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Churchill by Himself: The Definitive Collection of Quotations Hardcover – October 28, 2008
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- Print length627 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherPublicAffairs
- Publication dateOctober 28, 2008
- Dimensions6.75 x 2 x 9.75 inches
- ISBN-101586486381
- ISBN-13978-1586486389
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- Publisher : PublicAffairs
- Publication date : October 28, 2008
- Edition : First Edition
- Language : English
- Print length : 627 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1586486381
- ISBN-13 : 978-1586486389
- Item Weight : 2.3 pounds
- Dimensions : 6.75 x 2 x 9.75 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #742,319 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #176 in Quotation Reference Books
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About the author

Richard Langworth (https://richardlangworth.com/), a writer and historian, has produced twelve books on Winston Churchill and 60 books on automotive history. Since 2014 Mr. Langworth has been Senior Fellow for the Hillsdale College Churchill Project, an endowed, permanent center of Churchill Studies in North America. In 1968 Langworth founded "Finest Hour," a Churchill journal which he edited for 35 years, producing 150 issues. His 1000Churchill articles have appeared in "The American Spectator," "Weekly Standard," "National Review," "Commentary," "American Thinker," "Daily Caller" and "Washington Times." In 1998, he was appointed by HM The Queen as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to Anglo-American relations and the memory of Sir Winston Churchill.
In 2019, Hillsdale completes the final volume of Churchill’s official biography, 31 volumes in all, which began 56 years ago. Hillsdale also houses the Martin Gilbert Papers and sponsors Churchill seminars, publications, tours and online courses. It is the future home of Langworth's and others' Churchill archives, and is developing a digital index-resource to 100 million words by and about Churchill. Read more at winstonchurchill.hillsdale.edu.
Richard Langworth published the first edition in volume form of Churchill's "The Dream" (1987) and the first American edition of Churchill’s "India" (1990). He is author or editor of "A Connoisseur’s Guide to the Books of Sir Winston Churchill" (1998), "Churchill by Himself" (2008, Kindle 2015), "The Definitive Wit of Winston Churchill" (2009), "The Patriot’s Churchill" (2010), "All Will Be Well: Good Advice from Winston Churchill" (2011), "Churchill in His Own Words" (2012), "Churchill and the Avoidable War" (2015) and "Winston Churchill: Myth and Reality" (2016). His next book is an expanded edition of "Churchill by Himself," with 500 new quotations and a comprehensive index.
Richard and Barbara Langworth have hosted eleven Churchill and eight automotive tours in England, Scotland, France and Australia (1983-2008) and were Churchill specialist booksellers (1984-2004). In 2019 Langworth lectures at Hillsdale on March 24-28 and the Hillsdale College cruise around Britain June 1-15.
Langworth wrote his first automotive article in 1969. He was associate and senior editor of "Automobile Quarterly" (1970-75); and editor of "The Vintage Triumph" (1974-77), "The Packard Cormorant" (1975-2001), "Car Classics" (1976), and "Automotive Investor" (1988-90). He has written 2000 articles on automotive history; his books include "Kaiser-Frazer: Last Onslaught on Detroit," "Triumph Cars," "The Studebaker Century," "The Encyclopedia of American Cars," "GM: 100 Years," and "Packard: A History of the Motorcar and the Company."
Richard Langworth is a graduate of Wagner College and a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard. He resides in Moultonborough, New Hampshire and Eleuthera, Bahamas.
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Customers find this book to be a thorough collection of Churchill's quotes, with one review noting its comprehensive organization by topics and dates. Moreover, they appreciate the writing quality, with one customer describing it as a superb piece of research and writing. Additionally, the book receives positive feedback for its humor and wisdom, with one customer mentioning it's enjoyed by the entire family.
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Customers appreciate the collection of quotes in this book, describing it as a thorough compilation of Churchill's sayings.
"This is the best collection of Churchill quotes there is. Need I say more, I wonder if Sir Winston ever said anything that was not memorable." Read more
"Great book of quotes." Read more
"...This is a fascinating historical, biographical and literary book of Churchill quotations. Richard Langworth makes interesting commentaries as well." Read more
"...colin coote and kay halle this book by mr langworth breaks new ground in churchill quotes. however a couple of errors exists in this first edition...." Read more
Customers appreciate the comprehensive nature of the book, with one customer noting that every entry is documented and another mentioning that it is sectioned into topics and dates.
"...Richard Langworth makes interesting commentaries as well." Read more
"...was easy for me to be excited and satisfied by the comprehensive catalogue of Churchill's work and by the first class scholarship of Mr. Langworth...." Read more
"...This is an impressive piece of scholarship. Every entry is documented and many are annotated. And what entries they are!..." Read more
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Customers find the book humorous, with one mentioning that the wit is enjoyed by the entire family.
"...In each one of the thirty-four sections, one will find humour, wit, wisdom and inspiration, showing Churchill's statesmanship and mastery of the..." Read more
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Customers appreciate the wisdom of the book, with one noting its landmark status in Churchill studies and another highlighting its well-organized topic structure.
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"What an amazing book! Churchill's analysis is spot on, and in hindsight we see clearly how brilliant he was...." Read more
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Customers find the content of the book amazing, with one noting that having it all in one volume is great.
