Biography & Autobiography - Political

In this New York Times bestselling book, learn the incredible story of Illinois senator and Iraq War veteran Tammy Duckworth and see what inspired her to follow the path that made her who she is today.​ In Every Day Is a Gift, Tammy Duckworth...

This biography shows how Black political leader Chris Hani's life and death were pivotal to ending apartheid and to establishing a democratic government in South Africa. Chris Hani is one of the most iconic figures in South Africa's history, as a leader within the...

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...

A shocking exposé of rampant, decades-long incompetence at the National Rifle Association, as told by a former member of its senior leadership. Joshua L. Powell is the NRA--a lifelong gun advocate, in 2016, he began his new role as a senior strategist and chief...

In this revelatory, authoritative portrait of Donald J. Trump and the toxic family that made him, Mary L. Trump, a trained clinical psychologist and Donald's only niece, shines a bright light on the dark history of their family in order to explain how her...

For decades after the Second World War, Senator James O. Eastland (1904-1986) was one of the more intransigent leaders of the Deep South's resistance to what he called "the Second Reconstruction." And yet he developed, late in his life, a very real friendship with...

"In this fraught time of cutthroat business and financial dealings, racial animosity, and heartless political leaders, Dave's remarkable story has lessons for us all." --Jalen Rose, former professional basketball player, current analyst for ESPN A narrative of chance and purpose that touches all corners...

HARRY TRUMAN This book covers the topic of Harry Truman, one of the most influential US Presidents in history. Truman was sworn in as the 33rd President of the United States, during the middle of World War II. This meant that every decision the...

You don't often hear of elected officials who are battling mental illness. Social, professional, and political stigma are the problem, yet a quarter of our population has anxiety, depression, or both, and continue to be productive and effective on the job, in their families,...

The former White House Press Secretary and Communications Director analyzes our current political moment through the lens of politics and culture and argues that President Trump has put the country back on the right track and needs to be reelected in 2020.When it was...

The first biography of a man who was at the center of American foreign policy for a generation, The Last Brahmin "sheds insight into the evolving politics of the 20th century." (Library Journal) "Comprehensive, . . . dramatic."--Gerald J. Russello, Wall Street Journal Few...

In this definitive history, William R. Keylor traces the tumultuous relationship between Charles de Gaulle and a host of other key twentieth-century figures: his former mentor Marshal Philippe P騁ain, who headed the collaborationist government in the southern French city of Vichy as the German...

Here is a story of political prisoners, prisoners in addition to Flynn; white, black and Puerto Rican--and the reactions of fellow inmates and personnel to them. Her book is an early expose of the conditions that are now brought to wide public attention by...

This wide-ranging biography examines the life and work of one of the most influential Mexican Americans of the twentieth century, Alonso S. Perales, who was an attorney, civil rights activist, author and US diplomat.Author: Cynthia E. OrozcoISBN-10: 1558858962ISBN-13: 9781558858961Publisher: Arte Publico PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/30/2020Pages:...

Part of the four-book Queens of the Resistance series, saluting some of the most beloved boss ladies in Congress: a celebration of Elizabeth Warren, the star senator from Massachusetts and 2020 presidential candidate All hail Queen Elizabeth! She's a "queen" but not a monarch...

A memoir of a life in activism by one of the original defendants in the Trial of the Chicago 7, subject of the 2020 Oscar-nominated Aaron Sorkin film of the same name.In March 1969, eight young men were indicted by the federal government for...

"Grey is the color of truth." So observed Mac Bundy in defending America's intervention in Vietnam. Kai Bird brilliantly captures this ambiguity in his revelatory look at Bundy and his brother William, two of the most influential policymakers of the Kennedy and Johnson administrations....

This extensively research biography, based on interviews with 400 sources, shares the life of Pamela Churchill Harriman--the grand daughter-in-law of Winston Churchill and a woman who consistently managed to be where the action was. Premier biography Sally Bedell Smith tells the explosive true story...

Drawn from recently declassified FBI files, and interviews with family members and former apostles, The Messenger renders a daring portrait of one of African-American history's most controversial leaders. In this explosive biography, investigative journalist Karl Evanzz recounts the multidimensional life of a semiliterate refugee...

More than fifty years after her death, Eleanor Roosevelt is remembered as a formidable first lady and tireless social activist. Often overlooked, however, is her deep and inclusive spirituality. Her personal faith was shaped by reading the New Testament in her youth, giving her...

The Internationally Acclaimed Biography of One of History's Monumental Figures Gandhi: A Life The first biography of this important figure in over twenty years, Gandhi: A Life rescues the man from the myth, revealing the transformation of an ordinary, timid young man into a...

Professor Jones discusses the career of Augustus in the context of the turbulent times of the breakdown of the Roman Republic into civil war. He shows how dependent Augustus' rise to power was upon his adoption by Julius Caesar, and traces the ruthless and...

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian John Toland's classic, definitive biography of Adolf Hitler remains the most thorough, readable, accessible, and, as much as possible, objective account of the life of a man whose evil effect on the world in the twentieth century will always be felt....

"A memoir that shows the private Malcolm as a man who spoke far more of obedience, moderation, and peace than he did of violence."--Atlanta Journal & Constitution Many books have been written about Malcolm X in the decades since his assassination, but in Remembering...

Only two Americans held positions of great influence throughout the Cold War. The two men embodied opposing strategies for winning the conflict. Yet they dined together, attended the weddings of each other's children, and remained lifelong friends. Paul Nitze was a consummate insider who...

"A truly brilliant biography."--John Kenneth Galbraith, Chicago Tribune Twice jailed while serving in office yet a champion of the people, builder of schools yet a shameless grafter, James Michael Curley was the stuff of legend long before his life became fiction in Edwin O'Connor's...

