query: Who is the author of the book, "The Iron Lady: A Biography of Margaret Thatcher"?

title: The Iron Lady (film)

text: The Iron Lady (film) The Iron Lady is a 2011 British-French biographical drama film based on the life and career of Margaret Thatcher (1925–2013), a British stateswoman and politician who was the first ever female and longest-serving Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of the 20th century. The film was directed by Phyllida Lloyd. Thatcher is portrayed primarily by Meryl Streep, and, in her formative and early political years, by Alexandra Roach. Thatcher's husband, Denis Thatcher (1915–2003), is portrayed by Jim Broadbent, and by Harry Lloyd as the younger Denis. Thatcher's longest-serving cabinet member and eventual deputy, Geoffrey Howe, is

title: The Iron Lady (film)

text: Best Makeup and Hair. The film was loosely based on John Campbell's biography "The Iron Lady: Margaret Thatcher, from Grocer's Daughter to Prime Minister". In flashbacks, the audience is shown a young Margaret Roberts working at the family grocer's shop in Grantham, listening to the political speeches of her father, whom she idolized it is also hinted that she had a poor relationship with her mother, a housewife and announcing that she has won a place at Somerville College, University of Oxford. She remembers her struggle, as a young lower-middle class woman, to break into a snobbish male-dominated Conservative Party

title: The Iron Lady (film)

text: the science-fiction film "Moon". Not included on the soundtrack album or listings although credited among the eight songs at the end of the film is "I'm in Love with Margaret Thatcher" by Burnley punk band Notsensibles, which was re-released as a single due to the publicity. The song appears seventy-five minutes into the film, as part of the Falklands War victory celebrations. "The Iron Lady" was released on DVD in the United States and the United Kingdom on 30 April 2012. The special features in the DVD include "Making The Iron Lady, Bonus Featurettes, Recreating the Young Margaret Thatcher, Battle

title: The Lady of the Wheel

text: The Lady of the Wheel The Lady of the Wheel (La Ruotaia) is a 2012 historical fiction novel by Sicilian American author Angelo F. Coniglio. The book follows the life of a girl who was abandoned as an infant, with the major themes of the book including poverty, exploitation and family values. Coniglio's work has been compared to the verismo (realism) of Sicilian author Giovanni Verga. A mother abandons an infant girl, placing her inside a 'foundling wheel' to be cared for in a foundling home, and the woman's husband gives up a young son as a carusu, a virtual

title: The Tin-Pot Foreign General and the Old Iron Woman

text: The Tin-Pot Foreign General and the Old Iron Woman The Tin-Pot Foreign General and the Old Iron Woman () is a 1984 picture book, ostensibly for very young children, written and illustrated by Raymond Briggs and published by Hamish Hamilton. It satirises the Falklands War. The book presents the story of the war in the format of a picture book for young children. It is written in a simple style with large, brightly coloured illustrations. Neither the Falkland Islands, the belligerent countries, nor their leaders are named in the text. Instead, the British prime minister Margaret Thatcher and the Argentine

title: The Portrait of a Lady

text: The Portrait of a Lady The Portrait of a Lady is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in "The Atlantic Monthly" and "Macmillan's Magazine" in 1880–81 and then as a book in 1881. It is one of James's most popular long novels and is regarded by critics as one of his finest. "The Portrait of a Lady" is the story of a spirited young American woman, Isabel Archer, who, in "confronting her destiny", finds it overwhelming. She inherits a large amount of money and subsequently becomes the victim of Machiavellian scheming by two American expatriates. Like

title: The Iron Lady (album)

text: page, and a Twitter feed, were also launched. Asked about the timing of the reissue, Lewis stated: "After her passing, I thought carefully about all the contributions that Margaret Thatcher had made to Britain and the world during her decades in politics. And I thought that I should honor those contributions by following her advice. So I am reissuing the album. She asked for it, and I certainly think she deserves it." Cultural depictions of Margaret Thatcher The Iron Lady (album) The Iron Lady is a 1979 British comedy album spoofing the life of Margaret Thatcher (1925–2013), the long-serving (1979–1990)

title: The Iron Lady (album)

text: The Iron Lady (album) The Iron Lady is a 1979 British comedy album spoofing the life of Margaret Thatcher (1925–2013), the long-serving (1979–1990) Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The album was written by "Private Eye" writer and satirist John Wells. It was a precursor to his later work lampooning Thatcher in the "Dear Bill" series of letters that appeared in "Private Eye" (and in book form) and the 1981 stage farce, "Anyone for Denis?" The album was produced by John Lloyd whose credits include the comedy television programmes "Not the Nine O'Clock News", "Spitting Image", "Blackadder", and "QI" -

title: The Iron Lady (film)

text: in the House of Commons, Costume Design: Pearls and Power Suits, Denis: The Man Behind the Woman". The Iron Lady (film) The Iron Lady is a 2011 British-French biographical drama film based on the life and career of Margaret Thatcher (1925–2013), a British stateswoman and politician who was the first ever female and longest-serving Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of the 20th century. The film was directed by Phyllida Lloyd. Thatcher is portrayed primarily by Meryl Streep, and, in her formative and early political years, by Alexandra Roach. Thatcher's husband, Denis Thatcher (1915–2003), is portrayed by Jim Broadbent, and

title: Margaret Thatcher

text: Foundation in 2006, where she established the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom. Margaret Thatcher Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, (; 13 October 19258 April 2013) was a British stateswoman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the longest-serving British prime minister of the 20th century and the first woman to hold that office. A Soviet journalist dubbed her "The 'Iron Lady, a nickname that became associated with her uncompromising politics and leadership style. As Prime Minister, she implemented policies known as Thatcherism.

title: Margaret Thatcher

text: Margaret Thatcher Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, (; 13 October 19258 April 2013) was a British stateswoman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the longest-serving British prime minister of the 20th century and the first woman to hold that office. A Soviet journalist dubbed her "The 'Iron Lady, a nickname that became associated with her uncompromising politics and leadership style. As Prime Minister, she implemented policies known as Thatcherism. A research chemist at Somerville College, Oxford, before becoming a barrister, Thatcher

title: There Is No Alternative: Why Margaret Thatcher Matters

text: author, beside an ability to wheedle great men into telling her things they might not have vouchsafed to anybody else." Paul Sweeney of "The Irish Times" stated in his review of the biography that the timing of a positive biography on Margaret Thatcher was quite ironic, saying: "She says Thatcher was enormously significant. She is correct. She says she changed the world. She is correct. But when she says "for the better", she is very wrong." At the same time, Sweeney praises her ability to write, saying, "Yet Berlinski can write and she adopts an interesting style by reproducing interviews

text: Kinnock - to run on in ways they might later regret - but that readers of this fresh, original and extremely well-written book will greatly appreciate." There Is No Alternative: Why Margaret Thatcher Matters There Is No Alternative: Why Margaret Thatcher Matters is a 2008 biographical account of the premiership of Margaret Thatcher written by American author Claire Berlinski. The title is a reference to Margaret Thatcher's fondness for the slogan "There is no alternative" which she used to describe her belief that despite capitalism's problems, "there is no alternative" to it as an economic system, and that neoliberalism must

