Títulos em Política e Ativismo

Franklin Roosevelt awoke on September 1, 1939 to the news that Germany invaded Poland, signaling the start of World War II. The president warned for years that Hitler's fascist regime posed an existential threat to democracy, but the American public remained stubbornly isolationist as fascist sympathizing groups, egged on by right wing media stars promoting anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, plotted to overthrow the president. The situation was dire, and Roosevelt found himself facing an unexpected adversary: Charles Lindbergh.

Only the most remarkable Americans have been granted the title, President of the United States. In this short keepsake volume, PragerU’s world-renowned historians, political thinkers, and bestselling authors will give you a glimpse into those remarkable Americans’ inspiring stories, recounting the history that too often goes untold.

In his sparkling memoir, M.K. Raina documents the many lives he has lived. From sharing the stage with some of the most celebrated actors in India to his journey as a young man witnessing the violence and horrors rampant through the streets of Kashmir, an entire history of northern India is painted with subtle elegance. Brimming with delightful anecdotes as well as poignant, painful memories of a region that once was, this book is a tour de force.

Die eindringliche und bewegende Autobiographie eines furchtlosen Oppositionsführers, der den höchsten Preis für seine Überzeugungen zahlen musste. Nawalny begann mit der Arbeit an PATRIOT im Jahr 2020, kurz nach dem Giftanschlag auf ihn. Es ist die umfassende Geschichte seines Lebens: seine Jugend, seine Berufung zum Aktivisten, seine Ehe und Familie sowie sein Einsatz für Demokratie und Freiheit in Russland angesichts einer Supermacht, die ihn unbedingt zum Schweigen bringen will. PATRIOT zeigt Nawalnys absolute Überzeugung: Der Wandel ist nicht aufzuhalten. Er wird kommen.

This is the question that has perplexed the public about Marina for the simple reason that she is the daughter of the man who has governed Malaysia for almost twenty-four years. Does she echo him in his view of the world, or does she chart her own path? Why is it that in her own public life, in her writing and speeches, she expresses opinions that seem to contradict his? This book hopes to detail how she has navigated her life as the daughter of a charismatic politician and a loving father, even as sometimes she has chafed at being constantly under his shadow.

Virginia Mayo, General Colin Powell, General Normal Schwarzkopf, Senator Howard Baker Jr., Attorney General Edwin Meese, and many more, retrace Ronald Reagan’s journey from anonymity, to stardom, to politics. Listen to the stories of his athletic days, his honorable service as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army, the luminosity of his celebrity in Hollywood, and of course, his days of valor as President of the United States. From the Silver Screen to the White House, this is the journey of a lifetime.

Tante persone oggi si definiscono attiviste: per i diritti umani, per gli animali, per il clima. Ma che cosa vuol dire davvero fare attivismo? Perché lo si fa? E per chi? Irene Facheris si è posta queste e altre domande che vengono per lo più date per scontate e ha sviscerato il tema anche attraverso un questionario a cui hanno risposto 1150 persone. Ne è nato questo libro in cui si indaga il senso profondo dell'attivismo per risolvere le faide interne e rischiarare ombre e ambiguità che fanno spesso perdere di vista il vero obiettivo, ovvero il bene collettivo.

政治資金と派閥問題、渦巻く政治不信、戦争と国際秩序の機能不全……いま、時代の岐路に立つ日本の現代社会。野党時代の自民党総裁・谷垣禎一が語る「政治の原点」とは──

Hana: The Audacity to Be Free is a searingly personal memoir, a call to arms to break free from the chains of conformity, and an invitation to readers to join her mission of empowerment, inspiration, and progress.

La dernière lettre au monde d'un résistant politique qui a payé de sa vie le prix de ses convictions. Ce livre est l'histoire de la vie d'Alexeï Navalny : sa jeunesse, son appel à la résistance, son mariage, sa famille et son engagement pour la démocratie et la liberté en Russie face à une superpuissance déterminée à le faire taire.

