Political leaders and leadership

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THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERThe riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making?

'A marvellous banquet with four leaders whose lives provide lessons for all.

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'I've been wondering who might fill the intellectual void that plagued me after James Baldwin died.

In The Ignorant Maestro, Symphony Orchestra conductor Itay Talgam reveals the art of successful leadership by looking at the world's greatest conductorsA conductor in front of his orchestra is an iconic symbol of leadership.

From the very first mouthful, 'Lunch with the FT' was destined to become a permanent fixture in the Financial Times.

A Guest at the Feast is Colm T ib n's touching memoir.

Narrative nonfiction, also known as creative nonfiction or literary nonfiction, is true stories told using literary techniques and creativity.

A completely updated guide for first-time novelists.

Includes tips about everything from agents to electronic publishing.

Tips for catching and holding an agent's attention.

Honest and precise, everything about writing for children there is to know.

This comprehensive guide introduces aspiring storytellers to the ins and outs of writing fiction and nonfiction for young adults.

From George Washington to George W.

This ebook is the perfect introduction to politics and political thought throughout history.

'Ferrazzi is breaking new ground in defining what leadership can mean in the emerging world of work' -Arianna Huffington, founder and CEO of Thrive Global'Ferrazzi has gone into the trenches to figure out what it really takes to empower people and make teams more than the sum of their parts.

Explore the lives and achievements of more than 85 of the world's most inspirational and influential leaders with this innovative, and boldly graphic biography-led book.

The essential guide to twentieth-century literature around the worldFor six decades the Penguin Modern Classics series has been an era-defining, ever-evolving series of books, encompassing works by modernist pioneers, avant-garde iconoclasts, radical visionaries and timeless storytellers.

The bestselling author of Team of Teams dismantles the Great Man theory of leadership, by profiling leaders whose real stories defy their legends.

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An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir; 17 million copies sold worldwideNow in paperback featuring a new introduction by Michelle Obama, a letter from the author to her younger self, and a book club guide with 20 discussion questions and a 5-question Q&A, the intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States.

From the acclaimed author of John F.

What if you could combine the agility, adaptability, and cohesion of a small team with the power and resources of a giant organization?

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERA SUNDAY TIMES, THE TIMES, ECONOMIST, DAILY TELEGRAPH, EVENING STANDARD, OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR'Undoubtedly the best single-volume life of Churchill ever written' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday TimesA magnificently fresh and unexpected biography of Churchill, by one of Britain's most acclaimed historiansWinston Churchill towers over every other figure in twentieth-century British history.

The sensational second volume of Charles Moore's bestselling authorized biography of the Iron LadyIn June 1983 Margaret Thatcher won the biggest increase in a government's Parliamentary majority in British electoral history.

Few would argue that presidential policies and performance would have been the same whether John F.

More than fifty years after most Canadian women received the right to vote, very few women were elected as members of Parliament and none came from Quebec.

Set against a background of intense religious and cultural change and tensions over the meanings of nationalism and federalism in both Quebec and Canada, Michael Gauvreau's The Hand of God traces the emergence of Claude Ryan as a public intellectual.

Conversations With Myself is a moving collection of letters, diary entries and other writing that provides a rare chance to see the other side of Nelson Mandela's life, in his own voice: direct, clear, private.

Bringing together scholars from art history, visual studies, and related disciplines, this edited volume asks why Trumpism looks the way it does and what that look means for American-and global-society.

Published to coincide with the launch of Ron Howard's blockbuster film, and following on from the huge success of the eponymous West End and Broadway play, Frost/Nixon tells the extraordinary story of how David Frost pursued and landed the biggest fish of his career.

This book explores the vast and ongoing legacy of Che Guevara in world politics.

Finalist: George Washington PrizeGeorge Washington was an affluent slave owner who believed that republicanism and social hierarchy were vital to the young countrys survival.

How could a writer who knew no foreign languages call himself a translator?

Over a span of eighteen years, Lady Bird Johnson recorded forty-seven oral history interviews with Michael Gillette and his colleagues.

Barack Obama is widely considered one of the most powerful and charismatic speakers of our age.

Their names linger in memory mainly as punch lines, synonyms for obscurity: Millard Fillmore, Chester Arthur, Calvin Coolidge.

Their names linger in memory mainly as punch lines, synonyms for obscurity: Millard Fillmore, Chester Arthur, Calvin Coolidge.

Copyright law was once an esoteric backwater, the special province of professional authors, publishers, and media companies.

There are two winners in every presidential election campaign: The inevitable winner when it begins--such as Rudy Giuliani or Hillary Clinton in 2008--and the inevitable victor after it ends.

An engaging study of authorship, ethics, and book publishing in 18th- and 19th-century America, The Grand Chorus of Complaint considers the uneasy relationship between art and commerce with readings of correspondence, newspaper articles, and works by Thomas Paine, Herman Melville, and Fanny Fern.

Nearly a century and a half after his death, Abraham Lincoln remains an intrinsic part of the American consciousness, yet his intentions as president and his personal character continue to stir debate.

The American President is an enthralling account of American presidential actions from the assassination of William McKinley in 1901 to Bill Clinton's last night in office in January 2001.

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Over a span of eighteen years, Lady Bird Johnson recorded forty-seven oral history interviews with Michael Gillette and his colleagues.

How could a writer who knew no foreign languages call himself a translator?

Much of the existing research on race and crime focuses on the manipulation of crime by political elites or the racially biased nature of crime policy.