title: The Iron Lady (album)

text: in October 1979, just five months after Thatcher became Prime Minister. Brown promoted the album appearing as Thatcher singing the album's theme song "Iron Lady" on the BBC TV programme "Top of the Pops" on 25 October 1979, Brown also made a surprise appearance dressed up as Thatcher at that year's Labour Party Conference in Brighton as a publicity stunt to launch the album and was photographed with surprised politicians Tony Benn and Barbara Castle who both initially believed that Brown was actually their nemesis Thatcher. The album was deleted in the early 1980s and was unavailable until it was

text: There Is No Alternative: Why Margaret Thatcher Matters There Is No Alternative: Why Margaret Thatcher Matters is a 2008 biographical account of the premiership of Margaret Thatcher written by American author Claire Berlinski. The title is a reference to Margaret Thatcher's fondness for the slogan "There is no alternative" which she used to describe her belief that despite capitalism's problems, "there is no alternative" to it as an economic system, and that neoliberalism must push back against socialism. The phrase became something of a rallying cry of arguments in favor of free markets, free trade, and capitalist globalization, with Thatcher

title: The Path to Power (Margaret Thatcher)

text: The Path to Power (Margaret Thatcher) The Path to Power is a memoir by former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Margaret Thatcher covering her life from her birth in 1925 until she became Prime Minister in 1979. Most of the book covers her life up until her election victory in 1979 but she added on about 150 pages at the end giving her opinions on current affairs on the years since she resigned as Prime Minister in 1990. Although Thatcher avoided personal attacks on her successor John Major, she clearly believed that he had squandered her legacy and was

title: The Path to Power (Margaret Thatcher)

text: In his memoirs, Major wrote: "Her descriptions of a Grantham childhood were harmless enough, but the book contained an epilogue, unrelated to the title or scope of the book itself, which could only be interpreted as an attack on my own policies. Such blows from my predecessor were impossible to disregard, since every interviewer raised them with me at every opportunity, as she must have known they would". The Path to Power (Margaret Thatcher) The Path to Power is a memoir by former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Margaret Thatcher covering her life from her birth in 1925 until

title: Margaret Thatcher

text: of the Conservative Party in 1975. As Prime Minister, Thatcher received two honorary distinctions: Two weeks after her resignation, Thatcher was appointed Member of the Order of Merit (OM) by the Queen. Her husband Denis was made a hereditary baronet at the same time. As his wife, Thatcher was entitled to use the honorific style "Lady", an automatically conferred title that she declined to use. She became Lady Thatcher in her own right upon her ennoblement in the House of Lords. In the Falklands, Margaret Thatcher Day has been marked each 10 January since 1992, commemorating her first visit to

title: The Iron Lady (film)

text: 1990 re-unification of Germany is not mentioned either. The Prime Minister had felt it pave way for the expansion of Nazi sympathy and distrusted the West German government. Despite disagreements with France over European integration, the French Government united with Thatcher in opposition to the re-unification of Germany as well. "The Iron Lady" received mixed reviews from critics, although there was strong praise for Streep's performance. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 51% and an average score of 5.7/10, based on 217 reviews. The site's consensus reads: "Meryl Streep's performance as "The Iron Lady" is reliably

title: Margaret Thatcher

text: portrayed by Patricia Hodge in Ian Curteis's long unproduced "The Falklands Play" (2002) and by Andrea Riseborough in the TV film "The Long Walk to Finchley" (2008). She is the protagonist in two films, played by Lindsay Duncan in "Margaret" (2009) and by Meryl Streep in "The Iron Lady" (2011), in which she is depicted as suffering from dementia or Alzheimer's disease. Thatcher became a Privy Councillor (PC) upon becoming Secretary of State for Education and Science in 1970. She was the first woman entitled to full membership rights as an honorary member of the Carlton Club on becoming Leader

title: Statue of Margaret Thatcher (Palace of Westminster)

text: the Speaker of the House of Commons, Rt Hon. Michael Martin MP. During a speech at the unveiling, Baroness Thatcher, nicknamed "The Iron Lady" during her tenure as Prime Minister, said, "I might have preferred iron, but bronze will do. It won't rust. And, this time I hope, the head will stay on." The beheading comment was in reference to a previous statue of Thatcher which was vandalised through decapitation whilst on loan to London's Guildhall Art Gallery. After its erection, the statue was compared unfavourably with other statues due to its height as it is only around taller than

title: The Iron Lady (album)

text: learning that Lewis had produced the infamous album that had satirized her early in her premiership, Thatcher enquired how the album had sold. Lewis informed her that the sales had been poor because of her then high popularity. In response Thatcher quipped "You should reissue it! I think it'll find a much bigger audience now." In April 2013, the album was reissued by Lewis' Springtime! Records label and made available digitally. Two singles of songs from the album were also issued, "The Iron Lady" (the album's title song) and "I'm There!" (described as "an orgasmic dance track"). A website, Facebook

title: The Iron Lady (film)

text: ""The Iron Lady" reflects society's insensitive attitude towards people with dementia." Roger Ebert gave the film two stars out of four, praising Streep's performance but lamenting that "she's all dressed up with nowhere to go" in a film that cannot decide what it wants to say about Thatcher: "[f]ew people were neutral in their feelings about [Thatcher], except the makers of this picture". Despite the film's mixed reviews, Streep's performance in the title role garnered much critical acclaim. Kevin Maher of "The Times" said: "Streep has found the woman within the caricature." David Gritten in "The Daily Telegraph" commented: "Awards

text: Minister Margaret Thatcher who Berlinski argues was an important and remarkable leader. It credits Thatcher with the transformation of British society from an empire eternally in decline with a weak economy and an irrelevant political culture to a modern, wealthy, influential nation. The comeback of the United Kingdom mirrors that of Thatcher's own rise from lower-middle class beginnings. Berlinski credits her with being the catalyst for the deconstruction of the post-war socialistic policies of Europe, and the rise of the global free-market revolution. Berlinski uses archival research, author accounts as a person living through the Thatcher years in the United

title: I'm in Love with Margaret Thatcher

text: sleeve showed a photograph of Thatcher apparently giving a V sign to the camera. The single's B-side included "Gary Bushell's Band of the Week", which poked fun at the journalist. The song was featured in the 2011 film "The Iron Lady" starring Meryl Streep, and was re-released on vinyl and download at that time. After the death of Margaret Thatcher in April 2013 there was a social media campaign to raise "Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead" from "The Wizard of Oz" to number one in the UK Singles Chart. Following its rapid rise up the charts, there was a rival

title: The Iron Lady (album)

