Biography & Autobiography - Political

The Terrorist Prince is a gripping insider's account of the Pakistani resistance organization Al-Zulfikar (in Urdu, "The Sword"), set up in 1979 after the coup by General Ziaul-Haq and the execution of Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Raja Anwar, the author, was an advisor...

Biography of Senator Ayo Fasanmi of Nigeria by his daughter and son-in-lawBorn of humble parentage in Lagos, Nigeria, in 1925, Senator Ayo Fasanmi grew up to be a man of discipline, principle and great character.His political activism spanned over seven decades including colonial and...

Kevin Rudd emerged after a period of prolonged instability and internal strife within the federal ALP to establish himself as a popular leader who could unify his party and mount a real challenge to John Howard. The early reaction to his leadership, from both...

A biography of Gavin Henderson, the 2nd Baron Faringdon, based on the unpublished diaries, letters and documents in the archives of his former home Buscot Park, by its curator and archivist Roger Vlitos.Author: Roger VlitosISBN-10: 191145045XISBN-13: 9781911450450Publisher: Libri Publishing LtdLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/15/2022Pages: 464Format: PaperbackWeight:...

One of only four girls from the 160 children in her primary school to pass the eleven plus, Sylvia Vetta was the first in her family to enjoy higher education and got to enjoy that post-WWII wonder: upward mobility.Battling racism in Smethwick in the...

Best Biography of the Year--Western Writers of America Spur Award. General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo was one of California's most distinguished citizens in the mid-nineteenth century. A frontier cosmopolitan and visionary, Vallejo owned vast ranchos in northern California and wielded enormous political power throughout the...

When Ukrainian journalist Iuliia Mendel got the call she had been hired to work for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, she had no idea what was to come.In this frank and moving inside account, Zelenskyy's former press secretary tells the story of his improbable rise from...

An in-depth and critical look at the life and ideas of Michael Harrington, one of America's most important democratic socialists.Author: Doug GreeneISBN-10: 1789047234ISBN-13: 9781789047233Publisher: Zero BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/15/2022Pages: 280Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 8.43h x 5.43w x 0.71d

To look at Martin McGuinness' life is to follow Northern Ireland's transition from conflict to peace. 'Martin McGuinness: A Life Remembered' brings together a collection of images that tell the story of McGuinness' journey from IRA leader to deputy first minister of Northern Ireland,...

"Highly relevant today as prosecutors deal with the aftermath of State Capture. Fascinating from the first page to the last." - Albie Sachs, Former Justice, Constitutional CourtCourageous, yet contested, Bulelani Ngcuka has always stood up for what he believes in. His decision in 2003...

Reagan's War Stories examines the relationship between Ronald Reagan, the public and popular culture. From an overview of Reagan's youth and the pulp fiction he consumed, we get a sense of the future president's good/evil outlook. Carrying that over into Reagan's reading and choices...

This volume sums up the extraordinary life of an extraordinary man. Dr. Mordechai Helfman was born and raised in Ukraine at the turn of the 20th century.He started his academic training in medicine in Kiev. Due to the severe anti-Semitic persecutions there, he fled...

At a time when too many of the world's political leaders are consolidating power by playing on divisions and stoking fear, Unlikely Insider, a memoir by former federal cabinet minister and senator Jack Austin, comes as a welcome reminder of the value of public...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom political wunderkind and former army intelligence officer Jason Kander comes a haunting, powerful memoir about impossible choices--and how sometimes walking away from the chance of a lifetime can be the greatest decision of all."A truly special book. This combination of...

The true story of a one woman caught in one of the most riveting, talked about political scandals of our generation!Seven years into her second marriage, Kate Nason discovered her husband was cheating on her. Then, the unimaginable happened. She woke to the news...

Emma Goldman (June 27 [O.S. June 15], 1869 - May 14, 1940) was an anarchist political activist and writer. She played a pivotal role in the development of anarchist political philosophy in North America and Europe in the first half of the 20th century.Born...

