Biography & Autobiography - Political

Now in a Spanish-language edition: the definitive biography of Senator Marco Rubio, the youngest Speaker of the Florida Statehouse and the biggest rising star in the Republican Party. SENATOR MARCO RUBIO has been called the Michael Jordan of Republican politics and a crown prince...

Chronicles Of The Mayors And Sheriffs Of London, 1188-1274 And The French Chronicle Of London, 1259-1343 is a historical book written by Arnald Fitz-Thedmar and published in 1863. The book contains two chronicles that detail the political and social history of London during the...

Carter Glass: Unreconstructed Rebel: A Biography is a comprehensive account of the life of Carter Glass, a prominent American politician, journalist, and businessman. Written by James E. Palmer Jr., the book traces Glass's life from his early days as a newspaper editor in Virginia...

""Speeches of the Hon. Jefferson Davis of Mississippi"" is a collection of speeches given by Jefferson Davis, a politician and statesman from Mississippi who served as the President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. The book includes speeches given...

Ambassador Morgenthau's Story is a memoir written by Henry Morgenthau, the United States ambassador to the Ottoman Empire during World War I. The book provides a detailed account of Morgenthau's experiences and observations during his time in Turkey, including his efforts to aid Armenian...

Words Cross & Across: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is a unique word search book with word searches, word charts, a text reconstruction reading exercise, and related information on Dr. King. There is no other book like it in circulation. It is uniquely designed...

The book proposes a new interpretation of Alexis de Tocqueville that views him first and foremost as a social scientist rather than as a political theorist. Drawing on his earlier work on the explanation of social behavior, Elster argues that Tocqueville's main claim to...

Author: Pinaki BhattacharyaISBN-10: 2494635128ISBN-13: 9782494635128Publisher: Paris Institute for Critical ThinkingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/15/2025Pages: 162Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.37lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.35d

Author: Pinaki BhattacharyaISBN-10: 2494635136ISBN-13: 9782494635135Publisher: Paris Institute for Critical ThinkingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/15/2025Pages: 162Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.61lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.44d

Nora Strejilevich was a young woman when her brother and other family members and friends disappeared at the hands of the military junta that held power in Argentina from 1976 to 1983. Ostensibly part of a systematic campaign to eliminate left-wing terrorism, the violence...

A remarkable thriller crafted out of politics and high finance, this knockout expos? is all the more shocking for the ring of truth behind every act The 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal has been framed in many ways by state agencies, lawyers, judges, journalists,...

The first full-length biography of civil rights hero and congressman John Lewis A New Yorker "Best Book of 2024" Selection "The perfect book, at the right time."--Michael Henry Adams, The Guardian For six decades John Robert Lewis (1940-2020) was a towering figure in the...

Author: Frank CostigliolaISBN-10: 0691270740ISBN-13: 9780691270746Publisher: Princeton University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/11/2025Pages: 648Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.30lbsSize: 7.87h x 5.20w x 2.13d

Author: Leo LexiconISBN-13: 9798230824060Publisher: Lexicon LabsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/07/2025Pages: 110Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.23d

'Samuel Kasumu has written an important - and very moving - book about the outsider phenomenon.'- Robert Peston'The personal is so well mixed with the analytical... This is really great to read!' - Kadie Kanneh-Mason ----- Samuel Kasumu was the most senior black advisor...

In Government Girl, Huffington Post contributor and political aide Stacey Parker Aab shares her memories of being young and female in the White House during the Clinton Administration. An eye-opening account of a personal and political coming-of-age, Government Girl is a rare insider's look...

After Trump stole the election from Madame President Hillary, I went into a deep, unyielding mourning. My husband and I sat in a darkened room, held each other, and sobbed uncontrollably. Later, his trauma would lead him into the arms of a Peloton instructor...

"As long as we sing his songs, as long as his courage can inspire us to greater courage, V?ctor Jara will never die." - Pete Seeger "An intensely moving account. A love story - an epic tragedy - but written with the Jaras' shared...

A Joyful Warrior: The Inspiring Journey of Kamala Harris and Her Fight for Women's Empowerment. In A Joyful Warrior, discover the extraordinary life and trailblazing career of Kamala Harris, the first woman, Black woman, and South Asian American to hold the office of Vice...

In this memoir, David Warner shares an engaging, lighthearted, and no-holds-barred narrative of his journey. " If you think everything is so bad with the Tories, why don't you do something about it." This was the challenge laid out to David Warner, then an...

Successful businessman, activist, and philanthropist, and 2026 candidate for governor of California Stephen J. Cloobeck applies an unflinching problem-solver's eye to America's most pervasive challenges. Cloobeck built his reputation transforming dysfunctional companies at the brink of ruin into performance powerhouses. In Facing Hard Truths,...

"You will be gripped and inspired by this exciting story-I couldn't put it down."-Lyndal Roper, author of Martin Luther: Renegade and Prophet On the 500th anniversary of the German Peasant Wars, a brilliant portrait of Thomas Munzter: radical millenarian preacher, revolutionary and iconoclast 'The...

This biography of Roy Reuther examines his tumultuous life, including the triumphs and tragedies in the labor and civil rights movements. It also serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers activists may face as they confront entrenched societal powers. As the brother of...

Explore the inspiring journey of Kamala Harris, the trailblazing first female, Black, and South Asian Vice President of the United States. "The Rise of Kamala Harris: From Prosecutor to Vice President" takes you through her remarkable career, from her roots in Oakland, California, to...