text: and Martin Lewis the co-creator and producer of the "Secret Policeman's Ball" series. For Lloyd, like Wells, working on the Thatcher album was a preparation for his future work spoofing Thatcher. In 1984 he created and produced the BAFTA Award-winning satirical puppet show "Spitting Image" that aired on the ITV network from 1984 to 1996 - in which Margaret Thatcher was the most notable protagonist. The album starred noted Thatcher impressionist Janet Brown, in the role of Margaret Thatcher, with other roles (both male and female) portrayed by John Wells. The album was released in the UK by Logo Records

text: Statue of Margaret Thatcher (Palace of Westminster) The statue of Margaret Thatcher inside the Houses of Parliament, London, is a bronze sculpture of Margaret Thatcher, the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. It was ordered in 2003 following a change in rules to allow the depiction of living Prime Ministers in Parliament under certain conditions. It was unveiled by the Speaker of the House of Commons, Michael Martin, on 21 February 2007. The statue is high, and made in bronze. The design of the statue is intended to show Margaret Thatcher during her final term as Prime Minister

title: Margaret Thatcher

text: minister. In 1976, Thatcher gave her "Britain Awake" foreign policy speech which lambasted the Soviet Union for seeking world dominance. The Soviet Army journal "Krasnaya Zvezda" ("Red Star") rebutted her stance in a piece entitled "Iron Lady Raises Fears" by Captain Yuri Gavrilov (alluding to "Iron Chancellor" Bismarck of imperial Germany). "The Sunday Times" covered the "Red Star" article the next day, and Thatcher embraced the epithet a week later; in a speech to Finchley Conservatives she compared it to the Duke of Wellington's nickname "The Iron Duke". The metaphorical sobriquet followed her throughout her political career, and has since

title: Premiership of Margaret Thatcher

text: that Thatcher proceed cautiously in working with black communities because she believed they gave cannabis to babies. Premiership of Margaret Thatcher Margaret Thatcher served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from May 1979 to November 1990. She became Prime Minister after serving as Leader of the Conservative Party since 1975. In domestic affairs, Thatcher is best known for her sweeping policies concerning the affairs of the economy, including the privatisation of most nationalised industries. In foreign policy, she fought a war against Argentina and played a key role with President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in ending

title: Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea

text: Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea is a book by American author and journalist Charles Seife. The book offers a comprehensive look at number 0 and its controversing role as one of the great paradoxes of human thought and history since its invention by the ancient Babylonians. Even though zero is a fundamental idea for the modern science, initially the notion of a complete absence got a largely negative, sometimes hostile, treatment by the Western world and Greco-Roman philosophy. "Zero" won 2001 PEN/Martha Albrand Award for First Nonfiction Book. —Mathematical Association of

title: Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea

text: America Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea is a book by American author and journalist Charles Seife. The book offers a comprehensive look at number 0 and its controversing role as one of the great paradoxes of human thought and history since its invention by the ancient Babylonians. Even though zero is a fundamental idea for the modern science, initially the notion of a complete absence got a largely negative, sometimes hostile, treatment by the Western world and Greco-Roman philosophy. "Zero" won 2001 PEN/Martha Albrand Award for First Nonfiction Book. —Mathematical Association

title: Margaret Thatcher

text: "Spitting Image" producer John Lloyd (as co-producer), who in 1979 were teamed up by producer Martin Lewis for the satirical audio album "The Iron Lady", which consisted of skits and songs satirising Thatcher's rise to power. The album was released in September 1979. Thatcher was the subject or the inspiration for 1980s protest songs. Musicians Billy Bragg and Paul Weller helped to form the Red Wedge collective to support Labour in opposition to Thatcher. Known as "Maggie" by supporters and opponents alike, the chant song "Maggie Out" became a signature rallying cry among the left during the latter half of

title: Cultural depictions of Margaret Thatcher

text: Scarfe – The Thatcher Drawings". On Fulham Road in Chelsea, London, there is a 1980s-themed late-night bar dedicated to Thatcher called Maggie's Club. Cultural depictions of Margaret Thatcher Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990. Her portrayal in the arts and popular culture has been mixed. In the words of one critic she attracted "musical opprobrium like no other British political leader". Such opinion is divergent from mainstream opinion polling which tends to place her as the most popular British prime minister since Winston Churchill. Arts critic Michael Billington noted that "Thatcher may not

title: Premiership of Margaret Thatcher

text: Premiership of Margaret Thatcher Margaret Thatcher served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from May 1979 to November 1990. She became Prime Minister after serving as Leader of the Conservative Party since 1975. In domestic affairs, Thatcher is best known for her sweeping policies concerning the affairs of the economy, including the privatisation of most nationalised industries. In foreign policy, she fought a war against Argentina and played a key role with President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in ending the Cold War. By the late 1980s, she was alienating many senior members of her Cabinet by

title: Shadow Cabinet of Margaret Thatcher

text: part of the Environment team). On 19 November 1976, Thatcher reshuffled again. Maudling was dropped as Shadow Foreign Secretary and replaced by John Davies. Raison dropped, being replaced at Environment by Heseltine, who was replaced at the Industry portfolio by Biffen. He was in turn replaced as Shadow Energy Secretary by Tom King. Peyton and Pym switch roles (Shadow Leader of the House for Agriculture), with Pym also taking Devolution from Whitelaw. Shadow Cabinet of Margaret Thatcher Margaret Thatcher became the first female Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition after winning the 1975 leadership election, the

text: and her followers believing that it is the only way which modern societies can advance themselves. The primary focus of the biography is a favorable account of the Thatcher years, arguing that much like Thatcher's ideology, there was no alternative after the malaise of the 1970s but to embrace a leader like Thatcher. Berlinski argues that much of how the world is currently organized today is as a result of her, and because of this she matters to modern society even today. "There Is No Alternative" is an attempt by the author to explore the rise and success of Prime

text: Cultural depictions of Margaret Thatcher Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990. Her portrayal in the arts and popular culture has been mixed. In the words of one critic she attracted "musical opprobrium like no other British political leader". Such opinion is divergent from mainstream opinion polling which tends to place her as the most popular British prime minister since Winston Churchill. Arts critic Michael Billington noted that "Thatcher may not have cared passionately about the arts, but she left her emphatic mark upon them." This page is a list of depictions of Thatcher

title: Eye of the Needle (novel)

text: at him, striking him and causing him to lose his balance and fall to his death. An RAF patrol plane then appears and drives the U-boat away. A fictitious radio message is sent with Faber's call code, convincing the Germans that the invasion is targeting Calais. Bloggs comforts the widowed Lucy. In the film "The Iron Lady" there is a scene in which the retired Margaret Thatcher is shown reading "Eye of the Needle". The Bollywood movie "Fanaa" is loosely based on the book, moved to a contemporary Indian location. The role of the German spy Faber being taken by

