Biography & Autobiography - Political

The Techniques of Communism is a book written by Louis Francis Budenz that delves into the strategies and tactics employed by communist regimes to gain and maintain power. Budenz, a former member of the Communist Party USA, draws on his personal experience and knowledge...

Reclaiming Kalākaua: Nineteenth-Century Perspectives on a Hawaiian Sovereign examines the American, international, and Hawaiian representations of David La'amea Kamananakapu Mahinulani Nalaiaehuokalani Lumialani Kalākaua in English- and Hawaiian-language newspapers, books, travelogues, and other materials published during his reign as Hawai'i's mō'ī (sovereign) from 1874 to...

Author: Lamar WeaverISBN-10: 0595187498ISBN-13: 9780595187492Publisher: iUniverseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2001Pages: 108Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.42lbsSize: 9.00h x 5.72w x 0.34d

This pioneering work is the first biography for thirty-five years of one of France's foremost modern statesmen. Based on considerable new archival material, it sheds light on the origins of the First World War, the post-war peace settlement, inter-war international finance, as well as...

**New York Times Bestseller** Patrick J. Kennedy, the former congressman and youngest child of Senator Ted Kennedy, details his personal and political battle with mental illness and addiction, exploring mental health care's history in the country alongside his and every family's private struggles. On...

Thoroughly immersed in the turn-of-the-century art scene, Theodore Dreiser's autobiographical The Genius explores the multiple conflicts between art and business, art and marriage, and between traditional and modern views of sexual morality. Despite heavy editing before its 1915 publication, The Genius was deemed so...

Ted Morton has spent 30 years in Alberta politics. He was elected as a Reform Party senator-in-waiting in the 1998 Alberta Senate election. In 2001, Stockwell Day appointed him as Parliamentary Director of Policy and Research for the federal Canadian Alliance Party in Ottawa....

Ted Morton has spent 30 years in Alberta politics. He was elected as a Reform Party senator-in-waiting in the 1998 Alberta Senate election. In 2001, Stockwell Day appointed him as Parliamentary Director of Policy and Research for the federal Canadian Alliance Party in Ottawa....

Freedom or Death is a groundbreaking interdisciplinary study of the life and work of the Russian revolutionary and titan in the history of anarchism Mikhail Aleksandrovitch Bakunin (1814?76). Brazilian scholar Felipe Corrêa offers in-depth analysis of Bakunin's political theory produced between 1836 and 1876,...

Focusing on his contributions to linguistics, Introducing Chomsky traces Noam Chomsky's understanding of cognitive realities in the use of language and the technical apparatus needed to represent it. The book also describes Chomsky's radical critique of power institutions and the pathways of oppression and...

No matter what else was going on in his life or where he was traveling to make movies, at the White House, or sometimes just across the room Ronald Reagan wrote letters to Nancy Reagan, to express his love, thoughts, and feelings, and to...

Peter Ho, former head of Singapore's Civil Service, has during his decades of public service brought to bear a deep appreciation of futures thinking, complexity, and strategic surprise to multiple aspects of governance and security. This volume, presented to Peter on the occasion of...

The explosive inside story of the October Surprise conspiracy, a stunning act of treason that changed American history. New York Times bestselling author Craig Unger reveals his thirty-year investigation into the secret collusion between Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign and Iran, raising urgent questions...

Charles H. Atherton's Memoir of the Hon. Joshua Atherton is a fascinating look at a 19th century politician and businessman. Joshua Atherton was a United States Senator from New Hampshire who was also involved in the textile industry. This book offers a unique perspective...

This gripping memoir is the personal account of Simón Bolívar's experiences as a young military officer fighting in the wars of independence in South America in the early 19th century. Bolívar was one of the most charismatic and influential figures of his time, and...

Did Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose die in an air crash in Taihoku (Taipei, Taiwan) on 18 August 1945? Was he sent off to Siberia by Joseph Stalin? Did he die there? Or did he escape? Or was he let off, eventually to make his...