Emma Goldman (June 27 [O.S. June 15], 1869 - May 14, 1940) was an anarchist political activist and writer. She played a pivotal role in the development of anarchist political philosophy in North America and Europe in the first half of the 20th century.Born...

Emma Goldman (June 27 [O.S. June 15], 1869 - May 14, 1940) was an anarchist political activist and writer. She played a pivotal role in the development of anarchist political philosophy in North America and Europe in the first half of the 20th century.Born...

Emma Goldman (June 27 [O.S. June 15], 1869 - May 14, 1940) was an anarchist political activist and writer. She played a pivotal role in the development of anarchist political philosophy in North America and Europe in the first half of the 20th century.Born...

"Haff"-Breed is a memoir about the trials and tribulations of a mixed-race boy, now man, who grew up on a Indian reservation, traversing through the struggles of family dysfunction and the desire to leave his roots behind but later in life trying to reclaim...

Shaykh Yusuf Yassin (18921962) marked the contemporary history of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in his capacity as a favorite advisor who was the founder monarchs confidential secretary, relentless envoy and chief foreign policy consultant. Born in Latakiyyah, Syria, Yassin earned the confidence of...

The only Bolshevik leader to write his memoirs, Leon Trotsky published this remarkable book in 1930, the first year of a perilous, decade-long exile that ended with his assassination in Mexico. Expelled from the Communist party and deported from the Soviet Union, the former...

As the recent presidential campaign revealed, the Vietnam War remains a political lightning rod. In the 1980s, even as a Gallup poll listed Fonda as one of the most admired women in the country, "Hanoi Jane" had become a reviled figure among conservatives for...

Geert Wilders is a hunted man. He lives in a heavily protected safe house that is bombproof and bulletproof. Why? Because Geert Wilders is marked for death by Islamic extremists. In his new book, Marked for Death, Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilders tells his never-before-published...

For all the West's failings - terrible food, cold weather, and questionable politicians with funny hair to name a few - it has its upsides. Konstantin would know. Growing up in the Soviet Union, he experienced first-hand the horrors of a socialist paradise gone...

In 1993, Alan J. Dixon's political career came to an end with a defeat--the first one in his forty-three years of elected service. Beginning his legislative career in 1950 as a Democrat in the Illinois House of Representatives, Dixon also served in the Illinois...

A candid and insightful book covering the last 45 years of Wisconsin politics. RINGSIDE SEAT: Wisconsin Politics 1970 to Scott Walker takes a look at not only at the Act 10 episode but also Cullen's upbringing, how he came into public service, the two...

Something Beautiful is Going to Happen . . . My Incredible Story of Fierce Devotion Embracing God, a Son, and Life Itself Hailing from a small Midwest town, Melissa Young has never let anything hold her back from chasing her dreams with passion and...

A longtime leader of the New Jersey Society for the Abolition of Slavery, and founder of Thomas Jefferson's Democratic-Republican Party in New Jersey, to this day General Joseph Bloomfield is regarded as Woodbridge, New Jersey's most illustrious citizen. The great-grandson of a founding family...

Author: Benjamin FranklinISBN-10: 1931541884ISBN-13: 9781931541886Publisher: Simon PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/01/2002Pages: 416Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.51lbsSize: 9.10h x 5.64w x 1.06d

Gandhi's long-time friend and collaborator presents Gandhi's autobiography and many of his writings, and relates his experiences in India and South Africa.Author: C. F. AndrewsISBN-10: 1931541167ISBN-13: 9781931541169Publisher: Simon PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/1931Pages: 416Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.46lbsSize: 10.80h x 5.78w x 1.06d

WINSTON CHURCHILLWinston Churchill was a incredible man with an extremely full life. He had a varied career in which he spent much time being quite unpopular in the public eye. Despite the great challenges Churchill faced during his life, and at times his incredible...

WINSTON CHURCHILLAt the turn of the new millennium, the BBC held a survey which sought to decide the country's greatest ever person, from any era. There was, really, only ever one serious contender. Of the more than a million votes cast, almost half were...

