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It was this hero who threw the first bomb on the British who were crushing India. Even while at school, he was attracted towards the sacred words 'Vande Mataram!' (I bow to Mother India!) and plunge……続きを見る

Oblivion is a heartbreaking, exquisitely written memorial to the author's father, Héctor Abad Gómez, whose criticism of the Colombian regime led to his murder by paramilitaries in 1987. Twenty years……続きを見る

My Bondage and My Freedom is an autobiographical slave narrative written by Frederick Douglass and published in 1855. It discusses in detail his struggle under slavery and subsequent transition from……続きを見る

Attila the Hun - godless barbarian and near-mythical warrior king - has become a byword for mindless ferocity. His brutal attacks smashed through the frontiers of the Roman empire in a savage wave o……続きを見る

They work in the shadow of America’s greatest leaders; without them, the White House could not function. They are the ushers and butlers of the White House. This short book traces the history of Whi……続きを見る

The most famous collision in American Navy history took place on a hot, starless, moonless night in 1943. PT109 was idling off the South Pacific island of Kolombangara. With virtually no warning, a ……続きを見る

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Senator John McCain’s deeply moving memoir is the story of three generations of warriors and the ways that sons are shaped and enriched by their fathers. John McCain’s gr……続きを見る

Tony Benn is the longest serving MP in the history of the Labour Party. He left Parliament in 2001, after more than half a century in the House of Commons, to devote more time to politics. This volu……続きを見る

Peter Popham's major new biography of Aung San Suu Kyi draws upon previously untapped testimony and fresh revelations to tell the story of a woman whose bravery and determination have captivated peo……続きを見る

Dwight David Eisenhower proudly claimed that he ôcame from the very heart of America.ö Yet it could be argued that, despite those provincial beginnings, no other American exerted more influence on w……続きを見る

When George Washington became the new United States of Americas first president, he set several precedents, including one on April 30, 1789. That day, Washington was inaugurated as president, and fo……続きを見る

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When George Washington became the new United States of Americas first president, he set several precedents, including one on April 30, 1789. That day, Washington was inaugurated as president, and fo……続きを見る

Barack Obama is a deeply troubled personality, the megalomaniac front man for a postmodern coup by the intelligence agencies, using fake polls, mobs of swarming adolescents, super-rich contributors,……続きを見る

A rebellious boy from the post-WWII streets of Brooklyn gains maturity in military service, embraces the charms of the Orient and thrives in an modest role in a secret war. This book relates his Ody……続きを見る

El asesinato de Luis Espinal el 22 de marzo de 1980 en manos de un grupo de paramilitares, truncó su vida en la etapa más lúcida y creativa. Sacerdote jesuita, nacido en Espa&n……続きを見る

Soldier, university professor, lawyer, political candidate, and judge; David Vanek’s compelling life story has seen him in many roles, all of which are played out in these memoirs. The child of Jewi……続きを見る

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The U.S. Treasury Department called Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman "the world's most powerful drug trafficker." Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has appeared on Forbes list of the world's rich……続きを見る

One of New Zealand’s most popular and colourful local politicians, Dove-Myer Robinson (1901-1989) was the longest-serving mayor of Auckland city, holding office for 18 years between 1959 and 1980. A……続きを見る

‘Magisterial … As engagingly readable as a good novel’ Observer The definitive biography of Generalissimo Francisco Franco, from the acclaimed historian Paul Preston. Francisco Franco was the Caudil……続きを見る

The first president born after America's independence ushers in a new era of no-holds-barred democracy The first "professional politician" to become president, the slick and dandyish Martin Van Bure……続きを見る

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Former president Jimmy Carter reflects on aging, blending memoir, anecdote, political savvy, and practical advice to truly illuminate the rich promises of growing older. ……続きを見る

When he left the navy SEALs to become a pro wrestler, the fans knew him as "Jesse, the Body." When he hosted his hard-hitting KFAN radio talk show, he became "Jesse, the Mouth." And now that this bo……続きを見る

This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Contents and Footnotes CONTENTS PREFACE. CHAPTER I. BIRTH AND PARENTAGE CHAPTER II. EARLY LIFE, 1821-1847 CHAPTER III. THE REVOLUTION CHAPTE……続きを見る

It is no exaggeration to say that Margaret Thatcher remade Britain in her own image. She deregulated industry, brought the unions to their knees, privatized state-owned enterprises, waged war to def……続きを見る

The Years of Lyndon Johnson is the political biography of our time. No presidentーno era of American politicsーhas been so intensively and sharply examined at a time when so many prime witnesses to ……続きを見る

When Daniel Hunter and Jethro Heiko began planning at a kitchen table, they knew that their movement would be outspent by hundreds of millions of dollars. They were up against powerful elected offi……続きを見る

"Willie – The Man, the Myth and the Era," "Conspiracy" and "The Sting" involve the "Gang of Five" and the FBI sting, both of which occurred in 1988. In early spring, a group of five conservative Dem……続きを見る

"Combines scholarly exactness with evocative passages....Biography at its best."ーMarcus Cunliffe, The New York Times Book Review; Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. The seminal biography of one of Ameri……続きを見る