Biography & Autobiography - Political

When life loses its meaning, when suddenly the world is turned upside down, when there s nothing left that resembles life as we ve known it, where do we find the strength and sustenance to go on? For naval aviator Jerry Coffee and others...

In Praise of Quest QUEST is a must read for everyone concerned with youth corrections programs. It chronicles the rise and fall of the California Youth Authority, and tells of those who strove to make better a vital social system in a fatally politicized...

""History of the 116th Regiment, New York State Volunteers"" is a comprehensive account of the Civil War experiences of the 116th Regiment, which was raised in New York State in 1862. The book is authored by Orton S. Clark, a veteran of the regiment...

The Flaming Torch In Darkest Africa is a book written by William Taylor. It is a thrilling account of the author's journey through Africa, where he encountered various challenges and dangers. The book is divided into several chapters, each detailing a different part of...

The Diary Of A Public Man: An Intimate View Of The National Administration, December 28, 1860 To March 15, 1861 is a historical book written by Edwin McMasters Stanton. The book is a compilation of diary entries that provide a detailed account of the...

Josh Fernandez is a community college professor who finds himself under investigation for "soliciting students for potentially dangerous activities" after starting an antifascist club on campus. As Fernandez spends the year defending his job, he reflects on a life lived in protest of the...

The Inventions, Researches and Writings of Nikola Tesla is a comprehensive book that explores the life and work of one of the most brilliant inventors and scientists of the 20th century, Nikola Tesla. Written by Thomas Commerford Martin, a journalist who was a close...

This book is a biography of John Jay, the first Chief Justice of the United States. It provides a detailed account of his life and career, including his role in the American Revolution and his work on the Constitution. With insights into Jay's personality...

A revelatory, jaw-dropping portrait of Tucker Carlson's career and a Zelig-like story of reinvention: from insider to populist, from respectability to insanity, the story of how the right-wing media lost its mind. New York Magazine writer Jason Zengerle's eye-opening narrative follows Tucker Carlson's infamous...

Sonny Kaniho: A Profile in Hawaiian Courage chronicles Sonny's labor of aloha (love) to bring about change and reform within the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL), an institution created by the US Congress in 1920 to return Hawaiians to the 'aina (land), 'aina...

In the nation's capital, political elites don't have rules, and you can't complain to Human Resources. It's just easier to get out as fast as you can... and maybe write a book. This book started out as a complaint to human resources, scribbled on...

A Pulitzer Prize--winning editorialist and a former syndicated columnist, Edwin M. Yoder Jr. spent forty years as a newspaper journalist. Telling Others What to Think, he writes, is about "an education in its broadest sense," the experiences and personal influences that formed him. Yoder...

"When I completed the reading of Eleanor Joye Donaldson's Sailor Dance: John Stanley Donaldson - The Story, I certainly felt that she had written the primer for successful black and poor families in Trinidad and Tobago. Perhaps that was not her intent, but invariably...

"When I completed the reading of Eleanor Joye Donaldson's Sailor Dance: John Stanley Donaldson - The Story, I certainly felt that she had written the primer for successful black and poor families in Trinidad and Tobago. Perhaps that was not her intent, but invariably...

John Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough (1644-1722), was one of the greatest military commanders and statesman in the history of England. His descendant, Sir Winston Churchill wrote this work as both an act of homage, and as an historical insight into the man behind...

The four years following Anwar Ibrahim's release from prison on 16 May 2018 is as dramatic as it was chaotic. With rare insider insights, this book uncovers the collapse of the Pakatan Harapan coalition, the turmoil after Mahathir's shocking resignation, and the hard decisions...

A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.Author: Emma WilliamsISBN-10: 1566567890ISBN-13: 9781566567893Publisher: Olive Branch PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/2009Pages: 412Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.15lbsSize: 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.00dReview Citation(s): Library Journal 05/15/2010 pg. 79Reference and Research Bk News 05/01/2010 pg....

To know the story of the life and times of Judge Gilbert Merritt is to understand modern U.S. politics of the mid to late 20th century-how it came to be, and how it worked-particularly in the American South.Author: Keel HuntISBN-10: 1513141384ISBN-13: 9781513141381Publisher: West Margin...

'That politics was the most exciting of all the exciting things in the world I never doubted' Shirley Williams was born to politics. As well as being influenced by her mother, Vera Brittan, her father George Catlin, a leading political scientist, encouraged his daughter...

'Critics have repeatedly underestimated Morrison's political skill and overplayed the impact of his missteps. But Morrison seems to understand, more than most, what gets through to mainstream Australians and what they ignore.' Nine months after the spill that catapulted Scott Morrison to the top...

Mahatma Gandhi led India to independence through a non-violent movement. The Father of nation lived a simple life in community home or ashrams along with his trusted satyagrahis. Gandhi ashrams in South Africa and India witnessed his struggle to win independence for India through...

A book on musings of the author's personal experiences before and after the civil war In Nigeria that started in 1967 and ended in 1970 and thoughts on contemporary political issues in Nigeria from then up until the year 2019.Author: Olu AlukoISBN-10: 8617615966ISBN-13: 9798617615960Publisher:...

Of Presidents & Predators tells the story of a young journalist who grew up in Indiana cheering for the Chicago Cubs and admiring the reporting of Chet Huntley and David Brinkley on NBC. It touches on the highlights of covering the White House and...

With stirring prose as timeless as the Constitution itself, President Donald Trump will take your breath away with this tragic tale of love, betrayal, and a heist gone wrong. No one emerges unscathed, least of all the man he loves most.Author: Pablo Las TunasISBN-10:...

Entertaining, fast-paced, instructional, The Change Maker is not only a memoir, but a blueprint for how we can change our own lives, as well as the world around us, by providing personal lessons in the values of strategic thinking and responsible leadership. Through compelling...