Joseph Lyons was the 14th Prime Minister of Australia, serving from 1932 until his death in 1939. He had previously been the Premier of Tasmania. Lyons steered Australia through the turbulent economic and social years of the Great Depression. His wife, Enid, was subsequently...

It is impossible to make sense of modern Australia without understanding the achievements of Sir Robert Menzies. Half a century after Menzies left the Lodge, this timely work invites us to think again about the Menzies legacy and the enduring influence of his Liberal...

This book is written by Mr A. Igeh, a first-time writer, and is about the adventurous, sometimes dangerous, six-and-a-half-year biographical journey of Mr Solution in East Africa, particularly Somalia, fixing, nudging and shaping things. Everybody has a story in life to tell; this is...

'Portrait of a Leader' is a unique biography of Sir Oswald Mosley: the Leader of the British Union of Fascists. Unlike subsequent biographies published years after the events, this book was written in 1937 at the height of Mosley's struggle to redistribute the wealth...

To borrow a hackneyed phrase, Nigeria has had a chequered political history before and since independence from British colonial rule on October 1, 1960. Two sets of actors - the civilian politicians and the military politicians - have been on the national political stage...

Tony Abbott is the most successful Opposition leader of the last forty years, but he has never been popular. Now Australians want to know: what kind of man is he, and how would he perform as prime minister? In this dramatic portrait, David Marr...

Lord North was in many ways a most successful politician. Prime Minister for an unbroken twelve years, his management of both parliament and of the business of government was adept. He enjoyed the confidence of King George III, not always an easy political ally,...

"This illuminating memoir reveals financial scams and the guts it takes to uncover them." -BookLife"A man recounts his attempts to expose a bank's financing of terrorism in this memoir." -Kirkus"For those seeking a deep dive into [Doug] Mastriano's odd ties to Trump's QAnon-friendly ally...

Eye on the World is the autobiography of diplomat Anthony C. E. Quainton, the story of a long and varied life lived in eleven countries on six continents. Rather than a formal history, this is Quainton's reflection on his interactions with the events of...

An intimate look at the awe-inspiring president of Ukraine--Volodymyr Zelensky, the new hero of the West--through an expansive book of his quotations covering his stance on a wide variety of issues, from acting and climate change to war and peace. Since Russia invaded Ukraine,...

This is a behind-the-scenes look at Trump, his cabinet, and an international diplomacy you've never seen before--written by someone with no scores to settle, no hidden agenda, no check to cash, and no fucks to give. If you've heard of Gordon Sondland, it's likely...

These are true, human, lighthearted, and significant moments from the most high-stakes environment on Earth, the White House--written by two people who found love at the intersection of politics, a global pandemic, civil strife, an unexpected Supreme Court confirmation, and a heated presidential election--presented...

Lively, incendiary, and inspiring, No Harmless Power follows the life of Nestor Makhno, who organized a seven-million-strong anarchist polity during the Russian Civil War and developed Platformist anarchism during his exile in Paris as well as advising other anarchists like Durruti on tactics and...

John Chester Miller's 1936 biography of Boston's leading Son of Liberty. Sam Adams was instrumental in fomenting rebellion in the American colonies as an ardent patriot. Adams was a Continental Congressman from Massachusetts and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.Author: John C. MillerISBN-10:...

Jeremy Akerman's no-holds-barred memoir, running from his childhood in Wales to archaeological digs in Cape Breton, into and out of the political arena, and through his career as an actor, offers a look, both searing and hilarious, at a life well-spent. Akerman grew up...

A. B. Salem, born into the Paradesi Congregation of Jews in the erstwhile Kingdom of Cochin (now part of the southern Indian state of Kerala), was a lawyer, labour union organizer, ardent Indian nationalist and political leader, Zionist and the man responsible for the...

*Includes some of Adams's most famous quotes. *Includes pictures of Adams and important people, places, and events in his life. *Analyzes and explains Adams's controversial reputation and legacy. *Includes a Bibliography for further reading. "The liberties of our Country, the freedom of our civil...