HIS REMARKABLE LIFE RECOUNTED THROUGH HIS WRITINGS AND SPEECHES - Selected, Edited, and Introduced by Martin Gilbert. Paperback, 485 pages. In this book Martin Gilbert has skillfully selected 200 extracts from Churchill's entire body of books, articles, and speeches that reflect intimately his life story, career, and philosophy. As Churchill's official biographer, Gilbert is uniquely qualified to select from Churchill's own inimitable words, not only the main adventures of his life and the crises of his career, but also those passages that express the essence of Churchill's thoughts and personality. Gilbert's informed but subtle choice of extracts, together with his illuminating introductory and explanatory text linking them together, creates a captivating and compelling biographical narrative of Churchill's life. They provide and invaluable insight into Churchill's character and how he made his mark on the British and world stages.