Politics & Activism

In On Xi Jinping, former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd provides an authoritative account of the ideological worldview driving Chinese behaviour both domestically and on the world stage.

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

Funny, provocative and unswervingly perceptive, An Immigrant's Love letter to the West interrogates the developing sense of self-loathing the Western sphere has adopted and offers an alternative perspective....

How Not To Be a Political wife is an instructive and honest account of high hopes and dirty tricks, a story of broken friendships and divided loyalties, of heartache and regret.

A quarter of a century after the plane crash that claimed the lives of John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife Carolyn, and her sister Lauren, the magnitude of this tragedy remains fresh. Yet, Carolyn is still an enigmatic figure, a woman whose life in the spotlight was besieged with misogyny and cruelty.

No family in the past two centuries has been as constantly at the center of Europe's great events, has featured such varied and spectacular personalities, has had anything close to the wealth of the Rothschilds. In Frederic Morton's classic tale, the family is brought vividly to life....

What can we learn from the stunning rise and mysterious death of the ancient world’s greatest conqueror? An acclaimed biographer reconstructs the life of Alexander the Great in this magisterial revisionist portrait....

The inside story of the real President Trump, by his former attorney and personal advisor - the man who helped get him into the oval office....

This is the story of the rise to national power of a desperately poor young man from the Texas Hill Country....

In Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu’s New York Times bestselling autobiography, the prime minister of Israel tells the story of his family, his path to leadership, and his unceasing commitment to defending his country and securing its future.

Jacinda Ardern – Ex-Premierministerin von Neuseeland: Eine Ikone des Female Empowerment erzählt von ihrem Weg an die Macht. Für alle, die nach einer ...

Since he was a small boy, Mosab Hassan Yousef has had an inside view of the deadly terrorist group Hamas.....

John Howard is the second longest serving prime minister in Australia's history....

In this searing classic autobiography, originally published in 1965, Malcolm X, the Muslim leader, firebrand, and Black empowerment activist, tells the extraordinary story of his life and the growth of the Human Rights movement....

Cassidy Hutchinson’s desk was mere steps from the most controversial president in recent American history, and she provides a riveting account of her extraordinary experience as an idealistic young woman thrust into the middle of a national crisis.

A balanced account of game changes, conflicts and ambitions....

Jared Kushner was one of the most consequential presidential advisers in modern history. For the first time, he recounts what happened behind closed doors during the Trump presidency....

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....

Lee, the founding father of modern Singapore and its prime minister from 1959 to 1990, has honed his wisdom during more than fifty years on the world stage....

Washington, D.C., has always been a city of secrets. Few have been more dramatic than the ones revealed in James Kirchick’s Secret City....

TrafficKing uncovers a child sex trafficking case of epic proportions and the longest-running human trafficking case in US legal history - more poignant than the Lewinsky case, Watergate scandal, and Profumo affair combined....

The Rothschild Legacy: Power, Wealth, and Influence takes listeners on a journey through the fascinating history of one of the most influential and controversial families in the world—the Rothschilds.

Get the story the fake news media doesn't want you to hear in the number-one New York Times best seller: a withering indictment of the Deep State plot against Trump....

For more than 50 years, Wendy McCarthy has been on the leading edge of Australian feminism, and her trailblazing advocacy and leadership have made her a widely respected and revered figure: a woman who shaped her times as much as she was shaped by them....

Tyrants project invincibility, but all of them fall. This is because they face critical weaknesses that can form a fatal trap.

How Not To Be a Political wife is an instructive and honest account of high hopes and dirty tricks, a story of broken friendships and divided loyalties, of heartache and regret. Recollections, as a great woman once said, may of course vary, but this is my story, the way I remember it, written with no fear, no favour – and no fucks left to give.

Una historia mundial de la costura, el bordado y las personas que han utilizado aguja e hilo para hacer oír su voz. En la Argentina de los años 1970, las madres marchaban con pañuelos en la cabeza bordados con los nombres de sus hijos "desaparecidos".

Zwei der angesehensten Journalisten Amerikas liefern eine schonungslose und dramatische Abrechnung mit einer der schicksalhaftesten Entscheidungen der amerikanischen Politikgeschichte: Joe Bidens Kandidatur zur Wiederwahl – trotz Anzeichen seines körperlichen und kognitiven Verfalls, trotz verzweifelter Bemühungen, das Ausmaß seines Zustands zu verbergen. Jetzt kommt zum ersten Mal die ganze, beunruhigende Wahrheit ans Licht.

Por fin en España, la sensacional biografía revisada y actualizada de la princesa Diana, escrita con su estrecha colaboración y con nuevo material exclusivo para conmemorar el 25 aniversario de su muerte. Cuando Diana. Her True Story se publicó por primera vez en 1992, cambió la forma en que el público veía la monarquía británica. Recibida inicialmente con incredulidad y cierta burla, la biografía número uno en ventas del New York Times se ha convertido en un clásico literario único, no solo por su contenido explosivo sino también por la íntima participación de Diana en la publicación.