title: The Lady of the Sorrows

text: The Lady of the Sorrows The Lady of the Sorrows is the second book in "The Bitterbynde" Trilogy written by Australian author Cecilia Dart-Thornton. It is preceded by "The Ill-Made Mute" and followed by the last book in the trilogy, "The Battle of Evernight", which closes the trilogy. Imrhein, who has had her face and voice cured but not her memory, has not completed her mission yet. Maeve One eye, the carlin who cured her, gets Imrhein a new identity: Lady Rohain Tarrenys of the Sorrow Isles. Imrhein/Rohain, under cover of night to escape mysterious watchers, heads to Caermelor. After

title: The Lady of the Wheel

text: recording of civil documents, and describes the Sicilian conventions for selecting the given names of a family's children. The Lady of the Wheel The Lady of the Wheel (La Ruotaia) is a 2012 historical fiction novel by Sicilian American author Angelo F. Coniglio. The book follows the life of a girl who was abandoned as an infant, with the major themes of the book including poverty, exploitation and family values. Coniglio's work has been compared to the verismo (realism) of Sicilian author Giovanni Verga. A mother abandons an infant girl, placing her inside a 'foundling wheel' to be cared for

text: called for the removal of the statue only a week after it was installed. He gained the support of three other MPs, including Glenda Jackson. In 2013, MPs were warned not to touch the statue's toes for good luck as it was damaging it. Statue of Margaret Thatcher (Palace of Westminster) The statue of Margaret Thatcher inside the Houses of Parliament, London, is a bronze sculpture of Margaret Thatcher, the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. It was ordered in 2003 following a change in rules to allow the depiction of living Prime Ministers in Parliament under certain

title: The Iron Lady (film)

text: role with as much zeal, fervour and attention to detail as the real Lady Thatcher possesses I can only hope my stamina will begin to approach her own." NPR commentator Robert Seigel and Thatcher biographer John Campbell accused writer Abi Morgan and star Meryl Streep of having the most say in the film's production and dictating some historical inaccuracies, such as the film's photography showing no other woman serving in the House of Commons during the time Thatcher was serving, with the hopes of presenting a different image of Thatcher to the film's American audience. It is suggested in the

title: Death and funeral of Margaret Thatcher

text: polarised views about Thatcher on Twitter, and endorsing campaigns and demonstrations. Anti-Thatcher sentiment prompted a campaign on social media networks to bring the song "Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead" from "The Wizard of Oz" into the UK Singles Chart, followed by a counter-campaign adopted by Thatcher supporters in favour of the 1979 tongue-in-cheek punk song "I'm in Love with Margaret Thatcher" by the Notsensibles, which had been started by the band's lead singer. On 12 April 2013, "Ding-Dong!" charted at number 2 across the UK (it made number 1 in Scotland), and "I'm in Love with Margaret Thatcher" at number

title: Shadow Cabinet of Margaret Thatcher

text: Shadow Cabinet of Margaret Thatcher Margaret Thatcher became the first female Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition after winning the 1975 leadership election, the first Conservative leadership election where the post was not vacant. A rule change to enable the election was largely prompted by dissatisfaction with the incumbent leader, Edward Heath, who had lost three of four general elections as leader, including two in 1974. After announcing her first Shadow Cabinet in February 1975, she reshuffled it twice: in January and November 1976. Minor subsequent changes were necessary to respond to various circumstances. Thatcher's Shadow

title: Statue of Margaret Thatcher (London Guildhall)

text: Statue of Margaret Thatcher (London Guildhall) The statue of Margaret Thatcher in the Guildhall, London, is a marble sculpture of Margaret Thatcher. It was commissioned in 1998 from the sculptor Neil Simmons by the Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art; paid for by an anonymous donor, it was intended for a plinth among statues of former Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom in the Members' Lobby of the House of Commons. However as the House did not permit a statue to be erected there during its subject's lifetime, the work had been temporarily housed in Guildhall. It was unveiled

title: The Beatles: The Biography

text: review The book received generally favorable reviews, however some journalists and fans of the band noticed a number of factual errors in Spitz's biography. Spitz has general been bitter towards his critics. When one of the editors for "Daytrippin′", a Beatles fan zine, mailed the author a short list of incorrect facts in his book, Spitz replied: "You need an enema. Really! Do something useful with your life." The Beatles: The Biography The Beatles: The Biography is the name of a 2005 biography of the 1960s rock band The Beatles written by Bob Spitz. It was first published by Little,

title: The Book Lady

text: The Book Lady The Book Lady is a documentary about country music legend and pop-culture icon Dolly Parton’s campaign for children’s literacy. Dolly Parton, Miley Ray Cyrus, Keith Urban, Canadian singer–songwriters Sarah Harmer and Justin Rutledge, fiddler Natalie MacMaster and children's author Robert Munsch are featured in the documentary, which chronicles the launch of Parton’s “Imagination Library” in Canada. "The Book Lady" was directed by Natasha Ryan, produced by Brad Horvath and executive-produced by filmmaker Thom Fitzgerald and Doug Pettigrew. It will air on CBC Television, Bravo! and BookTelevision in Canada. It had its international premiere at the 28th Atlantic

title: The Book Lady

text: Film Festival in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on September 20, 2008. The Book Lady The Book Lady is a documentary about country music legend and pop-culture icon Dolly Parton’s campaign for children’s literacy. Dolly Parton, Miley Ray Cyrus, Keith Urban, Canadian singer–songwriters Sarah Harmer and Justin Rutledge, fiddler Natalie MacMaster and children's author Robert Munsch are featured in the documentary, which chronicles the launch of Parton’s “Imagination Library” in Canada. "The Book Lady" was directed by Natasha Ryan, produced by Brad Horvath and executive-produced by filmmaker Thom Fitzgerald and Doug Pettigrew. It will air on CBC Television, Bravo! and BookTelevision in

text: February 2007, a new statue of Thatcher was commissioned in 2003 from sculptor Antony Dufort and this time in tougher silicon bronze. It was erected on the reserved plinth in the Members' Lobby. The rule against living subjects had been relaxed by this stage and Thatcher unveiled the statue. By then, the marble statue had been repaired, but it remains in Guildhall. After several years in the Guildhall Art Gallery, the statue was moved to a corridor location elsewhere in the Guildhall building. Statue of Margaret Thatcher (London Guildhall) The statue of Margaret Thatcher in the Guildhall, London, is a

title: King of the World (biography)

text: the author, Ali stated: "I had to prove you could be a new kind of black man. I had to show that to the world." According to a review of the book in the "New York Times", King of the World (biography) King of the World is a 1998 biography of Muhammad Ali written by David Remnick with a special focus on the period in Ali's life from his victory in the Olympics to his second fight with Sonny Liston. It has been described as "a book about a boxer, not a book about boxing." During this time, the two

text: on stage, in film, TV, radio, literature, music and in other forms of the arts and entertainment. While in power, Thatcher was the subject of several songs which opposed her government, including The Beat's "Stand Down Margaret", as well as a sarcastic declaration of faux adoration (Notsensibles' "I'm in Love with Margaret Thatcher"). After she left government, several offensive songs called for her death or looked forward to celebration of her death, including Morrissey's "Margaret on the Guillotine" ("The kind people have a wonderful dream, Margaret on the guillotine"), Elvis Costello's "Tramp the Dirt Down" ("I'll stand on your grave

