Jawaharlal Nehru's life was closely intertwined with the history and destiny of modern India. His autobiography, written between 1934 and 1935 when he was in prison, is more than the personal story of an individual--it is also an account of the political awakening of a nation, its struggle for freedom from British rule, and its search to reshape itself as a modern society, rid of the cultural a…
Appointed by George W. Bush as the chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in 2006, Sheila Bair witnessed the origins of the financial crisis and in 2008 became-along with Hank Paulson, Ben Bernanke, and Timothy Geithner-one of the key public servants trying to repair the damage to the global economy. Bull by the Horns is her remarkable and refreshingly honest account of th…
For as long as he can remember, Arabian American Asim Abraham has been instructed to never express his feelings or ideas to anyone-ever. Raised as an American until age eight, when he relocated with his parents to his home country of Arabia, Asim struggled to learn about a new culture where regulations robbed him of everything, including the ability to speak his mind. For the first time in his …
This book contains: 1. President Ho Chi Minh's letter to the fighters on the Dien Bien Phu battlefront 2. President Ho Chi Minh's congratulary etter 3. The most difficult decision 4. Dien Bien Phu 5. Dien Bien Phu in retrospect after forty years 6. The lessons of the Dien Bien Phu campaign
East and West focuses on Chris Patten's key disputes with China over questions of democratic election, civil liberties, and Hong Kong's independence; but, more importantly, it examines the larger picture of the Asian value system. Can you have economic change without political change? Can democratic rule guarantee fair play between economic competitors? There can be no doubt that Asia is a p…
President Bill Clinton’s My Life is the strikingly candid portrait of the 42nd U.S. president, a global leader who decided early in life to devote his intellectual and political gifts, and his extraordinary capacity for hard work, to serving the public. It shows us the progress of a remarkable American, who, through his own enormous energies and efforts, made the unlikely journey from Hope…
Saya mulia menghadapi tekanan dan penghinaan yang luar biasa ketika saya mulai melakukan koreksi-koreksi terhadap pemerintahan Soeharto, yang kemudian banyak mendasari penulisan memoar ini. Sehingga buku ini saya beri judul: Memoar M. Jasin, Saya Tidak Pernah Minta Ampun Kepada Soeharto. Koreksi-koreksi tersebut menyangkut truk untuk Pemilu 1971, monopoli cengkeh, soal Tapos Ciomas, Petisi 50, …
According to Time magazine, Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf holds "the world's most dangerous job." He has twice come within inches of assassination. His forces have caught more than 670 members of al Qaeda in the mountains and cities, yet many others remain at large and active, including Osama bin Laden and Ayman Al Zawahiri. Long locked in a deadly embrace with its nuclear neighbor Indi…