CK - Political 5

Le chef-d'œuvre autobiographique de Barack Obama Avant d'être élu Président de la première puissance mondiale et de marquer l'histoire, Barack Obama a été un petit garçon introverti, un petit-fils c……続きを見る

A former university president tells about his later encounters in the federal bureaucracy, including an agency with more people than work to be done and how special projects get included in appropri……続きを見る

During the six months before December of 1776, Commanding General, George Washington had retreated from nine consecutive battles with the British in New Jersey and had lost ninety percent of his arm……続きを見る

This book is about a girl named Ginny and her friends, who all dance Irish dancing. Ginny is injured and will not be able to compete in Nationals but still goes since her mom is the dance teacher. S……続きを見る

In June 1964, a twelve-year old child was summonsed to appear at Dublins Children's Court. The offence for which he was charged related to an amateurish break-in when coerced and accompanied by olde……続きを見る

For years war and at times preventable scenarios have taken life, maimed others, crippled yet others mentally, physically and intellectually, if not spiritually, The T4 program, PTSD and all.... wor……続きを見る

Grace Kennan Warnecke's memoir is about a life lived on the edge of history. Daughter of one of the most influential diplomats of the twentieth century, wife of the scion of a newspaper dynasty and ……続きを見る

Of the many captivity stories or ‘slave narratives’ that emerged in the first half of the nineteenth century, the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is widely considered to be the most impo……続きを見る

The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave by Frederick Douglass, first published in 1845. This is a memoir and treatise on abolition written by famous orator and ex-slave, F……続きを見る

New York's popular senior senator, who won reelection by the largest margin in the state's history, offers a bold plan for change in the Democratic party. As the results of the last presidential ele……続きを見る

Querdenker und Vordenker: Im Gespräch mit Bundespräsident a.D. Heinz Fischer Publizist, Minister, leidenschaftlicher Sozialdemokrat und Bundespräsident der Republik Österreich: Heinz Fischer hat die……続きを見る

Do you want to learn more about Jackie Kennedy and the terrifying events of the JFK assassination, JFK (John F. Kennedy) affairs and more? This biography will give you a glimpse into the personal an……続きを見る

Winner of the 2020 Australian National Biography Award and the 2020 NSW Premier’s Non-Fiction Award. The oddly compelling story of a man regarded as Australia’s worst prime minister. William McMahon……続きを見る

In this first book devoted to the genesis, failure, and lasting legacy of Ulysses S. Grant’s comprehensive American Indian policy, Mary Stockwell shows Grant as an essential bridge between Andrew Ja……続きを見る

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Soon to be an FX TV series streaming on DISNEY+ From the author of Empire of Pain – a stunning, intricate narrative about a notorious killing in Northern Ireland and its……続きを見る

Patrick Yay was born in Burma during a time when the people of Myanmar felt helpless and frightened while living under the rule of a brutal military junta regime. While growing up, Yay had a few see……続きを見る

Vor Kap Hoorn, 1939: Seit Wochen kämpft die Besatzung der Viermastbark Priwall gegen schwere Stürme. Als der Großsegler aus Hamburg in Valparaiso festmacht, beginnt für den fünfzehnjährigen Schiffsj……続きを見る

Christopher Fulton's journey began with the death of Evelyn Lincoln, late secretary to President John F. Kennedy. Through Lincoln, crucial evidence ended up in Christopher's handsーevidence that was……続きを見る

Two major forces in the creation of the State of Israel in May 1948 were David Ben-Gurion and Chaim Weizmann. While each “giant” led very different lives, their paths crossed, or often clashed, as t……続きを見る

Intertwining the details of Abbie Hoffman's intense personal life with the movement politics of the sixties, seventies, and eighties, Dan Simon writes Abbie's story from the point of view of his you……続きを見る

Frederick Douglass was born in 1817 and lived for ten years as a slave upon a Maryland plantation. Then he was bought by a Baltimore shipbuilder. He learned to read, and, being attracted by "The Lad……続きを見る

Statesman or warlord? Yuan Shikai (1859–1916) has been both hailed as China’s George Washington for his role in the country’s transition from empire to republic and condemned as a counter-revolution……続きを見る

»Ich wusste, wo ich hinwollte und wie viel Arbeit notwendig war, um dieses Ziel zu erreichen.« Fünf NBA-Meistertitel, zwei olympische Goldmedaillen, 81 Punkte in einem einzigen Spiel, 20 Jahre bei d……続きを見る

Making History/Making Blintzes is a chronicle of the political and personal lives of progressive activists Richard (Dick) and Miriam (Mickey) Flacks, two of the founders of Students for a Democratic……続きを見る

Biography of the last British Prime Minister of the 20th Century. 続きを見る

In the course of his political career Gordon Coates (1878–1943) experienced the extremes of popular adulation and contempt. Handsome, young and debonair, with the common touch, he was a successful m……続きを見る

La première enquête sur le rôle politique de Brigitte Macron, la Première dame que l'on surnomme désormais " Madame la Présidente ". De Brigitte Macron, les Français connaissent la silhouette longil……続きを見る

This engaging and unprecedented work captures the compelling story of John F. Kennedy’s role in advancing the United States’ space program, set against the Cold War with the Soviet Union. The stunni……続きを見る

»Ich wachte auf und fühlte mich wie ein King. Seitdem habe ich nie wieder gekifft.« Mit Anfang 20 ist Marcel Eris an seinem absoluten Tiefpunkt. Er ist drogenabhängig, hat keine Arbeit und wird obda……続きを見る

"In this formidable narrative, the prize-winning and super honest reporter, Patrick Sloyan, adds the depth of a scholar's context to produce a gripping reminder of why we should never forget history……続きを見る