This is a new release of the original 1947 edition.Author: G. P. GoochISBN-10: 1494103974ISBN-13: 9781494103972Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/27/2013Pages: 406Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.19lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.83d

""Bolingbroke and Progressive Conservatism"" is a book written by F. J. C. Hearnshaw that explores the political philosophy of Henry St. John, Viscount Bolingbroke, an 18th-century British statesman and political theorist. The book argues that Bolingbroke's ideas on progressive conservatism, which emphasized the importance...

This book transforms our contemporary understanding of the recent political history of Central Africa. It charts the complex life and thought of Harry Nkumbula (ca. 1917-1983), the first openly nationalist African politician in Northern Rhodesia and, later, the leader of parliamentary opposition during Zambia's...

Cortes: Or The Discovery And Conquest Of Mexico is a historical book written by George Cubitt in 1848. The book provides a detailed account of the conquest of Mexico by the Spanish conquistador, Hernan Cortes, in the 16th century. The author describes the events...

Cruise and Captures of the Alabama is a historical non-fiction book written by Albert M. Goodrich and published in 1906. The book chronicles the adventures of the Confederate warship Alabama during the American Civil War. The Alabama was a commerce raider that sailed the...

"Necessary reading" (Booklist) from a New York Times bestselling biographer. Drawing on in-depth interviews with Sonia Sotomayor's former colleagues, family, friends, and teachers, New York Times bestselling biographer Antonia Felix explores Sotomayor's childhood, the values her parents instilled in her, and the events that...

Author: Dmitry BykovISBN-10: 1960385399ISBN-13: 9781960385390Publisher: Open LetterLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/10/2025Pages: 520Format: Paperback

An insightful biography of an unassuming literary scholar--and spy--who transformed postwar American culture. Although his impact on twentieth-century American cultural life was profound, few people know the story of Norman Holmes Pearson. Pearson's life embodied the Cold War alliances among US artists, scholars, and...

A portrait of a brilliant journalist and tireless campaigner for justice Paul Foot was one of the most influential investigative reporters of his generation. For nearly fifty years, he was the scourge of corrupt politicians and dodgy businessmen, a champion of the underdog. In...

In her walk across the United States at age 90 and in her remarkable speeches along the way, Doris "Granny D" Haddock woke up the nation to the crisis of corruption in American politics. Her activism helped to pass campaign finance reforms in Congress...

The author introduces you to a myriad of characters, expatriate embassy personnel, Royals, spies, and party-goers. From mansions of the oil-rich to surprise haram (forbidden) gambling junkets with members of the Royal family to being charged in absentia and imprisoned and tortured for espionage,...

The revelation that a long forgotten novel first published anonymously in 1834 is the work of Benjamin Disraeli and his sister Sarah is an exciting literary event. Newly discovered letters between brother and sister prove without doubt that it was written jointly by them....

Around The World On A Bicycle V1 is a travelogue written by Thomas Stevens, an adventurer who embarked on a journey around the world on a bicycle in the late 1800s. The book is a detailed account of his experiences, covering his journey through...

Campaigns and Controversies is a book written by the 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt. The book is a collection of speeches, letters, and other writings that Roosevelt produced during his political career. It covers his campaigns for public office, including his...

The Midwesterner: The Story of Dwight H. Green is a biography written by Robert J. Casey. The book tells the life story of Dwight H. Green, a prominent political figure from the Midwest. Green was a lawyer, businessman, and politician who served as the...

Sun Yat-Sen: A Portrait by Chen, Stephen is a biographical account of the life and legacy of Sun Yat-Sen, the founding father of the Republic of China. The book traces the life of Sun Yat-Sen from his early years as a child in rural...

New York Times bestseller "The Devil Wears Prada meets The Boys on the Bus"--New York Times The dishy, rollicking, and deeply personal story of what really happened in the 2016 election, as seen through the eyes of the New York Times reporter who gave...

