"1985, his suffering from testicular cancer the year after, and his plane crash while campaigning in the 2010 general election. He uses these three near-death experiences to state his opinions on the National Health Service, saying that he has seen ""the best and worst"" of it. Farage declares his support for Rand Paul, whom he calls his ""political Doppelgänger"". He also praises the late trade union leader Bob Crow, whom he claims was the only trade unionist who did not support big government and mass immigration. He also goes on to allege that the Conservative Party is intercepting communications by"
"The Revolution: A Manifesto The Revolution: A Manifesto is a ""New York Times"" #1 best seller by Republican former U.S. Congressman Ron Paul. The work was published on April 30, 2008 by Grand Central Publishing. According to Paul, the book is based on written notes during his 2008 presidential campaign. Upon release, the book moved to the top of several bestseller lists. It was one of Amazon's Top 10 best sellers, its #1 seller of all political books, and became its #1 seller among all categories. ""Revolution"" debuted at #7 on the ""New York Times"" nonfiction bestseller list and at"
"""learned nothing and forgotten nothing"". Known and Unknown: A Memoir Known and Unknown: A Memoir is an autobiographical book by Donald Rumsfeld, an American politician and businessman who served as Secretary of Defense from 1975 to 1977 and again from 2001 to 2006 (among many other positions). He published it through Penguin Group USA in February 2011. It covers a variety of his experiences such as working as a Republican in the U.S. House in the late-1960s, serving in the Ford Administration during the Watergate and Vietnam crises, and serving during the George W. Bush Administration through the Abu Ghraib"
"1965, at odds with the prevailing sentiment of the modern day ""cultural elites"". CNN announced on June 26, 2013, that Gingrich would join a new version of ""Crossfire"" re-launching in fall 2013, with panelists S. E. Cupp, Stephanie Cutter, and Van Jones. Gingrich represented the right on the revamped debate program. The show was cancelled the following year. Gingrich has authored or co-authored 18 non-fiction books since 1982. Gingrich co-wrote the following alternate history novels and series of novels with William R. Forstchen. Newt Gingrich Newton Leroy Gingrich (; né McPherson, June 17, 1943) is an American politician who served"
"Known and Unknown: A Memoir Known and Unknown: A Memoir is an autobiographical book by Donald Rumsfeld, an American politician and businessman who served as Secretary of Defense from 1975 to 1977 and again from 2001 to 2006 (among many other positions). He published it through Penguin Group USA in February 2011. It covers a variety of his experiences such as working as a Republican in the U.S. House in the late-1960s, serving in the Ford Administration during the Watergate and Vietnam crises, and serving during the George W. Bush Administration through the Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay scandals. Rumsfeld"
"Modern World"", which both ""USA Today"" and ""The Financial Times"" picked as one of their “Best Books of the Year.” Winik's latest book is ""1944: FDR and the Year That Changed History"", also a ""NYT"" best-seller. It has stimulated a broad national conversation about morality and foreign policy. Winik has been read by political leaders including Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Harry Reid, and Mitch McConnell as well as Chief Justice John Roberts and numerous celebrities. Winik appears on the first page of George W. Bush's presidential memoir ""Decision Points"", discussing the craft of writing history with the president. Just"
"News. Edward G. Lengel Edward ""Ed"" G. Lengel (born August 9, 1968) is an American author and military historian. He is the 2018 Revolutionary in Residence for Colonial Williamsburg. His previously published books focus on George Washington’s life and legacy, and World War I. He is a co-recipient of the National Humanities Medal (for his work on the George Washington Papers project), and his books have been honored with the Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Book Award, the Norman B. Tomlinson, Jr. prize, and other awards. He is the author of ""General George Washington: A Military Life"", which was a finalist"
"Now It's My Turn Now It's My Turn: A Daughter's Chronicle of Political Life is a memoir by Mary Cheney, published in 2006. Mary Cheney writes about her experience as a campaign staffer during the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections, when she worked for her father, Dick Cheney. She recounts what she learned in 2000 about campaign staffers's job, laying out pointers. Moving on to the re-election of 2004, she expresses her repudiation of the Marriage Protection Act supported by George W. Bush. As openly lesbian, she considered leaving the campaign; she only stayed because she believed George W. Bush"
