President Memoirs

Tens of millions of Americans sense there is something very wrong with the president of the United States, but they don’t know what. The Manchurian President answers that question. In writing this exhaustively researched book Aaron Klein, with Brenda J. Elliott, definitively exposes just how dangerous Barack Obama really is as America’s commander-in-chief.

John F. Kennedy is lionized by liberals. He inspired Bill Clinton to go into politics and Lyndon B. Johnson to push for landmark civil rights laws. His champions insist he would have done "great liberal things" had he not been killed by Lee Harvey Oswald. But what if we have completely misunderstood him? What if we judge him by the lengthy record of his actual political career? His two great causes were anticommunism and economic growth.

''Te amo como el canto del cisne'', fueron las últimas palabras con las que mi papá, el expresidente de México, Adolfo López Mateos, se despidió por última vez de mi mamá, Angelina Gutiérrez Sadurni, la jovencita de la cual se enamoró catastróficamente, con la cual se casó por la iglesia y tuvieron dos hijos, mi hermano Adolfo y yo.

Michel Franceschi en Ben Weider keren terug naar het einde van de 18e eeuw en bieden een andere kijk op deze periode en de meest opmerkelijke persoon die het voorbracht. Ze presenteren Napoleon als kind van de revolutie en voorvechter van de democratie. Hun Napoleon is een man die nooit zelf een oorlog verklaarde, maar zo'n bedreiging vormde voor de gevestigde orde dat grootschalig conflict onvermijdelijk was.

Un retrato humano, político y espiritual del hombre que cambió el rumbo de la Iglesia católica. El día 13 del mes 3 de 2013 fue el día de Francisco. Una fecha que marcó un hito en la historia de la Iglesia católica. Por primera vez, un jesuita. Por primera vez, un latinoamericano. Por primera vez, en casi seiscientos años, la elección de un Papa tras la renuncia de otro, en medio de un presente desconcertante para el Vaticano, asediado por la divulgación de informes secretos y de investigaciones internas.

Jefferson's America sheds new light on one of the key aspects of Jefferson's presidency. Almost everyone who has taken a US history course is familiar with Jefferson's Louisiana Purchase and the travels of Lewis and Clark, but that's not where this formative episode in American history begins or ends. In fact Jefferson sent four other expeditions west. Zebulon Pike was dispatched on two missions: first to the headwaters of the Mississippi and second toward what is now Colorado.

Abraham Lincoln, our greatest president, believed that our national character was defined by three key moments: the writing of the Constitution, our declaration of independence from England, and the beginning of slavery on the North American continent.

In the early hours of November 9, 2016, one of the most contentious, polarizing, and vicious presidential races came to an abrupt and unexpected end when heavily favored presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton called Donald J. Trump to concede, shocking a nation that had, only hours before, given little credence to his chances. Donald Trump pulled the greatest upset in American political history despite a torrent of invective and dismissal of the mainstream media.

When Richard Nixon battled for the presidency in 1968, he did so with the knowledge that, should he win, he would face the looming question of how to extract the United States from its disastrous war in Vietnam. It was on a beach that summer that Nixon disclosed to his chief aide, HR Haldeman, one of his most notorious, risky gambits: the madman theory. In On Nixon's Madness, Zachary Jonathan Jacobson examines the enigmatic president through this theory of Nixon's own invention.

Una biografía imprescindible para acercar al lector del siglo XXI una de las figuras centrales de la historia española. Nadie ha condicionado tanto la historia contemporánea de España como Francisco Franco Bahamonde (1892-1975). Sin embargo y a pesar de su omnipresencia –de las monedas a las aulas, del NODO al debate público—, el dictador sigue siendo un desconocido, oculto tras una maraña de apriorismos y de tópicos, de maniqueísmos y de mentiras.

