Biography & Autobiography - Political

Author: Pinaki BhattacharyaISBN-10: 2494635136ISBN-13: 9782494635135Publisher: Paris Institute for Critical ThinkingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/15/2025Pages: 162Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.61lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.44d

Nora Strejilevich was a young woman when her brother and other family members and friends disappeared at the hands of the military junta that held power in Argentina from 1976 to 1983. Ostensibly part of a systematic campaign to eliminate left-wing terrorism, the violence...

A remarkable thriller crafted out of politics and high finance, this knockout expos? is all the more shocking for the ring of truth behind every act The 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal has been framed in many ways by state agencies, lawyers, judges, journalists,...

The first full-length biography of civil rights hero and congressman John Lewis A New Yorker "Best Book of 2024" Selection "The perfect book, at the right time."--Michael Henry Adams, The Guardian For six decades John Robert Lewis (1940-2020) was a towering figure in the...

Author: Frank CostigliolaISBN-10: 0691270740ISBN-13: 9780691270746Publisher: Princeton University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/11/2025Pages: 648Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.30lbsSize: 7.87h x 5.20w x 2.13d

Author: Leo LexiconISBN-13: 9798230824060Publisher: Lexicon LabsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/07/2025Pages: 110Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.23d

'Samuel Kasumu has written an important - and very moving - book about the outsider phenomenon.'- Robert Peston'The personal is so well mixed with the analytical... This is really great to read!' - Kadie Kanneh-Mason ----- Samuel Kasumu was the most senior black advisor...

In Government Girl, Huffington Post contributor and political aide Stacey Parker Aab shares her memories of being young and female in the White House during the Clinton Administration. An eye-opening account of a personal and political coming-of-age, Government Girl is a rare insider's look...

After Trump stole the election from Madame President Hillary, I went into a deep, unyielding mourning. My husband and I sat in a darkened room, held each other, and sobbed uncontrollably. Later, his trauma would lead him into the arms of a Peloton instructor...

Discover the untold story of Christopher Wray, a man who led the FBI during one of the most challenging periods in American history. From his early days as a dedicated law student at Yale to his rise as a trusted public servant, this gripping...

Claudia Sheinbaum: Scientist Turned Leader - How a Climate Expert Became a Political Powerhouse explores the remarkable journey of Claudia Sheinbaum, a trailblazer who successfully transitioned from a respected climate scientist to a groundbreaking political leader. As the first female mayor of Mexico City,...

"As long as we sing his songs, as long as his courage can inspire us to greater courage, V?ctor Jara will never die." - Pete Seeger "An intensely moving account. A love story - an epic tragedy - but written with the Jaras' shared...

A Joyful Warrior: The Inspiring Journey of Kamala Harris and Her Fight for Women's Empowerment. In A Joyful Warrior, discover the extraordinary life and trailblazing career of Kamala Harris, the first woman, Black woman, and South Asian American to hold the office of Vice...

In this memoir, David Warner shares an engaging, lighthearted, and no-holds-barred narrative of his journey. " If you think everything is so bad with the Tories, why don't you do something about it." This was the challenge laid out to David Warner, then an...

Successful businessman, activist, and philanthropist, and 2026 candidate for governor of California Stephen J. Cloobeck applies an unflinching problem-solver's eye to America's most pervasive challenges. Cloobeck built his reputation transforming dysfunctional companies at the brink of ruin into performance powerhouses. In Facing Hard Truths,...

"You will be gripped and inspired by this exciting story-I couldn't put it down."-Lyndal Roper, author of Martin Luther: Renegade and Prophet On the 500th anniversary of the German Peasant Wars, a brilliant portrait of Thomas Munzter: radical millenarian preacher, revolutionary and iconoclast 'The...

This biography of Roy Reuther examines his tumultuous life, including the triumphs and tragedies in the labor and civil rights movements. It also serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers activists may face as they confront entrenched societal powers. As the brother of...

This powerful, epic biography, unfolds the adventurous life journey of John Adams, the brilliant, fiercely independent, often irascible, always honest Yankee patriot who spared nothing in his zeal for the American Revolution; who rose to become the second president of the United States and...

Explore the inspiring journey of Kamala Harris, the trailblazing first female, Black, and South Asian Vice President of the United States. "The Rise of Kamala Harris: From Prosecutor to Vice President" takes you through her remarkable career, from her roots in Oakland, California, to...

Aung San Suu Kyi has been a iconic figure in the fight for democracy in Myanmar. From her rise to politics to her imprisonment, her life has been a testament to courage and dedication to her country. Born into a prominent family, she became...

This book contains the memorial speeches delivered in honor of William B. Bate, a senator from Tennessee who passed away in 1905. The speeches offer beautiful eulogies of Bate's life, character and contributions as both a lawyer and a statesman.This work has been selected...

William Russell Smith was a prominent figure in nineteenth-century Tennessee politics and journalism. In this memoir, he provides a fascinating account of his life and times, including his involvement in the founding of the Whig Party and the secession crisis leading up to the...

Ernest Cuneo was a close friend and confidante of Fiorello La Guardia, the beloved mayor of New York City. In this fascinating memoir, Cuneo offers a unique perspective on La Guardia's life and legacy, as well as his own experiences in the worlds of...

As a CBC war correspondent, Peter Stursberg covered the first full-scale action of the Canadian troops in the Second World War, the landing in Sicily on 10 July 1943. He was the only Canadian correspondent to enter both Axis capitals, Rome and Berlin, with...

Victims of mass repression in Stalin's Soviet Union were subject to physical and psychological torture by their interrogators, forced to confess to crimes they did not commit. Many eventually broke, accepting that continuing to resist the interrogations was pointless as well as believing their...