"with policies that are both socially liberal and fiscally responsible if we want to win the battle for public support against Donald Trump."" The book is a mix of policy prescriptions which reject partisan extremes and rigid ideologies, with numerous anecdotes from 25 years serving in elected office at the county, state and federal levels. He has been married for 26 years to Francesca Hoeffel. They live in Abington Township, a suburb of Philadelphia, and have two children. His grandfather, also named Joseph M. ""Joe"" Hoeffel, served as coach of the Green Bay Packers in 1921. !|Year !|Democrat !|Votes !|Pct"
"Craig Shirley Craigan Paul Shirley (born September 24, 1956) is an American author, lecturer, historian and public affairs consultant. He has written four bestsellers on Ronald Reagan: ""Rendezvous with Destiny: Ronald Reagan and the Campaign that Changed America"" (2014), ""Reagan's Revolution: The Untold Story of the Campaign That Started It All"" (2005), and ""Last Act: The Final Years and Emerging Legacy of Ronald Reagan"" (2015), and ""Reagan Rising: The Decisive Years, 1976-1980"" (2017). He is also the author of ""Citizen Newt: The Making of a Reagan Conservative"" (2017), the only authorized biography of former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich's"
"of 200 million. Turnbull has written books on the republican debate, as well as his experiences during the ""Spycatcher"" trial: Malcolm Turnbull Malcolm Bligh Turnbull (born 24 October 1954) is an Australian former politician who was the 29th Prime Minister of Australia from 2015 to 2018. He served twice as Leader of the Liberal Party, firstly from 2008 to 2009 when he was also Leader of the Opposition, and a second time from 2015 to 2018. He was the MP for Wentworth in the House of Representatives from 2004 to 2018. Turnbull graduated from the University of Sydney with a"
"Postman"", was published in September 2014. It won the Specsavers National Book Awards ""Autobiography of the Year"". His third and final volume of memoirs, ""The Long and Winding Road"", was published in September 2016. The titles of all three of his books are names of songs written by, or performed by, The Beatles. Alan Johnson Alan Arthur Johnson (born 17 May 1950) is a British Labour Party politician who served as Home Secretary from June 2009 to May 2010. Before that, he filled a wide variety of cabinet positions in both the Blair and Brown governments, including Health Secretary and"
"Our Revolution Our Revolution (commonly known by its initials OR) is an American progressive political action organization spun out of Senator Bernie Sanders's 2016 presidential campaign to continue its work. The organization's mission is to educate voters about issues, get people involved in the political process, and work to organize and elect progressive candidates. ""Our Revolution"" is also the title of a book by Sanders released in November 2016. Our Revolution has seen significant electoral success since its founding in 2016. Notable politicians elected with its support include U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal, Tulsi Gabbard and Jamie Raskin, Mayors Randall Woodfin"
"the ""must-read political book of the year"". Right Here, Right Now (book) Right Here, Right Now: Politics and Leadership in the Age of Disruption is a 2018 non-fiction book by Stephen Harper concerning the contemporary disruption of economics, politics and society, particularly at a time of populism such as the rise of US President Donald Trump. ""Right Here, Right Now"" was released on 9 October 2018 by the Signal Books imprint of Penguin Random House Canada. Postmedia columnist Andrew Coyne panned the book, positing various flaws in Harper's portrayal of populism and economics. ""Toronto Sun"" columnist Anthony Furey's positive review"
"(August 2004). As of May 2006, he was appointed as the head of the BJP Culture and Arts Department. Winner Nominated Actor: Playback singer: Shatrughan Sinha Shatrughan Sinha (born Shatrughan Prasad Sinha on 9 December 1945) is an Indian film actor turned politician. Apart from being member of Lok Sabha (2009-2014, 2014-2019) and Rajya Sabha twice he was also Union Cabinet Minister of Health and Family Welfare (Jan 2003-May 2004) and Shipping (Aug. 2004) in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government. He was elected to 15th Lok Sabha in 2009. In 2016, his biography, entitled ""Anything but Khamosh"", was released. Sinha"
"him today as when he left his native Brooklyn"". David Weigel of ""The Denver Post"" said that the memoir was ""like a sitcom character who gets beaned on the head and hallucinates an angel — or a talking dog, or a 75-year-old senator from Vermont — spinning lessons about what really matters in life"". Sanders and Mark Ruffalo were nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album. Our Revolution (book) Our Revolution: A Future to Believe In is a book by U.S. Senator from Vermont Bernie Sanders, published by Thomas Dunne Books in November 2016. It was released"
"A Journey A Journey is a memoir by Tony Blair of his tenure as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Published in the UK on 1 September 2010, it covers events from when he became leader of the Labour Party in 1994 and transformed it into ""New Labour"", holding power for a party record three successive terms, to his resignation and replacement as Prime Minister by his Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown. Blair donated his £4.6 million advance, and all subsequent royalties, to the British Armed Forces charity The Royal British Legion. It became the fastest-selling autobiography of all"