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Customers praise the writing quality of the book, with one noting it is a superb piece of research and another highlighting Churchill's skill as a gifted orator and writer.
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- Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2008Format: HardcoverVerified PurchaseWinston Churchill is one of the few men whose name stands a good chance of being spoken by men as long as freedom exists. At 66, Churchill was called upon to rally a nation, an empire, teetering on the abyss of defeat.
And Churchill rallied his nation, his empire and the free world with his words.
A gifted orator and writer, Churchill authored 15 million published words. In this book are collected about 350,000 of Churchill's words in 4,120 quotations.
The editor, Richard Langworth, has done extensive research to validate the words as Churchill's own. It turns out that many follow the maxim of attributing words to Churchill that he had nothing to do with.
Churchill spent 50 years in public life. He was a soldier, journalist, Member of Commons, Lord of the Admiralty, member of the opposition, Prime Minister, world renowned author and more.
I've been an admirer of Churchill all my life. Many of the quotations are familiar to me. Yet, as they are categorized here, they take on a new life, a new perspecive.
Langworth begins with "The Immortal Words", the words of Churchill that will live forever in the memories of free men everywhere. The pity is that these words are rarely taught in American public schools. We will lose what we do not cherish and this means both the words of Churchill and our freedom.
Langworth progresses through Maxims, Churchillisms ("I have nothing ot offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat"), 34 sections in all that allow the reader to sense the full of Churchill and his words.
This is as remarkable book not only for Churchill admirers and students, but for those who revel in the beauty of the English language.
Jerry
- Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2021Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseThere are many collections of Churchill quotes and anecdotes but none have the completeness, authoritativeness and pedigree of this one. Fully authorised by the Churchill estate, it also boasts a foreword by Lady Mary Soames (Churchill's youngest daughter) and an introduction by Sir Martin Gilbert (Churchill's official biographer).
This is an impressive piece of scholarship. Every entry is documented and many are annotated. And what entries they are! In each one of the thirty-four sections, one will find humour, wit, wisdom and inspiration, showing Churchill's statesmanship and mastery of the English language. This is a wonderful compilation to which one will return often.
- Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2008Format: HardcoverVerified PurchaseRichard Langworth has hit another grand slam with his new book, Churchill by Himself: The Definitive Collection of Quotations. This is an extraordinary work of scholarship that documents what Churchill said and didn't say. Like his previous work, A Connoisseur's Guide to the Books of Winston Churchill (unfortunately I lost mine in Katrina), Richard's meticulous attention to detail sheds pure white light on Churchill's quotations. It's about time someone cleared the air! The Bible, Shakespeare, Churchill, and perhaps Mark Twain with a dash of Teddy Roosevelt make up the lion's share of quotations used by business people and governmental speech makers. I'm no longer surprised how many quotations are attributed to Churchill which he never said or would have said. Now we can all get ground truth thanks to Richard Langworth.
- Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2016Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseFine book. Author allows quotes to stand on their own, only organizing them chronologically or by topic (depending on what made sense per chapter) with light background where needed.
Being relatively new to Churchill, I wished I had a bit more of the author's perspective (but the author clearly states his purpose in the title and forward), and that the quotes were longer to provide more color.
- Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2011Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase(This was book was a gift to my husband, who wrote the following review.)
I've long been a fan of Winston Churchill's mannered eloquence which, unfortunately, was ignored by his countrymen in the late 30s, but which roused them during World War II. This book outdoes all other books of Churchill quotes. It is broken into topics ("Germany", "World War I", "Science and Medicine", "Ripostes", etc.). Like many books of this sort - a compendium, rather than a structured narrative - one can dip into this at any point at any time, or if so disposed, just read it from front to back.
- Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2009Format: HardcoverVerified PurchaseThis is the type of book you'll enjoy if you are a big Winston fan since it is simply as collection of his quotes on nearly every subject/person imaginable. a little dry and tedious perhaps and unless you love Churchill it will bore you. But I enjoyed hearing his words on many things relating to WWII. Such a fascinating man.
- Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2011Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseIt is no surprise that the content is deeply satisfying;Churchill's charming wit and inspiring character are legendary.The editor's skill in discussing the context of the entries adds a great deal of value to both the famous remarks and those that are more obscure.As a Churchill enthusiast, it was easy for me to be excited and satisfied by the comprehensive catalogue of Churchill's work and by the first class scholarship of Mr. Langworth.A pleasant discovery, however, was the spectacular reaction I got each time I gave the book as a gift.
- Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2009What an amazing book! Churchill's analysis is spot on, and in hindsight we see clearly how brilliant he was. If only our legislators were interested - there is plenty of advice for them in dealing with today's issues. This is a must read tome for those who want the full flavor of the events and consequences of WWII. The print is small, but well worth the effort.
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MikeReviewed in Italy on October 8, 20195.0 out of 5 stars Good
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Le citazioni sono organizzate perfettamente ed il prezzo e estremamente basso
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Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseChurchill fut un grand homme d'état, doté d'un sens de l'humour décapant et décalé . Pour ceux qui apprécient l'humour anglais.
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