01915nam a2200325u  4500001001100000003000700011005001700018007000300035008004100038010001500079020003200094020002200126035002100148040004200169042000800211043001200219050002400231082000600255100002700261245013000288260003800418300002400456500007100480504006600551520079500617600002401412610005101436650004701487651005501534727703084 OCoLC 20250715162239.0ta130927r20112009nyu      b    001 0beng    a2011453762  a9780143120872 (pbk.)c16.00  a0143120875 (pbk.)  a(OCoLC)727703084  aDLCbengcDLCdBTCTAdYDXCPdMLNdAJM  apcc  ae-uk---00aDA591.T47bC35 2011  aB1 aCampbell, John,d1947-14aThe Iron Lady :bMargaret Thatcher, from grocer's daughter to prime minister /cJohn Campbell ; abridgement by David Freeman.  aNew York :bPenguin Books,c2011.  ax, 564 p. ;c22 cm.  aReprint. Originally published in Great Britain by Vintage in 2009.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 540-[554]) and index.  aThe Iron Lady, the definitive Margaret Thatcher biography, is available just in time for the movie starring Meryl Streep as one of the most infamous figures in postwar politics. Whether you love her or hate her, Margaret Thatcher's impact on twentieth-century history is undeniable. From her humble, small-town upbringing to her rise to power as the United Kingdom's first female prime minister, to her dramatic fall from grace after more than three decades of service, celebrated biographer John Campbell delves into the story of this fascinating woman's life as no one has before. The result of more than nine years of meticulous research, The Iron Lady is the only balanced, unvarnished portrait of Margaret Thatcher, one of the most vital and controversial political figures of our time10aThatcher, Margaret.20aConservative Party (Great Britain)vBiography. 0aPrime ministerszGreat BritainvBiography. 0aGreat BritainxPolitics and governmenty1979-1997.