Biography: historical, political and military

'A story told with verve and passion' The Times, Book of the Week'An alternative and engaging biography.

The West Wing meets The Office in this ';funny, moving story about working in the White House that is a must read for anyone who misses having Barack Obama as President' (Dan Pfeiffer, cohost of Pod Save America), directly from his senior writer and former Deputy Director of Messaging.

One of a select group of American foreign service officers to receive specialized training on the Soviet Union in the late 1920s and early 1930s, George Frost Kennan eventually became the American government's chief expert on Soviet affairs during the height of the Cold War.

Project Management for Book Publishers provides readers with a solid understanding of efficient processes and workflows for content creation, product development, and the marketing and distribution of both physical and digital products.

Winner of the 2018 Ohioana Book Award for Nonfiction The little-known but uniquely American story of the unlikely friendship of two famous figures of the American WestBuffalo Bill Cody and Sitting Bulltold through the prism of their collaboration in Cody's Wild West show in 1885.

Kronprinz Rudolf von Habsburg – der einzige Sohn von Kaiser Franz Joseph I.

Spiritual trailblazer Huston Smith has written comprehensive books about religion and a memoir of his own life, but nowhere has he merged the two elements of seeking and experience with such storytelling flair as he has in these pages.

*THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* *A Financial Times Book of the Year**Economist Book of the Year* 'A political epic' - Guardian'This is the book Trump fears most.

"e;[The book's] power lies in a vivid re-creation not only of Churchill's public roles but also his private life-of good fortune but also family tragedy.

Based on the powerful true story of Auschwitz prisoner number 3444 Wilhelm Brasse, whose photographs helped to expose the atrocities of the Holocaust.

A marvelous tale of an adventurous life of great historical importShe has been called the female Lawrence of Arabia, which, while not inaccurate, fails to give Gertrude Bell her due.

What draws a person to the political life?

In this unique book, His Holiness the Dalai Lama tells the full story of his 75-year struggle with China to save Tibet and its people.

This book addresses the flaws and fallacies in the grounds for atheism and theism - flaws and fallacies that contaminate the arguments of non-believers and believers alike.

From his enslavement to freedom, Frederick Douglass was one of America's most extraordinary champions of liberty and equality.

Explores the life and thought of Rabbi Max Lilienthal, who created a new model for the American rabbinate.

Writing may be a solitary profession, but it is also one that relies on a strong sense of community.

Upon his return from India, Alexander the Great travelled to the Persian royal city of Pasargadae to pay homage at the tomb of King Cyrus, founder of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, whom he admired greatly.

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How powerful is integrity?

Explains his influence on the military, law, politics, and religion Get the real story of Napoleon Bonaparte Not sure what's true about Napoleon?

These are turbulent times in the world of book publishing.

Publishing is one of the oldest and most influential businesses in the world.

Vanderbilt: the very name signifies wealth.

A biographical study of the 16th U.

* Selected as One of the Best Books of the 21st Century by The New York Times * Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in History * ';Extraordinarya great American biography' (The New Yorker) of the most important African American of the 19th century: Frederick Douglass, the escaped slave who became the greatest orator of his day and one of the leading abolitionists and writers of the era.

From her earliest years, Catherine of Siena (1347-80) was griped by the mystery of God incarnate.

McWilliams began her career in public life when she arrived in Winnipeg at the age of thirty-five.

This interdisciplinary collection of essays examines the important and paradoxical relation between women and the French Revolution.

"e;An excellent read.

Publishing two books, selling film rights, and being in TIME magazine- these kind of seem like pipe dreams.

Repackaged in a new tie-in edition to coincide with the Netflix film produced and directed by Angelina Jolie, a moving story of war crimes and desperate actions, the unnerving strength of a small girl and her triumphant spirit as she survived the Cambodian genocide under Pol Pots brutal regime.

An Iranian American journalist recounts his headline-making captivity in Tehran in "e;a memoir that reads like a thriller"e; (The New York Times Book Review).

The most original, the most sought-after politician in America today, Senator John McCain is at the front of a large movement -- people who are dissatisfied with the way politics is conducted in this country.

This is the only modern, scholarly biography of Catiline, based on an exhaustive study of the ancient sources and modern scholarship.

#1 New York Times Bestseller: A “superb” eyewitness account of one of the bloodiest and most pivotal battles of World War II (Mark Bowden, author of Black Hawk Down).

**Winner of the 2020 PARLIAMENTARY BOOK AWARDS for Best Political Book by a Non-Parliamentarian**A Times Political Book of the Year'An entertaining, thorough and informative canter through the characters and stories of prime ministers past.

A Companion to Franklin D.

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History remembers Wellington's defeat of Napoleon, but has forgotten the role of Field Marshal Radetzky in the battles which led to Napoleon's abdication and first exile in 1814.

The camp, battle, and prison experiences of a common soldier This fast-paced memoir was written in 1905 by 61-year-old Samuel W.

Clement Attlee - the man who created the welfare state and decolonised vast swathes of the British Empire, including India - has been acclaimed by many as Britains' greatest twentieth-century Prime Minister.

In a fiercely fought provincial election in 1919, a new political movement came to power in Ontario.

Lama Yeshe didn't see a car until he was fifteen.

Winner of The 2020 Best Book Award for Military History -- American Bookfest An elite platoon of Marine Scout-Snipers, Lieutenant Frank Tachovsky's ';40 Thieves' were chosen for their willingness to defy rules and beat all-comers.

In Seven Men, New York Times bestselling author Eric Metaxas presents seven exquisitely crafted short portraits of widely knownbut not well understoodChristian men, each of whom uniquely showcases a commitment to live by certain virtues in the truth of the gospel.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ';I come from a family forged by tragedies and bound by a remarkable, unbreakable love,' Hunter Biden writes in this deeply moving and ';unflinchingly honest' (Entertainment Weekly) memoir of addiction, loss, and survival.