Isaiah Berlin: A LifeIsaiah Berlin refused to write an autobiography, but he agreed to talk about himself - and so for 10 years, before's Berlin's death in November 1997, he allowed Michael Ignatieff to interview him about his past, his ideas, his most intimate memories, and his inner conflicts. |
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... Wolfson , founder president of Great Universal Stores . Wolfson was a shrewd and pious Glaswegian , full of jokes ... Leonard seemed a modern man of business , punctilious , if silent and inscrutable.23 At his first lunch at the Ritz with ...
... Wolfson , founder president of Great Universal Stores . Wolfson was a shrewd and pious Glaswegian , full of jokes ... Leonard seemed a modern man of business , punctilious , if silent and inscrutable.23 At his first lunch at the Ritz with ...
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... Wolfson rang Berlin a few days later complaining that he had been telephoned by some Hungarian communist . This was ... Leonard Wolfson and asked whether he was in favour . When Wolfson said he was , Zuckerman gathered up his papers and ...
... Wolfson rang Berlin a few days later complaining that he had been telephoned by some Hungarian communist . This was ... Leonard Wolfson and asked whether he was in favour . When Wolfson said he was , Zuckerman gathered up his papers and ...
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... Wolfson Foundation contributed the white Carrara marble that provides a gleaming finish to the entrance to the dining hall , and on Leonard Wolfson's initiative , made an additional payment to ensure that hardwood trim was used ...
... Wolfson Foundation contributed the white Carrara marble that provides a gleaming finish to the entrance to the dining hall , and on Leonard Wolfson's initiative , made an additional payment to ensure that hardwood trim was used ...
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