Biography & Autobiography - Political

Paul Preston, the author of the definitive biography Franco, explores the political and personal mysteries of the Spanish monarch's life in Juan Carlos, a story of unprecedented sweep and exquisite detail. Handed over to the Franco regime as a young boy, Juan Carlos was...

This volume combines 24 essays by a remarkable group of leading Canadian political scientists. Covering such topics as regionalism, the role of the state in Canadian life, bilingualism, the constitution and the charter of rights, communications policy and the role of the media in...

Andrei Sakharov holds an honored place in the pantheon of the world's greatest scientists, reformers, and champions of human rights. But his embrace of human rights did not come through a sudden conversion; he came to it in stages. Drawing from a 2014 Hoover...

This is the story of how Bill Clinton fashioned the incredible, the unbelievable, the 100 to 1 shot victory in the campaign of 1992 that made him the forty-second President of the United States. In the beginning, it wasn't supposed to happen that way....

John T. Flynn, a prolific writer, columnist for the New Republic, Harper's Magazine, and Collier's Weekly, radio commentator, and political activist, was described by the New York Times in 1964 as "a man of wide-ranging contradictions." In this new biography of Flynn, John E....

The 2012 race for the White House is racing along at full tilt. Mitt Romney is widely assumed to be the front-runner for the Republican nominee. Question is, can he hold the lead? Ron Scott provides the first independent (unauthorized) biographical profile of the...

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER One of Canada's foremost authors and journalists, offers a gripping account of the contest between John Diefenbaker and Lester Pearson, two prime ministers who fought each other relentlessly, but who between them created today's Canada. John Diefenbaker has been unfairly treated...

Rick Biesada picks up where the mundane Clinton biographers left off? or were too timid to delve into. He pulls no punches in this scholarly review of his encounter with Hillary, where he worked as a bar bouncer.Author: Rick BiesadaISBN-10: 0759652848ISBN-13: 9780759652842Publisher: 1st Book...

Probing the Ulyanov family archives, historian Philip Pomper uncovers Alexander's transformation from ascetic student to terrorist, and the impact his fate had on Lenin. Vividly portraying the psychological dynamics of a family that would change history, Lenin's Brother is a perspective-changing glimpse into Lenin's...

"I have learned what suffering means. In away that was impossible, I think I can understand something of the pain black people have come to endure. I know I contributed to that pain, and I can only ask your forgiveness." George Wallace made an...

Many people have wondered about the life-long relationship between Joan Wicken and Julius Nyerere, Tanzania's stalwart and founding president. This book provides the first in-depth window into the life of this British woman, who was in many ways Nyerere's staunchest and most loyal supporter....

"I have learned what suffering means. In a way that was impossible, I think I can understand something of the pain black people have come to endure. I know I contributed to that pain, and I can only ask your forgiveness." George Wallace made...

Return to one of the most divisive periods in the last century of American history, revisiting the multigenerational impact of the Vietnam War through firsthand accounts.Barry J. Veden spent three years serving in the United States Army, later spending the majority of his career...

David Xu ran for US Senate from PA in the GOP primary during 2021 and 2022. He ran on ashoestring budget and a prayer. There were many angry and hilarious voters along the way inthe story who helpfully inform Dave that he is dumb,...

A remarkably illuminating biography of the political maverick, filled with revelations and written with his full cooperation by an award-winning writer at The Atlantic.Authoritative, personal, and vividly written, Romney: A Reckoning is a revealing account of Mitt Romney's life. Based on dozens of exclusive...

There's Dirt on My Shirt: The American Dreamsicle tells the story of an immigrant family boy navigating two cultures and growing American roots. His family adopted American values, idealism, and discovered the essence of America and the land of opportunity. The grateful family came...

This classic biography of Karl Marx, complete with Gareth Stedman Jones' poignant introduction, is unlike any other account of its subject. Focusing as much on Marx's private life as on his public persona and work, this classic biography looks in detail at his relationship...

Carla Del Ponte won international recognition as Switzerland's attorney general when she pursued cases against the Sicilian mafia. In 1999, she answered the United Nations' call to become the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda. In...

Nina Roosevelt Gibson lives in Vail, Arizona.Author: Nina Roosevelt GibsonISBN-10: 1438495137ISBN-13: 9781438495132Publisher: Excelsior Editions/State University of New YoLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/2023Pages: 204Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.82lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d

Unique among presidents' wives, Lady Bird Johnson was not only one of the leading environmentalists of the twentieth century, she also redefined the institution of First Lady. In this first book in an innovative new series, Lewis Gould shows why Mrs. Johnson ranks with...

Dr. the Right Excellent Sir Kennedy Alphonse Simmonds, the only living National Hero of St. Kitts and Nevis, was the first Prime Minister of this great country. He contested nine general elections--1966, 1971, 1975, 1980, 1984, 1989, 1993, 1995 and 2000--the most in our...

This book examines the life and works of Jane Addams who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (1931). Addams led an international women's peace movement and is noted for spearheading a first-of-its-kind international conference of women at The Hague during World War I. She...

Michele Kay, a life that was both too much and too short, left behind this story, one of an unforgettable person and an extraordinary time. --Bill Bishop, author of The Big Sort From Cairo to Austin: exiled at 12, Michele Kay takes her readers...

Winner of the 2014 Prix du Style "Masterful . . . An eloquent addition to a violent episode in the history of science in the twentieth century." --Nature In 1934, the highly respected head of the Soviet Union's meteorology department, Alexei Feodosievich Wangenheim, was...

"This book on Hillary - really tough." - President Donald Trump Hillary Clinton is running for president as an "advocate of women and girls," but there is another shocking side to her story that has been carefully covered up--until now. This stunning exposé reveals...

