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 and vitality , who had made a large fortune by dint of enormous flair and acumen in the retail trade and mail - order ...
... Wolfson , founder president of Great Universal Stores . Wolfson was a shrewd and pious Glaswegian , full of jokes and vitality , who had made a large fortune by dint of enormous flair and acumen in the retail trade and mail - order ...
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... Wolfson had been rude to him . Clutching at straws , Berlin suggested absurdly that Wolfson must have mistaken Balogh for Max Beloff and pleaded that Balogh try again . Balogh was as good as his word . When Wolfson asked him whether he ...
... Wolfson had been rude to him . Clutching at straws , Berlin suggested absurdly that Wolfson must have mistaken Balogh for Max Beloff and pleaded that Balogh try again . Balogh was as good as his word . When Wolfson asked him whether he ...
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... Wolfson , 20.4.66 . 22 M. Bundy to IB , 18.2.66 . 23 MI / IV IB , 1989 . 24 IB / IV Hoffenberg . 25 MI / IV IB , 18.5.89 . 26 L. Wolfson to IB , 4.5.66 ; on Crosland's attitude , see also THES , 3.1.97 . 27 IB to Joe Alsop , 20.4.66 ...
... Wolfson , 20.4.66 . 22 M. Bundy to IB , 18.2.66 . 23 MI / IV IB , 1989 . 24 IB / IV Hoffenberg . 25 MI / IV IB , 18.5.89 . 26 L. Wolfson to IB , 4.5.66 ; on Crosland's attitude , see also THES , 3.1.97 . 27 IB to Joe Alsop , 20.4.66 ...
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