A Journey

A Promised Land

Barack Obama · 768 pages

A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making-from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy. In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, describing in strikingly personal detail both his political

Long Walk to Freedom

Nelson Mandela · 638 pages

The riveting memoirs of the outstanding moral and political leader of our time, Long Walk to Freedom brilliantly recreates the drama of the experiences that helped shape Nelson Mandela's destiny. Emotive, compelling and uplifting, Long Walk to Freedom is the exhilarating story of an epic life; a story of hardship, resilience and ultimate triumph told with the clarity and eloquence of a born leader

The Prime Ministers: An Intimate Narrative of Israeli Leadership

Yehuda Avner · 731 pages

Looks at the lives of Israeli prime ministers Levi Eshkol, Golda Meir, Yitzhak Rabin, and Menachem Begin, and the events surrounding their leadership in Israel.

The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. · 400 pages

A professor of history and the noted author and editor of several books on the civil rights struggle, Dr. Clayborne Carson was selected by the estate of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., to edit and publish Dr. King's papers. Drawing upon an unprecedented archive of King's own words--including unpublished letters and diaries, as well as video footage and recordings--Dr. Carson creates an unforgettable

The Reagan Diaries

Ronald Reagan · 696 pages

A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety

Jimmy Carter · 257 pages

In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir

Dick Cheney, Liz Cheney · 565 pages

"In his unmistakable voice and with an insider's eye on history, former Vice President Dick Cheney tells the story of his life and the nearly four decades he has spent at the center of American politics and power"-- "A memoir from the former Vice President of the United States"--

In Search of Identity

Anwar Sadat · 360 pages

My Story

Julia Gillard · 528 pages

"With new material and dresh insights, Julia Gillard reveals what life was really like as Australia's first female Prime Minister."--Back cover.

From Third World to First: The Singapore Story: 1965-2000

Lee Kuan Yew · 752 pages

Outsider in the White House

Bernie Sanders · 346 pages

As Bernie Sanders continues to cement his reputation as hero to the progressive left with his run for the Democratic nomination for president in 2016, this expanded and updated edition of his 1997 political autobiography continues his remarkable story as he fights to bring radical social change to America. The revised edition will include a new introduction from Sanders explaining what led to his

Al Franken, Giant of the Senate

Al Franken · 355 pages

Turning Points: A Journey Through Challenges

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam · 192 pages

"It was like any other day on the Anna University campus in Chennai. I had delivered a lecture 'Vision to Mission' and the session got extended from one hour to two. I had lunch with a group of research students and went back to class. As I was returning to my rooms in the evening the vice-chancellor, Prof. A. Kalanidhi, fell in step with me. Someone had been frantically trying to get in touch wit

True Compass: A Memoir

Edward M. Kennedy · 538 pages

In this landmark autobiography, five years in the making, Senator Edward M. Kennedy tells his extraordinary personal story--of his legendary family, politics, and fifty years at the center of national events.TRUE COMPASSThe youngest of nine children born to Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, he came of age among siblings from whom much was expected. As a young man, he played a key role

My Life

Golda Meir · 469 pages

My Life by Golda Meir is a compelling autobiography, which tells the life of this influential woman, from her early poverty-stricken childhood in Kiev, to her tenure as Prime Minister of Israel, from 1969 to 1974. This is Golda Meir's long-awaited personal and moving story of her life. For the first time, we experience through her own words how it happened that this amazing woman, born in Russi

Dirty Sexy Politics

Meghan McCain · 194 pages

Truman

David McCullough · 1,120 pages

Going Rogue: An American Life

Sarah Palin, Lynn Vincent · 512 pages

One year ago, Sarah Palin burst onto the national political stage like a comet. Yet even now, few Americans know who this remarkable woman really is.On September 3, 2008 Alaska Governor and vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin delivered a speech at the Republican National Convention that electrified the nation and instantly made her one of the most recognizable women in the world.As chief executi

Benjamin Franklin: An American Life

Walter Isaacson · 599 pages

Chronicles the founding father's life and his multiple careers as a shopkeeper, writer, inventor, media baron, scientist, diplomat, business strategist, and political leader, while showing how his faith in the wisdom of the common citizen helped forge an American national identity based on the virtues of its middle class.

The Third Man: Life at the Heart of New Labour

Peter Mandelson · 584 pages

Interventions: A Life in War and Peace

Kofi Annan, Nader Mousavizadeh · 400 pages

With eloquence and immediacy, Annan writes about the highs and lows of his years at the United Nations: from shuttle-diplomacy during crises such as Kosovo, Lebanon and Israel-Palestine to the wrenching battles over the Iraq War to the creation of the landmark Responsibility to Protect doctrine.

Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War

Robert M. Gates · 640 pages

The former Secretary of Defense offers a candid account of serving Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Daughter of the East: An Autobiography

Benazir Bhutto · 442 pages

A Doctor in the House: The Memoirs of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad

Mahathir "Che Det" Mohamad, mhtyr mHmd · 843 pages