For more than a year, Hillary Clinton has laid out an ambitious agenda to improve the lives of the American people and make our country stronger and safer.
The Courage of their Convictions cites sixteen landmark civil liberties cases and the individuals who challenged laws that they felt impinged upon their personal freedom and who took their battles to the nation's highest court of law.
Popular historian and former White House speechwriter Jonathan Horn ';provides a captivating and enlightening look at George Washington's post-presidential life and the politically divided country that was part of his legacy' (New York Journal of Books).
';A Washington insider draws on decades of experience to deliver a blistering critique of the state of American government' (Kirkus Reviews) in an authoritative scrutiny of the forces that run our society and a call to fix our democracy before it's too late.
The fine biography and compelling personal story (The Wall Street Journal) of arguably the most influential member of Franklin Delano Roosevelts administration, Marguerite Missy LeHand, FDRs de facto chief of staff, who has been misrepresented, mischaracterized, and overlooked throughout historyuntil now.
This New York Times bestselling ';deep dive into the terms of eight former presidents is chock-full of political hijinksand dj vu' (Vanity Fair) and provides a fascinating look at the men who came to the office without being elected to it, showing how each affected the nation and world.
He was an actor, newly divorced, whose controversial tenure as president of the Screen Actors Guild was drawing more attention than his fading film career.
Demokratie in Gefahr – und was wir dagegen tun können"Arne Semsrott zeigt in diesem leider furchtbar nötigen Buch, was von rechts auf uns zu kommen könnte und was man dagegen unternehmen kann.
A Congressional Medal of Honor AccountExtraordinary Valor is the story of Special Forces Major John Duffy's Medal of Honor gallantry at Firebase Charlie, and the heroism of South Vietnamese paratrooper, Major L Vn M, who fought by his side.
He was an actor, newly divorced, whose controversial tenure as president of the Screen Actors Guild was drawing more attention than his fading film career.
The Cowboy President: How the American West Transformed Theodore Roosevelt details how his time spent in the Western Dakota Territory helped him recover from an overwhelming personal loss, but more importantly, how it transformed him into the man etched onto Mount Rushmore, a man who is still rated as one of the top five Presidents in American history.
Ronald Reagan assumed the presidency at a time when Japan and Europe, fully recovered from wartime devastation, threatened America's position as the number one economy in the world.
In this revealing and beautifully written memoir, Mark Obama Ndesandjo, recounts his complex relationship with his older half-brother, President Barack Obama, including their first meeting in Kenya over twenty years ago.
En No Me Dejes en Visto: quiero aprender online, Daniela Abrigo, Magíster en Docencia Universitaria (UTN, Rosario, Argentina), analiza cómo las herramientas digitales, como WhatsApp y Telegram, se convirtieron en aliadas inesperadas de la educación durante la pandemia de COVID-19 en Rosario.
Este libro es resultado de un programa de investigación radicado en la Universidad de SunYat-sen, en la República Popular China, en el marco del Centro de Estudios Latinoamericanos de la Escuela de Estudios Internacionales.
A ';powerful' (The Wall Street Journal) biography of one of the 19th century's greatest statesmen, encompassing his decades-long fight against slavery and his postwar struggle to bring racial justice to America.
The controversial first-hand account of what really happened in the south Atlantic skiesSharkey Ward commanded 801 Naval Air Squadron, HMS Invincible, was senior Sea Harrier adviser to the Command, flew over sixty missions and was awarded DSC.
'Shimon Peres was a giant of Israel's founding generation, a tireless advocate for peace, and an eternal optimist who lived his life with a sense of hope and possibility.
"Ursula von der Leyen und die EU: Zwischen Macht, Korruption und Krisenbewältigung"In diesem fesselnden Buch des renommierten Autors Heinz Duthel tauchen Leserinnen und Leser in die kontroverse Welt der Europäischen Union ein, angeführt von einer der umstrittensten Figuren ihrer Zeit: Ursula von der Leyen.
From a brilliant historian at the Harvard Business School, here is a masterful, in-depth portrait of five extraordinary figures-Ernest Shackleton, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Rachel Carson-that illuminates how great leaders are made in times of adversity and the diverse skills they summon in order to prevail.
'A dense narrative and a wealth of examples' Literary Review'Reid-Henry narrates this story with elegance and gusto' Washington Post'[Reid-Henry] conveys an important message: Individual political action must become accountable to society's interests' Kirkus'Reid-Henry's scholarship is impressive, gathering a wide range of historical anecdotes and referencing a diverse set of thinkers' Publishers Weekly The first panoramic history of the Western world from the 1970s to the present day: Empire of Democracy is the story for those asking how we got to where we are.
A BLOOMBERG BEST BOOK OF THE YEARWINNER - SILVER MEDAL, AXIOM BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS 2018 FOREWORD BY NOURIEL ROUBINISuperHubs is a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the global financial system and the powerful personal networks through which it is run, at the centre of which sit the Elites - the SuperHubs.
**BRITAIN'S BEST POLITICAL CARTOONS 2021 IS OUT NOW**2020 will forever be remembered as the year of coronavirus: twelve months in which we collectively forgot about Brexit, to turn our attention to the NHS, furloughs and social distancing.
'THE POLITICAL BOOK OF THE YEAR' Tim ShipmanA blistering narrative expos of infighting, skulduggery and chaos in Corbyn's Labour party, now revised and updated.