More than one hundred years before Barack Obama, George Edwin Taylor made presidential history. Born in the antebellum South to a slave and a freed woman, Taylor became the first African American ticketed as a political party's nominee for president of the United States,...

In Hoffa, Arthur Sloane has written the only comprehensive biography of the late Teamster leader, having had full access to Jimmy Hoffa's family, friends, and professional associates. Hoffa is a rich and colorful portrait of this powerful and contradictory character, one of the most...

The youngest of twenty children of sharecroppers in rural Mississippi, Fannie Lou Hamer witnessed throughout her childhood the white cruelty, political exclusion, and relentless economic exploitation that defined African American existence in the Delta. In this intimate biography, Chana Kai Lee documents Hamer's lifelong...

A no-holds-barred biography of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orb疣, who has become a pivotal figure in European politics since 2010, this is the first English- language study of the erstwhile anti-communist rebel turned populist autocrat. Through a masterly and cynical manipulation of ethnic nationalism,...

The autobiography of the youth of the former Vice Presiden of Yugoslovia, which is also the story of a little-know land, Montenegro. Introduction and notes by William Jovanovich. Translated by Michael B. Petrovich.Author: Milovan DjilasISBN-10: 0156481170ISBN-13: 9780156481175Publisher: Mariner BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/15/1972Pages: 366Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.13lbsSize:...

A vivid and intimate portrait of the New Deal president by the first woman ever appointed to the U.S. Cabinet. When Frances Perkins first met Franklin D. Roosevelt at a dance in 1910, she was a young social worker and he was an attractive...

In this extraordinary memoir, John F. Kennedy's closest advisor recounts in full for the first time his experience counseling Kennedy through the most dramatic moments in American history. Illuminating, revelatory, and gripping, Counselor is the brilliant, long-awaited memoir from the remarkable man who shaped...

In this epic dual biography, one of our most distinguished scholars--the bestselling author of An Unfinished Life--probes the lives and times of two unlikely leaders whose partnership dominated American and world affairs and changed the course of history Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger were...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "Vital reading for Americans and people anywhere who seek to understand what is happening 'after the fall' of the global system created by the United States" (New York Journal of Books), from the former White House aide, close confidant...

"From the Pit to the Palace" is the captivating true story of a young girl who grew up in Nassau, Bahamas from a life of extreme poverty to become the second in command as the Deputy Prime Minister and first female Minister of Defense...

As US president, William Henry Harrison held many firsts. He was the oldest president to be sworn into office (until Reagan), the shortest-serving president and, unfortunately, the first president to die in office. President William Henry Harrison spent approximately 31 days in office, but...

Anarchism and Other Essays, is many of the old classic books which have been considered important throughout the human history. They are now extremely scarce and very expensive antique. So that this work is never forgotten we republish these books in high quality, using...

Who knew that an aimless and directionless kid from the South Bronx would grow up to be one of the most trusted and respected military and political leaders of the modern world? Colin Powell's legacy includes being awarded the Bronze Star, two Purple Hearts,...

A behind-the-scenes political memoir written by a prominent White House physician. I would talk to the president before the chief of staff even saw the president in the morning. I walked into work, and I was already in the Oval Office talking to President...

Originally published in two volumes in 1931 and 1934, "Living My Life" is the autobiography of Lithuanian anarchist and political activist Emma Goldman. Written while she was living in France, the work covers her life from her poor and unhappy childhood in Lithuania and...

From the Arizona Congressman, a 21st-century Band of Brothers chronicling the eternal bonds forged between the Marines of Lima Company, the hardest-hit unit of the Iraq WarAt first, they were Lucky Lima. Infantryman Ruben Gallego and his brothers in Lima Company--3rd Battalion, 25th Marines,...

WALL STREET JOURNAL review: "One of Mr. May's strengths is his ability to convey a vivid sense of the times. When Britain attacked the U.S. naval frigate Chesapeake in 1807, Gallatin received a message from Jefferson bidding him to come in haste. 'If you...

Explore the controversial life of New Jersey city mayor Frank Hague, whose propensity for corruption inspired a character on the television show Boardwalk Empire.Frank Hague served as the mayor of Jersey City for much of the early twentieth century. While some believed him a...

The life and times of Lucy Parsons, early American radical and labor organizer, told definitively here.Author: Carolyn AshbaughISBN-10: 1608462137ISBN-13: 9781608462131Publisher: Haymarket BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/05/2013Pages: 282Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 7.80h x 5.20w x 0.70d

When Jewher Ilham's father, Ilham Toti, was detained at the Beijing airport in February 2013 on charges of "separatism," Jewher had two choices: she could stay in China or fly to America alone. Jewher boarded the plane for Indiana and began a new life...

Georges Sada was one of Saddam's top generals and foremost military advisors. A truth-teller in a government that made the truth dangerous. A devout Christian in a Muslim country. And a man who would stand up for what was right?even at the risk of...

Black Americans have always relied on the oral tradition -- storytelling, preaching, and speechmaking -- to assert their rights and preserve and pass on their history and culture. In the pulpit, courtroom, or cotton field, they have understood the power of words, distinctively delivered,...

Robert Mugabe came to power in Zimbabwe in 1980 after a long civil war in Rhodesia. The white minority government had become an international outcast in refusing to give in to the inevitability of black majority rule. Finally the defiant white prime minister Ian...

An honest, heartfelt portrait of the dynamic yet troubled Billy Carter, written by his son.Author: William CarterISBN-10: 1563525534ISBN-13: 9781563525537Publisher: Taylor Trade PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/25/1999Pages: 224Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 9.22h x 6.22w x 0.85dReview Citation(s): Publishers Weekly 09/06/1999 pg. 96Kirkus Reviews 09/01/1999 pg. 1365Booklist 09/15/1999 pg....