What Chambers Can Teach Us Whittaker Chambers is rightly remembered for his pivotal role in the electrifying Alger Hiss spy case. But as Richard Reinsch reminds us in this volume of the acclaimed Library of Modern Thinkers series, Chambers was more than just a...

My memoir begins with a massive heart attack that leaves me in a vegetative state with no possibility of recovery, according to my doctors. What the doctors didn't know about me was I neither counted anyone in nor counted anyone out--especially me.I lived my...

The worst decade in the history of the Liberal Party of Canada came to an end on October 19, 2015.Justin Trudeau swept to power, ending the ten-year rule of Stephen Harper's Conservatives. Trudeau's vision was relentlessly optimistic: the word "positive" was heard eight times...

Author: Stephen M. VestISBN-10: 1956027793ISBN-13: 9781956027792Publisher: Acclaim Press, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 09/30/2024Pages: 240Format: Hardcover

""The Turning Point of the Revolution or Burgoyne in America"" by Nickerson and Hoffman is a historical account of the American Revolution, focusing on the pivotal moment when British General John Burgoyne surrendered his army to American forces in Saratoga, New York. The book...

Drawing from his thousands of pages of notes written while serving as chief of staff to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, John Lawrence has written a narrative documenting his insider perspective from 2005 to 2010. These momentous years included furious political and legislative...

Burton K. Wheeler (1882-1975) may have been the most powerful politician Montana ever produced, and he was one of the most influential--and controversial--members of the United States Senate during three of the most eventful decades in American history. A New Deal Democrat and lifelong...

Shortly before midnight on March 17, 1959, the Dalai Lama, without his glasses and dressed as an ordinary Tibetan solider, slipped out of his summer residence with only four aides at his side. At that moment, he became the symbolic head of the Tibetan...

Bal Gangadhar Tilak was considered to be the biggest threat to the British hegemony.He was prosecuted thrice for sedition.Was termed 'the father of Indian unrest.'He was convicted for his fiery writings in his nationalist daily Kesari.Tilak, the first definitive biography of the man who...

A biography of Nicholas Biddle, a prominent American financier and statesman of the early 19th century. The book offers a fascinating glimpse into the political and economic landscape of the United States during a time of rapid growth and change.This work has been selected...

A biography on the life and accomplishments of Winston Churchill, chronicling his political and military career as well as his personal struggles and triumphs. With a focus on Churchill's unyielding perseverance, readers will be inspired by this fascinating figure in history.This work has been...

Alvaro Obregón was one of the most influential political leaders in modern Mexican history. This biography charts the course of his life, from his early struggles as a revolutionary to his later successes as a reformer and statesman. Obregón's ideas and policies transformed Mexico...

A biography of Champ Clark, a prominent American politician and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1911 to 1919. This book provides a detailed look at his life and career, from his early days in Missouri to his rise to national...

A historical biography of the Italian philosopher/politician Antonio Gramsci (1891-1973), considered one of the most important Marxist philosophers of the twentieth-century. As part of the Communist Lives series, Andrew Pearmain explores the life of Gramsci from his childhood, to his role in the newly...

Cortes: Or The Discovery And Conquest Of Mexico is a historical book written by George Cubitt in 1848. This book tells the story of the Spanish conquistador Hern�����n Cort�����s and his conquest of the Aztec Empire in Mexico during the 16th century. The book...

The Heptameron of Margaret of Angouleme is a collection of seventy-two short stories written by Queen Margaret of Navarre, also known as Margaret of Angouleme. The stories are framed within a larger narrative structure in which a group of ten travelers are stranded in...

Frederick the Great is a biography written by Lord Macaulay that explores the life and reign of Frederick II of Prussia. The book begins with a detailed account of Frederick's childhood and education, including his difficult relationship with his father, King Frederick William I....