Just the Best Literature
Hosted by Dennis Leap

Just the Best Literature

Just the Best Literature inspires you to not only read printed books, but to read only the best books. Besides books, host Dennis Leap will lead discussions on other current literature such as essays and important articles.

Aired: July 2, 2018 • 22 minutes

Winston Churchill: The Warrior Statesman, Part 3

Host Dennis Leap discusses Winston Churchill’s involvement in the World War I battles at Antwerp and the Dardanelles, and he reads John McCrae’s poem, “In Flanders Fields.”
Aired: June 25, 2018 • 24 minutes

Winston Churchill: The Warrior Statesman, Part 2

Host Dennis Leap discusses Winston Churchill’s successful plan to attain fame to create a pathway into politics, his passion for self-education, the Boer War, his entry into politics at age 26, and World War I.
Aired: June 18, 2018 • 26 minutes

Winston Churchill: The Warrior Statesman

Host Dennis Leap discusses Winston Churchill’s military education as his best asset as Prime Minister.
Aired: June 11, 2018 • 27 minutes

The 60-Plus Panel Discusses the Churchill Men’s Flawed Relationships, Part 2

Host Dennis Leap and Deborah Leap discuss Randolph Churchill’s neglect of Winston, St. George’s School, Brighton, Winston’s unruly behavior, and the making of Winston Churchill’s leadership.
Aired: June 4, 2018 • 25 minutes

The 60-Plus Panel Discusses the Churchill Men’s Flawed Relationships

Host Dennis Leap and Deborah Leap discuss Victorian child rearing, Randolph Churchill’s lifestyle, his poor parenting, and his falling out with the prince of Wales.
Aired: May 28, 2018 • 25 minutes

The Women in Winston Churchill’s Life, Part 2

Host Dennis Leap and Deborah Leap discuss the influence Mrs. Everest and Clementine Churchill had in the life of Sir Winston Churchill.
Aired: May 21, 2018 • 27 minutes

The Women In Winston Churchill’s Life

Host Dennis Leap and Deborah Leap discuss the influence of Jenny Jerome and Mrs. Everest in the life of Sir Winston Churchill.
Aired: May 14, 2018 • 25 minutes

Happy Winston Churchill Day

Host Dennis Leap gives interesting facts from the life of Sir Winston Churchill in preparation for discussing Paul Johnson’s popular biography Churchill.
Aired: May 7, 2018 • 26 minutes

How to Choose a Biography

Host Dennis Leap discusses the different types of biographies and explains how to choose the best one to read for the purpose you have in mind.
Aired: April 30, 2018 • 26 minutes

Why You Should Read Autobiographies, Biographies and Memoirs

Host Dennis Leap encourages you to develop an educational summer reading program for yourself, your kids and grandkids, and he explains the vital importance of reading biographies.