{"product_id":"citizen-of-the-world-paperback-by-john-english","title":"Citizen of the World Paperback by John English","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                            \n                                \n                                    \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                                    \u003cul\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eVintage Canada\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2007-08-28)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e624\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780676975222\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e663.39\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9.0 x 6.0 x 1.65\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                                    \u003cbr\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003eOne of the most important, exciting biographies of our time: the definitive, major  two-volume biography of Pierre Elliott Trudeau—written with unprecedented, complete  access to Trudeau’s enormous cache of private letters and papers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bestselling biographer  John English gets behind the public record and existing glancing portraits of Trudeau  to reveal the real man and the multiple influences that shaped his life, providing  the full context lacking in all previous biographies to-date. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As prime minister  between 1968 and 1984, Trudeau, the brilliant, controversial figure, intrigued Canadians  and attracted international attention as no other Canadian leader has ever done.  Volume One takes us from his birth in 1919 to his election as leader in 1968.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Born  into a wealthy family in Montreal, Trudeau excelled at the best schools, graduating  as a lawyer with conservative, nationalist and traditional Catholic views. But always  conscious of his French-English heritage, desperate to know the outside world, and  an adventurer to boot, he embarked on a pilgrimage of discovery—first to Harvard  and the Sorbonne, then to the London School of Economics and, finally, on a trip  through Europe, the Middle East, India and China. He was a changed man when he returned—socialist in his politics, sympathetic to labour, a friend to activists and writers  in radical causes. Suddenly and surprisingly, he went to Ottawa for two mostly unhappy  years as a public servant in the Privy Council Office. He frequently shocked his  colleagues when, on the brink of a Quebec election, for example, he departed for  New York or Europe on an extended tour. Yet in the 1950s and 60s, he wrote the most  important articles outlining his political philosophy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e And there were the remarkable  relationships with friends, women and especially his mother (whom he lived with until  he was middle-aged). He wrote to them always, exchanging ideas with the men, intimacies  with the women, especially in these early years, and lively descriptions of his life.  He even recorded his in-depth psychoanalysis in Paris. This personal side of Trudeau  has never been revealed before—and it sheds light on the politician and statesman  he became.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Volume One ends with his entry into politics, his appointment as Minister  of Justice, his meeting Margaret and his election as leader of the Liberal Party  and Prime Minister of Canada. There, his genius and charisma, his ambition and intellectual  prowess, his ruthlessness and emotional character and his deliberate shaping of himself  for leadership played out on the national stage and, when Lester B. Pearson announced  his retirement as prime minister in 1968, there was but one obvious man for the job:  Pierre Trudeau.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIn 1938 Trudeau began a diary, which he continued for over two years.  It is detailed, frank, and extraordinarily revealing. It is the only diary in Trudeau’ s papers, apart from less personal travel diaries and an agenda for 1937 that contains  some commentary. His diary expresses Trudeau’s own need to chronicle the moments  of late adolescence as he tried to find his identity. It begins on New Year’s Day  1938 with the intriguing advice: “If you want to know my thoughts, read between the  lines!”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—from \u003ci\u003eCitizen of the World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                    \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003eJOHN ENGLISH, a former professor of history at the University of Waterloo and former MP, is the author of the acclaimed two-volume bestselling biography of Lester Pearson, \u003ci\u003eThe Worldly Years: The Life of Lester Pearson, Vol. 1\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eShadow of Heaven: The Life of Lester B. Pearson Vol. 2\u003c\/i\u003e, along with a 2-volume biography of Pierre Elliott Trudeau, \u003ci\u003eCitizen of the World\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJust Watch Me,\u003c\/i\u003e both national bestsellers, as well as several other books on Canadian politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \n                            \n                            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":45350392397985,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780676975222","price":25.75,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780676975222.jpg?v=1762919809","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/citizen-of-the-world-paperback-by-john-english","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}