Presidents & Heads of State

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the start of the Civil War—a simmering crisis that finally tore a deeply divided nation in two....

An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin, one of America’s most beloved historians, artfully weaves together biography, memoir, and history. She takes you along on the emotional journey she and her husband embarked upon in the last years of his life.

In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world....

On Winston Churchill’s first day as prime minister, Adolf Hitler invaded Holland and Belgium. Poland and Czechoslovakia had already fallen, and the Dunkirk evacuation was just two weeks away....

Pulitzer Prize winner Ron Chernow returns with a sweeping and dramatic portrait of one of our most compelling generals and presidents, Ulysses S. Grant....

From National Book Award winner Ron Chernow, a landmark biography of George Washington....

On May 18, 1860, William H. Seward, Salmon P. Chase, Edward Bates, and Abraham Lincoln waited in their hometowns for the results from the Republican National Convention....

The River of Doubt brings alive extraordinary events in a powerful nonfiction narrative thriller that happens to feature one of the most famous Americans who ever lived....

In this magnificent biography, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of American Lion and Franklin and Winston brings vividly to life an extraordinary man and his remarkable times....

In this powerful, epic biography, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life-journey of John Adams....

In her international bestseller SPQR, Mary Beard told the thousand-year story of ancient Rome. Now she shines her spotlight on the emperors who ruled the Roman empire....

Mary L. Trump, a trained clinical psychologist and Donald’s only niece, shines a bright light on the dark history of their family in order to explain how her uncle became the man who now threatens the world’s health, economic security, and social fabric....

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

Featuring more than eight hours of Woodward/Trump conversations, The Trump Tapes is as historically important as the Frost/Nixon interviews. In this up-close, unvarnished self-portrait of Trump and his presidency, listeners will hear Trump as Woodward did....

More than a million listeners have thrilled to Bill O'Reilly's Killing Lincoln, the can't-stop-listening work of nonfiction about the shocking assassination that changed the course of American history....

From Franklin Roosevelt’s final days through Harry Truman’s extraordinary transformation, this is the enthralling story behind the most consequential presidential transition in US history....

Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time. Described by the Chicago Tribune as "a classic", The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt stands as one of the greatest biographies of our time....

The dramatic, pulse-pounding story of Harry Truman's first four months in office, when this unlikely president had to take on Germany, Japan, Stalin, and the atomic bomb....

A riveting historical narrative of the heart-stopping events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, and the first work of history from mega best-selling author Bill O'Reilly....

No Ordinary Time describes how the isolationist and divided United States of 1940 was unified under the extraordinary leadership of Franklin Roosevelt....

Former Chief of Staff to President George H.W. Bush and New York Times bestselling author of The Man I Knew, Jean Becker shares touching and pivotal life lessons from a leader that left a mark on people's hearts and souls.

In this lyrical, unsentimental, and compelling memoir, the son of a Black African father and a White American mother searches for a workable meaning to his life as a Black American. It begins in New York, where Barack Obama learns that his father has been killed in a car accident....

Authors of the acclaimed Killing books, the #1 bestselling narrative history series in the world, Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard begin a new direction with Confronting the Presidents.

James A. Garfield may have been the most extraordinary man ever elected president....

In July 2004, Barack Obama electrified the Democratic National Convention with an address that spoke to Americans across the political spectrum....

Scott Morrison, Australia's 30th Prime Minister (2018-2022), offers a unique insider's account of a Christian who was open about his faith and operated at the top level of politics for more than a decade. During one of the toughest periods since the second world war, covering drought, wildfires, a global pandemic and recession, he chronicles God's faithfulness throughout, win or lose, public criticism or public success.

On November 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln became the fluky victor in a tight race for president. The country was bitterly at odds; Southern extremists were moving ever closer to destroying the Union, with one state after another seceding and Lincoln powerless to stop them. Slavery fueled the conflict, but somehow the passions of North and South came to focus on a lonely federal fortress in Charleston Harbor: Fort Sumter.

Imelda Marcos - famous for her 1,060 pairs of shoes was also one of the most powerful and controversial figures in world history. She was extraordinarily beautiful, charismatic, determined and savage. Imelda: Steel Butterfly of the Philippines, a uniquely unauthorized biography by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Katherine Ellison, describes the Philippine first lady's rise from near-poverty to unimaginable riches, her surprisingly tenacious attempt to take over as dictator, and her fatal grudge match with her chief political rival, Benigno Ninoy Aquino.

