Political Figures

In her memoir, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, Michelle Obama invites listeners into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her - from her childhood to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work....

One of the most anticipated autobiographies of this generation, Arnold Schwarzenegger's Total Recall is the candid story of one of the world's most remarkable world leaders....

Michael Wolff, author of the bombshell best seller Fire and Fury, once again takes us inside the Trump presidency to reveal a White House under siege....

The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in 25 years than the Romans did in 400....

On November 14, 1889, Nellie Bly, the crusading young female reporter for Joseph Pulitzer’s World newspaper, left New York City by steamship....

Lachlan Macquarie is credited with shaping Australia's destiny, transforming a harsh, foreboding penal colony into an agricultural powerhouse and ultimately a prosperous society....

For the first time in 65 years, a modern, easy to understand, truly complete and uncensored edition of Mein Kampf has been released which reveals more than any past translation....

In the fall of 2009, Taliban insurgents ambushed a patrol of Afghan soldiers and Marine advisors in a mountain village called Ganjigal....

David Cameron was elected Conservative leader in 2005, promising to modernise the party following its three successive electoral defeats....

A holy man to Hindus, a hero to Muslims, and a criminal to the British, Mohandas K. Gandhi was an inspiring figure of the 20th century....

Among the autobiographies of great military figures, Ulysses S. Grant’s is certainly one of the finest, and it is arguably the most notable literary achievement of any American president....

Although T. E. Lawrence, commonly known as "Lawrence of Arabia", died in 1935, the story of his life has captured the imagination of succeeding generations....

A ground-breaking, in-depth profile that traces Kevin Rudd's years in Queensland, in China, in opposition, and finally in government....

The first-hand account of the life, career, and the practices of horror at Auschwitz....

On Wednesdays, Robert J. Hawke - Australia's 23rd and oldest living prime minister - has welcomed Derek Rielly into his home to share fine cigars and irreverent conversation....

This memoir is the story of what John McCain learned from his grandfather and father, and how their example enabled him to endure those hard years....

Here is Trump in action—how he runs his organization and how he runs his life....

For the first time, Hillary Rodham Clinton reveals what she was thinking and feeling during one of the most controversial and unpredictable presidential elections in history....

Elizabeth I, also known as the Virgin Queen, ascended to the throne at age 25 and never married, yet ruled for 44 years and steered England into its Golden Age....

Since his election to the US Senate in 2006, Ohio’s Sherrod Brown has sat on the Senate floor at a mahogany desk with a proud history. In Desk 88, he tells the story of eight of the senators who were there before him....

Benjamin Franklin is the founding father who winks at us - an ambitious urban entrepreneur who rose up the social ladder, from leather-aproned shopkeeper to dining with kings....

From the former Treasury Secretary, the definitive account of the unprecedented effort to save the U.S. economy from collapse....

Based on extensive interviews with Turnbull as well as those who have worked with him, this is an essay full of revelations....

I was prime minister for three years and three days. Three years and three days of resilience. Three years and three days of changing the nation....

This autobiography collection contains My Life and Work: The Autobiography of Henry Ford, My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla, and The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin....

Trained by his uncle, an assassin, and initiated in murder at 17 years of age, Julio Santana proved to be a natural. Without moralizing about mass murder, The Name of Death attempts to show how such a career can be not so very different from other ordinary working lives....

Princess describes the life of Princess Sultana Al Sa'ud, a princess in the royal house of Saudi Arabia.