"Edward G. Lengel Edward ""Ed"" G. Lengel (born August 9, 1968) is an American author and military historian. He is the 2018 Revolutionary in Residence for Colonial Williamsburg. His previously published books focus on George Washington’s life and legacy, and World War I. He is a co-recipient of the National Humanities Medal (for his work on the George Washington Papers project), and his books have been honored with the Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Book Award, the Norman B. Tomlinson, Jr. prize, and other awards. He is the author of ""General George Washington: A Military Life"", which was a finalist for"
"Chris Stewart (politician) Christopher Douglas Stewart (born July 15, 1960) is an American author, businessman, and politician known for his bestsellers ""Seven Miracles That Saved America"" and ""The Miracle of Freedom: Seven Tipping Points That Saved the World"". He currently represents Utah's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. Stewart graduated from Utah State University in 1984 before joining the United States Air Force. During his time in the Air Force, Stewart set three world speed records including the fastest nonstop flight around the world. After his service, Stewart began writing novels and became the President and"
"October to 12 November 2016, with Powell portrayed by Ian McDiarmid and Clem Jones by George Costigan. UK Parliament elections Notes Bibliography Further reading Enoch Powell John Enoch Powell (16 June 19128 February 1998) was a British politician, classical scholar, author, linguist, soldier, philologist and poet. He served as a Conservative Member of Parliament (1950–74), then Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) MP (1974–87), and was Minister of Health (1960–63). Before entering politics, Powell was a classical scholar, becoming a full professor of Ancient Greek at the age of 25 in Australia. During World War II, he served in both staff and"
"Flynn, in whose voice the book is written, is a retired lieutenant general of the United States Army. After having previously been involved in counter-terrorist operations at the Joint Special Operations Command, he became head of the Defense Intelligence Agency in 2012 but was removed from his position in 2014, ending a thirty-year military career. He subsequently became a strident critic of the Barack Obama administration and a key adviser to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Following the 2016 United States presidential election, he was named National Security Advisor by the victorious Trump. His co-author Michael Ledeen is a neoconservative"
"with a backlash in the media. Gerry Adams has been portrayed in a number of films, TV programmes, and books: Gerry Adams Gerard Adams (; born 6 October 1948) is an Irish republican politician who was the Leader of the Sinn Féin political party between 13 November 1983 and 10 February 2018, and has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for Louth since the 2011 general election. From 1983 to 1992 and from 1997 to 2011, he was an abstentionist Member of Parliament (MP) of the British Parliament for the Belfast West constituency. In 1984, Adams was seriously wounded in an"
"Common Ground (memoir) Common Ground is a 2014 book by Justin Trudeau, the current Prime Minister of Canada. Written while he served as Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, ""Common Ground"" is a memoir of the experiences that shaped Trudeau from his childhood at 24 Sussex Drive through to his entry to Parliament and leadership of the Liberal Party. The book was described by CBC as ""widely seen as his attempt to define himself before his political opponents do it for him"" and is both a political and personal memoir. Trudeau addresses his childhood, the breakup of the marriage"
"with whom he has one son and two daughters. After their divorce, he married Laura Jane Patient in 1991; the couple had a son born in 2000. The couple divorced in February 2014. In December 2015, Johnson married his third wife, businesswoman Carolyn Burgess. His hobbies include music, tennis, reading, cooking, football, and radio. He supports Queens Park Rangers. His memoir of childhood, ""This Boy: A Memoir of a Childhood"", was published in 2013. It won the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize (2014), and the Orwell Prize, Britain's top political writing award. His second volume of memoirs, ""Please, Mister"
"Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution The Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution is a 2017 bestselling political book authored by Senator and former U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, published by Henry Holt and Co. It is primarily aimed at teenage readers. The book is a YA adaptation of 2016's ""Our Revolution"", in which Sanders chronicled his upbringing, first brushes with Democratic Socialism, and emergence into American politics—capped off, with an outline of his policies. It has an emphasis on calling on young people ""to fight for a progressive economic, environmental, racial, and social justice agenda that creates jobs, raises"
