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As diverse a lot as they may be, the people who tell their stories in this book share one thing in common. Each is committed to fighting inequality and injustice. Each, too, can pinpoint a moment when they were moved to action, when it became impossible to sit on the sidelines and just watch. In The Moment, New York Times best-selling author Steve Fiffer presents an oral history from today's social justice activists—many of them still under 30—that is pitch perfect for these dissonant times.

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia stands as a pivotal figure in the twenty-first-century geopolitical landscape, embodying both transformative ambition and strategic acumen. As the architect of Vision 2030, he has undertaken the monumental task of steering his nation toward modernization and securing its economic future in a volatile and competitive global order.

From one of the most beloved and distinguished historians of the British monarchy, here is a lively, intimately detailed biography of a long-overlooked king who reimagined the Crown in the aftermath of World War I and whose marriage to the regal Queen Mary was an epic partnership The grandfather...

Manchester recalls in intimate detail everything from family gatherings at Hyannis Port, to grueling campaign trips, and quiet evenings alone with the president in the White House family quarters. The resulting portrait provides listeners with myriad anecdotes and insights into a life of a man that bristled with vigor, competitiveness, and an unflagging drive for excellence, and shone with elegance, intelligence, and compassion.

从芝加哥高中的活跃分子到耶鲁大学法学院的优秀学子，从邂逅克林顿到成为全美最具影响力的律师之一，从入驻白宫成为美国历史上学历最高的第一夫人到当选美国参议院议员，从首次竞选美国总统到被奥巴马提名就任美国国务卿…… 從芝加哥高中的活躍分子到耶魯大學法學院的優秀學子，從邂逅克林頓到成為全美最具影響力的律師之一，從入駐白宮成為美國歷史上學歷最高的第一夫人到當選美國參議院議員，從首次競選美國總統到被奧巴馬提名就任美國國務卿……