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He helped shape OPEC. He helped guide a young Qatar into the modern age. He built a fortune across continents. Then he watched much of it disappear. The Economist is a novel inspired by the extraordinary, never before told true story of Dr. Mostafa Hassan, a young Fulbright scholar who came to...

History remembers the people who changed the world. This book reveals the habits, decisions, and principles that made them extraordinary.What can Abraham Lincoln teach us about resilience after repeated failure? Why did Winston Churchill's honesty inspire a nation during its darkest hour? How...

A thrilling history of Florence's most famous family, the Medicis, from thrilling heights to the end of an astonishing era. At its height Renaissance Florence was a centre of enormous wealth, power and influence. This enthralling book charts the family's huge influence on the political, economic and cultural history of Florence.

Outspoken and uncensored, in an audiobook narrated by the North Carolina senator himself, Senator Thom Tillis pulls no punches about his time in Washington and how the sycophants surrounding President Trump, spineless Republican yes-men (and -women), and the weirdos of the MAGA world can’t get...

Do you want to learn more about the great military leader Napoleon Bonaparte, but don’t have time to read huge, long biographies? Then let The History Journals take you on an hourly history tour of his life. Since the beginning of time there have always been leaders to emerge from the masses...

सुषमा स्वराज की छवि मेरे मानस पटल पर सामाजिक और राजनीति सरोकारों में सामंजस्य बिठाने और दोनों को संभालने वाली एक आदर्श महिला के रूप में दर्ज हो गई। वस्तुतः उनके व्यक्तित्व के पीछे की आभा और भी उज्जवल हो गई। बाद में जैसे-जैसे मुझे सुषमा जी के साथ काम करने और उनका सानिध्य मिलता गया, उनके साथ मेरी निकटता बढ़ती गई, वैसे-वैसे मेरे मन में उनके प्रति सम्मान दोगुना होता गया। मेरी तरह अनगिनत लोग उनके व्यक्तित्व से प्रभावित थे।

The ultimate guide to every British monarch there's ever been: 64 profiles by 64 different historians, politicians and journalists compiled by leading political commentator Iain Dale 'We all know about Queen Victoria, Edward VIII and Queen Elizabeth II, but how much do we really know about other...

'One of the great love stories of history, in a league with Napoleon and Josephine, and Antony and Cleopatra ... Excellent, with dazzling mastery of detail and literary flair' Economist It was history's most successful political partnership - as sensual and fiery as it was creative and visionary...

"Моя жизнь" - автобиография революционера, одного из организаторов Октябрьской революции, сыгравшего ключевую роль в создании Красной армии, Льва Троцкого (1879 - 1940).

在家庭压力与经济困境的夹击下，一个出身低微的印刷学徒凭借极致的自律与自我教育，完成了从帝国忠臣到开国政治家的惊天蜕变。抛开高高在上的伟人神话，这段以第一人称娓娓道来的历史传记，带你沉浸式体验十八世纪...

Descubra como a curiosidade científica e a ambição transformaram um aprendiz humilde no arquiteto de uma nação livre. Se você busca motivação para o seu crescimento profissional e pessoal, esta biografia histórica envolvente demonstra o poder prático do autodesenvolvimento. Acompanhe...

تتبع رحلة صعود عصامية ملهمة لرجل واجه إخفاقاته بفضول علمي، ليصنع من مطبعة متواضعة تاريخاً حافلاً بالاستقلال والتجريب. رافق شخصية تاريخية في سعيها الدؤوب للترقي...

Acompaña la ambición de un inventor en esta biografía histórica que revela el verdadero precio de la independencia. A través de una narrativa íntima y reflexiva, serás testigo de la incesante búsqueda de autonomía de un joven aprendiz. Sus dilemas éticos frente al éxito económico te...

Adéntrate en la cruda biografía histórica del líder que desmanteló el apartheid y forjó una nueva democracia. A través de un relato objetivo y vibrante, esta narración revela las tensiones sociales y los sacrificios colectivos que transformaron una nación dividida. Perfecto para...

Liderança, resiliência e a força da mudança no cenário global. Sanna Marin apresenta a jornada extraordinária de sua carreira pioneira. Como a chefe de governo mais jovem do mundo aos 34 anos, ela conquistou a atenção internacional com ideias progressistas e ações decisivas em meio a crises históricas. Sua trajetória é pautada pela resiliência: a primeira da família na universidade, Marin quebrou barreiras para se tornar um ícone da liderança moderna.

From sharecropper's son in Depression-era South Carolina to hearing coordinator for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Bowman shares his inspiring life story. Born in Summerton, S.C., in 1931, young Bertie was raised by his stepmother and strict father to do his share of the farm work, in...

Can a single night define a man's life? From the summer of 1943 to early 1945, John Basilone was one of the most famous and admired people in America. As the first enlisted man to be awarded the Medal of Honor in World War II, for extraordinary bravery under fire at Guadalcanal, he toured the...

On March 7, 2004, former SAS soldier and mercenary Simon Mann prepared to take off from Harare International Airport. His destination was Equatorial Guinea; his intention was to remove one of the most brutal dictators in Africa in a privately organized coup d’état. The plot had the tacit approval of Western intelligence agencies, and Mann had already planned, overseen, and won two wars in Angola and Sierra Leone. So why did it go so wrong?

Two decades after the publication of The Black Book of Communism, nearly everyone is or at least should be aware of the immense evil produced by that devilish ideology first hatched when Karl Marx penned his Communist Manifesto two centuries ago. Far too many people, however, separate Marx the man from the evils wrought by the oppressive ideology and theory that bears his name.

'We not only dream, we do. We not only see what has been, we see what can be. We shoot for the moon ... We are bold, fearless, and ambitious. We are undaunted in our belief that we shall overcome; that we will rise up.' - Kamala Harris; Inauguration night address On 20 January 2021, Kamala...