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At the apex of progressive reform in Texas from 1907 to 1911, Thomas M. Campbell served as the state’s chief executive. Closely associated with former Texas Governor James Stephen Hogg, Campbell pla……続きを見る

Extrait :  Qu’est-ce que l’homme ? L’homme est un être moral, intelligent et perfectible. Qu’est-ce qu’un être moral ? C’est celui qui aime et qui pratique la justice. Comment l’hom……続きを見る

When Things Went Right is a colorful and insightful portrait of Washington at the beginning of the Reagan-Bush era (November 1980–March 1983) as lived and recorded by an insider in his personal jour……続きを見る

“ . . . notable for its depiction of young Churchill, warts and all, as a very human character . . . .”ーNew York Times “A bestseller in the UK, this portrait of Winston Churchill, written by his gr……続きを見る

In this poignant and timely biography, Unprecedented Power: Jesse Jones, Capitalism and the Common Good shows how the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC) saved the United States economy during ……続きを見る

A delightful and illuminating journey through the early years of Winston Churchill, From Winston with Love and Kisses: The Young Churchill weaves together strands of Churchill’s early writing, matur……続きを見る

When George Bristol first saw the mountains surrounding East Glacier, Montana, in the early summer of 1961, he was, in his own words, awed to his depths. Thus began a love affair with nature and pub……続きを見る

President Goodluck Jonathan became Nigeria's president rather fortuitously in 2010 following the death of former President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua. True to his name, Goodluck Jonathan is prodigiously bl……続きを見る

Edmund Burke claimed to be a practical politician, rather than a theorist. Nevertheless, says the author, Burke held consistent political principles which form a coherent political theory. By examin……続きを見る

Bernadette et Jacques Chirac, un couple de Français comme les autres ? Si Bernadette aime la lecture, les concerts, les antiquités, s'avoue volontiers timide, Jacques préfère les week-ends laborieux……続きを見る

Olaudah Equiano was one of the most prominent people of African heritage involved in the British debate for the abolition of the slave trade. He wrote an autobiography that depicted the horrors of s……続きを見る

The Lincolns spent the summer of 1862 north of the White House at the Soldiers’ Home. The lush, cool hill overlooking the squalid capital promised the Lincolns an escape from the "city of stink." De……続きを見る

A wildly entertaining biography of the trailblazing Washington columnist and the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for commentary Before there was Maureen Dowd or Gail Collins or Molly Ivins, th……続きを見る

El testimonio de una vida consagrada a pelear por la libertad, entre el sol y la tormenta es, a la vez, un documento excepcional que nos permite conocer mejor uno de los episodios más extraor……続きを見る

America has changed radically since 1936 when a poor Czechoslovakian refugee, an outsider in his own land because he was a Jew, arrived in America. Emerging from the bowels of a ship with the poores……続きを見る

»Joachim Gauck. Der richtige Mann?« ist ein stiller Bestseller. Seit seinem Erscheinen im Sommer des Jahres 2013 wurden etliche Auflagen gedruckt, knapp zwanzigtausend Exemplare verkauft. Das grenzt……続きを見る

“Set Forth at Dawn gives us a measure of the author’s humanity and values. Both have been honed in our country. he has been made by Nigeria as much as he has defined it conscience” - Chief Emek……続きを見る

Every schoolchild knows about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln - how the actor John Wilkes Booth shot the president while he was watching a play, leaped to the stage from the presidential box, a……続きを見る

Sarah Palin seemed to be perfectly content to be living in and governing Alaska until she was plucked out of virtually nowhere by John McCain to be his running mate in the 2008 US presidential elect……続きを見る

The Whistleblower chronicles how Washington's politicians have established a special justice system with special rights reserved for themselves. The story reveals a disturbing truth: the strategies ……続きを見る

The name Jack Abramoff is synonymous with Washington scandal, but the fascinating facts of his case are either largely unknown or wildly misunderstood. His memoir will serve as a corrective - an eng……続きを見る

Inspired by the confessional poetry style of Sylvia Plath, this politically rich and deep story of the life of Dan Joyce is put to beautiful imagery by the eyes and mind of photographer, Damion Lane……続きを見る

Profiles in Power offers concise biographies of fourteen twentieth-century Texans who wielded significant political power and influence in Washington, D.C. First published in 1993 by Harlan Davidson……続きを見る

Viscount Richard Burdon Haldane was a philosopher, lawyer, British MP, and member of the British Cabinet during the First World War. He is best known to Canadians as a judge of the Judicial Committe……続きを見る

Born on a farm near Anahuac, Texas, in 1875 and possessed of only a fourth-grade education, Ross Sterling was one of the most successful Texans of his generation. Driven by a relentless work ethic, ……続きを見る

Born into slavery on a Louisiana plantation, John Roy Lynch (1847-1939) came to adulthood during the Reconstruction Era and lived a public-spirited life for over three decades. His political career ……続きを見る

The Times Literary Supplement recently praised the Benjamin Disraeli Letters volumes as ‘a remarkable series … on its way to becoming one of the landmarks of Victorian-era scholarship.’ Each volume ……続きを見る

Praised by his many admirers as a "courageous and fearless" defender of human rights, Heráclito Fontoura Sobral Pinto (1893-1991) was the most consistently forceful opponent of the regime of Brazili……続きを見る

In the decades since Latinas began to hold public office in the United States in the late 1950s, they have blazed new trails in public life, bringing fresh perspectives, leadership styles, and polic……続きを見る

In the great modern narrative nonfiction tradition of Ryszard Kapuściński, Burning the Grass is a literary masterpiece of true crime based on the April 2010 murder of Eugène Terre'Blanche, firebrand……続きを見る