Biography & Autobiography - Political

This book describes the author's many unusual and exciting experiences over forty years as a military and civil pilot. In the 1960s, after a tour in fighter/ground attack Hunters in the Far East, he was sent on loan to the Sultan of Oman's Air...

As the Rohingya crisis exploded, observers of Myanmar were shocked to see Aung San Suu Kyi, champion for the causes of liberal democracy and human rights, stand by as atrocities tore apart the western reaches of her country. The Daughter is an in-depth exploration...

Dr. Rand Paul is the son of former presidential candidate and "intellectual godfather" of the Tea Party, Ron Paul, and considered in many circles to be the Republican's nominee for President during the 2016 elections. Though his short time as the Senator of Kentucky...

Peter Elkind presents an in-depth look at the ambitious career and sudden disgrace of former New York governor Eliot Spitzer. The result is a gripping narrative of one man's noble intentions and fatal flaws and the powerful forces that destroyed him.Author: Peter ElkindISBN-10: 1591843928ISBN-13:...

This is the first biography of Stanley Baldwin for more than ten years, although there had been four in the preceding decade. This is strange, for Baldwin has recently begun to swim back into fashion. In part this is a function of growing nostalgia...

Lord Orford's Reminiscences is a memoir written by Horace Walpole, an English writer and politician, and published in 1818. The book is a collection of Walpole's personal recollections of his family, friends, and acquaintances, as well as his observations on society and politics in...

As a fitting epilogue to a life intimately linked to Washington, D.C., Pulitzer Prize winner Katharine Graham, the woman who transformed The Washington Post into a paper of record, left behind this lovingly collected anthology of writings about the city she knew and loved,...

Stalin Speaks To The World is a collection of speeches and writings by Joseph Stalin, the leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953. The book features a selection of Stalin's most important speeches and writings, including his famous...

If You Don't Weaken: The Autobiography of Oscar Ameringer is a memoir written by Oscar Ameringer, an American journalist, humorist, and political activist. The book chronicles Ameringer's life from his childhood in Germany to his immigration to the United States, where he became a...

The Forrestal Diaries is a book written by Walter Millis, which provides a unique and insightful look into the life of James V. Forrestal, the first United States Secretary of Defense. The book is a compilation of Forrestal's personal diaries, which he kept during...

The Virginia Carys: An Essay In Genealogy (1919) is a book written by Fairfax Harrison. It is a comprehensive study of the Cary family of Virginia, tracing their lineage and genealogy from their earliest roots in England to their settlement in Virginia. The book...

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...

Wendy Davis's campaign was a long shot-the seated Republican who represented Utah's House District 45 was so popular that even her own party doubted a Democrat could win. But Wendy knew her community, and she knew they were ready for change. Despite her party's...

Inspired by his parents' love for the written word, former Speaker of the House Jim Wright developed a passion for books and writing at a young age. During his thirty-four years as a US Congressman and two years as Speaker of the House, written...

Tells the stories of Dellums's remarkable life and of his political battles, with lessons learned about leadership, politics, and the importance of building coalitions to effect change. Profound and humane, Lying Down with the Lions ensures Ronald Dellums's place as one of our most...

"If " And if I look long enough into the black glass, there's another living room reflected there, as much alive as this one. A black doorway that leads to a black hole, a black screen like the black Dead Sea, where nothing grows....

DeWitt Clinton (1769-1828) dominated the politics of New York State during the first quarter of the nineteenth century, serving as mayor of New York City and then governor of the state. At the same time, he was influential on the national scene, running for...

Richard Holmes, highly acclaimed military historian and broadcaster, tells the exhilarating story of Britain's greatest-ever soldier, the man who posed the most serious threat to Napoleon. The Duke of Wellington's remarkable life and extraordinary campaigns are recreated with Holmes' superb skill in this compelling...

A narrative seamlessly blending entrepreneurial prowess with covert government operations. As the visionary founder of Overstock.com, Byrne, once lauded as the "National Entrepreneur of the Year 2011" and hailed as the "Messiah of Bitcoin," reveals an astonishing twist in August 2019-his role as a...

Sex, booze, politics, intrigue, betrayal, danger... now I've got your attention, I would like to tell you my story.This is the autobiographical story of how a man born to a relatively normal family from a modest background in the West Midlands managed to achieve...

As the Black Lives Matter movement gains momentum, and books like Ta-Nehisi Coates's Between the World and Me and Claudia Rankine's Citizen swing national attention toward the racism and violence that continue to poison our communities, it's as urgent now as ever to celebrate...

The harsh moralistic worldview of Jason Kenney has spurred right-wing populism to the mainstream in Canadian politics, but he unleashed forces he couldn't control.From Jason Kenney's days as an anti-abortion activist at the University of San Francisco, and through his years as a Canadian...

". . . we used to gather in a tent, always keeping an eye out for pythons, rats, or errant Chinese bandits with lend-lease Tommy guns, and talk about home. More often than not one of the men would bring out a crumpled letter...

Author: Maurice MeisnerISBN-10: 074563107XISBN-13: 9780745631073Publisher: Polity PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2006Pages: 232Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.63lbsSize: 8.96h x 6.06w x 0.66d

A fresh new look at the Enlightenment intellectual who became the most controversial of America's founding fathers Despite his being a founder of both the United States and the French Republic, the creator of the phrase "United States of America," and the author of...

Spring 1970: college campuses closed, protestors filled streets with anti-war protestors, the Nixon Administration under siege. It was this environment a twenty-five year old advertising executive was recruited. The Hidden Insanity of Watergate details those turbulent years serving the President along with many bold...