title: The Revenge of the Radioactive Lady

text: The Revenge of the Radioactive Lady The Revenge of the Radioactive Lady is a 2011 novel by Elizabeth Stuckey-French. The story follows a woman who decides to exact revenge on the man who secretly poisoned her over forty years ago. The story is loosely-based on prenatal experiments conducted at Vanderbilt University, in which 700 pregnant women were given radioactive iron in order to see if radioactivity could pass through the placenta and effect the unborn children. (The experiments found that it could.) The women were given prenatal vitamin drinks and were unaware that the beverages contained radio active material. Author

title: Carol Thatcher

text: Election: with Margaret Thatcher on the campaign trail", was published in 1983. Her second book, a collaboration with tennis player Chris Evert (Mrs Lloyd) called "Lloyd on Lloyd", was released three years later. It became Thatcher's first best-seller. Later publications included a 1996 best-selling biography of her father, "Below the Parapet". In 2003, Thatcher produced a Channel 4 documentary about him called "Married to Maggie". Thatcher captured the only public interview Denis Thatcher gave in his lifetime; he died shortly after its release. Thatcher's freelance career has included contributing articles to magazines and papers as well as television work. In

title: The Secret of the Wooden Lady

text: Nancy decides to view the wooden lady. The Secret of the Wooden Lady The Secret of the Wooden Lady is the twenty-seventh volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1950 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The actual author was ghostwriter Margaret Scherf. Nancy, Bess, and George travel to Boston Harbor to assist Captain Easterly and solve the mystery of ghostly visitors on board his historic clipper ship, the "Bonny Scot". The ship's figurehead of a wooden lady is missing; moreover, Nancy has spotted a known jewel thief hanging around. Once the mystery is solved,

title: A Pathway Under the Gaze of Mary: Biography of Sister Maria Lucia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart

text: "the Lady brighter than the Sun", Sister Lúcia shows us how to live the Message of Fátima, a plan of peace and salvation for the whole world, still relevant today. A Pathway Under the Gaze of Mary: Biography of Sister Maria Lucia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart A Pathway Under the Gaze of Mary: Biography of Sister Maria Lucia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart is a biographical book about Sister Lúcia of Fátima (O.C.D.), the last surviving seer of Virgin Mary apparitions in Cova da Iria, Fátima, Portugal. Written by the Carmelite Sisters of Coimbra, Portugal, who lived

title: The Secret of the Wooden Lady

text: The Secret of the Wooden Lady The Secret of the Wooden Lady is the twenty-seventh volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1950 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The actual author was ghostwriter Margaret Scherf. Nancy, Bess, and George travel to Boston Harbor to assist Captain Easterly and solve the mystery of ghostly visitors on board his historic clipper ship, the "Bonny Scot". The ship's figurehead of a wooden lady is missing; moreover, Nancy has spotted a known jewel thief hanging around. Once the mystery is solved, the history of the ship is revealed.

title: The Cookery Book of Lady Clark of Tillypronie

text: The Cookery Book of Lady Clark of Tillypronie The Cookery Book of Lady Clark of Tillypronie is a book of recipes collected over a lifetime by Charlotte, Lady Clark of Tillypronie (née Coltman, 1851–1897), and published posthumously in 1909. The earliest recipe was collected in 1841; the last in 1897. The book was edited by the artist Catherine Frances Frere, who had seen two other cookery books through to publication, at the request of Clark's husband. The book is considered a valuable compilation of Victorian era recipes. Lady Clark obtained the recipes by asking hostesses or cooks, and then testing

title: Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet

text: Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet is a biography of Muhammad by the British religion writer and lecturer Karen Armstrong, published by Gollancz in 1991. The book gives a comparison between the three major monotheistic religions of Islam, Christianity and Judaism. It also derives relevant examples from Buddhism and Hinduism. It not only speaks about the life of Muhammad but also discusses the relationships and conflicts between the Western and Islamic worlds. The book also discusses the effect that Western attitudes have had on the Muslim psyche and attempts to explain the diverse attitudes

title: Premiership of Margaret Thatcher

text: was no gloating or effort to humiliate Gorbachev. While US President George H. W. Bush wanted to make NATO more of a political than a military alliance, Thatcher, spoke out for the importance of the military role. Like Mitterrand in France, she was nervous about the reunification of Germany, repeating the quip from Lord Ismay, NATO's first secretary general: "The purpose of NATO is to keep the Americans in, the Russians out, and the Germans down." Thatcher and Mitterrand had a more specific worry. Bush said: "Margaret still feared the worst from reunification and, like Mitterrand, worried that the Germans

title: The Constitution of Liberty

text: Postscript: Why I am Not a Conservative The Constitution of Liberty The Constitution of Liberty is a book by Austrian economist and Nobel Prize recipient Friedrich A. Hayek. The book was first published in 1960 by the University of Chicago Press and it is an interpretation of civilization as being made possible by the fundamental principles of liberty, which the author presents as prerequisites for wealth and growth, rather than the other way around. "The Constitution of Liberty" has notably been held up at a British Conservative Party policy meeting and banged on the table by Margaret Thatcher, who reportedly

title: The Constitution of Liberty

text: The Constitution of Liberty The Constitution of Liberty is a book by Austrian economist and Nobel Prize recipient Friedrich A. Hayek. The book was first published in 1960 by the University of Chicago Press and it is an interpretation of civilization as being made possible by the fundamental principles of liberty, which the author presents as prerequisites for wealth and growth, rather than the other way around. "The Constitution of Liberty" has notably been held up at a British Conservative Party policy meeting and banged on the table by Margaret Thatcher, who reportedly interrupted a presentation to indicate, in reference

title: The Beatles: The Authorised Biography

text: The Beatles: The Authorised Biography The Beatles: The Authorised Biography is a book written by British author Hunter Davies and published by Heinemann in the UK in September 1968. It was written with the full cooperation of the Beatles and chronicles the band's career up until early 1968, two years before their break-up. It was the only authorised biography of the Beatles written during their career. Davies published revised editions of the book in 1982, 1985, 2002 and 2009. In 1966, Hunter Davies was working as the Atticus columnist for the "Sunday Times" newspaper and had written two books, one

text: and tramp the dirt down"), Hefner's "The Day That Thatcher Dies" ("We will dance and sing all night") and Pete Wylie's "The Day That Margaret Thatcher Dies" ("She's gone!, And nobody cries"). Songs with Thatcher as the subject include: Roger Waters in 1983 referred to Thatcher sarcastically as "Maggie" multiple times throughout the Pink Floyd album "The Final Cut". In the song The Fletcher Memorial Home Waters calls "Maggie" an overgrown infant and an incurable tyrant. At the end of the song he quietly speaks of applying the Final Solution to her and other famous world leaders. A sound recording

