Relates Walesa's rise from the Gdansk shipyard to the presidency and chronicles the history of Solidarity.
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
Memoirs is one of the most important documents to come out of the Soviet Union, not only from a political point of view but because of the remarkable insight it gives into Gromyko's Russia.
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…
Buku ini berisi: 1. Berlayar di tengah badai ekonomi politik 2. Sikap hidup dan budaya perusahaan 3. Membina hubungan dan masa depan 4. Rekaman kesan 5. Mitra usaha dan sahabat-sahabat 6. Para profesional dan rekan kerja 7. Istri dan anak-anak saya 8. Harapan
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, …
An examination of the Chinese emigrant experience, examining the history of Chinese emigration, its effects on emigrants and host nations alike and the culture and achievements of Chinese who have settled abroad. The Chinese diaspora, the most widespread varied and prolonged series of emigrations by one nation, began in the 1500s and continues to this day. This study covers the emigration from …
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…