Jacinda Ardern, de voormalige premier van Nieuw-Zeeland, deelt haar visie op vernieuwend, empathisch leiderschap en biedt inspiratie aan een nieuwe generatie leiders 'Ik verzet me echt tegen het idee dat politiek een plek vol ego moet zijn waar je constant bezig bent met scoren ten koste van elkaar. Ja, we hebben een robuuste democratie nodig, maar je kunt sterk én aardig zijn.' Jacinda Ardern Hoe ziet een moderne leider eruit? Kun je macht hebben over anderen en toch uitgaan van vriendelijkheid?

Khalida Popal var med til at grundlægge det afghanske kvindefodboldlandshold og var holdets første anfører. Som barn flygtede hun sammen med sin familie fra Taliban og voksede op i en flygtningelejr i Pakistan. Da hun senere vendte hjem til Afghanistan, gav fodbolden hende og hendes holdkammerater styrke, kammeratskab og frihed. Men fordi hun kæmpede for kvinders rettigheder inden for sport, bragte hun sit liv i fare og måtte flygte påny, denne gang alene.

From the Revolutionary War to his death in 1831, James Monroe's life was dominated by partisan politics. Monroe not uniquely among the American founders hated political parties, even writing that he "always considered their existence as the curse of the country." Yet his career saw the rise, fall, and rebirth of American political parties.

Jefferson Davis (1808 - 1889) was an American politician who became president of the Confederate States during the Civil War. He took his seat in Congress as the representative for Mississippi in 1847. As a Democrat, Davis was an enthusiastic supporter of the expansion of slavery. In 1861, he resigned from the Senate when the state of Mississippi seceded. During the Civil War, Davis acted as chief executive and commander in chief for the Confederacy. After the war, he was captured and charged with treason.

¿Qué historias moldearon a Volodymyr Zelensky? ¿Cómo un comediante se transformó en un líder político en uno de los momentos más desafiantes de la historia de Ucrania? Este libro es una fascinante exploración de la vida y el impacto global de Zelensky, revelando cómo su trayectoria única capturó la atención mundial. Utilizando inteligencia artificial para recopilar y organizar información pública disponible, esta biografía ofrece un análisis estructurado y profundo sobre la infancia, la formación, el ascenso y los desafíos que definen el camino de Zelensky.

We pass so many people on any given day. Each one with a unique and different story to tell. Do you ever wonder what that story is? Sure, some stories might be mundane and considered normal to the average folk. But I'm under the impression that everyone has a story to tell. We all have hopes and dreams far beyond the average glance of a normal man. Everyone can make a difference. Everyone can create positive change. It's a choose your own adventure story. Come experience it if you so dare.

Prior to November 3, 1992, life had been fairly ordinary for the Leavitt Family. Then, with the closing of the polls and a flurry of election night projections, it wasn't. This book provides insight into not just the unusual and unique aspects of our life as a family after that evening, but also the ordinary.

Książę William, następca tronu Wielkiej Brytanii i Zjednoczonego Królestwa, od dnia swoich narodzin budzi olbrzymie zainteresowanie opinii publicznej. Z kolei księżna Kate od samego początku wydawała się wręcz stworzona do roli żony następcy tronu. Zachowuje się nienagannie w każdej sytuacji i zbiera same pochwały za styl i elegancję. Kiedy podczas studiów w St. Andrews University w Szkocji książę William poznał brązowowłosą Catherine Middleton, zainteresowanie mediów życiem royalsów natychmiast wzrosło.

Un saggio preciso, avvincente, che restituisce l'entusiasmo di una stagione del Novecento ormai entrata nel mito. Episodi della lotta per i diritti civili degli afroamericani si alternano al racconto delle vite di pensatori, di attivisti fin qui noti solo agli esperti, che hanno preceduto Malcom X e Martin Luther King, consentendo loro di diventare ciò che sono stati. L'avventura umana di questi due giganti - spesso diversi, talvolta affini - che hanno dato la vita per cambiare il mondo permette cosí di gettare una luce su un pezzo della storia recente.

Jean-Luc Barré saisit toute la complexité de l’homme du 18 Juin. Il révèle un de Gaulle guidé précocement par une vision, des principes et des convictions profondes, bien loin du seul pragmatisme qu’on lui a prêté. Dès les années 30, il pressent la fin du système colonial, imagine les institutions de la Ve République en 1941 ; prend conscience des limites du nationalisme et, réputé de droite, est un contempteur souvent féroce des valeurs bourgeoises et du monde de l’argent.

The Furhrer delves into the complex and disturbing life of Adolf Hitler, a man who became synonymous with hatred and fear.