This book contains the memorial speeches delivered in honor of William B. Bate, a senator from Tennessee who passed away in 1905. The speeches offer beautiful eulogies of Bate's life, character and contributions as both a lawyer and a statesman.This work has been selected...

William Russell Smith was a prominent figure in nineteenth-century Tennessee politics and journalism. In this memoir, he provides a fascinating account of his life and times, including his involvement in the founding of the Whig Party and the secession crisis leading up to the...

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...

As a CBC war correspondent, Peter Stursberg covered the first full-scale action of the Canadian troops in the Second World War, the landing in Sicily on 10 July 1943. He was the only Canadian correspondent to enter both Axis capitals, Rome and Berlin, with...

This is a collection of memoirs by more than fifty Chinese who as young people during the rule of Mao Zedong were rusticated to Hainan Island to clear the jungle for rubber plantations. The stories tell of suffering, hardship and disillusionment, but also of...

Wobbly: The Rough-And-Tumble Story Of An American Radical is a biographical account of Ralph Chaplin, an American labor activist and cartoonist who played a significant role in the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) movement. The book explores Chaplin's life from his childhood in...

The book ""Stephen Russell Mallory, Late A Senator From Florida: Memorial Addresses"" is a collection of speeches given by members of the United States Congress in honor of Senator Stephen Russell Mallory, who passed away in 1907. The book contains tributes from both the...

The Frontiersmen is a historical fiction novel written by Charles Egbert Craddock. It is set in the late 18th century in the wilderness of Tennessee and Kentucky, and follows the lives of a group of frontiersmen who are struggling to survive in a harsh...

Wotan, Siegfried, and Brunnhilde is a book written by Anna Alice Chapin and published in 1899. The book is a retelling of the famous Germanic mythological tale of the Nibelungenlied, which tells the story of the hero Siegfried, his love for the Valkyrie Brunnhilde,...

Patrick Henry Jones's obituary vowed that "his memory shall not fade among men." Yet in little more than a century, history has largely forgotten Jones's considerable accomplishments in the Civil War and the Gilded Age that followed. In this masterful biography, Mark H. Dunkelman...

Uganda developed as a British protectorate in a manner which made it virtually impossible for any indigenous politician to emerge as the unchallenged leader of his country. Obote: A Political Biography describes the efforts of one man to find a pragmatic solution to that...

Model Nazi tells the story of Arthur Greiser, the man who initiated the Final Solution in Nazi-occupied Poland. Between 1939 and 1945, Greiser was the territorial leader of the Warthegau, an area of western Poland annexed to Nazi Germany. In an effort to make...

An honest, inspiring and engaging memoir of one woman's life, love and a career in politics in Washington, DC, shared with a love of her life, her husband of forty-three years, until his death. Although from very different backgrounds they found purpose in each...

Explore the extraordinary journey of Jimmy Carter, a humble peanut farmer who rose to the heights of American politics and captured the world's admiration. In this compelling biography, discover the man behind the presidency, a leader shaped by unwavering faith, a profound commitment to...

From the former United States Ambassador to the United Nations, an inspirational memoir of family, hope, and the power of the American Dream. Decades before their daughter surprised the nation by becoming governor of South Carolina, Nikki Haley's parents had a dream. Ajit and...

This mesmerizing true crime memoir takes the reader behind fortress-like doors into a secret world of terrorists, financial predators and sicarios. What sets this book apart from any other in the genre is not only the variety of federal criminal and intelligence cases or...

THE LAST STORY: The Murder of an Investigative Journalist in Las Vegas is an exclusive deep dive into a chilling true tale of sex, ambition, retribution, and homicide. Jeff German, a veteran Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter, was no stranger to controversy or the...

This biography of Roy Reuther examines his tumultuous life, including the triumphs and tragedies in the labor and civil rights movements. It also serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers activists may face as they confront entrenched societal powers. As the brother of...

John Philpot Curran was one of the most influential legal figures in Ireland in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. In this biography, William Henry Curran provides a detailed account of Curran's life, including his legal and political achievements, his personal struggles, and...

This comprehensive biography of one of America's most important colonial-era leaders examines the life and legacy of Alexander Martin, who served as governor of North Carolina from 1782-1785 and again from 1789-1792. Written with meticulous attention to detail by noted historian Robert M. Douglas,...

This book is a biography of Colonel Thomas Talbot, a prominent Canadian politician and founder of the Talbot Settlement in southern Ontario. The author traces Talbot's life from his childhood in Ireland to his successful military and political career in Canada, as well as...

In this fascinating biography, Ouida Wallace Ferguson Nalle tells the story of her parents, James and Miriam Ferguson, who both served as governors of Texas in the early 20th century. Through family stories, personal interviews, and extensive research, Nalle offers an intimate and engaging...

Power Trip shows the making of Kevin Rudd, prime minister. In Eumundi, where Rudd was born, David Marr investigates the formative tragedy of his life: the death of his father and what came after. He tracks the transformation of a dreamy kid into an...

Baruch Spinoza, anglicized to Benedict de Spinoza, was a Dutch philosopher of Portuguese Sephardi origin. One of the early thinkers of the Enlightenment and modern biblical criticism, including modern conceptions of the self and the universe, he came to be considered one of the...

Having vaulted to a position in the United States Senate at the tender age of thirty-four, Patrick Leahy now claims the longest tenure of any member of that institution still serving--and he was third in line for the presidency when the Democrats held control....

The inside story of Thomas Mulcair's rise from modest beginnings to the threshold of power. Discover the man behind the headlines, who he is, how he thinks, and the struggles he faced - from fighting sexual misconduct, to protecting our environment, to his work...