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Keir Starmer: The Biography is an authoritative study of a man who now stands on the brink of becoming Britain's next Prime Minister. If he succeeds, Starmer will be the first Labour leader in a generation to win power, even though most voters still say they don’t know much about him. It not only tells Starmer’s story but also examines the paradox of a politician often uncomfortable with politics, someone who is both remarkably ordinary and capable of defying all efforts to define him.

You are the first woman in history to be elected vice president of the United States. On July 21, 2024, your running mate, Joe Biden, announces that he will not be seeking reelection. The presidential election will occur on November 5, 2024. You have 107 days. Written with candor, a unique perspective, and the pace of a page-turning novel, 107 Days takes you inside the race for the presidency as no one has ever done before.

From the halls of the Philadelphia City Council to the challenges of single motherhood, Blondell Reynolds-Brown's memoir Walking a Tightrope Backward in High Heels offers an unflinching look at what it takes to succeed in the bruising arena of big-city politics. As one of Philadelphia's most influential councilwomen, Reynolds-Brown shattered glass ceilings and championed transformative legislation for women, children, and families during her remarkable twenty-year tenure.

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Julius Caesar was not just a general. He was not just a dictator. He was the rupture point between republic and empire, between mortal and myth. This is not a dry biography. This is a cinematic retelling of the man who allied with Cleopatra, defied the Senate, crossed the Rubicon, and built an empire. Through betrayal, ambition, war, and worship—Caesar shattered the systems that birthed him and became the blueprint for every ruler that followed. From the alleys of Rome to the halls of power, from the knives of the Ides to the comet that burned overhead, this book tells the real story.

In Iconoclast, Dr Anand Teltumbde, a distinguished public intellectual and leading authority on the Dalit movement, presents a groundbreaking biography of Dr B.R. Ambedkar. Far from the embellished narratives often associated with his legacy, Teltumbde strips away the layers of myth and hyperbole to reveal the man behind the legend. With meticulous research and intellectual honesty, Teltumbde delves into the life of Ambedkar, situating him within the dynamic context of his time.

New York Times Magazine writer Jason Zengerle’s evocative biography of Tucker Carlson tells the story of how the former Fox News talking head rose through the ranks from a young writer at The Weekly Standard to one of the most powerful voices in right-wing politics. Through personal anecdotes and a sweeping view of the political and media landscape over the past 30 years, Zengerle examines how Tucker Carlson’s career offers a unique lens into the radical transformation of American conservatism and, just as importantly, the media that covers and ultimately shapes it.

Dans ses mémoires, John Brennan, fils d'un immigrant irlandais installé dans le New Jersey, nous conte son parcours à la CIA. Très vite, il entre comme analyste dans le département du Moyen-Orient, où il réalise de longues missions à l'étranger. Au fil de sa carrière, il briefe les Présidents à la Maison-Blanche, devient le principal adjoint du directeur de la CIA et après les attentats de 2001, George W. Bush lui confie la responsabilité de créer l'agence anti-terroriste américaine.

Herbert Reul war schon immer ein Politiker, der sich nicht vor schweren Aufgaben scheut. Im Gegenteil, im Laufe seiner Amtszeit als Innenminister von NRW bringt er zahlreiche Maßnahmen in Gang zur Bekämpfung von Terrorismus, Cyberkriminalität und Clanverbrechen. Dabei zeichnet ihn aus, dass er sich weder von Panikmache noch von Aktionismus leiten lässt. Besonnen geht er vor, und dennoch konsequent. Nicht selten legt er den Finger in die Wunde und benennt klar, was sich ändern muss. Sein dringendstes Anliegen: Das Leben in Deutschland wieder sicherer machen.

Churchill fu protagonista di una eccezionale gamma di attività ed esperienze: nominato ufficiale durante il regno della regina Vittoria, partecipò alle guerre coloniali in Africa e alle prime fasi di sviluppo dell'aviazione, ma soprattutto guidò l'Impero britannico nella sua ora più buia, durante i giorni cupi e gloriosi della Seconda guerra mondiale.

