the life of Bill Clinton as told by those who know him
Takiff, Michael
2010
The first complete oral history of Bill Clinton and his presidency, it includes more than one hundred and fifty chronologically and topically arranged interviews with key figures.
Otto Dietrich was a thirty-four year old journalist when he met Adolf Hitler in 1931. In 1933 he was invited to become Hitler's press chief. He accepted with the simple, uncritical conviction that Hitler was dedicated to promoting peace and welfare for the German people. After the end of the war and five months after Hitler's death, imprisoned and disillusioned, Otto Dietrich sat down to write all that he had seen and heard during his twelve years of close association with Hitler. In 1948 he gave his memoir to someone he trusted requesting that it be published after his death. He died in 1952 at the age of fifty-five.
Examines Adolf Hitler's closest inner circle members individually and as a group and focuses on Hitler's three most important Nazi men: Goring, Goebbels, and Himmler, with a secondary inspection of Bormann, Speer, and Ribbentrop.
escape from tyranny : growing up in the shadow of Saddam
Salbi, Zainab
2006
Zainab Salbi was eleven years old when her father was chosen to serve as Saddam Hussein's personal pilot, her family often forced to spend weekends with Saddam. As a palace insider, she offers a glimpse of life under a dictator and provides an intimate portrait of the man she was taught to call "uncle".
Chronicles the personal and literary lives of Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner, two significant writers that contributed to twentieth century American literature, tracing their critical reputation, social affairs, and drawing parallels between their respective careers.
Details the life of the seventh President of the United States, Andrew Jackson, and focuses on his political actions and choices that shaped the White House and inspired the later presidents--including Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and others.
The author shares her unique insight into Ronald Reagan, arguing that his character and courage made him the object of reverence and respect in America.