Títulos en Políticos

In this “monumental and impressive” biography, Max Boot, the distinguished political columnist, illuminates the untold story of Ronald Reagan, revealing the man behind the mythology. Drawing on interviews with over one hundred of the fortieth president’s aides, friends, and family members, as well as thousands of newly available documents, Boot provides “the best biography of Ronald Reagan to date” (Robert Mann).

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.

Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini, born on July 29, 1883, who went by the nickname “Il Duce” (“the Leader”), was a deeply unbalanced tyrannical Italian dictator who created the dreaded Fascist Party in 1919. Eventually, he held all power in Italy as the country’s prime minister from 1922 to 1943. An ardent socialist as a youth, Mussolini followed in his father's political footsteps but was expelled by the party for his overt support of World War I. As an evil dictator during World War II, he greatly overextended his forces and was eventually killed by his own people in Mezzegra, Italy.

The definitive biography of the mercurial Soviet leader who succeeded and denounced Stalin. Nikita Khrushchev was one of the most complex and important political figures of the twentieth century. Ruler of the Soviet Union during the first decade after Stalin's death, Khrushchev left a contradictory stamp on his country and on the world.

BARACK OBAMA hizo historia al convertirse en el primer presidente negro de los Estados Unidos. Escritor de bestsellers, ganador del Premio Nobel de la Paz y fundador de una productora galardonada con un Óscar, es también uno de los oradores más influyentes de nuestro tiempo. Desde la Casa Blanca, restauró las relaciones diplomáticas con Cuba, tras medio siglo de tensiones; enfrentó las consecuencias de la crisis económica de 2008; lideró la operación contra Osama bin Laden; y reformó el sistema de salud con la histórica Ley del Cuidado de la Salud Asequible...

Unveil the thrilling life of Juan Ponce de León, the fearless Spanish conquistador, whose quest for gold, glory, and the mythical Fountain of Youth shaped the destiny of an entire continent. "Juan Ponce de León: Conquistador, Explorer, and the Shaping of the New World" delves into the gripping narrative of a man whose legacy extends far beyond legend, touching the foundations of modern Puerto Rican and American history.

Il 'delitto Matteotti', di cui quest'anno ricorrono i cento anni, è stato senza dubbio il più grande 'caso' della storia italiana. All'inizio dobbiamo analizzare la scena del crimine, sul lungotevere di un afoso pomeriggio romano, e descrivere la meccanica del delitto.

Un hábil periodista y un maestro de la prensa. Mussolini creó mitos inmensamente poderosos sobre sí mismo y su régimen. Mitos que han perdurado durante más de 70 años, desconcertando tanto a sus contemporáneos como a los historiadores modernos en igual medida. Mitos que han permitido al Duce escapar del veredicto definitivo de la historia... hasta ahora.

Abriendo con una asombrosa serie de ideas sobre los años de formación del futuro dictador, rastreamos cómo el hijo sin importancia de un matón provinciano experimentó el fracaso en el amor y el arte para luego encontrar la felicidad en medio de un baño de sangre. Cómo la derrota de Alemania en la Gran Guerra catalizó su antisemitismo y su sentido del destino.

In the post-meltdown world, it is irresponsible, ineffective, and ultimately useless to have a serious economic debate without considering and challenging the role of the Federal Reserve. Most people think of the Fed as an indispensable institution without which the country's economy could not...

Born with the proverbial silver spoon in her mouth, the Honorable Diana Frances Spencer attained wealth, power, and title with her marriage to Charles, Prince of Wales. But her ultimate triumph owed nothing to those circumstances and everything to her inner qualities: to an innate ability to understand and connect with ordinary people, especially the desperately sick, the rejected, the "unloved."

Una vita degna d'un romanzo d'avventura. Tra delinquenza e poesia, Limonov ha conosciuto i casermoni ucraini e il jet set di Manhattan, ha attraversato la guerra nei gelidi Balcani e le peggiori prigioni russe, fino a diventare capo venerato di un partito nazionalbolscevico in pieno postcomunismo. Il travolgente racconto della vita oltraggiosa di un uomo inquietante e commovente, scritto da uno scrittore che non teme le pieghe più oscure della realtà.

Beginning with Rodrigo Borgia, Chamberlin charts this intelligent but ruthless man's passage to the top. He uncovers how, as Pope Alexander VI, he directed his family to carve out a Borgia kingdom in the heart of Italy. The chaotic intrigues, alliances, and wars that Cesare and Lucrezia became embroiled with are exposed in fascinating detail as competing dynasties and cities struggled for survival before the family's fortunes crumbled.

Porter Alexander spent 1861 as an intelligence officer, and he served as part of a signal guard, but he soon became chief of ordnance for Joseph Johnston's army near Richmond. Half a year later, Johnston would be injured during the Peninsula Campaign at the Battle of Seven Pines, after which he was replaced by Robert E. Lee. Over the course of 1862, Porter Alexander took on more roles in the Army of Northern Virginia's artillery branch, particularly under James Longstreet's 1st Corps.

The media and his political foes frequently attack Donald Trump with claims that he is mentally unfit for the presidency. Increasingly, his critics label him "unstable", "crazy", or "insane". But these armchair diagnoses have more to do with a dislike of his policies than any real clinical analysis. In Psychologically Sound, Sheldon Roth, MD, draws on decades of psychiatric and academic experience to reveal President Trump in a holistic manner - an understandable, stable, even likable person.

As we travel down the roads of life, we are confronted consistently with decisions that we need to make. Donald Trump, based on the trials and successes that he has faced, teaches us that every important decision we make is going to determine what will happen in our lives in the future. For the most part, we are making most of our decisions without a need to give thought to what the outcomes of those decisions will be.

Few people have had such an impact on the political and business world as Donald J. Trump. But beyond the presidency, his entire family has an incredible and intriguing story to tell. Now, inside this biography, you’ll discover the incredible life and achievements of the Trump family. From their arrival to America and the businesses they founded, to Donald J. Trump’s successful ascent to the White House and his long-standing career beforehand. Few people have had such an impact on America and the world - even long before his presidential bid - than Trump.

En El poder de lo invisible, Paula Moreno nos cuenta cómo una mujer de 28 años, afrocolombiana y sin apellidos tradicionales o aristocráticos estuvo a cargo del Ministerio de Cultura un hecho sin precedentes en la historia del país, con el ánimo de que sus vivencias puedan servir de inspiración y empoderamiento a los jóvenes colombianos, especialmente aquellos que por alguna razón se sientan en la periferia, por hacer parte de una minoría o por haber sido discriminados de alguna u otra forma.

Pol Pot was a Cambodian political leader and revolutionary who worked as Prime Minister of Democratic Kampuchea from 1975 till 1979. He was a key member of Cambodia's communist party, the Khmer Rouge, from 1963 to 1997, and acted as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Kampuchea from 1963 to 1981. He was a Marxist-Leninist and a Khmer nationalist. Cambodia was changed into a one-party communist state under his management, and the Cambodian genocide happened.

Presentamos la biblioteca Martin Luther King Jr. Con un nuevo prólogo de Amanda Gorman. Una hermosa edición coleccionable del legendario discurso del Dr. Martin Luther King Jr en la Marcha en Washington, parte de los archivos del Dr. King publicados exclusivamente por HarperCollins. El 28 de...