title: I'm in Love with Margaret Thatcher

text: campaign to promote "I'm in Love with Margaret Thatcher". The campaign was initially understood to have been started by Thatcher supporters, and was endorsed by former Conservative MP and author Louise Mensch, but in fact was initiated by Notsensibles' singer Mike Hargreaves and promoter Suzie Delooze by way of a Facebook page. The Notsensibles' song was reportedly considered "more favourable to Baroness Thatcher", and at one performance in 2012, Hargreaves claimed that he had "great reverence for Thatcher". Hargreaves later said: "I find it hilarious that Tories have adopted it. The song is a sort-of tribute and sort-of not." Band

title: The Path to Power (Margaret Thatcher)

text: pursuing un-Thatcherite policies. The book was serialised in the "Sunday Times" where the apparent attacks on the Major government were sensationalised. In interviews to promote the book, Thatcher claimed that the Conservatives had lost their way because they were "not being Conservative enough". In the book Thatcher wrote that: "I offer some thoughts about putting these things right. It is now, however, for others to take the action required". These words—similar to those used by Geoffrey Howe in 1990 which had precipitated her downfall—led to Major on 22 June resigning as Conservative leader and calling a leadership election. John Redwood

title: Diana Gould – Margaret Thatcher exchange

text: toward it. The exchange between Thatcher and Gould became iconic, remembered because of Gould's persistence in asking why Thatcher had given the order, which seemed to rattle the prime minister. It was described as "the day Margaret Thatcher met her match". Thatcher was reportedly angry that the BBC had allowed the question to be asked. Her husband, Denis Thatcher, told the producer that the BBC was run by "a nest of long-haired Trots and wooftahs". Gould wrote a book about her experience, "On the Spot: The Sinking of the Belgrano" (1984). Diana Sydney Gould ("née" Prigg, 18 April 1926 –

title: The Lady of the Lake (poem)

text: named for the Scott heroine by her parents. In September 1950, the comic-book publisher, Gilberton Company, Inc., of New York City, issued "Classics Illustrated" number 75, "The Lady of the Lake". It was illustrated by Henry C. Kiefer, one of Gilberton's best graphic artists for the comic-book genre. The editor was Helene Lecar, who transformed the cantos into a concise narrative that would be interesting to school-age children. It has 44 pages devoted to the story by Sir Walter Scott, plus one page of biography of Sir Walter. "Classics Illustrated" number 75 originally sold for 15 cents, and tens of

text: Baroness Thatcher in real life. Comparisons were made with such statues as the statue of Winston Churchill outside the Houses of Parliament in Parliament Square which measures high. The only statue suggested which was shorter than that of Margaret Thatcher in the Houses of Parliament, was that of Captain Cook near the Greenwich Observatory, which is only high. Once installed, the statue of Thatcher left only three former Prime Ministers missing from being represented in the Members Lobby: Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Bonar Law and Neville Chamberlain. The statue's arrival was not welcomed by all MPs; the Labour MP Stephen Hepburn

title: Book of Shadows (biography)

text: a woman rising through the ranks of the corporate world. Along the way, she relates the history of witchcraft. She also shares many traditional Wiccan practices – such as casting a circle, drawing down the Goddess, and casting spells for health, prosperity, and love. She explains all this from a feminist point of view. The title "Book of Shadows" refers to the name used for a book that contains magical and religious texts in the religion of Wicca. Book of Shadows (biography) Book of Shadows is a 1998 memoir written by author Phyllis Curott. When high-powered Manhattan lawyer Phyllis Curott

title: Memoirs of the Author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman

text: Memoirs of the Author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman Memoirs of the Author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1798) is William Godwin's biography of his wife Mary Wollstonecraft, the author of "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman" (1792). Godwin felt it was his duty to edit and publish Wollstonecraft's unfinished works after her death in September 1797. A week after her funeral, he started on this project and a memoir of her life. In order to prepare to write the biography, he reread all of her works, spoke with her friends, and ordered

text: During her political career, Margaret Thatcher was the subject or the inspiration for several protest songs. Paul Weller was a founding member of Red Wedge collective, which unsuccessfully sought to oust Thatcher with the help of music. In 1987, they organised a comedy tour with British comedians Lenny Henry, Ben Elton, Robbie Coltrane, Harry Enfield and others. Less than two months after Thatcher resigned, musical acid house group V.I.M. released a rave track titled "Maggie's Last Party". Described by a music critic in 2011 as "strikingly original, and catchy to the point of irritation", the track was a "fusion" of

title: The Lady Iron Chef

text: The Lady Iron Chef The Lady Iron Chef () is a 2007 Cantonese language Hong Kong Chinese New Year film produced by Wong Jing and directed by Chung Siu-Hung. "The Lady Iron Chef" is a comedy movie. On the day of the Supreme Dim Sum competition, Madame To and her son SK To (Hacken) were appointed judges, since they owned one of the largest catering corporations in HK. All three of the contestants failed, but one mystery contestant impresses. The winner was Jade (Lau Yeung) and Madame To wanted her son to marry Jade. Ceci (Charmaine), a lower class girl

text: Thatcher's "uncompromising speeches with a slowly-evolving post-acid house backing"; it reached #68 on the UK Singles Chart in January 1991. The track was popular with many nightclubs at the time, despite the mixed view of Thatcher among the rave community. In 1983, a vinyl record was pressed entitled The Wit and Wisdom of Margaret Thatcher, however the whole grove on both sides are totally silent. Notable works include: Thatcher was seen as a "gift" by political cartoonists. Among the most memorable images are Gerald Scarfe's provocative "scythe-like" caricatures, some of which were exhibited in his 2005 show "Milk Snatcher, Gerald

title: The World Is What It Is

text: in 1996. The biography has been extensively reviewed: the reviewers include Paul Theroux, who wrote an earlier book about Naipaul. The biography was selected by the editors of the "New York Times Book Review" as one of the "Times"' "10 Best Books of 2008". It won the 2008 National Book Critics Circle Award in Biography, and the British literary award the Hawthornden Prize. The World Is What It Is The World Is What It Is: The Authorized Biography of V. S. Naipaul is a biography of the Nobel Prize-winning author V. S. Naipaul by Patrick French. It was published in

title: Premiership of Margaret Thatcher

text: war and defeated Argentina to recover the Falkland Islands. She was a leader in the coalition against Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. She developed an excellent relationship with U.S. President Ronald Reagan. Since the death of Margaret Thatcher in 2013, several government documents relating to her premiership have been declassified and released by the National Archives. Papers released in December 2014 show that Thatcher completely disapproved of GCSEs which, in 1986, Sir Keith Joseph was trying to introduce in the face of fierce opposition from teaching unions. At very least she wanted a 2-year delay to ensure rigorous syllabuses and adequate