Author: Mark WashburneISBN-10: 1483699870ISBN-13: 9781483699875Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/23/2013Pages: 322Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.04lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.72d

If You Turn to Look Back combines memoir with political, social, and economic investigations of what it means to be an American and a citizen of the world. American influence is ubiquitous in South America, and If You Turn to Look Back explores these...

The first full-length treatment of Ed Broadbent's ideas and remarkable seven-decade engagement in public life Part memoir, part history, part political manifesto, Seeking Social Democracy offers the first full-length treatment of Ed Broadbent's ideas and remarkable seven-decade engagement in public life. In dialogue with...

"In our current dismal passage of American politics, it's exhilarating to read about a politician who exemplified all the qualities--courage, honesty, vision, energy, disdain for hypocrisy, concern for the downtrodden--that we were taught to revere....Remarkable." --Wall Street Journal Fiorello LaGuardia was one of the...

Former Chief of Staff to President George H.W. Bush and New York Times bestselling author of The Man I Knew, Jean Becker shares touching and pivotal life lessons from a leader that left a mark on people's hearts and souls. As America heads into...

On January 1, 1937, Manuel B. Bravo was sworn in as county judge of Zapata County, a post he would hold for twenty years. In Border Boss: Manuel B. Bravo and Zapata County, J. Gilberto Quezada delineates Bravo's political career in the Democratic Party...

Jose Marti contributed greatly to Cuba's struggle for independence from Spain with words as well as revolutionary action. Although he died before the formation of an independent republic, he has since been hailed as a heroic martyr inspiring Cuban republican traditions.Author: Mauricio FontISBN-10: 0739112252ISBN-13:...

The story of the Irish state can be read in many ways. Two views, however, have dominated. One looks upon the War of Independence as the near fulfilment of the 1916 sacrificial act of national redemption, with the ultimate unification of the island remaining...

Author: Gertrude SamuelsISBN-10: 0595007422ISBN-13: 9780595007424Publisher: iUniverseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2000Pages: 336Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.94lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.75d

From Ireland, England, France, Austria, Greece, Turkey and Italy to America and the West Indies, overflowing with historic events, from the French Revolution to the Great Irish Famine, with a cast of the famous and infamous, Howe Peter Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo, lived...

"Fascinante y valiente. Este libro de memorias debe ser lectura obligatoria para todos". --Michelle Alexander, autora de The New Jim Crow, bestseller de The New York Times."Lloré leyendo este libro, comprendí plenamente lo que mis padres tuvieron que aguantar". --Amy Tan, autora de Club...

Musings Series 1 Musings Series 2George Yeo: Musings (In 3 Volumes) available as a set hereOver sessions which lasted two to three hours each time, every week for half a year, George Yeo met and mused over a wide range of topics with writer...

Beyond black and white, native and alien, lies a vast and fertile field of human experience. It is here that Eric Liu, former speechwriter for President Clinton and noted political commentator, invites us to explore. In these compellingly candid essays, Liu reflects on his...

Wylie Gibbs relates truly fascinating vignettes from his fifty years as a surgeon in Australia, Britain, Saudi Arabia and Fiji.One incident relates to his treatment of the late Prime Minister Harold Holt, forty-eight hours before his disappearance. His discussion of this episode, illuminated by...

These memoirs of Leonard Nikani give a graphic portrayal of a black man growing up in racist South Africa. Leonard began to question the racist system while still at school. As a student at Fort Hare University he became involved in the political struggle,...

New York Times Bestseller New York Times bestselling author of Accidental Presidents explores what happens after the most powerful job in the world: President of the United States. Former presidents have an unusual place in American life. King George III believed that George Washington's...

Born in Alexandria in 1911, Michel Pablo became a leading figure in the Fourth International from its foundation in 1938. Throughout the 20th century, he was active in revolutions around the globe. His political work ranged from agitation among German troops in World War...

Author: Loung UngISBN-10: 8200091422ISBN-13: 9798200091423Publisher: Tantor AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/30/2011Format: CDWeight: 0.44lbs

As recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, president of the African National Congress, and head of the antiapartheid movement, Nelson Mandela has been one of the world s great moral and political leaders. The story of his life from the early development of his...

Craig's study of McAdoo and Baker illuminates the aspirations and struggles of two prominent southern Democrats.In this dual biography, Douglas B. Craig examines the careers of two prominent American public figures, Newton Diehl Baker and William Gibbs McAdoo, whose lives spanned the era between...

Goli Otok: The Island of Death, first released in English in 1984, are the series of letters of the Bulgarian poet laureate Venko Markovski (1915-1988) written after his release from the island prison of Goli Otok in the Adriatic Sea. Markovski was sentenced to...

Hailed as one of Russian-American writer Ayn Rand's greatest works, Anthem, a dystopian fiction novella, was a clear predecessor to her later masterpieces, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged.Author: Ayn RandISBN-10: 1722504269ISBN-13: 9781722504267Publisher: G&D MediaLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/08/2023Pages: 112Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.26lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.23dAccelerated...

A Professor's Perspective: Essays on the 45, not 46, Presidents of the United StatesDr. Herbert Barry, III, Professor of Psychology and author of over forty academic articles and three books, has always had a keen interest in people and politics, and in particular the...

They called him "Luigi'. In fact, they've called him lots of things. Love him or loathe him, there's no denying Winston Raymond Peters is a force of nature. He's the former school teacher brought to tears by a class of 11 year olds. He's...

Prime minister of Sweden and leader of the Social Democratic party from 1946-1969, Tage Erlander enjoyed a career that was remarkable both for its major accomplishments and longevity. Under his leadership, Sweden became an exemplary welfare state following World War II. Universal pensions, child...