Big Birds are rare in Palestine. Daoud Kuttab knows. The ups and downs of producing a world-famous children's program quickly escalated into more than just teaching Elmo to speak Arabic like the new Palestinian characters, Kareem and Hanin. The executive producer of the Palestinian...

In this unusual biography of one of Canada's most well-known public figures, author Frank Milligan traces the intellectual foundations on which Eugene Forsey's world-view was constructed. Starting with his middle-class Ottawa upbringing, Forsey's philosophical pilgrimage was the product of a deep allegiance to a...

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1902 Edition.Author: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard TaftISBN-10: 1497962153ISBN-13: 9781497962156Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 144Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.44lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.31d

Animal Magnetism is a fascinating book by Robert Means Lawrence that delves into the mysterious world of animal magnetism. This term refers to the supposed ability of certain individuals to influence the behavior and health of others through the power of suggestion and touch....

""Among The Red Autocrats: My Experience In The Service Of The Soviets"" is a memoir written by George Solomon, a former American journalist who served as a correspondent in the Soviet Union during the 1930s. In this book, Solomon describes his experiences living and...

On My Own is a memoir written by Eleanor Roosevelt, one of the most influential First Ladies in American history. In this book, she recounts her life after the death of her husband, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and how she navigated the challenges of...

My Uncle Joseph Stalin is a memoir written by Stalin's niece, Svanidze Budu. The book provides a personal account of the life of one of the most notorious figures in history, Joseph Stalin, from the perspective of a family member. Budu shares intimate details...

The Complete Edition of O. Henry Whirligigs is a book that is a collection of short stories written by the famous American writer, O. Henry. This edition includes all of his works, including his most popular stories such as ""The Gift of the Magi""...

""Sappho and Phaon"" is a novel written by Mary Robinson, first published in 1796. The book is a fictionalized account of the ancient Greek poet Sappho's love affair with a ferryman named Phaon. The story is set on the island of Lesbos, where Sappho...

""The Flight of the Earls"" is a historical book written by George Hill in 1878. It tells the story of the departure of the Earls of Tyrone and Tyrconnell, two Irish noblemen, from Ulster in 1607. The book is based on primary sources, including...

In this insightful biography, Richard Theodore Greener explores the life and legacy of Charles Sumner, one of America's most celebrated statesmen and scholars. Sumner was a passionate advocate for social justice and civil rights, and his contributions to American politics and culture are still...

An unprecedented look at the central role one man played in the transformation of New York CityDaniel L. Doctoroff served as New York City's Deputy Mayor for Economic Development and Rebuilding between 2002 and 2007. In that critical time, he oversaw one of the...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'This will be the most important political book of the year' MATTHEW D'ANCONA, EVENING STANDARD 'The first serious and consistently readable biography of Starmer...It is a wonder that he has said so much to Baldwin' PATRICK MAGUIRE, THE TIMES 'Required...

Michael Madigan rose from the Chicago machine to hold unprecedented power as Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. In his thirty-six years wielding the gavel, Madigan outlasted governors, passed or blocked legislation at will, and outmaneuvered virtually every attempt to limit his reach....

A Look over My Shoulder begins with President Nixon's attempt to embroil the Central Intelligence Agency, of which Richard Helms was then the director, in the Watergate cover-up. Helms then recalls his education in Switzerland and Germany and at Williams College; his early career...

As an explorer, John Charles Fr mont led five expeditions into the American West--two of them disastrous. He was also one of California's first two senators (1850), America's first Republican candidate for president (1856), a Civil War general, and the territorial governor of Arizona...

Jonathan F. Beecher's accomplished study is both a lively life story of one of the most engaging figures among the French romantic intellectuals of the 1840s and a compelling chronicle of early French socialism. Victor Considerant (1808-1893), a follower of the great utopian thinker...

Marx's Fate is an intellectual biography of Marx that combines historical, textual and psychological analyses to provide major new insights into the philosopher's writings and development.Author: Jerrold SeigelISBN-10: 0271025816ISBN-13: 9780271025810Publisher: Penn State University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/01/1993Pages: 464Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.51lbsSize: 8.98h x 6.00w x 1.13d

If you ever wondered what former President Jimmy Carter was like behind the scenes or what it is like to work for a member of Congress, the stories in this book will be interesting to you. The author met Jimmy Carter and Jack Brinkley...

South Dakota Crusader portrays a principled and accomplished man who spent the first half of his life preparing for national public service.This book takes an in-depth look at Francis Case's life and times up to the day before he officially becomes a U. S....

The central volume in the definitive biography of America's most important First Lady. "Engrossing" (Boston Globe). The captivating second volume of this Eleanor Roosevelt biography covers tumultuous era of the Great Depression, the New Deal, and the gathering storms of World War II, the...

In Underwater, James B. Lockhart, a former submarine officer with the US Navy who went on to play a large part in the government's response to the Global Financial Crisis, tells an important story about managing government agencies that-in submarine parlance-are deep underwater, then...

In Underwater, James B. Lockhart, a former submarine officer with the US Navy who went on to play a large part in the government's response to the Global Financial Crisis, tells an important story about managing government agencies that-in submarine parlance-are deep underwater, then...

The Vanderbilts. The Rockefellers. The Carnegies. The Pinchots? In America's Gilded Age, successful families forged self-made and powerful aristocracies, but history slighted a wealthy, influential family dynasty: the Pinchots. Outstandingly different from these and other business titans, this family is long overdue for recognition....