Biography & Autobiography - Political

Exile or prison is a three-chapter book wherein the Iranian author, lawyer, religious scholar, poet, and activist, Sedigheh Vasmaghi, faces the choice or lack thereof between exile and imprisonment. Its first chapter discusses the overwhelming decision-making process, weighing out the concerns of Vasmaghi and...

From rustbelt childhood to bestselling author to vice-presidential candidate, J.D. Vance's journey is as polarizing as it is unlikely. This visually compelling comic biography traces his rise from a troubled Ohio upbringing, chronicled in Hillbilly Elegy, to his transformation into a political firebrand on...

The nation's longest-serving attorney general tells the story of a life that spanned two centuries and a career that helped transform consumer protection and public interest law.Author: Frank J. KelleyISBN-10: 0814341322ISBN-13: 9780814341322Publisher: Wayne State University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/14/2015Pages: 128Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.26lbsSize: 9.26h x 6.36w...

Orbán vs. Soros is the deeply perceptive story of the early association and later polarization between Prime Minister Viktor Orbán the Hungarian nationalist and the post-Hungarian globalist George Soros, illustrated throughout by pertinent historical parallels from the Roman Empire and European history. It throws...

GEORGE SOROS: THE MAN THE WORLD HATESAn unflinching examination of one of the most powerful and controversial financial titans of our time.How did an immigrant who survived Nazi-occupied Hungary rise to become a billionaire hedge fund manager capable of breaking the Bank of England?...

"The United States is the world's best hope, but if you fetter her in the interests and quarrels of other nations.you will destroy her powerful good, and endanger her very existence." - Henry Cabot Lodge (1919) This autobiography of Henry Cabot Lodge, the American...

Jamie Brown Hantman was a high-level White House aide, where she spearheaded work with the U.S. Senate to get two U. S. Supreme Court Justices confirmed. She ran Legislative Affairs for the Department of Justice shortly after 9/11, working with people like Bob Mueller...

Late November 1954, a young domestic helper with dreams of becoming the best domestic helper she could... A young baker with a brand new bicycle, dreams and desire of becoming the best sperm donor the district produced... They both met by coincidence and ever...

Backsliding is a religious book written by William Peddie Lockhart in 1875. The book focuses on the concept of backsliding, which refers to the act of falling away from one's faith or religious beliefs. Lockhart explores the causes and consequences of backsliding, as well...

In 1984 Jerry Sanford, a political novice, entered the race for State Attorney, the most powerful elective office in Dade County, Florida, against incumbent Janet Reno, for all the wrong reasons. He idealistically wanted to show the citizens that a politician could improve their...

A Fly On The Wheel: Or How I Helped To Govern India is a book written by Thomas Herbert Lewin and published in 1885. The book is a memoir of Lewin's time as a civil servant in India during the mid-19th century. Lewin provides...

"Jefferson and Hamilton: The struggle for democracy in America" by Claude G. Bowers explores one of the most crucial and compelling political rivalries in early American history. This meticulously prepared republication delves into the ideological clash between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton, the key...

Venture into the dark corners of English legal history with "Atrocious Judges: Lives of Judges Infamous as Tools of Tyrants and Instruments of Oppression" by John Campbell, Baron Campbell. This meticulously prepared edition unveils a compelling exploration of judicial corruption in England, exposing the...

Weinberger has had a front row seat to history in the 20th century. His book offers a unique view of our country and some of her leaders of the past 100 years. 12 photos.Author: Caspar W. Weinberger,Gretchen RobertsISBN-10: 0895261669ISBN-13: 9780895261663Publisher: Regnery PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/01/2001Pages:...

Joseph P. Lash, Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer and National Book Award-winning writer of Eleanor and Franklin, turns to the seventeen years Eleanor Roosevelt lived after FDR's death in 1945. Already a major figure in her own right, Roosevelt gained new stature with her work at...

Author: Cillian DunneISBN-13: 9798993681016Publisher: Cillian DunneLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/28/2025Pages: 400Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.17lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.82d

Author: Bernard BailynISBN-10: 0674306236ISBN-13: 9780674306233Publisher: Harvard University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/05/2026Pages: 464Format: Paperback

Parade - A Tribute to Remarkable Contemporaries compiles many of the Honourable Jerry S. Grafstein's greatest speeches and tributes from over three decades in politics and public office. With chapters on renowned Canadian political and cultural figures such as Morley Callaghan, Pierre Elliot Trudeau,...

Author: Nicholas Fagan DealyISBN-13: 9798999393418Publisher: Arch Kincaid PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/13/2025Pages: 208Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.63lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d

Author: The TwelveISBN-13: 9798318817526Publisher: Palmetto PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/31/2025Pages: 134Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.36d

Author: The TwelveISBN-13: 9798318817519Publisher: Palmetto PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/31/2025Pages: 134Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.91lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d

Can you imagine that your unknown enemy is the United States government? Can you imagine that everything you were taught in school to believe about our government is a lie? Can you imagine that our government targets and destroys the lives of innocent people...

John Robson may be regarded as one of the more important individuals in the history of British Columbia. From the time he arrived in the Crown colony as part of the Gold Rush in 1859, until his death as provincial premier in 1892, he...

In this candid memoir, United States Senator John Fetterman shares the story of his journey in public service (which started by winning his first election by a single vote in 2005), including unvarnished details of his life-threatening stroke and struggles with depression, the truth...

The betrayals of 1962 and 1965; the steel tests of Shastri; the making and unmaking of Indira; Morarji's castle of sands; the real culprits behind the massacre of 1984; the deep-seated conspiracy behind the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi; Rao's gambits; Vajpayee's fate; the decline...