Harvey Bernard Milk (May 22, 1930-November 27, 1978), born in Woodmere, NY, was a US Navy veteran, businessman, and Democrat politician who, on November 8, 1977, became the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California, as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. A year later, on November 27, 1978, Milk and San Francisco Mayor George Moscone were assassinated by disgruntled former City Supervisor Dan White in the offices of San Francisco's City Hall. The following audio recording is from a 1978 tv interview.

Do you think you know the real Mrs. Mary Todd Lincoln? This book was written in 1928, and Honore Willsie Morrow tells the story of Mrs. Mary Todd Lincoln based on research and personal interviews with Mrs. Lincoln herself, as well as her family, friends, associates, and colleagues in and outside of the White House. It was a tumultuous time in U.S. history, and Mrs. Mary Todd Lincoln was often the object of gossip and accusations in Washington, D.C. This book delves into that time period with the Lincolns in the White House and offers reasons to appreciate the former first lady.

Esta es la historia de un pequeño grupo de policías que medraron durante cuarenta años para mantener su poder y ganar dinero. Es la historia de cómo un grupo de políticos han cambiado la historia de España. Villarejo y sus cómplices creyeron ser más poderosos que el propio Estado, pero al final, y como en las tragedias griegas, entre tanta contienda incansable y ambición desmedida, solo queda catarsis, verdad y justicia.

1881. The artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir knocks on the door of a wealthy Jewish family's home in the 8th arrondissement, the grandest quarter of Paris. But for the Jewish community, the undercurrents of Parisian sentiment are already moving in a sinister direction. The story of the Renoir girls will end in the duplicity and the horror of the Second World War.

What happens when broken boys inherit empires? They don’t heal. They conquer. Tyrants is a side-by-side psychological autopsy of two of history’s most infamous men: Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin. From violent childhoods and humiliating rejection to god complexes, body counts, and ultimate collapse, this book doesn’t mythologize — it dissects. This is not a dry timeline. This is not hero worship. This is not sympathy. This is truth. Unflinching, unfiltered, and human — horrifyingly so. It’s the story of how pain festers into power. And how power, left unchecked, consumes the world.

Un saggio minuzioso sul carattere e lo sviluppo del neofascismo italiano, tra campi paramilitari, traffici di esplosivi, corruzione delle istituzioni. Il romanzo dal vero della conversione esistenziale e culturale di un uomo, attraverso l'esperienza del carcere, che lo porterà a essere un sociologo di fama internazionale.

Die Republik ist nervös und zerstritten - und sie sieht sich stärker werdenden inneren und äußeren Feinden gegenüber. In einer Zeit, in der autoritäre Regime weltweit an Einfluss gewinnen, sehnen sich viele Menschen nach einem Konservatismus, der sowohl das Land stabilisiert als auch den Autoritären die Stirn bietet. Aber ist der neue Kanzler ein solcher Konservativer?

In Being There, Tony Leon goes behind the scenes, reflecting on how history is made, both here and around the world, through his unique mixture of anecdote and informed opinion. His vantage point ranges from a ringside seat in the formation of the government of national unity (GNU)—recounted in detail here for the first time—to close encounters with the likes of Harry Oppenheimer, Yasser Arafat and Boris Johnson, and reappraisals of FW de Klerk, Nelson Mandela and Mangosuthu Buthelezi.

For the first time, and with surprising and revealing insights, Kamala Harris tells the story of one of the wildest and most consequential presidential campaigns in American history. Your Secret Service code name is Pioneer. You are the first woman in history to be elected vice president of the United States. On July 21, 2024, your running mate, Joe Biden, announces that he will not be seeking reelection. The presidential election will occur on November 5, 2024. You have 107 days.

In this candid memoir, United States Senator John Fetterman shares the story of his journey in public service (which started by winning his first election by a single vote in 2005), including unvarnished details of his life-threatening stroke and struggles with depression, the truth about what really happens in Washington, and his vision for navigating our divided country’s future.