Elected alongside James A. Garfield, Arthur found his life transformed just four months into his term, when an assassin shot and killed Garfield, catapulting Arthur into the presidency. The assassin was a deranged man who thought he deserved a federal job through the increasingly corrupt "spoils system." To the surprise of many, Arthur, a longtime beneficiary of that system, saw that the time had come for reform. His opportunity came in the winter of 1882-83, when he pushed through the Pendleton Act, which created a professional civil service and set America on a course toward greater reforms.

A unique and illuminating exploration of the key relationships that shaped Franklin Delano Roosevelt into one of America's most definitive leaders and impacted his influence on the world stage, from the acclaimed author of Lincoln's Mentors

George H. W. Bush was a fascinating figure. Growing up in a wealthy family, he was driven by a calling to contribute to the greater good from an early age. His journey into adulthood was defined by valiant service in World War II, which laid the groundwork for a distinguished career in public service. He then navigated through various high-profile positions, from serving as a Congressman to holding pivotal roles as a US ambassador, and he was even made director of the CIA.

Vladimir Lenin, Russian revolutionary and founder of the Soviet Union: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best!

Herbert Hoover led one of the most fascinating lives of an America in the twentieth century. Orphaned as a young boy he would graduate from Stanford University, build a fortune as a mining engineer, and become the most accomplished humanitarian of his era. His complex personality led many to view him as aloof and uncaring, though ironically through his extreme generosity he helped feed millions of starving Europeans during two World Wars. After a brilliant career as Secretary of Commerce he became president of the United States in 1928 which was at the high point of America’s prosperity. ...

Spanning the years of transition, 1944 to 1948, Ascent to Power illuminates Truman’s struggles to emerge as president in his own right. Yet, from a relatively unknown Missouri senator to the most powerful man on Earth, Truman’s legacy transcends. With his come-from-behind campaign in the fall of 1948, his courageous civil rights advocacy, and his role in liberating millions from militarist governments and brutal occupations, Truman’s decisions during these pivotal years changed the course of the world in ways so significant we live with them today.

In Genghis Khan: The Leadership Secrets of the Most Successful Conqueror in History, author Clinton Minus delves into the life and strategies of the legendary ruler. Through extensive research and interviews with experts, Minus uncovers the secrets to Genghis Khan's unparalleled success as a leader and conqueror and synthesizes them into seven short chapters. From his humble beginnings as a young, ambitious warrior, Genghis Khan rose to become the ruler of the largest contiguous empire in history. But how did he do it? What leadership tactics did he use to unite the scattered tribes of the ...

Originally published as a section of the author’s larger “Conversations in Early American History: 1492-1837,” and equivalent in length to a physical book of approximately 24 pages, this Kindle edition, in easy-to-follow question-and-answer format, clearly describes the Presidency of Andrew Jackson. Sample passage: What else did Jackson do that was different from other Presidents? Every President has a group of advisors known as the Cabinet. At first, under President George Washington, there were four Cabinet Members; namely, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the ...

Discover for yourself the Amazing Legacy of the Great Communicator Ronald Reagan today! He left office in 1989 with the highest popularity rating in the history of opinion polls and he left convinced that the Reagan revolution brought America much closer to being a more powerful nation. On the morning of June 5, 2004 there were reports that Reagan's health had significantly deteriorated, following ten years of Alzheimer's disease. He died of pneumonia at his home at 13:09 PDT, at the age of 93. The Reagan administration deserves huge credit for creating the conditions necessary for the cold...

Christine Lagarde is a prominent French Economist and Politician, born on January 1, 1956, in Paris. Renowned for her trailblazing career, she has held key leadership positions, including serving as the first woman Chair of Baker & McKenzie, Minister of the Economy, Finance, and Industry in France, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and currently as the President of the European Central Bank (ECB). Lagarde is celebrated for her resilience, innovative approaches to economic governance, and advocacy for gender equality and sustainable finance on the global stage. Get ...

Read today and learn today about this special man and discover how one person can make a difference! Nelson Mandela was born into a country where the colour of one's skin determined one's faith, he spent a lifetime fighting for a country in which all the people are equal. For 27 years he continued his fight from behind prison walls, after three decades behind bars he might as well be a defeated and forgotten man, instead he emerged from prison to lead his country to a new beginning. Download and Remember The World Leader Nelson Mandela and His Illustrious Life!

Originally published as a section of the author’s larger “Conversations in Early American History: 1492-1837,” and equivalent in length to a physical book of approximately 36 pages, this Kindle edition, in easy-to-follow question-and-answer format, clearly describes the Presidency of Thomas Jefferson. Sample passage: Did Jefferson want to send explorers west for the same reason the European countries sent explorers to the New World during the Age of Exploration—to find gold? No. Jefferson had several reasons for wanting to send explorers west. First, Jefferson was an amateur ...