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“In a distracted age, focus is a superpower, and this book’s supremely persuasive case to focus energy on state government and unlock its power will win you over. If you’re upset about what’s happening around the country, The Fourth Branch offers a concrete way to make change.”—Chris...

In The Democracy We Must Keep, historian David O. Stewart takes readers inside the nine key documents that shaped the formation of the United States. Through the words of seven visionary founders—Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Hamilton, Gouverneur Morris, and others—Stewart shows how a fragile experiment in self-government took shape. These men were not saints. They argued passionately. Yet together, they forged the principles that must still define American democracy.

In a series of thought-provoking essays, Chip Webster, a highly respected business leader, shares his insights on how to re-unite the United States of America. He covers the current state of our democracy and steps we can take to heal the divide that is tearing us apart, including, breaking down the barriers that divide us.

Bloomsbury presents The Berlin Wall by Frederick Taylor, read by Gordon Griffin The astonishing drama of Cold War nuclear poker that divided humanity - reissued with a new Postscript to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the fall of the wall. During the night of 12–13 August 1961, a...

'I recommend our diplomats and ministers read this book: it will provide them with an intellectual backbone. On the big calls [Bootle] has a spectacularly good record.' - The Sunday Times 'Bootle is right on every count.' - The Guardian The Extensively Revised 5th Edition of this Highly...

'This book is NUTS! – in the best possible way. A relentless roller coaster ride through the heaven and hell of modern Russia' PETER POMERANZEV 'Written with all the pace and energy of a John Grisham novel … An incredible true story and a great read!' BILL BROWDER 'An astonishing glimpse...

A quarter of a century in power has allowed Vladimir Putin to enrich himself. He has done this by plundering Russia's resources, confiscated private businesses and persecuted those who stood against him including Boris Berezovsky, Vladimir Gusinsky, Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Bill Browder. Putin...

In The Fix, McQuade draws on her decades of experience as a federal prosecutor to reveal how systems of organized crime and political opportunism exploit the levers of power—using corruption, cruelty, and chaos as tools to dominate institutions and eliminate accountability. With clarity...

As the country’s largest swing state, Pennsylvania will determine if America follows the path of progressivism or the path of freedom and prosperity. You GOTTA Win Pennsylvania! traces the rise of entrepreneurs in Pennsylvania’s political landscape, identifying how entrepreneurs of all stripes—business, educational, and philanthropic—have shifted the dynamics of the Keystone State. And it lays out how the path Pennsylvania takes pivots on what entrepreneurs do next.

An in-depth exploration of history of the US Capitol building and the incredible personalities who built it, full of dramatic stories and surprising facts; a powerful testament to what the Capitol has meant to generations of Americans and how it has endured. The Capitol is a unique biography of...

Every time our government faces another shutdown, Americans feel the same frustration: How did we get here again? Why can't the people we elect work together? And why does it seem that common sense and cooperation have become so rare in Washington, D.C.? This book was born from those questions, and from a deep belief that there is a better way. I believe that when two sides disagree, they don't have to go to war with words or policies. They can simply meet halfway. That middle ground, where respect still lives and compromise still matters, is where America's strength has always come from.

A reappraisal of the brief presidency of Gerald Ford, called to leadership in the midst of scandal, stagflation, and an energy crisis. In this book, Yanek Mieczkowski reexamines Ford's two and a half years in office, showing that his presidency successfully confronted the most vexing crisis of the postwar era.

Are you an ambitious man who wants to fulfill your unlimited potential? Ever wish your mind could slow down, your shoulders could drop, and you could live life with more calm and clarity? We created this audiobook for Black men who carry a lot, think a lot, and who don’t always get the space to breathe and time to achieve. Created with emotional awareness, cultural understanding, and everyday realism, these affirmations focus on what matters most: steadiness, self-trust, strength, and forward movement.

A mais completa e refinada análise da experiência petista antes, durante e depois dos anos no poder. O PT foi o grande vencedor de eleições presidenciais da Nova República, produziu seu líder mais popular e, de certa forma, representa as vitórias e derrotas do Brasil no período. Talvez...

In 2022, in response to the killing of Mahsa Jina Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman who died in police custody after being arrested for not wearing her hijab, thousands of Iranians - mostly women - took to the streets in protest. Fatemeh Jamalpour had just returned to the country after working...

Die Historikerin Christina Morina lebte mit ihrer Familie 2024/25 für ein Jahr in New York – als Gastprofessorin an der weltbekannten New School For Social Research. Aus nächster Nähe erlebte sie das fatale Comeback von Donald Trump und die verheerenden Folgen für die amerikanische Demokratie, die sich auch im Alltag der Menschen spiegeln. Sie war nach Amerika gekommen, um zur Geschichte der Demokratie zu forschen und zu lehren. Und plötzlich wurde sie Zeugin des großangelegten Versuchs, sie zu zerstören.

A prominent senator assesses the destructive ideas that have seized the American spirit—and shows how the hidden alignments in our politics can free us from their hold. This program is read by the author. Today, the United States is in a crisis—and it’s not just a political one: over fifty...

An urgent and revealing examination of how the ultra-rich dominate democracies, hoard political power, and maintain inequality that “grips like a political thriller, warns like an alarm, and astonishes on every page” (Jonathan Eig, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for King: A Life). The wealthy...

"A compelling biography of one of our nation's greatest journalists. Outstanding."—Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Alphonse Fletcher University Professor, Harvard University "Well-reported and -researched."—Walter Isaacson, New York Times bestselling author of Steve Jobs and Elon Musk A definitive...

Libya and the West: What Everyone Needs to Know is a welcome update to the literature on Western diplomatic relations with Libya. It specifically analyzes the complicated relationships that Italy, Britain, the United States, and France developed with Libya beginning in the 1910s. On the basis...