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Since the founding of the People's Republic of China over seventy years ago, five paramount leaders have shaped the fates and fortunes of the nation and the ruling Chinese Communist Party: Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao, and Xi Jinping. Under their leaderships, China has undergone an extraordinary transformation from an undeveloped and insular country to a comprehensive world power. In this definitive study, renowned Sinologist David Shambaugh offers a refreshing account of China's dramatic post-revolutionary history through the prism of those who ruled it.

A brilliant investigative narrative: How six average Soviet men rose to the pinnacle of Russia's battered economy. David Hoffman, former Moscow bureau chief for

The Washington Post, sheds light onto the hidden lives of Russia's most feared power brokers: the oligarchs. Focusing on six of these ruthless men Hoffman reveals how a few players managed to take over Russia's cash-strapped economy and then divvy it up in loans-for-shares deals.

The provocative bestseller explaining the decline of power in the twenty-first century -- in government, business, and beyond. br> Power is shifting -- from large, stable armies to loose bands of insurgents, from corporate leviathans to nimble start-ups, and from presidential palaces to public...

Reagan, Thatcher, Mitterrand, Kohl, Clinton, Blair, Schröder, Berlusconi, Obama, Cameron, Sarkozy, Merkel, Renzi: nelle parabole di questi leader, accomunati dalla pretesa di rappresentare il nuovo e il cambiamento, si può cogliere il ruolo cruciale che gioca la narrazione nei sistemi politici. Attingendo alle scienze sociali, alla psicologia e alle neuroscienze, il libro illustra i meccanismi che rendono efficace lo storytelling per creare emozioni, identificazione e coinvolgimento con il leader narratore.

Based almost entirely on primary sources in Arabic-including ancient religious texts and secret al-Qaeda and Islamic State letters that few have seen - William McCants's The ISIS Apocalypse explores how religious fervor, strategic calculation, and doomsday prophecy shaped the Islamic State's...

One of the nation's preeminent scholars and a New York Times bestselling author, Eddie S. Glaude Jr., makes the case that the hard work of becoming a better person should be a critical feature of Black politics. Through virtuoso interpretations of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and Ella Baker, Glaude shows how we have the power to be the heroes that our democracy so desperately requires.

"Pigeons Resist Misguided Leaders" is from the September 26, 2016 Science section of The New York Times. It was written by James Gorman and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Pakistan Names New Military Leader" is from the November 26, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Salman Masood and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"British Leader Spurns Immigration Plan" is from the September 05, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Stephen Castle and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Alabama and Its Leader Rise Together" is from the Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Tom Spousta and narrated by Paul Ryden.

"World Leaders 'Rattled' by Trump, Obama Says" is from the May 26, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Yonette Joseph and Gardiner Harris and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"The Coup Leader Must Be Held Accountable" is from the July 25, 2016 Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by Ibrahim Kalin and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Leaders Vow to End Offshore Tax Evasion and Financial Corruption" is from the May 12, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Stephen Castle and Kimiko De Freytas Tamura and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Leaders Roll up Sleeves on Climate, but Experts Say Plans Don't Pack a Wallop" is from the April 21, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Justin Gillis and Coral Davenport and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Leader of Malaysia, Miffed at U.S., Visits China with a Deal in Mind" is from the October 31, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Jane Perlez and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"UN Leader Says He Bowed to Threat from Saudis on Rights Violations" is from the June 10, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Somini Sengupta and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Shaken, Taliban Begin Effort to Replace Dead Leader" is from the May 24, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Mujib Mashal and Taimoor Shah and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Israeli President Hosts Quiet Meeting of Muslim and Jewish Leaders" is from the October 13, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Isabel Kershner and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"U.S. Calls for Release of Uganda's Opposition Leader" is from the U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Josh Kron and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Communist Party of China Declares Xi 'Core' Leader" is from the October 27, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Chris Buckley and narrated by Kristi Burns.