text: sum of its rather incompatible parts." Theodore Dalrymple took a favorable view of the biography, writing in "The Globe and Mail": "Without being a hagiography, it is about as powerful a defense of Thatcher's record as is likely ever to be written." In a review on "The Scotsman" Michael Fry argued that the book is an unremarkable, average account of the Thatcher years, but that it did have some redeeming qualities. He wrote: "Some of the books will be good and some bad. I would say this one comes about halfway in between. Berlinski shows commitment and energy as an

title: Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet

text: of many modern Muslims towards the Western world today. After 9/11 Armstrong revisited the subject and wrote "" for the Atlas Books "Eminent Lives" series, published by HarperCollins in 2006 (249 pages). Orion Publishing Group acquired the Gollancz name in its 1998 acquisition of Cassell & Co, which had owned Gollancz since 1992. Orion made Gollancz a fantasy and science fiction imprint. Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet is a biography of Muhammad by the British religion writer and lecturer Karen Armstrong, published by Gollancz in 1991. The book gives a comparison between the

title: Book of Shadows (biography)

text: Book of Shadows (biography) Book of Shadows is a 1998 memoir written by author Phyllis Curott. When high-powered Manhattan lawyer Phyllis Curott began exploring witchcraft in a women's group in the 1970s, she discovered a spiritual movement that defied all stereotypes. Encountering neither Satanic rites nor eccentric spinsters, she came to know a clandestine religion of the Goddess that had been forced into hiding over the course of history. The Book of Shadows chronicles Curott's remarkable initiation into Wicca, her ascent to the position of Wiccan high priestess, and her efforts to reconcile her newfound spirituality with her struggles as

title: Carol Thatcher

text: it in a racist way. It was shorthand. I described someone's appearance colloquially—someone I happen to greatly admire." Thatcher has written several books, including: "Below the Parapet: the Biography of Denis Thatcher" (1996) and "Diary of an Election: with Margaret Thatcher on the Campaign Trail" (1983). On 4 September 2008 Headline Publishers released "A Swim-on Part in the Goldfish Bowl: A Memoir", which recounts the decline of Margaret Thatcher's health and the onset of her dementia. Thatcher had a relationship with Jonathan Aitken, which ended in 1979. As this happened just after the Conservatives won the general election, Aitken's breaking

title: Carol Thatcher

text: up with Thatcher is alleged to have been the reason for his being bypassed for a ministerial career; Thatcher's mother, the Prime Minister at the time, reportedly told cabinet colleagues that she was "damned" if she was going to give a job to a man "who had made Carol cry". Thatcher lives with ski instructor Marco Grass in Klosters-Serneus, Switzerland. Carol Thatcher Carol Jane Thatcher (born 15 August 1953) is an English journalist, author and media personality. She is the daughter of Margaret Thatcher, the British prime minister from 1979 to 1990, and Denis Thatcher. She has written biographies of

title: The Beatles: The Authorised Biography

text: time that Lennon made his comments in "Rolling Stone". Harris described it as "admirably researched and brimming with access – but stymied by his artless prose, and the constraints of being the band's in-house writer". The Beatles: The Authorised Biography The Beatles: The Authorised Biography is a book written by British author Hunter Davies and published by Heinemann in the UK in September 1968. It was written with the full cooperation of the Beatles and chronicles the band's career up until early 1968, two years before their break-up. It was the only authorised biography of the Beatles written during their

title: Death and funeral of Margaret Thatcher

text: 35. Radio 1 Controller Ben Cooper said that the station's chart show would not play the No. 2 song but that a portion of it would be aired as part of a news item. Cooper explained that its delicate compromise balanced freedom of speech and sensitivity for a family grieving for a loved one yet to be buried. Death and funeral of Margaret Thatcher On 8 April 2013, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died of a stroke in London at the age of 87. On 17 April, she was honoured with a ceremonial funeral. Due to polarised opinion about

title: Death and funeral of Margaret Thatcher

text: Death and funeral of Margaret Thatcher On 8 April 2013, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died of a stroke in London at the age of 87. On 17 April, she was honoured with a ceremonial funeral. Due to polarised opinion about her achievements and legacy, reaction to her death was mixed throughout Britain and evoked contrasting praise and criticism. The funeral, including a formal procession through Central London, followed by a church service at St Paul's Cathedral, cost around £3.6 million including £3.1 million for security. The funeral was notable for the attendance of the reigning monarch, Elizabeth II;

title: Death and funeral of Margaret Thatcher

text: who disagreed with her would admire her strength of character, her convictions, her view of Britain's place in the world and her contribution to British national life. Scottish National Party leader and First Minister Alex Salmond acknowledged that "Margaret Thatcher was a truly formidable prime minister whose policies defined a political generation". Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood, while expressing sympathy to her family, criticised her policies' effects on Wales. Former Green Party leader Caroline Lucas voiced regret that, although Thatcher was the first female prime minister, "she did little for women either inside or outside the House of Commons". UKIP

title: Margaret, Lady of Lisarea

text: Margaret, Lady of Lisarea Margaret, Lady of Lisarea was lady of the fief of Lisarea in the Principality of Achaea, around 1276. Her identity is obscure, as very little is known about her. The 19th-century German medievalist Karl Hopf proposed a reconstructed genealogy, whereby she was the daughter of Guibert of Cors and Margaret of Nully, along with a hypothetical brother, William. Hopf further proposed that she married first Payen of Stenay, who is attested as selling a part of the Cors lands in 1280, and then, in 1287–89, as her second husband, Geoffrey II of Briel. The French scholar

text: only one edition, that of 1909, published by Constable: This changed in the 1990s: The feminist author Virginia Woolf reviewed the book in the "Times Literary Supplement" in 1909, writing that "Cookery books are delightful to read... A charming directness stamps them, with their imperative 'Take an uncooked fowl and split its skin from end to end' and their massive commonsense which stares frivolity out of countenance". "The Spectator" review in 1909 speculates that Lady Clark inherited the "practical study of cookery" from her father, "Mr. Justice Coltman" who though "abstemious himself" was "careful to provide a well-furnished table for

title: Carol Thatcher

text: Carol Thatcher Carol Jane Thatcher (born 15 August 1953) is an English journalist, author and media personality. She is the daughter of Margaret Thatcher, the British prime minister from 1979 to 1990, and Denis Thatcher. She has written biographies of both her parents and also produced a documentary about her father which contained his only public interview. She won the fifth series of the reality show "I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!". Thatcher was born in Hammersmith, London, on 15 August 1953. She and her twin brother, Mark, were born six weeks prematurely by C-section. According to Margaret Thatcher,

title: The Book of the City of Ladies

text: de degré en degré", also known "The Book of the Three Virtues"), a manual of education, dedicated to Princess Margaret of Burgundy. This aims to educate women of all estates, the latter telling women who have husbands: "If she wants to act prudently and have the praise of both the world and her husband, she will be cheerful to him all the time". Her "Book" and "Treasure" are her two best-known works, along with the "Ditie de Jehanne D'Arc". Part I opens with Christine reading from Matheolus's "Lamentations", a work from the thirteenth century that addresses marriage wherein the author