The drama of the life of the second president of the United States has been stirringly chronicled both in print and on television. Yet, the life of John Adams is so rich in history, emotion, power, and tragedy that no medium can entirely contain its essence. Hearing the story of his life is to be introduced to a nation, new and untried, that would rise to prominence in no small part due to his legacy of leadership.

Die kraftvollen, offenen und detailreichen Memoiren einer amerikanischen Ikone, die zeigen, wie das Leben nach der Präsidentschaft aussieht: Triumphe, ...

Through vivid anecdotes and insightful reflections, Roosevelt provides listeners with an intimate glimpse into his experiences, convictions, and the tumultuous events that shaped his era. Written after his presidency, Roosevelt reflects on his upbringing, early life, and political career. He describes his sickly childhood and his intense efforts to strengthen his body through exercise. The book then traces his journey through various roles, including soldier, explorer, conservationist, and statesman—a true story about leadership, resilience, and the pursuit of excellence.

Die ganze Dramatik des ausgehenden 18. Jahrhunderts, in dem die französische Revolution dem Absolutismus der Bourbonen den Garaus macht, lässt sich am Schicksal der österreichischen Kaisertochter Marie Antoinette nachvollziehen. Dauphine mit 15 – Königin von Frankreich mit 19, unberührt vom Wandel der Welt um sie herum im Kokon von Versailles Königin des Rokoko. Mit vollen Händen wirft sie das Geld für jede Art von Luxus aus dem Fenster, während das französische Volk hungert.

Der Held des 20. Jahrhunderts: Er hat Hitler aufgehalten. Unter den herausragenden Politikern des 20. Jahrhunderts ist Churchill der schillerndste. Hollywood hat den Adeligen mit der Zigarre längst zu einer Film- und Heldenfigur überhöht. Seine Sätze, dass er etwa »außer Blut, Schweiß und Tränen« nichts zu bieten habe, sind geflügelte Worte. Churchill gilt als einer der größten Redner der Geschichte, hat seinen aufwendigen Lebensunterhalt als Schriftsteller und Journalist bestritten und wurde mit dem Nobelpreis für Literatur ausgezeichnet.

When one is looking quickly over the lives of the Presidents of the United States, it is easy to overlook William Henry Harrison. After all, he only served as the Chief Executive for 30 days, and he spent the majority of those in bed, fighting for his life and eventually losing. However, to ignore Harrison because he served such a short time in the White House is just as foolish as ignoring Patrick Henry or Alexander Hamilton because they were never elected to the nation's highest office.

The fate of the Union and the emancipation of slavery were at stake in the national election of 1864. It was the most important election in the history of the United States, and a beacon of hope for the world. This is the story of how Lincoln mastered language, and how his words changed public perspective, drove home emancipation, reignited the ideals of freedom and saved democratic government. In all he said, Lincoln’s words speak freedom to peoples the world over today as in 1864.

Tarradellas es un recorrido por la trayectoria vital y política de quien fue uno de los presidentes más célebres de la Generalitat de Catalunya. Se trata de la biografía más exhaustiva sobre el político que se ha escrito hasta ahora y que está llamada a convertirse en la obra de referencia sobre su figura en los próximos años. Este minucioso trabajo analiza la evolución profesional y política de Josep Tarradellas (1899-1988) y, a su vez, se convierte en un relato de la historia del catalanismo y de la relación Cataluña-España a lo largo del siglo xx.

New York Times bestselling author Barbara Leaming answers the question: What was it like to be Mrs. John F. Kennedy during the dramatic thousand days of the Kennedy presidency? Here for the first time is the full story of the extravagant interplay of sex and politics that constitutes one of modern history's most spectacular dramas.

In Dead Presidents, NPR host Brady Carlson takes listeners to presidential gravesites, monuments, and memorials to tell the death stories of our greatest leaders. Mixing biography and travelogue, Carlson explores whether William Henry Harrison really died of a cold, why Zachary Taylor's remains were exhumed 140 years after his death, and how what killed James A. Garfield wasn't an assassin's bullet.