Títulos en Políticos

Im suffragettenweißen Anzug tritt Kamala Harris am 7. November 2020 auf die Bühne in Wilmington, Delaware, als erste Vizepräsidentin der Vereinigten Staaten. Ihre Worte gehen um die Welt, sie selbst wird zur Ikone ... Die US-Korrespondentin Marie-Astrid Langer gibt Einblick in die entscheidenden Momente auf dem Lebensweg von der Einwanderertochter zur mächtigsten Schwarzen Frau in Washington.

The award-winning author presents a provocative, thoroughly modern revisionist biographical history of one of America’s greatest and most influential families—the Roosevelts—exposing heretofore unknown family secrets and detailing complex family rivalries with his signature cinematic flair...

Carl Philipp Gottfried von Clausewitz died almost 200 years ago, yet he remains one of the most important and influential of all military thinkers. Few men were more influential on the military tactics and strategy of 19th century warfare than Antoine-Henri Jomini. Why is it that Jomini has been forgotten while Clausewitz’s name is now far more famous than it ever was during his lifetime? One of the reasons is that Clausewitz attempted to develop a philosophy of war that went well beyond the mechanics of combat.

This essential biography, by the author most deeply familiar with the vast archives of the Soviet era, offers an unprecedented, fine-grained portrait of Stalin, the man and dictator. Without mythologizing Stalin as either benevolent or an evil genius, Khlevniuk resolves numerous controversies about specific events in the dictator's life while assembling many hundreds of previously unknown letters, memos, reports, and diaries into a comprehensive, compelling narrative of a life that altered the course of world history.

In 1611, 34-year-old Nur Jahan, daughter of a Persian noble and widow of a subversive official, became the 20th and favorite wife of Emperor Jahangir, who ruled the vast Mughal Empire. Nur's confident assertion of talent and power is revelatory; it far exceeded the authority of her female contemporaries in Renaissance Europe, including Elizabeth I. Here, she finally receives her due in a deeply researched and evocative biography that awakens us to a fascinating history.

Eine fesselnder und zutiefst persönlicher Bericht darüber, wie Geschichte geschrieben wird – von dem US-Präsidenten, der uns inspirierte, an die Kraft der Demokratie zu glauben In diesem mit Spannung erwarteten ersten Band seiner Präsidentschaftserinnerungen, erzählt Barack Obama die...

The underdog story of Will Haskell, who became a Democratic state Senator in 2018 at age twenty-two—taking on an incumbent who had been undefeated for Haskell’s entire life and earning an endorsement from President Obama—is “an inspiring and wise blueprint for how you can change the...

The never-before-told story of the friendship between Martin Luther King Jr. and Thich Nhat Hanh—icons who changed each other and the world.

Nirenberg: The Education of a Texas Public Servant offers a compelling portrait of Ron Nirenberg’s eight-year tenure as mayor of San Antonio, the seventh largest city in the United States. From 2017 to 2025, Nirenberg guided the city through times of crisis and opportunity with a compassionate, pragmatic approach that defied partisan expectations and earned broad popular support. Winning six elections and numerous referenda, he became San Antonio’s longest-serving mayor since Henry Cisneros.

Unleash Your Humanity is the story of one woman who refuses to stand on the sidelines of life. A senior UN humanitarian leader, human rights lawyer, a global advocate, and changemaker, Yasmine Sherif has spent over three decades not only navigating war zones but transforming them—and herself. Her journey illuminates a universal truth: Transformation begins the moment we dare to live authentically. Unleash Your Humanity unfolds in two sweeping movements—one intimate and personal, the other planetary and visionary.

Glory, Grief, and the Gavel takes listeners deep into the high-stakes world of Capitol Hill, pulling back the curtain on what it takes to lead one of the most complex and unruly institutions in America: the U.S. House of Representatives. While presidential elections hinge on tens of millions of votes, the speakership—the third-highest office in the land and second in line to the presidency—can be decided by just 218.

Informed by his life journey, former US ambassador to Mexico, US senator, and US secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar shares his unrivaled vantage on the US-Mexico relationship, the border and migration crisis, and his belief that the diversity of our many communities and cultures is America's...

What really goes on behind closed doors in Ireland’s most secretive political party? Long defined by message control and secrecy, Sinn Féin has rarely allowed outsiders a glimpse behind the curtain. Ourselves Alone, by former communications adviser and party spokesperson, Siobhán Fenton, is...

'Dubs has been described as the conscience of the Labour movement' The Guardian 'Principled, steely, wise and warm - as wonderful as the writer' Philippe Sands 'A great story told by a great man' Alastair Campbell From the Kindertransport to the House of Lords, one of Britain's best-loved...

The story of Artemisia, formidable queen of the Greek city-state of Halicarnassus, that counters longstanding misconceptions about women's roles in antiquity Herodotus's listeners never doubted that Artemisia I of Caria had commanded a fleet in the naval Battle of Salamis. After all, she was the...

'It is extraordinary how little proper journalistic scrutiny Farage has received. This book is timely and essential reading from a veteran reporter and troublemaker' Carole Cadwalladr, investigative journalist and co-founder of The Nerve 'An encyclopedic account of Nigel Farage's singular...

Born in Alexandria in 1944 to Jewish parents from Germany and Austria, Margaret arrived in England aged four – stateless, foreign, and an outsider. Those origins shaped everything. Her grandmother was murdered by the Nazis. Her grandfather was greeted as an enemy alien and then interned on...

From the celebrated author of the international bestseller The End of History and the Last Man and other books on the most important political questions of our time, comes a strikingly personal intellectual memoir. This program is read by the author. Francis Fukuyama, a leading public...

Karpoori Thakur, often called Jannayak, was a legendary leader from Bihar who had a significant impact on India’s politics. In early 2024, he was posthumously honoured with the Bharat Ratna in recognition of his extraordinary contributions to society. Commemorating his birth centenary, this...

No mundo todo, a mídia, mais preocupada em chocar do que em informar, associa a Israel a imagem de um estado militarista, que promove massacres de palestinos e se opõe a qualquer tentativa de paz na região. A aliança entre fundamentalistas islâmicos...