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True Compass: A Memoir
A landmark autobiography and the definite account from a member of America s most heralded family. As a young man, Edward M. Kennedy played a key role in the presidential...
The Naked Diplomat: Understanding Power and Politics in the Digital
Previously published as Naked Diplomacy . Who will be in power in the 21st century? Governments? Big business? Internet titans? And how do we influence the future? Digital technology is...
I Hope
The perestroika years have awakened new hopes among the Soviet people for change and prosperity in their country. In this book, Raisa Gorbachev, wife of the President of the USSR,...
The Whistleblower: The explosive thriller from Britain's top political
THE HUNT FOR A KILLER LEADS ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP... 1997. A desperate government clings to power; a hungry opposition will do anything to win. And journalist Gil...
Mirrors of Greatness: Churchill and the Leaders Who Shaped Him
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A "fresh, fast-paced, and bracing" ( Wall Street Journal ) new biography of Winston Churchill, revealing how his relationships with the other great figures of his age shaped his own...
1923: The Crisis of German Democracy in the Year of Hitler's Putsch
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How Germany's fledgling democracy nearly collapsed in 1923--and how pro-democracy forces fought back In 1923, the Weimar Republic faced a series of crises, including foreign occupation of its industrial heartland,...
Acting the Right Part: Political Theater and Popular Drama in
Acting the Right Part is a cultural history of huaju (modern Chinese drama) from 1966 to 1996. Xiaomei Chen situates her study both in the context of Chinese literary and...
The Republic of Plato
The best available English translation.... [It] compels intelligent readers to come to grips with what Plato actually wrote.' , American Political Science Review
The Republic of Plato
The best available English translation.... [It] compels intelligent readers to come to grips with what Plato actually wrote.' , American Political Science Review
Reinventing Government: The Five Strategies for Reinventing Government
"A landmark in the debate on the future of public policy."- The Washington Post .
Good and Bad Power: The Ideals and Betrayals of Government
Not since Machiavelli has anyone taken on this subject in such an original way How can we make the governments on which we depend for our welfare and survival behave...
Left Illusions: An Intellectual Odyssey
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Horowitz's newest book provides the first map of his intellectual development. Complementing his acclaimed autobiography, Radical Son, the selections in Left Illusions range from his first book, published over 40...
Human Rights: The Case for the Defence
A powerful and urgent explanation and vindication of our human rights and freedoms Our human rights are endangered. After the devastation of World War Two the international community united to...
The Prince: Deluxe silkbound edition
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'It is far better to be feared than loved if you cannot be both.' - Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) The Prince is one of the most influential books ever written. Published...
On Leadership: Lessons for the 21st Century
Tony Blair's major new book on the art and science of leadership Tony Blair learnt the precepts of governing the hard way- by leading a country for over ten years....
The Modi Effect: Inside Narendra Modi's campaign to transform India
How did a 'chai wallah' who sold tea on trains as a boy become Prime Minister of India? On May 16, 2014, Narendra Modi was declared the winner of the...
Lincoln's Last Trial: The Murder Case That Propelled Him to the
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Look for Dan Abrams and David Fisher's new book, Kennedy's Avenger: Assassination, Conspiracy, and the Forgotten Trial of Jack Ruby . Instant New York Times bestseller! A Winner of the...
The Discreet Hero
WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE A tale of two cities--Piura and Lima--rocked by scandal, and the disintegrating bonds of loyalty between the generations Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa's...
The Fate of Their Country: Politicians, Slavery Extension, and the
How partisan politics lead to the Civil War What brought about the Civil War? Leading historian Michael F. Holt convincingly offers a disturbingly contemporary answer: partisan politics. In this brilliant...
Y2K: How the 2000s Became Everything (Essays on the Future That Never
Perfect for fans of Jia Tolentino and Chuck Klosterman, Y2K is a delightfully nostalgic and bitingly told exploration about how the early 2000s forever changed us and the world we...
You Can Do It!: Speak Your Mind, America
A searing and hilarious commentary on woke culture in America from the legendary comedian, actor, and Emmy-nominated SNL writer. Rob Schneider's childhood in the San Francisco Bay area with parents...
Florence Harding
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This book tells the story of Florence Hardin g''s rise to power. The daughter of an abusive father, mother at a young age to an illegitimate child, she saw her...
Flight from Monticello: Thomas Jefferson at War
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When Thomas Jefferson wrote his epitaph, he listed as his accomplishments his authorship of the Declaration of Independence and the Virginia statute of religious freedom, and his founding of the...
The Chinese
"The Chinese" explores the impact that a quarter-century of economic reform has had upon the Chinese people, offering an insider's look at the issues which affect and shape China today,...
