THE TIME OF MY LIFE
An autobiography of Britain’s foremost politician who, in his range of interests, in the brilliance of his mind, and in his ability to write is probably unique among figures in English public life. Healey grew up in Yorkshire and, after Oxford, joined the army at the outbreak of war. He became a Labour MP in 1952 and has been Minister of Defence and Chancellor.
PUBLISHER: Michael Joseph
PUBLICATION DATE: 16 October 1989
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Denis Healey is one of the most enduring and naturally appealing of modern political figures and as a political heavyweight, he needs no introduction. Now in Healey’s World, he takes on the role of international photographer, taking us on a tour of the globe illustrated with his own color photographs. Spanning over 40 years of travel, both in his official capacities as Secretary of State for Defence and Chancellor of the Exchequer and as a private citizen on holiday with his wife, this is a vivid collection of enduring and memorable images. Packed with unforgettable images and witty, thought-provoking recollections, this book is a visual feast.
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In this book Denis Healey takes the opportunity to dwell on the literary influences that have shaped his life and, by quoting favourite passages and reflecting on how writers and thinkers such as John Buchan, W. B. Yeats, Emily Dickinson, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Virginia Woolf, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Traherne, William Blake, W. H. Auden, D. H. Lawrence, Henry Vaughan, Charles Dickens, Ivan Turgenev, Immanuel Kant and John Muir, to name but a few, have helped to develop his thoughts, he has produced a remarkable testament to the development of a formidable and questioning intellect. Those who enjoy discovering new authors will find this book an inspiration.
Ranging through childhood, university, the army, politics, the arts and the mature years of a great statesman, My Secret Planet is a Baedeker to the mind of a politician who has lived through the decisive events of the post war era and, on many occasions, helped to shape them.
PUBLISHER: Michael Joseph
PUBLICATION DATE: January 1992