{"product_id":"margaret-thatcher-the-autobiography-9780062012340","title":"Margaret Thatcher: The Autobiography","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished in a single volume for the first time, \u003cem\u003eMargaret Thatcher\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of her remarkable life told in her own words--the definitive account of an extraordinary woman and consummate politician, bringing together her bestselling memoirs \u003cem\u003eThe Downing Street Years\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Path to Power\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMargaret Thatcher is the towering political figure of late-twentieth-century Great Britain. No other prime minister in modern times sought to change the British nation and its place in the world as radically as she did.Writing candidly about her upbringing and early years and the formation of her character and values, she details the experiences that propelled her to the very top in a man's world. She offers a riveting firsthand history of the major events, the crises and triumphs, during her eleven years as prime minister, including the Falklands War, the Brighton hotel bombing, the Westland affair, the final years of the Cold War, and her unprecedented three election victories. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThatcher's judgments of the men and women she encountered during her time in power-from statesmen, premiers, and presidents to Cabinet colleagues-are astonishingly frank, and she recalls her dramatic final days in office with a gripping, hour-by-hour description from inside 10 Downing Street. Powerful, candid, and compelling, \u003cem\u003eMargaret Thatcher\u003c\/em\u003e stands as a testament to a great leader's significant legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThatcher, Margaret:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eBorn in 1925, Margaret Thatcher rose to become the first woman to lead a major Western democracy. She won three successive general elections and served as prime minister for more than eleven years, from 1979 to 1990, a record unmatched in the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50646562799890,"sku":"9780062012340","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b1006098-6246-4eb9-8c9c-503a61d72b1f.jpg?v=1733180126","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/margaret-thatcher-the-autobiography-9780062012340","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}