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The fascinating biography of the man who laid the foundation for the CIA. One of the most celebrated and highly decorated heroes of World War I, a noted trial lawyer, presidential adviser and emissary, and chief of America’s Office of Strategic Services during World War II, William J. Donovan was a legendary figure. Donovan, originally published in 1982, penetrates the cloak of secrecy surrounding this remarkable man. The result is the definitive biography that Donovan himself had always expected Dunlop would write.

Tracing the birth of a revolutionary, Huey P. Newton's famous and oft-quoted autobiography is as much a manifesto as a portrait of the inner circle of America's Black Panther Party. From Newton's impoverished childhood on the streets of Oakland to his adolescence and struggles with the system, from his role in the Black Panthers to his solitary confinement in the Alameda County Jail, Revolutionary Suicide is unrepentant and thought-provoking in its portrayal of inspired radicalism.

New York Times best-selling author and legendary political insider Roger Stone lashes out with a blistering indictment that exposes the true history and monumental hypocrisy of the Bushes. In his usual "go for the jugular" style, Stone collaborates with Saint John Hunt - author, musician, and son of legendary CIA operative E. Howard Hunt - to make this a "no-holds-barred" history of the Bush family.

The intimate story of a unique marriage spanning the heights of British glamour and power that descends into infidelity, manipulation, and disaster through the heart of the 20th century.

In 10 lectures, award-winning historian Patrick N. Allitt transports listeners to England in the 1840s and 1850s. During those two decades, Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert, became one of the most influential people in the country and remains a figure of fascination even today. In fact, the British royal family as we know it wouldn't exist without the private and public actions of this detached, impartial, and upright political figure.

It was never supposed to be this close. And of course she was supposed to win. How Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 election to Donald Trump is the tragic story of a sure thing gone off the rails. For every Comey revelation or hindsight acknowledgment about the electorate, no explanation of defeat can begin with anything other than the core problem of Hillary's campaign - the candidate herself.

As a child, he was given his own suit of armor; at the age of 16, he helped defeat the French at Crecy. At Poitiers, in 1356, his victory over King John II of France forced the French into a humiliating surrender that marked the zenith of England's dominance in the Hundred Years War. As lord of Aquitaine, he ruled a vast swathe of territory across the west and southwest of France, holding a magnificent court at Bordeaux that mesmerized the brave but unruly Gascon nobility. He was Edward of Woodstock, eldest son of Edward III, and better known to posterity as "the Black Prince".

Step into the rugged wilderness of the American West with one of history's most iconic figures, Theodore Roosevelt, in his thrilling and insightful book, Good Hunting: In Pursuit of Big Game in the West. This classic work offers listeners a firsthand account of Roosevelt's adventures as a hunter, conservationist, and naturalist, capturing the essence of the wild frontier and the majesty of its big game.

The British Royal Family believed that the dizzy success of the Sussex wedding, watched and celebrated around the world, was the beginning of a new era for the Windsors. Yet, within one tumultuous year, the dream became a nightmare. In the aftermath of the infamous Megxit split and the Oprah Winfrey interview, the Royal Family's fate seems persistently threatened.

Léon Gambetta (1838-1882), dont la vie a été aussi brève qu'intense, est une figure centrale de la Troisième République. Rien ne prédestine ce petit-fils d'immigré italien à devenir un homme d'État si ce n'est cette passion de la politique qui l'anime dès son plus jeune âge.

आता मावळा गेम खेळता खेळता ऐका, 'स्वराज्याची भूषणे'मधून शिवरायांच्या विविध सरदारांचे पराक्रम.

കേരള രാഷ്ട്രീയത്തിൽ ഇതിഹാസമായി മാറിയ എം.വി. രാഘവന്റെ ആത്മകഥ. ജനങ്ങളിലേക്കും അണികളിലേക്കും ആവേശമായി പടർന്നേറിയ കർനിരതനായ ജനകീയനായകന്റെ സമരോത്സുക മായ ജീവിതകഥ നമുക്ക് ഇതിലൂടെ ലഭിക്കുന്നു. പാർട്ടിയുടെ യാഥാ സ്ഥിതിക നിലപാടുകൾക്കെതിരെ പാർട്ടിക്കുള്ളിൽ നിന്നുകൊണ്ടു തന്നെ സമരം നയിക്കുകയും കാലോചിതമായ നയരൂപീകരണ ങ്ങൾക്കായി രേഖ അവതരിപ്പിക്കുകയും ചെയ്തതിനാൽ പാർട്ടിയിൽ നിന്നുതന്നെ പുറത്താക്കപ്പെട്ടപ്പോഴും തളരാതെ കേരളരാഷ്ട്രീയത്തിൽ സജീവസാന്നിധ്യമായി നിലകൊണ്ട് ധീരനായ ഒരു പോരാളിയെ അടുത്തറിയുക.

