Politicians

A hilarious, hopeful, revelatory behind the scenes account of the trials that riveted the nation.

Here is Trump in action—how he runs his organization and how he runs his life....

In her memoir, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, Michelle Obama invites listeners into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her....

Historians have long told the story of America’s birth as the triumph of Jefferson’s democratic ideals over the aristocratic intentions of Hamilton....

From National Book Award winner Ron Chernow, a landmark biography of George Washington....

Pulitzer Prize winner Ron Chernow returns with a sweeping and dramatic portrait of one of our most compelling generals and presidents, Ulysses S. Grant....

From New York Times bestseller Maureen Callahan comes a fierce, character-driven exposé of the real Kennedy Curse—the family’s generations-long legacy of misogyny, murder, and mayhem.

Robert Caro's monumental book makes public what few outsiders knew: that Robert Moses was the single most powerful man of his time in the City and in the State of New York....

Fight is the backstage story of bloodsport politics in its rawest form—the clawing, backstabbing, and rabble-rousing that drove Donald Trump into the White House and Democrats into the wilderness.

Stirringly evocative, thought provoking, and often jaw dropping, The Operator ranges across SEAL Team Operator Robert O'Neill's awe-inspiring 400-mission career....

Benjamin Franklin is the founding father who winks at us - an ambitious urban entrepreneur who rose up the social ladder, from leather-aproned shopkeeper to dining with kings....

An explosive, headline-making portrait of Allen Dulles, the man who transformed the CIA into the most powerful - and secretive - colossus in Washington....

The definitive biography of the great soldier-statesman by the New York Times best-selling author of The Storm of War....

More than two decades in the making, the definitive biography of William F. Buckley Jr. tells the story of America’s greatest conservative and the rise and fall of the movement he led.

The extraordinary and inspiring true story of Michael T. Flynn, the retired three-star general, former director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, and first National Security Advisor in the Donald Trump administration.

In this powerful, epic biography, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life-journey of John Adams....

In 2013 Assata Shakur, founding member of the Black Liberation Army, former Black Panther and godmother of Tupac Shakur, became the first ever woman to make the FBI's most wanted list....

In this magnificent biography, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of American Lion and Franklin and Winston brings vividly to life an extraordinary man and his remarkable times....

In this landmark biography of Winston Churchill based on extensive new material, the true genius of the man, statesman, and leader can finally be fully understood - by the best-selling, award-winning author of Napoleon and The Storm of War....

Terrific advice, insightful stories, and powerful life lessons curated by Dana Perino the #1 New York Times bestselling author of And the Good News Is . . . and beloved co-host of Fox News' The Five and America’s Newsroom, inspired by her friends and colleagues.

Left unfinished at the time of his death, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin has endured as one of the most well-known and influential autobiographies ever written....

In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump and many around him, including certain other elected Republican officials, intentionally breached their oath to the Constitution....

Mary L. Trump, a trained clinical psychologist and Donald’s only niece, shines a bright light on the dark history of their family in order to explain how her uncle became the man who now threatens the world’s health, economic security, and social fabric....

The sensational biography of Princess Diana, now revised to commemorate the 20th anniversary of her death....

In this thrilling narrative, O’Reilly blends primary, never-before-released interview material with a history that recounts Trump’s childhood and family and the factors from his life and career that forged the worldview that the president of the United States has taken....

You’ve heard about the tantrums, the seething, the storming out of court, yes. But what about E. Jean’s side of the story? What about the flight suits, the bottle of green Chartreuse, and the bob? Not My Type puts you in a better seat than the jury box.

Lisa Murkowski has repeatedly stood at the center of our nation’s most challenging issues, serving as a swing vote and a voice willing to challenge the president, regardless of who holds the office. In this candid memoir that offers hope for a functional Washington, she guides listeners through the defining events of her more than twenty-year career.

Pardon of Innocence tells the remarkable true story of Michael Flynn, a retired three-star general and former National Security Advisor who rose from humble beginnings to serve at the highest levels of US government. Flynn’s memoir chronicles his journey from a New England hometown to military service in Iraq and Afghanistan, emphasizing his dedication to protecting Americans. Faced with challenges from a network of Deep State operatives who perceived him as a threat, Flynn fought against false accusations and a corrupt justice system.

In The Hemlock Cup, award-winning historian Bettany Hughes brings to vivid life one of the most influential thinkers the world has ever known: Socrates of Athens. A maverick philosopher who philosophised in squares and public arenas rather than the courts of kings, Socrates left his indelible mark on the entirety of Western civilisation - yet the life of the man himself is shrouded in mystery.

The first Black woman ever elected to the Senate. The first woman to represent the state of Illinois. The first Black woman to serve as a US ambassador to New Zealand. These are just a few of the “firsts” that Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun can lay claim to since entering politics in the 1970s. Since then, the self-professed “Black girl from the south side of Chicago” has been shattering ceilings and making history. Yet her journey to Congress and to international renown was not an easy one, rife with obstacles, controversies, and lessons learned.

homas More: A Life is a monumental biography of this hypnotic, flawed figure. Overturning prior interpretations of this titan of the sixteenth century, Joanne Paul shows Thomas More to have been intellectually and politically central to the making of modern Europe.

What if the most powerful man in the ancient world could teach you how to be calm, strong, and free—no matter what life throws your way? Marcus Aurelius Meditations brings you the timeless reflections of the Roman emperor-philosopher, now accompanied by modern interpretive notes that make his wisdom more accessible than ever. Written not for fame but for personal guidance, Meditations is a rare window into the soul of a ruler determined to live with virtue amid war, plague, and political chaos.

