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The Splendid and the Vile Paperback by Erik Larson Young Adult Nonfiction - History - United States - 20th Century Wells's optimism about the powerProduct Details Publisher: Crown (2022 02 15) Language: English Paperback: 624 pages ISBN 13: 9780385348737 Item Weight: 425. 25 grams Dimensions: 8. 0 x 5. 1 x 1. 4 cm #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The author of The Devil in the White City and Dead Wake delivers an intimate chronicle of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitzan inspiring portrait of courage and leadership in a time of unprecedented crisis One of [Erik Larsons] best books yet . .