{"title":"Nick Thomas-Symonds","description":"\u003cp\u003eNick Thomas-Symonds offers compelling biographies that delve into the lives of significant historical figures with clarity and insight. His works provide a nuanced perspective, blending thorough research with an engaging narrative style that brings the past vividly to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thoughtful explorations of political and cultural icons, such as in \u003cem\u003eAttlee\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eNYE\u003c\/em\u003e, that illuminate the complexities of leadership and legacy. Ideal for those who appreciate meticulous storytelling grounded in real lives.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"attlee-by-nick-thomas-symonds-9780755636136","title":"Attlee","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA biography of a key figure in British political life, now with a new foreword by Keir Starmer, providing a vivid portrait of the man and his politics.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAttlee\u003c\/em\u003e - the man who created the welfare state and decolonised vast swathes of the British Empire, including India - has been acclaimed by many as Britain's greatest twentieth-century Prime Minister. Yet somehow Attlee the man remains elusive. How did such a moderate, modest man bring about so many enduring changes? What are the secrets of his leadership style? And how do his personal attributes account for both his spectacular successes and his apparent failures?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Attlee became Prime Minister in July 1945, he was the leader of a Labour Party that had won a landslide victory. With almost 50 percent of the popular vote, Attlee seemed to have achieved the platform for Labour to dominate post-war British politics. Yet just 6 years and 3 months after the 1945 victory, and despite all Attlee's governments had appeared to achieve, Labour was out of office, condemned to opposition for a further 13 years. This presents one of the great paradoxes of twentieth-century British history: how Attlee's government achieved so much, but lost power so quickly. But perhaps the greatest paradox was Attlee himself. Attlee's obituary in \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e in 1967 stated that 'much of what he did was memorable; very little that he said'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis new biography, based on extensive research into Attlee's papers and first-hand interviews, examines the myths that have arisen around this key figure of British political life, providing a vivid portrait of this man and his politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46798560887020,"sku":"9780755636136","price":62.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/375333482457.jpg?v=1757206776"},{"product_id":"nye-by-nick-thomas-symonds-9781350452046","title":"NYE","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNye\u003c\/em\u003e Bevan was one of the pivotal Labour Party figures of the post-war era in Britain. As Minister for Health in Attlee's government, his role in the foundation of the National Health Service, the world's largest publicly-funded health service, changed the face of British society forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe son of a coal miner from South Wales, Bevan was a lifelong champion of social justice and the rights of working people, thus becoming one of the leading proponents of Socialist thought in Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this book, acclaimed author Nicklaus Thomas-Symonds provides the first full biography of Bevan in over two decades. Drawing on first-hand interviews as well as recently released sources, he offers a unique portrait of one of the great British statesmen of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48243425018092,"sku":"9781350452046","price":43.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781350452046-nye-1.jpg?v=1787985127"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/nick-thomas-symonds.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}