetime Prime Minister, bythose who knew her best. The book includes contributions from Ronald Reagan, Mikhail Gorbachev, Vaclav Klaus, Lord Owen, Matthew Parris, Sebastian Coe, John Redwood, Sir Malcolm Rifkind, Geoffrey Howe, Alexander Haig, Neil Hamilton, Michael Dobbs, Bob Hawke, Ann Widdecombe and William Hague. This unique book is edited by Iain Dale, author of As I Said to Denis, the Margaret Thatcher Book of Quotations.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 304 pages
• Publisher: Politicos Pub (October 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 190230151X
• ISBN-13: 978-1902301518
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.8 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,311,928 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars Thatcher - a non self serving grocer's daughter., July 5, 2003

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Denton Hall (NSW) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Memories of Maggie: A Portrait of Margaret Thatcher (Hardcover)

I tried to buy a copy of this book on July 4 (Charter day/Independence Day) from Charter Books, but Charter Books do not serve overseas customers. Charter books are too new, have too high prices, and have yet to sell anything. Thus I am unable to become the Charter Customer of Charter Book. Darn.

I am buying a copy "Memories of Maggie", from another source.
I will be particularly interested in what the book says about Thatcher's younger days in a grocer's shop, where she probably learned to serve the customer's interest, except occassionally when the customer's needs could not be met, and the young Thatcher could shine explaining alternatives.

Thus Thatcher become a World Leader with a non-self-serving frame of mind (I admit to not liking her at the time), unlike many other tyrants for whom self-servingness is a way of life. The Thatcher revolution "chartered" a new way.

Back to Charter Books. So long as other book shops in the neighbourhood sell at normal prices, there is nothing wrong in you selling at tenfold prices, though you may need to make exceptions from time to time.

The writer thinks it will be useful to be able to compare the Thatcher grocer store and things like charter books ... ...

Thus concludes the Charter review of "Memories of Maggie".

DH 04/05 July 2003