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John A. Macdonald: Canada's First Prime Minister

by Ged Martin

Shocked by Canada's 1837 rebellions, John A. Macdonald sought to build alliances to avoid future conflicts. Thanks to financial worries and an alcohol problem, he almost quit politics in 1864. The challenge...


Doug & Wahwee: Douglas MacArthur II, the General's Nephew, and His Unconventional Wife: Their Life in the Foreign Service

by Thomas R. Hutson & Dominic B. I. A. Tzimisces

This biography tells the little-known story of lifelong ambassador and diplomat Doug MacArthur, the nephew of General Douglas MacArthur, and his wife, Wahwee. Through interviews and firsthand accounts from those...


Golden: How Rod Blagojevich Talked Himself out of the Governor's Office and into Prison

by Jeff Coen & John Chase

No one did political corruption quite like Rod Blagojevich. The 40th governor of Illinois made international headlines in 2008 when he was roused from his bed and arrested by the FBI at his Chicago home. He...


The Woman Who Ran For President: The Many Lives of Victoria Woodhull

George, Thomas, and Abe!: The Step into Reading Presidents Story Collection

by Frank Murphy, Martha Brenner & Richard Walz

This collection features three of our most popular biographies: Washington, the stoic general with a soft spot for animals; Jefferson, the brilliant statesman who was a foodie at heart, and Lincoln, the absentminded...


The Courage to Hope: How I Stood Up to the Politics of Fear

by Shirley Sherrod & Catherine Whitney

In the summer of 2010, Shirley Sherrod was catapulted into a media storm that blew apart her life and her job doing what she’d done for decades: helping poor, hardworking people live the American dream. She...


The Godfather: The Life of Brian Burke

by Quentin Beresford

The story of the rise and spectacular fall of the former Western Australia premier and ruthless behind the scenes powerbroker, the man in the Panama hat;


Gordon Barton: Australia's Maverick Entrepreneur

by Sam Everingham

Charts the rise and fall of a dynamic and unconventional entrepreneur - the Gatsby of his time, Gordon Barton.


A Woman in the Crossfire: Diaries of the Syrian Revolution

by Samar Yazbek & Max Weiss

A devastating and personal first-hand account of the ongoing uprising in Syria from a prominent Syrian journalist now in hiding


Starting Over: A Political Biography of George Allen

by Edward A. Lynch

This book traces the remarkable political career of former Virginia Governor and U.S. Senator George Allen, which has featured multiple returns from seeming oblivion. The author provides a balanced look at Allen's...


From the Bottom of the Heap: The Autobiography of Black Panther Robert Hillary King

by Robert Hillary King, Mumia Abu-Jamal & Dr. Terry Kupers

Expanded and updated with new photographs and stories, this autobiography of one of the Angola Three traces the life of Robert Hillary King from his early days in Louisiana, through a troubled adolescence, a...


Judge and Jury: The Life and Times of Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis

by David Pietrusza

This book strips away the myths and facile explanations to reaveal the real Kenesaw Mountain Landis-with all the subtleties and contradictions that made him not only czar of baseball, but also the most famous,...


Prince Edward, Duke of Kent: Father of the Canadian Crown

by Nathan Tidridge & J.J. Grant

Twenty-four-year-old Prince Edward Augustus, the future father of Queen Victoria, arrived in Quebec City in 1791 and found himself immersed in a society struggling for an identity. His life became woven into...


Hitler in Vienna, 1907-1913: Clues to the Future

by J. Sydney Jones

The revelatory look at Hitler's formative years in Vienna provides startling insights into the future Furher.


Abraham Lincoln: A Biography

by Lord Charnwood & Peter W. Schramm

Written by a native of England and originally published in 1916, this biography is a rare blend of beautiful prose and profound historical insight. Charnwood's study of Lincoln's statesmanship introduced generations...


In Love with Defeat: The Making of a Southern Liberal

by H. Brandt Ayers

Journalist and publisher Brandt Ayers's journey takes him from the segregated Old South to covering the central scenes of the civil rights struggle, and finally to editorship of his family's hometown newspaper,...


A Daughter's Tale: The Memoir of Winston Churchill's Youngest Child

by Mary Soames

In this charming and intimate memoir, Winston Churchill’s youngest daughter shares stories from her remarkable life—and tells of the unbreakable bond she forged with her father through some of the most tumultuous...


Robert Kennedy and His Times

by Jr.", Arthur M. "Schlesinger

Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., chronicles the short life of the Kennedy family's second presidential hopeful in "a story that leaves the reader aching for what cannot be recaptured" (Miami Herald). Schlesinger's...


The Communist

by Paul Kengor

“I admire Russia for wiping out an economic system which permitted a handful of rich to exploit and beat gold from the millions of plain people… As one who believes in freedom and democracy for all, I honor...


A Country of Words: A Palestinian Journey from the Refugee Camp to the Front Page

by Abdel Bari Atwan

Few lives reflect their times as much as the life of Abdel Bari Atwan. Born in a refugee camp in Gaza in 1950, he left age seventeen and has since become one of the world's most foremost commentators on the...