heads of state

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heads of state

The book of kings

magnificent monarchs, notorious nobles, and distinguished dudes who ruled the world
2019
Profiles more than 100 important leaders from world history, including kings and queens, presidents and prime ministers, CEO's scientists, athletes, and artists.

The last days of Stalin

"Joshua Rubenstein's riveting account takes us back to the second half of 1952 when no one could foresee an end to Joseph Stalin's murderous regime. He was poised to challenge the newly elected U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower with armed force, and was also broadening a vicious campaign against Soviet Jews. Stalin's sudden collapse and death in March 1953 was as dramatic and mysterious as his life. It is no overstatement to say that his passing marked a major turning point in the twentieth century. The Last Days of Stalin is an engaging, briskly told account of the dictator's final active months, the vigil at his deathbed, and the unfolding of Soviet and international events in the months after his death. Rubenstein throws fresh light on: the devious plotting of Beria, Malenkov, Khrushchev, and other 'comrades in arms' who well understood the significance of the dictator's impending death; the witness-documented events of his death as compared to official published versions; Stalin's rumored plans to forcibly exile Soviet Jews; the responses of Eisenhower and Secretary of State Dulles to the Kremlin's conciliatory gestures after Stalin's death; and the momentous repercussions when Stalin's regime of terror was cut short"--.

25 mujeres que gobernaron

2020
"Discover 25 women who shattered the glass ceiling, each in their own way. In politics, government, the business world, and more, these women show us that ambition, perseverance, and hard work go a long way"--Provided by publisher.

Leadership

six studies in world strategy
2022
"Henry Kissinger, consummate diplomat and statesman, examines the strategies of six great twentieth-century figures and brings to life a unifying theory of leadership and diplomacy. "Leaders," writes Henry Kissinger in this compelling book, "think and act at the intersection of two axes: the first, between the past and the future; the second, between the abiding values and aspirations of those they lead. They must balance what they know, which is necessarily drawn from the past, with what they intuit about the future, which is inherently conjectural and uncertain. It is this intuitive grasp of direction that enables leaders to set objectives and lay down a strategy." In Leadership, Kissinger analyses the lives of six extraordinary leaders through the distinctive strategies of statecraft, which he believes they embodied. After the Second World War, Konrad Adenauer brought defeated and morally bankrupt Germany back into the community of nations by what Kissinger calls 'the strategy of humility.'"--Provided by publisher.

The meaning of Hitler

1983
Examines the life and career of German leader Adolf Hitler, identifying some of the historical, political, and emotional forces that shaped his character, and discussing his achievements, mistakes, and crimes.

Mein kampf

2010
Tells the story of Hitler's life and his social and political philosophy.

Julius Caesar

Details the life of Roman general Julius Caesar from his childhood to his death.

Graphic nonfiction

Presents a six-book series set in graphic art format that chronicles the lives of famous people in history including Alexander the Great, Cleopatra, Elizabeth I, Julius Caesar, Richard the Lionheart, and Spartacus.

The ides of March

2020
A fictionalized account of Julius Caesar's exploits in Rome.

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