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When the Iron Lady Ruled Britain

by Robert Chesshyre

Returning to Britain in the mid-1980s after spending several years in the US as the Observer's Washington correspondent, Robert Chesshyre found a country shockingly altered by the rule of 'The Iron Lady', then...


Che's Afterlife: The Legacy of an Image

by Michael J. Casey

In 1960, Cuban photographer Alberto Korda captured fabled revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara in what has become history's most reproduced photo. Now Michael Casey tells the remarkable story of this image,...


Chris Christie

by Bob Ingle & Michael G. Symons

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has become a national Republican Party figure, famous for his blunt public statements, his willingness to confront powerful special interests, and his determination to change...


Mandela -: In Celebration of a Great Life

by Charlene Smith

Award-winning writer Charlene Smith traces the life of a great statesman and tells how Mandela repaired the torn heart of a wounded nation.


Political Woman: The Big Little Life of Jeane Kirkpatrick

by Peter Collier

This is the first and only biography of Jeane Kirkpatrick, who became an iconic figure in the 1980s as Ronald Reagan's UN ambassador and the most forceful presence in the administration, outside of the President...


Mao

by Michael Lynch

Michael Lynch presents an engaging and thorough account of Mao's life and politics, making use of a wealth of primary and secondary sources. He locates Maoism in the broader context of twentieth century Chinese...


It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership

by Colin Powell & Tony Koltz

It Worked for Me is filled with vivid experiences and lessons learned that have shaped the legendary public service career of the four-star general and former Secretary of State Colin Powell. At its heart are...


Patriot of Persia

by Christopher de Bellaigue

On August 19, 1953, the American and British intelligence agencies launched a desperate coup in Iran against a cussed, bedridden seventy-two-year-old man. His name was Muhammad Mossadegh, and his crimes had...


Ron Paul's rEVOLution: The Man and the Movement He Inspired

by Brian Doherty

An enigmatic and surprisingly successful politician, Texas Representative Ron Paul is unique among Republican candidates. He has strong traditional conservative bona fides: he supports cutting taxes, shrinking...


Deception: The true story of the international drug plot that brought down Australia's top law enforcer Mark Standen

by Charles Miranda

The extraordinary tale of how an officer in the highest echelons of Australian policing was caught coordinating an international drug network operation that extended from rebels in the Congo to some of the most...


Yours in Truth: A Personal Portrait of Ben Bradlee

by Jeff Himmelman

“I hope we’re as good friends when you finish your book as we are now,” Ben Bradlee, the legendary former executive editor of The Washington Post, told Jeff Himmelman in March 2010. “But I don’t give...


Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope

by Gabrielle Giffords, Mark Kelly & Jeffrey Zaslow

Como individuos, la congresista Gabrielle Giffords y su esposo, el astronauta Mark Kelly, demostraron a los estadounidenses cómo el optimismo, el espíritu aventurero y el llamado al servicio pueden ayudar...


The Heartbreak of Aaron Burr

by Henry W. Brands

Though he was a hero of the Revolutionary War, a prominent New York politician, and vice president of the United States, Aaron Burr is today best remembered as the villain who killed Alexander Hamilton in a...


One Man's Revolution

by Dan Todd

Dan Todd came from a humble background and grew up on a council estate but has always been proud of his working class roots. Influenced by his father and what he saw happening in the wider world, Dan became...


After Camelot: A Personal History of the Kennedy Family--1968 to the Present

by J. Taraborrelli

For more than half a century, Americans have been captivated by the Kennedys - their joy and heartbreak, tragedy and triumph, the dark side and the remarkable achievements. In this ambitious and sweeping account,...


The Last of the Black Emperors: The Hollow Comeback of Marion Barry in a New Age of Black Leaders

by Jonetta Rose Barras

The 1990 FBI videotape of Washington, D.C. mayor Marion Barry smoking crack transfixed television viewers nationwide. Shouting now-notorious obscenities at the woman who helped agents trap him, Barry was publicly...


Paul de Cassagnac and the Authoritarian Tradition in Nineteenth-Century France

by Karen M. Offen

A political biography of Paul de Cassagnac, a 19th-century French journalist and vocal proponent of authoritarian democracy. This book examines de Cassagnac's politics and the larger political climate shortly...


Professor-Politician: The Biography of Alabama Congressman Glen Browder

by Geni Certain, Wayne Flynt & Glen Browder

Professor-Politician challenges common depictions of politics as a constant struggle of good-versus-evil and heroes-versus-villains, with "dirty politics" usually winning. The truth is that good government can...


Alger Hiss: Why He Chose Treason

by Christina Shelton

In 1948, former U.S. State Department official Alger Hiss was accused of being a Soviet spy. Because the statute of limitations on espionage had run out, he was convicted only of perjury. Decades laterafter...


Mrs. Kennedy and Me: An Intimate Memoir

by Clint Hill & Lisa McCubbin

HE CALLED HER MRS. KENNEDY. SHE CALLED HIM MR. HILL.

For four years, from the election of John Fitzgerald Kennedy in November 1960 until after the election of Lyndon Johnson in 1964, Clint Hill was the Secret...