This is a collection of memoirs by more than fifty Chinese who as young people during the rule of Mao Zedong were rusticated to Hainan Island to clear the jungle for rubber plantations. The stories tell of suffering, hardship and disillusionment, but also of...

Wobbly: The Rough-And-Tumble Story Of An American Radical is a biographical account of Ralph Chaplin, an American labor activist and cartoonist who played a significant role in the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) movement. The book explores Chaplin's life from his childhood in...

The book ""Stephen Russell Mallory, Late A Senator From Florida: Memorial Addresses"" is a collection of speeches given by members of the United States Congress in honor of Senator Stephen Russell Mallory, who passed away in 1907. The book contains tributes from both the...

The Frontiersmen is a historical fiction novel written by Charles Egbert Craddock. It is set in the late 18th century in the wilderness of Tennessee and Kentucky, and follows the lives of a group of frontiersmen who are struggling to survive in a harsh...

Wotan, Siegfried, and Brunnhilde is a book written by Anna Alice Chapin and published in 1899. The book is a retelling of the famous Germanic mythological tale of the Nibelungenlied, which tells the story of the hero Siegfried, his love for the Valkyrie Brunnhilde,...

Patrick Henry Jones's obituary vowed that "his memory shall not fade among men." Yet in little more than a century, history has largely forgotten Jones's considerable accomplishments in the Civil War and the Gilded Age that followed. In this masterful biography, Mark H. Dunkelman...

Uganda developed as a British protectorate in a manner which made it virtually impossible for any indigenous politician to emerge as the unchallenged leader of his country. Obote: A Political Biography describes the efforts of one man to find a pragmatic solution to that...

Model Nazi tells the story of Arthur Greiser, the man who initiated the Final Solution in Nazi-occupied Poland. Between 1939 and 1945, Greiser was the territorial leader of the Warthegau, an area of western Poland annexed to Nazi Germany. In an effort to make...

From his childhood in New Orleans to Howard University as a boy of fifteen, from his work as a young pastor in Alabama to his leadership role in the SCLC, from serving as the first Black congressman from Georgia since Reconstruction to serving as...

An honest, inspiring and engaging memoir of one woman's life, love and a career in politics in Washington, DC, shared with a love of her life, her husband of forty-three years, until his death. Although from very different backgrounds they found purpose in each...

Explore the extraordinary journey of Jimmy Carter, a humble peanut farmer who rose to the heights of American politics and captured the world's admiration. In this compelling biography, discover the man behind the presidency, a leader shaped by unwavering faith, a profound commitment to...

From the former United States Ambassador to the United Nations, an inspirational memoir of family, hope, and the power of the American Dream. Decades before their daughter surprised the nation by becoming governor of South Carolina, Nikki Haley's parents had a dream. Ajit and...

In a powerful and deeply personal memoir David Brock, the original right-wing scandal reporter, chronicles his rise to the pinnacle of the conservative movement and his painful break with it. David Brock pilloried Anita Hill in a bestseller. His reporting in The American Spectator...

The bestselling author of Saving Graces shares her inspirational message on the challenges and blessings of coping with adversity. She's one of the most beloved political figures in the country, and on the surface, seems to have led a charmed life. In many ways,...

This mesmerizing true crime memoir takes the reader behind fortress-like doors into a secret world of terrorists, financial predators and sicarios. What sets this book apart from any other in the genre is not only the variety of federal criminal and intelligence cases or...

What does it take to turn a presidency into a lifelong mission of peace and compassion?This compelling biography takes readers on an extraordinary journey from the quiet farm fields of Georgia to the White House-and beyond. It reveals how Jimmy Carter evolved from a...

THE LAST STORY: The Murder of an Investigative Journalist in Las Vegas is an exclusive deep dive into a chilling true tale of sex, ambition, retribution, and homicide. Jeff German, a veteran Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter, was no stranger to controversy or the...

This biography of Roy Reuther examines his tumultuous life, including the triumphs and tragedies in the labor and civil rights movements. It also serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers activists may face as they confront entrenched societal powers. As the brother of...

John Philpot Curran was one of the most influential legal figures in Ireland in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. In this biography, William Henry Curran provides a detailed account of Curran's life, including his legal and political achievements, his personal struggles, and...

This comprehensive biography of one of America's most important colonial-era leaders examines the life and legacy of Alexander Martin, who served as governor of North Carolina from 1782-1785 and again from 1789-1792. Written with meticulous attention to detail by noted historian Robert M. Douglas,...

This book is a biography of Colonel Thomas Talbot, a prominent Canadian politician and founder of the Talbot Settlement in southern Ontario. The author traces Talbot's life from his childhood in Ireland to his successful military and political career in Canada, as well as...

In this fascinating biography, Ouida Wallace Ferguson Nalle tells the story of her parents, James and Miriam Ferguson, who both served as governors of Texas in the early 20th century. Through family stories, personal interviews, and extensive research, Nalle offers an intimate and engaging...

Power Trip shows the making of Kevin Rudd, prime minister. In Eumundi, where Rudd was born, David Marr investigates the formative tragedy of his life: the death of his father and what came after. He tracks the transformation of a dreamy kid into an...

Baruch Spinoza, anglicized to Benedict de Spinoza, was a Dutch philosopher of Portuguese Sephardi origin. One of the early thinkers of the Enlightenment and modern biblical criticism, including modern conceptions of the self and the universe, he came to be considered one of the...

Having vaulted to a position in the United States Senate at the tender age of thirty-four, Patrick Leahy now claims the longest tenure of any member of that institution still serving--and he was third in line for the presidency when the Democrats held control....