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Eine lebende Legende und ihre unbekannten Seiten. Wussten Sie, dass Helmut Schmidt einmal seine eigene Währung erfand, in Luxemburg Sportminister werden wollte oder gar den Tagesanbruch nach hinten verschob? Der Politikkenner Jost Kaiser erzählt neue kleine Geschichten über einen großen Mann - ein Rückblick der besonderen Art zu Helmut Schmidts 95. Geburtstag.

Hannelore Kohl führte eine Ehe mit klassischer Rollenverteilung: Er machte Karriere, und sie kümmerte sich um die Kinder...

Dass er Kettenraucher ist, wissen wir alle. Aber dass Helmut Schmidt seinem Kabinett einen Länderspielabend verbot, seine Mütze...

Viele Jahre lang lebte Walter Kohl ein Leben im Schatten eines übermächtigen Namens...

Der politische und sehr persönliche Rückblick eines friedlichen Revolutionärs. Eine Schlüsselfigur der jüngsten deutschen Geschichte erinnert sich: Joachim Gauck, engagierter Systemgegner in der friedlichen Revolution der DDR und herausragender Protagonist im Prozess der Wiedervereinigung als erster Bundesbeauftragter für die Stasi-Unterlagen.

"Nacktmodel, Reality-Star, Berufsnudistin" - für Micaela Schäfer gibt es viele Berufsbezeichnungen. In ihrem (Hör-)Buch lässt die Deutsch-Brasilianerin nun alle Hüllen fallen und erzählt zum ersten Mal die ganze Geschichte: von ihrer Kindheit über die Teilnahme bei Germany's Next Topmodel, ihren Auftritten im Dschungelcamp bis zu ihrem Durchbruch als prominenter Nacktstar. Sie offenbart uns ihre aufregendsten Sexerlebnisse, heimliche Affären und erotische Fantasien.

10 Jahre nach ihrem tragischen Tod deckt Heribert Schwan auf, wie Hannelore Kohl lebte und wie sie starb...

Joe Scarborough—former Republican congressman and the always insightful host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe—takes a nuanced and surprising look at the unexpected rise and self-inflicted fall of the Republican Party. Dominant in national politics for forty years under the influence of the conservative but pragmatic leadership of Dwight Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan, the GOP, Scarborough argues, is in a self-inflicted eclipse. The only way forward? Recover the principled realism of the giants who led the party to greatness.

Been there, done that, indeed. Texas-born and Harvard-educated, Jack Valenti led several lives, any one of which could have provided ample material for an unforgettable memoir. As it is, This Time, This Place is the gripping story of a man who saw the terrible face of war; who was in the room as political decisions were made that would benefit or devastate countless lives; and who championed the interest of the vast and globally influential movie industry with tenacity and vision.

Jim Webb - the best-selling author and now the celebrated, outspoken U.S. senator from Virginia - presents a clear-eyed, hard-hitting plan of attack for putting government to work for the people, rather than special interests, and for restoring the country's standing around the world.

Been there, done that, indeed. Texas-born and Harvard-educated, Jack Valenti led several lives, any one of which could have provided ample material for an unforgettable memoir. As it is, This Time, This Place is the gripping story of a man who saw the terrible face of war; who was in the room as political decisions were made that would benefit or devastate countless lives; and who championed the interest of the vast and globally influential movie industry with tenacity and vision.

After the terrorist attacks of September 11, Americans were left wondering how such a long-term, globally coordinated plot could have escaped detection by the CIA and taken the nation by surprise. Robert Baer was not surprised. A retired veteran of the CIA's Directorate of Operations, Baer saw firsthand how an increasingly bureaucratic CIA lost its way in the post-Cold War world and refused to adequately acknowledge and neutralize the growing threat of Islamic fundamentalist terror in the Middle East.

Just in time for the kickoff of the 2012 presidential campaign, Joe McGinniss, the author of the classic account of the packaging of a presidential candidate, The Selling of the President; of the acclaimed search for the essence of Alaska, Going to Extremes; and of the best-selling study of the dark family secrets of an American patriarch, Fatal Vision; presents his already controversial investigative chronicle of Sarah Palin as an individual, politician, and cultural phenomenon.

While on the campaign trail, Elizabeth Edwards met many others who have had to contend with serious adversity in their lives, and in Resilience, she draws on their experiences as well as her own, crafting an unsentimental and ultimately inspirational meditation on the gifts we can find among life's biggest challenges.

Over the course of a lifetime of service to his country, Colin Powell became a national hero, a beacon of wise leadership, and, according to polls, "the most trusted man in America". From his humble origins as the son of Jamaican immigrants, to the highest levels of government in four administrations, he helped guide the nation through some of its most heart-wrenching hours.

During their eight years in the White House, Bill and Hillary Clinton worked together more closely than the public ever knew. For Love of Politics is the first book to explain the dynamics of their relationship, showing that it is impossible to understand one Clinton without factoring in the other.

In January 2007, Deval Patrick became the first Black governor of the state of Massachusetts, one of only two Black governors elected in American history. But that was just one triumphant step in an improbable life that began in a poor tenement on the South Side of Chicago, taking Patrick from a chaotic childhood to an elite boarding school in New England, from a sojourn doing relief work in Africa to the boardrooms of Fortune 500 companies, and then to a career in politics.

In this inspiring meditation on courage, Senator John McCain shares his most cherished stories of ordinary individuals who have risked everything to defend the people and principles they hold most dear. These are some of the examples McCain turns to for inspiration and offers to others to help them summon the resolve to be both good and great. He explains the value of courage in both everyday actions and extraordinary feats. Most of all, listeners discover how sometimes simply setting the right example can be the ultimate act of courage.

As a young political geek, Matt Latimer dreamed of one day heading to Washington to work for a conservative president and usher in another Reagan Revolution. With the support of his slightly mortified liberal parents, he tried to do just that - but his youthful exuberance began to cool as he moved up the rungs of power.

Harold Ford Jr. has long distinguished himself as a charismatic, results-oriented politician with fresh ideas. His career began at age 26 after he won his father’s Congressional seat, serving his Tennessee district for ten years. He stepped into the national spotlight with his electric keynote at the 2000 Democratic National Convention, and in 2006 his reputation was further shaped during the closest Senate race in Tennessee's history, which he lost.