Author: John McLeodISBN-10: 1985904519ISBN-13: 9781985904514Publisher: University Press of KentuckyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/28/2026Pages: 256Format: PaperbackSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.67d

Author: John McLeodISBN-10: 1985904500ISBN-13: 9781985904507Publisher: University Press of KentuckyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/28/2026Pages: 256Format: HardcoverSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.92d

This first biography of Unity Mitford since her diaries' publication explores her controversial life and influence as a British socialite and fervent supporter of fascism. Using new material, it delves into her complex relationship with Adolf Hitler, her ideological convictions, and personal struggles. It...

With sharp intellect and warm humor, Lionel Morrison tells the story of the struggle for freedom in South Africa and beyond, revealing the intimate experience of grand geopolitical shifts Apartheid in South Africa was arbitrary and ferocious―its end is widely celebrated. Yet the monumental...

With sharp intellect and warm humor, Lionel Morrison tells the story of the struggle for freedom in South Africa and beyond, revealing the intimate experience of grand geopolitical shifts Apartheid in South Africa was arbitrary and ferocious―its end is widely celebrated. Yet the monumental...

Winner of the NBCC Gregg Barrios Book in Translation Prize for Grey BeesWhen Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, novelist and journalist Andrey Kurkov was forced to flee his adopted hometown of Kyiv. This journal is a harrowing record of the months leading up...

A blue-collar entrepreneur's unlikely path from chaos to Senate candidacy. From a broken Montana home to Washington's marble halls, Denny LaVé's extraordinary memoir chronicles an American journey defying every expectation. Perfect for readers who loved Hillbilly Elegy and Educated, this powerful narrative reveals how...

Bill Sewall's Story of T.R. offers a unique and intimate portrait of Theodore Roosevelt through the eyes of his close friend, William Wingate Sewall. Published in 1919, this biography provides invaluable insights into Roosevelt's character, his early life, and his adventurous spirit. Sewall, who...

Congresswoman Elise Stefanik reveals how America's elite universities, once proud symbols of academic excellence, have become centers of far-left indoctrination, division, and moral rot in this riveting, behind-the-scenes inside account. Drawing on her experience as the highest-ranking woman in Congress and the chief questioner...

“Rededicating America; Life and Recent Speeches of Warren G. Harding, Volume 3” offers a comprehensive look into the political thought and oratory skill of Warren G. Harding during his presidency. This volume, compiled by Frederick E. Schortemeier, captures Harding's vision for America in the...

Historical political biography is a popular genre, capable of reaching a wide audience. It is also a genre closely associated with the modern nation-state. It often recounts the lives of great men in the service of the nation, but is there a way beyond...

Cobra in the Boat is a riveting account of how one of Zambia's most controversial presidents got to power and how he governed while in office. Michael Chilufya Sata was a populist with huge ambitions for his country. Few of these ambitions were actually...

L'auteur s'est inspiré d'écrire cette biographie informelle suite à sa quête aux connaissances, aux questions, aux réponses sur la vie familiale et la vie politique de ce grand Canadien-français qui a laissé sa marque au début du 20ième siècle. The result of asking questions,...

G.I. Resister has to do with a nation so deeply cleaved by the ill-fated and unjust war in Vietnam that a generation later the United States has only just begun to heal. Perrin's story is a part of that, both in the hurt and...

Judge Aaron Jaffe: Reforming Illinois is an oral history of Aaron Jaffe's legislative, judicial, and executive branch careers. It is also a story of how the author met Judge Jaffe and gained wisdom from a master politician operating in one of America's most notorious...

Winston Spencer Churchill (1905) is a biography of the famous British statesman and politician, Winston Churchill. Written by Alexander MacCallum Scott, the book provides a detailed account of Churchill's life and career up until the year 1905.The book begins with Churchill's early years, including...

The book ""Austin Peay, Governor of Tennessee 1923-1929: A Collection of State Papers and Addresses with a Biography"" is a compilation of the speeches, papers, and other works of Austin Peay, who served as the Governor of Tennessee from 1923 to 1929. The book...

A Queen of Men is a novel written by William O'Brien and published in 1898. The story is set in Ireland during the late 19th century and follows the life of a young woman named Honor Lacy. Honor is the daughter of a wealthy...

""Obvious Adams: The Story of a Successful Business Man"" is a classic business book written by Robert R. Updegraff. The book tells the story of a man named Obvious Adams, who rises from humble beginnings to become a successful businessman. The key to Adams'...

Explore the life and legacy of one of America's most influential politicians with this comprehensive biography of Roscoe Conkling. From his early years in upstate New York to his rise to power in Washington, D.C., this book covers all aspects of Conkling's remarkable career.This...

The Papers of James Madison project, housed at the University of Virginia, was established in 1956 to publish annotated volumes of the correspondence and writings of James Madison, the Virginia statesman most often remembered for his public service as "Father of the Constitution" and...

"And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you-ask what you can do for your country."-John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Inauguration Address, January 20, 1961 "Some men see things as they were and say 'why?' I see things that never were,...

In the turbulent period following the First World War the young Count Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi founded the Pan-European Union, offering a vision of peaceful, democratic unity for Europe, with no borders, a common currency, and a single passport. His political congresses in Vienna, Berlin, and...

Fifteen Brave Men and Women of Bharat who Never Succumbed to the Challenges of Invaders But were Lost and Forgotten in the Annals of History. These are the stories of those Bravehearts who Fought to Protect their Rights, Faith and Freedom. History has always...

Mamata Banerjee, with her unique style of politics, was able to defeat the formidable three-decade-old Left Front Government in 2011. Exploring her struggles and achievements, Didi opens a window to the life and times of one of the most dynamic politicians of our country.'The...