Leaders & Notable People

Introduces the legendary leader of the great 20th-century Sunni movement.Introduces the legendary leader of the great 20th-century Sunni movement.... More

Taking a global approach and covering political leaders from the beginning of the 20th century up through the end of the cold war, Biographical Dictionary of Modern World Leaders: 1900 to 1991 provides approximately 400 detailed biographical sketches outlining the major events and achievements in th... More

The West has seen India always through coloured glasses. Of course, the colour has always been of their choice. In this remarkable book, Dhan Gopal Mukerji presents India of those times, as seen through the ordinary Indian’s eyes. His anguish on the developments around him and his sweet littl... More

This book describes the author's flight in a Shadow microlight aircraft, from England to India, covering a distance of 5000 miles in 22 days, thus earning him a place in the Guinness Book of World Records as the fasted person to do the feat. He is prepares to set yet another record -- by flying to ... More

Her life ripped apart by the bloody genocide that broke out in Rwanda in 1994, Ilibagiza forged a profound and lasting relationship with God through prayer and discovered a love so strong she was able to seek out and forgive her family's killers.Immaculee Ilibagiza grew up in a country she loved, su... More

Award-winning "Washington Post" editor DeYoung takes readers from Colin Powell's humble roots as the son of Jamaican immigrants to his meteoric rise through the military ranks. DeYoung presents a sympathetic but objective portrait of a great but fallible man.The first full biography of Colin Powell,... More

A man who had won the Nobel Peace Prize, who was widely counted one of the greatest UN Secretary Generals, was nearly hounded from office by scandal. Indeed, both Annan and the institution he incarnates were so deeply shaken after the Bush Administration went to war in Iraq in the face of opposition... More

Success often depends on the strength of a single quality: leadership. Winston Churchill is universally recognized as one of the 20th century's great political leaders and his words ring just as true in the world of commerce. A wise, witty, and inspiring leader, Churchill ran Great Britain like a gr... More

A recognized authority on both Ronald Reagan and Winston Churchill examines the remarkable parallels between these two leaders, who are examples of the timeless aspects of statesmanship and human greatness.The Unexplored Connections Between Two of History's Greatest Leaders Ronald Reagan and Winston... More

After two thousand years of flawed history, here at last is a magnificent new biography of Mary Magdalene that draws her out of the shadows of history and restores her to her rightful place of importance in Christianity.Throughout history, Mary Magdalene has been both revered and reviled, a woman wh... More

List of AcronymsIntroductionUnited Nations, Multilateralism and International Security:K.C. PantUnited Nations and the Changing Security AgendaLouise FrechetteRelevance and Efficacy of the United NationsGeorge Fernandes Current Challenges to Multila... More

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From Pulitzer Prize winner Samantha Power, an epic tale-part thriller, part tragedy-for our age, the political career and tragic death of the incomparable humanitarian Sergio Vieira de Mello If there is a single individual who can be said to have been at center stage through all of the most signific... More

The critical struggle between Shia and Sunni for the future of the Middle East. To most Western eyes, all Islamic movements look alike, and the central conflict in the Middle East is one between religion and secularism. Shockingly little has been written about the bitter divide between Shia and Sunn... More

In different ways at different times, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Edison revolutionized the nation. These biographies are packed with sidebars, key dates, art reproductions, and photographs that detail each man's life.Take a close-up look at Benjamin Franklin, a jack-of-all-trades who served his co... More