Ronald Reagan was elected to the presidency to lead a dispirited nation that had lost its way. How he reversed America's decline--and, in the process, changed the course of history--is an inspiration to leaders everywhere. This remarkable book gives you the keys to the leadership practices of one of the most consequential leaders of our time. This edition is updated for the Reagan Centennial, with a powerful foreword by legendary management thought leader Tom Peters, as well as a new readers’ note. 'Reagan on Leadership' equips you to achieve your highest level of service--and leadership-...

James VI & I, who died 400 years ago, was one of Britain’s most consequential and interesting monarchs, not least in creating the British monarchy itself by joining the English and Scottish thrones. A major intellectual, James's preoccupations ranged from witchcraft and theological controversy to hunting, diplomacy, poetry and sartorial fashion. The 'Mirror of Great Britain' was a spectacular jewel that gave symbolic endorsement to James's vision of British union, but mirrors themselves supplied James with one of his favourite literary metaphors.

Experience the Adventures of the Most Fearless Female Buccaneers in History! QUEENS OF THE HIGH SEAS is a captivating anthology of history's most daring and influential female pirates. This collection of legendary tales brings to light the often-overlooked stories of women who not only survived but thrived in the male-dominated world of piracy. From the Mediterranean to the Caribbean, this book spans the globe, uncovering the lives and exploits of fearsome women like Queen Artemisia of Caria, the first female pirate known to history, and the unyielding reign of Ching Shih, mistress of the ...

What type of royal are you? You are called royalty. “9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people, that you may declare the wonderful deeds of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.” (1 Peter 2:9 RSV) The Bible is full of royal figures. Each royal family had its style of establishing royalty in their respective dynasties. For example, the royalty of King Saul was more reserved than the royalty of King David. King David was a descendant of Judah, a son of Leah. King Saul was a descendant of Benjamin, a son of Rachel. One of the ...

Ernesto Guevara es un personaje misterioso, no simple, tiene muchas facetas. Para entenderlo mejor, tienes que meterte de lleno en su época y en la historia de los países que le tocó vivir. Como las otras biografías psicológicas de Tamara López, esta nueva y alucinante Biografía del Che Guevara es un libro para quien busca acercarse al ser humano más allá de las historias ya contadas y de los estereotipos, para quien se anima a explorar el laberinto de la mente humana sin miedo a encontrar monstruos —o quizás, a descubrirse en ellos—.

This is a photocopy-reprint of a rare self-published work by Isadora's older brother and mentor, RAYMOND DUNCAN who was once famous but has since fallen into undeserved obscurity. This first early work is the only one originally written in English and the edition is a scanned photocopy printed in Raymond Duncan's hand-etched moveable type. Raymond handed this work, together with a collection of other works written in French to ArtemisSmith Morpurgo for review and safe-keeping in 1963. In 2014, the parcel was found in her files, photocopies were made for forwarding to University Libraries ...

समाजकारण व राजकारण या दोन्ही गोष्टी सांभाळताना माझ्या मनामधली एक आदर्श व्यक्ती म्हणून सुषमा स्वराज ही प्रतिमा जशी होती ती तशीच कायम राहिली. किंबहुना त्यांच्यामागची आभा आणखी तेजस्वी होत गेली. नंतर सुषमाजींबरोबर कामकरण्याची जसजशी मला संधी मिळत गेली, त्यांचा सहवास मिळाला, त्यांच्याशी जवळीक वाढत गेली तसतसा त्यांच्याविषयीचा आदर द्विगुणित झाला.

सुषमा स्वराज की छवि मेरे मानस पटल पर सामाजिक और राजनीति सरोकारों में सामंजस्य बिठाने और दोनों को संभालने वाली एक आदर्श महिला के रूप में दर्ज हो गई। वस्तुतः उनके व्यक्तित्व के पीछे की आभा और भी उज्जवल हो गई। बाद में जैसे-जैसे मुझे सुषमा जी के साथ काम करने और उनका सानिध्य मिलता गया, उनके साथ मेरी निकटता बढ़ती गई, वैसे-वैसे मेरे मन में उनके प्रति सम्मान दोगुना होता गया। मेरी तरह अनगिनत लोग उनके व्यक्तित्व से प्रभावित थे।