"Our Revolution (book) Our Revolution: A Future to Believe In is a book by U.S. Senator from Vermont Bernie Sanders, published by Thomas Dunne Books in November 2016. It was released on November 15, 2016, a week after the election of Donald Trump. The book was written in the context of Sanders's 2016 presidential campaign and aimed to explain some of its rationale. In the book, Sanders sets out his position on climate change, free college tuition, income inequality, closing the gender wage gap and defeating Donald Trump while campaigning for Hillary Clinton during the last three months leading to"
"William Waldegrave, Baron Waldegrave of North Hill William Arthur Waldegrave, Baron Waldegrave of North Hill, PC (; born 15 August 1946) is a British Conservative politician who served in the Cabinet from 1990 until 1997, and is a life member of the Tory Reform Group. He is now a life peer in the House of Lords. Since 8 February 2009, Lord Waldegrave has been the Provost of Eton College. Additionally, he was inaugurated as Chancellor of the University of Reading on 9 December 2016. Waldegrave's 2015 memoir, ""A Different Kind of Weather"", discusses his high youthful political ambition, his political"
"Biden, John McCain, Colin Powell, and Pat Roberts in past years. He gave back a portion of his salary for the 2013 fiscal year in solidarity with his department's workers who are facing 14 days of furloughs. Chuck Hagel Charles Timothy Hagel ( ; born October 4, 1946) is an American veteran and former politician who served as a United States Senator from Nebraska from 1997 to 2009 and as the 24th United States Secretary of Defense from 2013 to 2015 in the Obama administration. A recipient of two Purple Hearts while an infantry squad leader in the Vietnam War,"
"renounced his US citizenship. Boris Johnson Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (born 19 June 1964), better known as Boris Johnson, is a British politician, popular historian, and journalist. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Uxbridge and South Ruislip since 2015. He had previously been the MP for Henley from 2001 to 2008. He was Mayor of London from 2008 to 2016, and from 2016 to 2018 he served as Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs. A member of the Conservative Party, Johnson identifies as a one-nation conservative and has been associated with both economically and"
"Lou Cove Lou Cove is an American writer, speaker, and fundraising advisor. He is the author of memoir ""Man of the Year"" and has raised more than $70 million, mostly for Jewish causes. Cove's 2017 memoir, ""Man Of The Year"", was published by Flatiron Books. The book chronicles Cove’s coming-of-age in Salem, Massachusetts and his adventures with family friend Howie Gordon, an actor and male centerfold vying to become Playgirl Magazine’s ""Man of the Year"" for 1979. He served as Executive Director of Reboot, a network of young Jewish creatives devoted to “rebooting” modern Jewish culture; Vice President of the"
"turning her head and smiling slightly, while dressed in a blue, collared shirt and wearing bold silver earrings. Hard Choices Hard Choices is a memoir of former United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, published by Simon & Schuster in 2014, giving her account of her tenure in that position from 2009-2013. It also discusses some personal aspects of her life and career, including her feelings towards President Barack Obama following her 2008 presidential campaign loss to him. It is generally supportive of decisions made by the Obama administration. The book was promoted partly in light of the possibility"
"is married to Dorothy Green, with whom he lives in New York City. He has two children, Laura Green, an English professor and Department Chair at Northeastern University, and Robert Green, a film and internet producer. His memoir, ""Taking Sides: a Memoir in Stories"", is a nostalgic and ironic account of his personal, political, and intellectual development. Philip Green (author) Philip Green (born October 6, 1932) is an American political theorist and Sophia Smith Professor Emeritus of Smith College in Northampton, MA. An outspoken public intellectual, he is best known for his critiques of American liberal pluralism, beginning with a"
"connection between environmental conservation and good governance. Unbowed: A Memoir Unbowed: A Memoir is a 2006 autobiography written by 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai. The book was published by the Knopf Publishing Group. Maathai discusses her life from childhood until she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004. She discusses her childhood, education in the United States and her return to Kenya, moving on to her life as an environmentalist and political activist, culminating with the victory of the opposition in the 2002 elections against the ruling KANU party and her election to parliament, followed shortly after"