Terrific advice, insightful stories, and powerful life lessons curated by Dana Perino the #1 New York Times bestselling author of And the Good News Is . . . and beloved co-host of Fox News' The Five and America’s Newsroom, inspired by her friends and colleagues. I Wish Someone Had Told Me . . . is a blueprint for success in your life and career. An all-star line-up of Dana’s lifelong friends and Fox News personalities with wide-ranging talents and accomplishments share amazing stories about their own experiences, offering invaluable guidance and wisdom on a range of subjects.

This "extraordinary human story" (Irish Times) is Bill Carter's deeply personal memoir of his experience in the war-torn city of Sarajevo. In 1991, the 26-year-old Carter joined up with a maverick aid organization to deliver food to orphanages across the city while dressed as a clown. He soon discovered the underground world of punk rock clubs, discos, and a thriving cultural scene within the besieged city where art and music were used as a defiant act against the war.

Throughout his career as an author, journalist, television commentator, and head of a presidential library and foundation, Mark Updegrove has had the privilege of getting to know seven U.S. Presidents, from Gerald Ford to Barack Obama. In Make Your Mark, he offers incisive, compelling sketches of these modern presidents and the character trait that made each suited to his moment in the Oval Office and underlies his most significant accomplishments.

Returning to Germany in the aftermath of the Second World War, Fritz Bauer – a gay Jewish lawyer and outspoken critic of Hitler – was determined to reclaim the Germany he had once loved. But he soon saw that the perpetrators of the Holocaust had largely got away with their crimes. Top Nazi officers – mass-murders and cruel sadists – had been given plum jobs at major German companies; held prestigious offices in top universities; were in positions of power as lawyers, judges and political advisors.

Bestsellerautor Horst Lichter über die Kunst der Freundschaft. Wie hält es Horst Lichter, der Fernsehstar, Koch und Privatmensch, mit der Freundschaft? Sammelt er Freunde wie Oldtimer und Blechspielzeug? Oder hat ein Leben auf Achse den Preis der Einsamkeit? In seinem autobiografischen Hörbuch gewährt Horst Lichter Einblicke in die Freundschaften seines Lebens. In die bestehenden, die gescheiterten, aber auch die, die er nicht so einfach einordnen kann. Der beliebte TV-Moderator erinnert sich an seine Kindheit im Braunkohlerevier.

Mallory McMorrow was on the verge of giving up. She knew the work of legislating wouldn’t be easy, but she hadn’t been expecting an insidious culture of sexual harassment, armed protestors storming the state Capitol, or colleagues who had zero interest in reaching across the aisle to get anything meaningful done—and things really needed to get done. Where could one even start? But then fate forced her hand.

Ken Khachigian, trusted adviser and confidante to America's presidential giants and political legends, draws the curtains back on his most private moments with Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon during revolutionary changes in our economy, politics, communications, foreign policy, and culture.

Liz Truss's disastrous premiership was the shortest and most chaotic in British history. In the space of just 49 days, Truss witnessed the death of the longest-reigning monarch, attempted to remould the economy, triggered a collapse in the value of Sterling and was forced on a series of embarrassing U-turns that ultimately led to her resignation. The aftershocks of her time in office are still felt today. How did she blow her opportunity so spectacularly?

What would it be like to sit down for an impassioned, entertaining conversation with Hillary Clinton? In Something Lost, Something Gained, Hillary offers her candid views on life and love, politics, liberty, democracy, the threats we face, and the future within our reach. She describes the strength she draws from her deepest friendships, her Methodist faith, and the nearly fifty years she’s been married to President Bill Clinton—all with the wisdom that comes from looking back on a full life with fresh eyes.

In Taken As Red acclaimed political journalist Anushka Asthana takes listeners behind the scenes of the 2024 general election campaign. As the political landscape undergoes a seismic shift, this gripping account provides an unprecedented insider's perspective on the inner workings of Keir Starmer's Labour and Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives, and the events of this high-stakes electoral contest as it unfolded.