04/21/2023
Two Pugnacious Personalities
by Marc Kuritz
Marc Kuritz of Churchill Book Collector reflects on how an inscribed book from Churchill to one of his staunchest critics reflects the British leader's complex personality.
Marc Kuritz is the proprietor of Churchill Book Collector, specializing in material by and about the iconic twentieth century statesman perhaps less well-known as a prolific and gifted author who won the Nobel Prize in Literature. Beyond its namesake specialty, CBC offers collectible editions that word a diversity of fertile minds, from T. E. Lawrence to Robert Frost. Marc says many things compelled him into the book trade, but the final push was parenthood: "Unlike children, good books stay where you put them, cultivate humility without humiliating you in public, and are patient while you try to figure them out.