The Sunday Times bestseller ***'[A] compelling story of overcoming adversity... Unexpectedly fascinating... amazingly inspiriting...' --- The Observer '...the vitality of the book lies in its directness and conversational candour... An engaging memoir' --- The Sunday Times 'Extraordinary' --- Evening Standard 'Funny, honest and at...

Politics Home: Parliamentarians' Top Books for Christmas 2021'A must read for political geeks' - Saqib Bhatti There was a huge upsurge of global interest in US politics during the Trump presidency, culminating in the November 2020 election, the victory of the Democrat candidate Joe...

Author: Paul E. PattonISBN-10: 0813199352ISBN-13: 9780813199351Publisher: University Press of KentuckyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/07/2023Pages: 296Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d

"A New Dawn for Pakistan: Imran Khan's Leadership Journey" is a captivating account of the political and personal journey of Imran Khan, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan and currently most popular and most followed politician of Pakistan. This book delves into the life...

The father of Marxism spent roughly half his life in the English capital. Simon Webb's new book takes a fresh look at where and how he lived, who he knew and the effect the Victorian city had on himself and his family.Author: Simon WebbISBN-10:...

Economist Glenn C. Loury is one of the most prominent public intellectuals of our time: he's often radically opposed to the political mainstream, and delights in upending what's expected of a Black public figure. But more so than the arguments themselves--on affirmative action, institutional...

The philosopher Antonio Negri was one of the preeminent thinkers of our time: his writings on class, socialism, and empire have had an enormous influence on contemporary political theory. His political activism and outspoken advocacy for the downtrodden also placed him at the centre...

As President Trump's National Security Advisor, John Bolton spent many of 453 days in the room where it happened, and the facts speak for themselves. The result is a "scathing and revelatory" (The New Yorker) White House memoir that is the most comprehensive and...

This short book is all about the lost opportunity of men sentenced to life in prison. For these men, the only way out is to die in prison, which I call "toe tag parole." The option of commutation is a possibility, except that it...

Former prime minister of India and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Atal Bihari Vajpayee was an understated and a singular politician of the kind rarely seen in contemporary times. His patriotism was uncompromising, forged out of the paradoxes of his life: The sensitive...

A feminist biography of the only woman to become prime minister of Israel In this authoritative and empathetic biography, Pnina Lahav reexamines the life of Golda Meir (1898-1978) through a feminist lens, focusing on her recurring role as a woman standing alone among men....

From Compton to Congress reveals shocking criminal charges, based on an FBI Sting, that send Congressman Walter R. Tucker III reeling, and changes his life forever.Against the great odds of overcoming the tough streets of Compton, young Tucker fulfills his goals of becoming valedictorian...

A bitter sweet, dark political comedy based on one man's true story and his odyssey in search for identity, And Here I Am is an epic voyage of identity and self-discovery based on Ahmed Tobasi's personal coming of age story. Combining fact and fantasy,...

Originally published in 1923. Author: Janet Penrose Trevelyan Language: English Keywords: History Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Obscure Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality,...

Once the darling of the Left, British journalist Melanie Phillips was "mugged by reality" to become a controversial champion of national and cultural identity. Guardian Angel is that rare memoir that grabs you by the shoulders with an urgency that screams, "PAY ATTENTION "...

To truly understand the dynamics and magic of the Kennedy family, one must understand their passion for sailing and the sea. Many families sail together, but the Kennedys' relationship with Victura, the 25-foot sloop purchased in 1932, stands apart. Throughout their brief lives, Joe...

Radical liberals want to make America a better place, but their utopian social engineering leads, ironically, to greater human suffering. So argues David Horowitz, bestselling author in his newest book Radicals: Portraits of a Destructive Passion. From Karl Marx to Barack Obama, Horowitz shows...

The Father of British Canada: A Chronicle is a classic Canadian history biography by William Wood. Guy Carleton, first Baron Dorchester, was born at Strabane, County Tyrone, on the 3rd of September 1724, the anniversary of Cromwell's two great victories and death. He came...

Now in paperback with a new afterword: "The definitive account" (The New Republic) of the biggest rising star in the Republican party and a possible 2016 presidential candidate, Senator Marco Rubio of Florida.Florida Senator Marco Rubio has been called "the Michael Jordan of Republican...

Virtually every American citizen is descended from an immigrant. Immigrants built this country, made it great and made it strong. Legal immigrants. But there are also those who choose to sneak in, and take what they want. Who insist that Americans cater to them....

Revered across the globe as an author of compelling novels, journalism, and essays that came to define the twentieth century, George Orwell was an unmatched political visionary, shining a light on the insidious nature of propaganda. Yet this chronicler of war, social injustices and...

Imagine you are sick of the government. Bureaucrats and aristocrats are constantly telling you what to do, basically enforcing a totalitarian regime. Maybe this is not so hard to imagine after what has been happening in recent years. And then imagine you protest. But...

A celebrated historian recounts Hubert Humphrey's role as a liberal hero of twentieth-century America Hubert Humphrey was liberalism's most dedicated defender, and its most public and tragic sacrifice. As a young politician in 1948, he defied segregationists and forced the Democratic Party to commit...

From the Sea to the Stars: The Remarkable Journey of Captain Brett CrozierAre you ready to embark on an extraordinary voyage that will take you from the depths of the sea to the limitless expanse of the stars? Prepare to be captivated by the...

""A Genealogical Account Of The Barclays Of Urie, For Upwards Of Seven Hundred Years: With Memoirs Of Colonel David Barclay"" is a historical book written by Robert Barclay in 1812. The book provides a comprehensive genealogical account of the Barclays of Urie, a prominent...