Lyt når som helst, hvor som helst

Nyd den ubegrænsede adgang til tusindvis af spændende e- og lydbøger - helt gratis

  • Lyt og læs så meget du har lyst til
  • Opdag et kæmpe bibliotek fyldt med fortællinger
  • Eksklusive titler + Mofibo Originals
  • Opsig når som helst
Start tilbuddet
DK - Details page - Device banner - 894x1036

Just Boris: A Tale of Blond Ambition - A Biography of Boris Johnson

Sprog
Engelsk
Format
Kategori

Biografier

A major and controversial new biography of one of the most compelling and contradictory figures in modern British life. Born Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson, to most of us he is just ‘Boris’ – the only politician of the age to be regarded in such familiar, even affectionate terms. Uniquely, he combines comedy with erudition, gimlet-eyed focus with jokey self-deprecation, and is a loving family man with a roving eye. He is also a hugely ambitious figure with seemingly no huge ambitions to pursue – other than, perhaps, power itself. In this revealing biography, written from the vantage point of a once close colleague, Sonia Purnell examines how a shy, young boy from a broken home became our only box-office politician – and most unlikely sex god; how the Etonian product fond of Latin tags became a Man of the People – and why he wanted to be; how the gaffe-prone buffoon charmed Londonders to win the largest personal mandate Britain has ever seen; and how the Johnson family built our biggest – and blondest – media and political dynasty. The first forensic account of a remarkable rise to fame and power, Just Boris unravels this most compelling of political enigmas and asks whether the Mayor who dreams of crossing the Thames to Downing Street has what it takes to be Prime Minister.

© 2011 Aurum (E-bog): 9781845137410

Release date

E-bog: 22. september 2011

Andre kan også lide...

  1. Seeking Social Democracy: Seven Decades in the Fight for Equality Edward Broadbent
  2. The Field of Fight: How We Can Win the Global War Against Radical Islam and Its Allies Michael T. Flynn
  3. Michael Gove: A Man in a Hurry Owen Bennett
  4. The Small States Club: How Small Smart Powers Can Save the World Armen Sarkissian
  5. The Bad Boys of Brexit: Tales of Mischief, Mayhem & Guerrilla Warfare in the EU Referendum Campaign Arron Banks
  6. Punch and Judy Politics: An Insiders' Guide to Prime Minister's Questions Ayesha Hazarika
  7. Democratic Breakdown and the Decline of the Russian Military Zoltan Barany
  8. The Rescue of Miss Yaskell and Other Pipe Dreams Russell Baker
  9. Finest and Darkest Hours Kevin Jefferys
  10. Huckabee: The Authorized Biography Scott Lamb
  11. Landslide: The inside story of the 2024 election Tim Ross
  12. Theresa May: The Enigmatic Prime Minister Rosa Prince
  13. Peter Shore: Labour's Forgotten Patriot – Reappraising Peter Shore Harry Taylor
  14. The Lady Upstairs: Dorothy Schiff and the New York Post Marilyn Nissenson
  15. Shirley Williams: The Biography Mark Peel
  16. Edwina Currie: Diaries 1987-1992 Edwina Currie
  17. David Steel: Rising Hope to Elder Stateman David Torrance
  18. The Slow Downfall of Margaret Thatcher: The Diaries of Bernard Ingham Bernard Ingham
  19. Land!: The Case for an Agrarian Economy John Crowe Ransom
  20. The Making of the President, 1964 Theodore H. White
  21. The Prime Ministers Who Never Were: A Collection of Political Counterfactuals Francis Beckett
  22. Neville Chamberlain's Legacy: Hitler, Munich and the Path to War Nicholas Milton
  23. Coalition Diaries, 2012–2015 David Laws
  24. Exporting American Dreams: Thurgood Marshall's African Journey Mary L. Dudziak
  25. Comrade Corbyn - Updated Edition Rosa Prince
  26. Boone: A Biography Robert Morgan
  27. The Last Editor: How I Saved the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times from Dullness and Complacency Jim Bellows
  28. First and Lasting Impressions Frank Field
  29. The Point of No Return: American Democracy at the Crossroads Thomas Byrne Edsall
  30. Nixon at the Movies: A Book about Belief Mark Feeney
  31. George Osborne: The Austerity Chancellor Janan Ganesh
  32. 47 Percent: Uncovering the Romney Video That Rocked the 2012 Election David Corn
  33. The Making of the American Conservative Mind: National Review and Its Times Jeffrey Hart
  34. The Price of Paradise: The Costs of Inequality and a Vision for a More Equitable America David Dante Troutt
  35. Chance Encounters: Tales from a Varied Life Tim Razzall
  36. The Pinch: How the Baby Boomers Took Their Children's Future - And Why They Should Give It Back David Willetts
  37. The Way of the World: A Story of Truth and Hope in an Age of Extremism Ron Suskind
  38. Famous, 1914–1918 Richard van Emden
  39. Diaries Volume 6: From Blair to Brown, 2005 – 2007 Alastair Campbell
  40. Let the People In: The Life and Times of Ann Richards Jan Reid
  41. Speaker Jim Wright: Power, Scandal, and the Birth of Modern Politics J. Brooks Flippen
  42. Flying Free Nigel Farage
  43. Hayek: A Life, 1899–1950 Bruce Caldwell
  44. Summary of Adam Fisher's Valley of Genius IRB Media

Vælg dit abonnement

  • Over 600.000 titler

  • Download og nyd titler offline

  • Eksklusive titler + Mofibo Originals

  • Børnevenligt miljø (Kids Mode)

  • Det er nemt at opsige når som helst

Flex

For dig som vil prøve Mofibo.

89 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • 20 timer/måned

  • Gem op til 100 ubrugte timer

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Prøv gratis
Den mest populære

Premium

For dig som lytter og læser ofte.

129 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • 100 timer/måned

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Start tilbuddet

Unlimited

For dig som lytter og læser ubegrænset.

149 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • Ubegrænset adgang

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Start tilbuddet

Family

For dig som ønsker at dele historier med familien.

Fra 179 kr. /måned
  • 2-6 konti

  • 100 timer/måned pr. konto

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Kun 39 kr. pr. ekstra konto

  • Ingen binding

2 konti

179 kr. /måned
Start tilbuddet