Inside the greatest diplomatic negotiations of the past 50 years. In one readable volume, diplomat and negotiator Stuart E. Eizenstat covers every major contemporary international agreement, from the treaty to end the Vietnam War to the Kyoto Protocols and the Iranian Nuclear Accord. Written from the perspective that only a participant in top level negotiations can bring, Eizenstat recounts the events that led up to the negotiation, the drama that took place around the table, and draws lessons from successful and unsuccessful strategies and tactics.

Joe Farrell, Joe Farley, and Lawrence Knorr have traveled across the eastern USA to the graves of over 200 founding fathers (and mothers) responsible for the birth of the United States of America. This special volume includes those who lived, worked, and or died in Virginia. Included in this volume are biographies and grave information for 30 of these luminaries who made significant contributions to the Revolutionary cause. In this volume: George Washington: Cincinnatus Americanus Thomas Jefferson: The Founder of the Virginia Dynasty James Madison: The Father of the Constitution Dolley ...

George Soros is not a shadow, a puppet master, or the overlord your uncle’s Facebook feed warned you about. He’s a billionaire with convictions, a resume, and a target on his back. In this scorched-earth autopsy of right-wing fear tactics, George Soros: The Phantom Menace of the Far Right dissects how one old man with a wallet and a worldview got turned into the ultimate political boogeyman. This book doesn’t fawn. It doesn’t flatter. It drags every conspiracy into the light and forces it to stand on its own legs—most collapse immediately. From Nazi lies to QAnon fever dreams, ...

A partir de diversos testimonios, boletines médicos, mitines de campaña, oficios religiosos, disposiciones y decretos oficiales, discursos de Eva y Juan Domingo Perón, artículos periodísticos, programas radiales, fotografías, cortometrajes oficiales y cartas al presidente, Una pérdida eterna analiza la manera en que la dimensión emocional se integró en las discusiones ideológicas, en los debates políticos y en las disputas culturales del país en los años cincuenta.

In this startling new memoir, Sibel Edmonds—the most classified woman in U.S. history—takes us on a surreal journey that begins with the secretive FBI and down the dark halls of a feckless Congress to a stonewalling judiciary and finally, to the national security whistleblowers movement she spearheaded. Having lived under Middle East dictatorships, Edmonds knows firsthand what can happen when government is allowed to operate in secret. Hers is a sobering perspective that combines painful experience with a rallying cry for the public’s right to know and to hold the lawbreakers accountable.

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What if you could share a pot of tea—and a conversation about truth, reason, and the soul—with a long-departed literary mind? Ecstasy is a genre-bending tale of imagination, philosophy, and the extraordinary collision between past and present. One foggy afternoon in London, Dr. Harold Laski—a physician, writer, and seeker of truth—and his wife Carmen, an EMT, radiologic technologist, and humanitarian, step through an ordinary door into an impossibly extraordinary moment. The year? 1960. The place? Hampstead, a quiet intellectual haven north of the city. And waiting in the drawing ...

Joe Farrell, Joe Farley, and Lawrence Knorr have traveled across the eastern USA to the graves of over 200 founding fathers (and mothers) responsible for the birth of the United States of America. This special volume includes those that lived, worked, and or died in New Hampshire. Included in this volume are biographies and grave information for 12 of these luminaries who made significant contributions to the Revolutionary cause. In this volume: Meshech Weare: The Father of New Hampshire Ethan Allen: Leader of the Green Mountain Boys Dr. Josiah Bartlett: First Vote for Independence ...

Il generale più famoso d'Italia, autore del libro più venduto e discusso del momento, "Il mondo al contrario", torna in libreria con la sua autobiografia. Un volume molto personale, che accompagna il lettore alla scoperta di un uomo che ha scelto di essere incursore in ogni momento della vita. Sempre in prima linea, protagonista di scelte imprevedibili e non convenzionali, capace di realizzare l'impossibile. Alla fine, il coraggio vince.

Madame Markievicz, otherwise known as Countess Markievicz, was an extraordinary woman, well ahead of her times. She was a committed feminist, socialist, republican and a dedicated helper for the poor. She was the first woman Member of Parliament and a Minister for Labour in the first Irish government. Her influence is immeasurable. This is a play that attempts to recall her fascinating life.

China, un país enigmático durante siglos, ha mudado de piel para convertirse hoy en una potencia que compite con Estados Unidos por la hegemonía mundial. Con una clase media de cuatrocientos millones de personas y más multimillonarios que ningún otro país, China ha asombrado al mundo siguiendo su peculiar receta capitalista-leninista. Rafael Dezcallar, embajador de España en el país de 2018 a 2024, analiza en El ascenso de China las claves de una nación que plantea un desafío económico e ideológico sin precedentes.

Zwei der angesehensten Journalisten Amerikas liefern eine schonungslose und dramatische Abrechnung mit einer der schicksalhaftesten Entscheidungen der amerikanischen Politikgeschichte: Joe Bidens Kandidatur zur Wiederwahl – trotz Anzeichen seines körperlichen und kognitiven Verfalls, trotz verzweifelter Bemühungen, das Ausmaß seines Zustands zu verbergen. Jetzt kommt zum ersten Mal die ganze, beunruhigende Wahrheit ans Licht.

Gary Warren Hart (né Hartpence; born November 28, 1936) is an American politician, diplomat, and lawyer. He was the front-runner for the 1984 and 1988 Democratic presidential nominations, until in 1988, he dropped out amid revelations of extramarital affairs. He represented Colorado in the United States Senate from 1975 to 1987. The following is Hart's public announcement on May 8, 1987 that he was ending his presidential campaign.