text: nineteenth century with recipes that are still remarkably very useable today." In her introduction to the 1994 edition, Geraldene Holt writes that while most cooks collect recipes, Holt observes of the book that In her book "A Caledonian Feast", Annette Hope calls Lady Clark "admirable" and writes that her Hope adds that Lady Clark's The Cookery Book of Lady Clark of Tillypronie The Cookery Book of Lady Clark of Tillypronie is a book of recipes collected over a lifetime by Charlotte, Lady Clark of Tillypronie (née Coltman, 1851–1897), and published posthumously in 1909. The earliest recipe was collected in 1841;

title: I'm in Love with Margaret Thatcher

text: I'm in Love with Margaret Thatcher "I'm in Love with Margaret Thatcher" is a 1979 single by the English punk band Notsensibles. It was originally written as an tongue-in-cheek comment on Margaret Thatcher, and following her death in 2013 was part of a social media campaign to get it to number one on the UK Singles Chart. The song charted at number 35 on the chart on 12 April 2013. The Notsensibles formed in Burnley, Lancashire, in 1978, to "make silly records and play silly gigs". Their second single, "I'm in Love with Margaret Thatcher", was issued in October 1979,

text: herself to admit it." John R. Coyne Jr. concluded his positive review in "the Washington Times" by noting of Thatcher that "an attractive, articulate, intelligent and single-minded woman with a political purpose has a natural advantage over her male counterparts, who frequently can be persuaded to behave - or speak - in ways they wouldn't consider when dealing with other men. ... A corollary of this might be that an attractive, articulate, intelligent and single-minded woman with a literary purpose - and a recorder - frequently can persuade old male adversaries of Margaret Thatcher - especially verbose old Laborite Neil

title: Margaret Thatcher

text: had been cremated. On 28 September, a service for Thatcher was held in the All Saints Chapel of the Royal Hospital Chelsea's Margaret Thatcher Infirmary. In a private ceremony, Thatcher's ashes were interred in the grounds of the hospital, next to those of her husband. Thatcherism represented a systematic and decisive overhaul of the post-war consensus, whereby the major political parties largely agreed on the central themes of Keynesianism, the welfare state, nationalised industry, and close regulation of the economy, and high taxes. Thatcher generally supported the welfare state, while proposing to rid it of abuses. She promised in 1982

title: Margaret Thatcher

text: mind. Upon leaving the House of Commons, Thatcher became the first former Prime Minister to set up a foundation; the British wing of the Margaret Thatcher Foundation was dissolved in 2005 due to financial difficulties. She wrote two volumes of memoirs, "The Downing Street Years" (1993) and "The Path to Power" (1995). In 1991 she and her husband Denis moved to a house in Chester Square, a residential garden square in central London's Belgravia district. Thatcher was hired by the tobacco company Philip Morris as a "geopolitical consultant" in July 1992, for $250,000 per year and an annual contribution of

title: Robin Harris (author)

text: hired Harris to write most of her memoir "The Downing Street Years". In that memoir Thatcher wrote that Harris was "My indispensable sherpa in the enterprise of writing this book" and that "Without his advice and help at every stage, I doubt that we could have reached the summit". Harris also helped Thatcher write her book "" and has written the biography "Not for Turning: The Life of Margaret Thatcher". Harris courted controversy when he wrote a pamphlet ("A Tale of Two Chileans") in 1999 defending General Pinochet's "coup d'état" against the Marxist President of Chile Salvador Allende. In an

title: Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography

text: Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography is a 2012 biography of the Indian actor Rajinikanth, written by Naman Ramachandran. It is the second biography of the actor, following "The Name is Rajinikanth" (2008) by Gayathri Sreekanth. Naman Ramachandran writes for "Sight & Sound" and "Variety" and has previously authored "Lights, Camera, Masala: Making Movies in Mumbai". Ramachandran wanted to meet Rajinikanth when he began his work on the book, but was not allowed to meet him for reasons of health. Later, Rajinikanth sent a note to him. The author said that he had "tried to humanise Rajinikanth". Ramachandran

title: The Iron Lady (TV series)

text: extraordinary will and determination who seized control of her fate at all costs! Golden Awards 2010 The Iron Lady (TV series) The Iron lady is another series produced by ntv7 and Double Vision. The series began its run on 17 March 2009 at 10:00 pm on ntv7. In earlier times and not very long ago, girls born to traditional Chinese families were deprived of privileges and opportunities reserved for males. Most of them accepted their fate dutifully and submissively. But one woman of those oppressed times dared defy the hand she was dealt. Opportunist, manipulator, ambitious, she desired power to

title: Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography

text: Rajan's character in the film "Major Chandrakanth" (1966). Sadanand Menon, writing for "India Today", criticised the book. He compared Tamil film actors' biographers to the ones "who light a candle to look at the sun". He said that the author was "totally mixed up about whether he [was] writing a 'biography' or a 'filmography'." Anurag Kashyap, Suresh Krissna, Rajiv Menon, Sreenivasan and Rajinikanth himself praised the book. Writing for "Daily News and Analysis", Kaushani Banerjee praised the author and said that he had "[entered] into the soul of the persona of the star". Banerjee credited Ramachandran for "[doing] complete justice

title: Lady in the Iron Mask

text: Lady in the Iron Mask Lady in the Iron Mask is a 1952 film directed by Ralph Murphy, produced by Walter Wanger and starring Louis Hayward as D'Artagnan and Patricia Medina in the titular role. Alan Hale, Jr. portrays Porthos, Judd Holdren plays Aramis, and Steve Brodie appears as Athos in this Three Musketeers adventure film, a reworking of Douglas Fairbanks' 1929 screen epic "The Iron Mask", an adaptation of the last section of the novel "The Vicomte de Bragelonne" by Alexandre Dumas, père, which is itself based on the French legend of the Man in the Iron Mask. Louis

title: Culture of the United Kingdom

text: Disraeli), and created the modern police force. Margaret Thatcher was the first female British Prime Minister (1979–1990). She became known as the "Iron Lady", a term coined by a Soviet journalist for her uncompromising politics and leadership style. In 1938, Neville Chamberlain believed he had secured "Peace for our time" with Germany, a year before WWII broke out. Nigel Farage, founding member of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) that advocated British withdrawal from the European Union, has been dubbed "Mr Brexit". He succeeded in his overriding ambition – to see the UK vote to leave the European Union. English poet

title: Jerusalem: The Biography

text: Jerusalem: The Biography Jerusalem: The Biography is a 2011 bestselling non-fiction book by British popular historian and writer Simon Sebag Montefiore. Drawing on new archives, current scholarship, his own family papers and a lifetime's study, Montefiore illustrates the essence of sanctity and mysticism, identity and empire in a historical chronicle of the city of Jerusalem. Montefiore chose to organize "Jerusalem" chronologically, stretching it from King David's establishment of the city as his capital to the 1967 Six-Day War, with an epilogue pondering on more recent events. In the introduction, the author explains that ""it is only by chronological narrative that