Why We're Getting Poorer: A Realist's Guide to the Economy and How We
An insider's guide to our broken economy and how it fails to serve us. 'A fascinating examination of the failures of modern economics, and how these failures are harming us...
But What Can I Do?: Why Politics Has Gone So Wrong, and How You Can
A masterclass on how to achieve real change 'Everything a manifesto should be- heartfelt, hectoring, impassioned, rousing.' The i __________________________________________________ Your country needs you. Your planet needs you. Your time...
The Road to Freedom: Economics and the Good Society
A major reappraisal, by the Nobel prize-winning economist, of the relationship between capitalism and freedom Despite its manifest failures, the narrative of neoliberalism retains its grip on the public mind...
It's OK To Be Angry About Capitalism
A takedown of the status quo that has enriched a few billionaires at the expense of the rest of us - and a blueprint for real change It's OK to...
The Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism (& How It
A short anatomy of neoliberalism that shatters its founding myths and points the way to an alternative system This book is dynamite' - Caroline Lucas | 'Fantastic' - Mark Ruffalo...
Autocracy, Inc: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World
The celebrated historian and journalist uncovers the networks trying to destroy the democratic world in this Sunday Times bestseller All of us have in our minds a cartoon image of...
The Russo-Ukrainian War: From the bestselling author of Chernobyl
Urgent, compelling reading from the author of Chernobyl on the defining conflict of our times- do you know what is at stake in Ukraine? On 24 February 2022, Russia shocked...
Limitarianism: The Case Against Extreme Wealth
A world-leading expert in inequality makes the case for a hard limit on personal wealth We all notice when the poor get poorer- when there are more rough sleepers and...
The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America
A landmark work of contemporary history and a wake-up call that aims to restore our understanding of the basis of our way of life, from the author of international bestseller...
Strangeland: How Britain Stopped Making Sense
From Jon Sopel, bestselling author and presenter of The News Agents podcast, comes his most ambitious book to date- an incisive examination of Britain's New Normal, and what it means...
PATRIOT
AN INSTANT INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER- The powerful and moving memoir of a fearless political opposition leader who paid the ultimate price for his beliefs Patriot is the unforgettable life story of...
On Leadership: Lessons for the 21st Century
Tony Blair's major new book on the art and science of leadership Tony Blair learnt the precepts of governing the hard way- by leading a country for over ten years....
When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists and the Origins of
A rollicking, revelatory look at the tumult of the early 1990s and the rise of a new, more berserk America that birthed the Donald Trump Era THE NEW YORK TIMES...
Start With Why: 15th Anniversary Edition: How Great Leaders Inspire
The inspiring, life-changing bestseller updated for its 15th anniversary with a new foreword by the author In 2009, Simon Sinek ignited a movement to help people find a greater sense...
A Promised Land
A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making-from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of...
The Project: How Project 2025 is Reshaping America and the World
An urgent pocket guide to Project 2025-the playbook for Trump's second administration-a decoder for what it says, what it means for your future, and for the future of abortion, LGBTQ...
The Habit of Excellence: Why British Army Leadership Works
The official British Army book on how to become a better leader - whatever your field The Habit of Excellence is a unique insight into British Army leadership, explaining what...
How Civil Wars Start: And How to Stop Them
Civil wars are the biggest danger to world peace today - this book by an expert professor shows us why they happen, and how to avoid them We are now...
The Road to Freedom: Economics and the Good Society
A major reappraisal, by the Nobel-prizewinning economist, of the relationship between capitalism and freedom Despite its manifest failures, the narrative of neoliberalism retains its grip on the public mind and...
Leadership: Six Studies in World Strategy
Henry Kissinger analyses how six extraordinary leaders he has known have shaped their countries and the world In Leadership, Kissinger analyses the lives of six extraordinary leaders through the distinctive...
The Transgender Issue: An Argument for Justice
An era-defining, agenda-setting call for trans liberation which will reshape our current conversation on transgender rights Trans people in Britain today have become a culture war 'issue'. Despite making up...
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
The 50,000 copy bestseller, soon to be a major Spielberg film In this monumental multiple biography, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin studies Abraham Lincoln's mastery of men. She shows...
Hitler 1936-1945: Nemesis
Following the enormous success of HITLER- HUBRIS this book triumphantly completes one of the great modern biographies. No figure in twentieth century history more clearly demands a close biographical understanding...
Courting Disaster: How the CIA Kept America Safe and How Barack Obama
White House speechwriter Marc Thiessen was locked in a secure room and given access to the most sensitive intelligence when he was tasked to write President George W. Bush's 2006...