The Ratana movement gains national coverage every February as politicians make the pilgrimage to its headquarters near Whanganui, yet the history and workings of the religion are less widely recognised. In this new edition of his standard biography, Keith Newman reveals the life and times of Tahupotiki Wiremu Ratana and the movement he founded in 1918, tracing its activities and influence up to the present-day community of some 50,000 followers. Extensively illustrated colour and black & white photographs.
This dual biography of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, the thirty-ninth President and his wife, chronicles their personal and professional relationships, business and political success, and rise to national power. With a colourful cast of relatives and politicians, it is a blueprint of how they would win the presidency and govern the nation.
In the 14th and 15th centuries, the Majapahit kingdom reigned supreme in eastern Java, and its influence stretched far and wide, throughout present-day Indonesia, parts of the Malay peninsula and the island of Tumasek, now Singapore.
Hersch effectively uses his fatherâEUR(TM)s unusual story to convey the horrors of the Holocaust. A valuable addition to Holocaust literature. - Publishers WeeklyHersch's amazing tale is told for the first time by his son Jack who has retraced his footsteps for his new book. - The Daily MailIn a warm and emotionally engaging story, Jack digs deeply into both his father's life and his own, revisiting - and reflecting on - his father's time at the hands of the Nazis during the last year of the Second World War, when more than mere survival was at stake - the fate of humanity itself hung in the balance. - GoodReadsIn June 1944, the Nazis locked eighteen-year-old Dave Hersch into a railroad boxcar and shipped him from his hometown of Dej, Hungary, to Mauthausen Concentration Camp, the harshest, cruelest camp in the Reich. After ten months in the granite mines of MauthausenâEUR(TM)s nearby sub-camp, Gusen, he weighed less than 80lbs, nothing but skin and bones. Somehow surviving the relentless horrors of these two brutal camps, as Allied forces drew near Dave was forced to join a death march to Gunskirchen Concentration Camp, over thirty miles away. Soon after the start of the march, and more dead than alive, Dave summoned a burst of energy he did not know he had and escaped. Quickly recaptured, he managed to avoid being killed by the guards. Put on another death march a few days later, he achieved the impossible: he escaped again. Dave often told his story of survival and escape, and his son, Jack, thought he knew it well. But years after his fatherâEUR(TM)s death, he came across a photograph of his father on, of all places, the Mauthausen MemorialâEUR(TM)s website. It was an image he had never seen before âEUR" and it propelled him on an intensely personal journey of discovery. Using only his fatherâEUR(TM)s words for guidance, Jack takes us along as he flies to Europe to learn the secrets behind the photograph, secrets his father never told of his time in the camps. Beginning in the verdant hills of his fatherâEUR(TM)s Hungarian hometown, we travel with Jack to the foreboding rock mines of Mauthausen and Gusen concentration camps, to the dust-choked roads and intersections of the death marches, and, finally, to the makeshift hiding places of his fatherâEUR(TM)s rescuers. We accompany JackâEUR(TM)s every step as he describes the unimaginable: what his father must have seen and felt while struggling to survive in the most abominable places on earth. In a warm and emotionally engaging story, Jack digs deeply into both his fatherâEUR(TM)s life and his own, revisiting âEUR" and reflecting on âEUR" his fatherâEUR(TM)s time at the hands of the Nazis during the last year of the Second World War, when more than mere survival was at stake âEUR" the fate of humanity itself hung in the balance.
George Hudson was the greatest British railway entrepreneur of the 19th century. In 1848, he controlled over 1,000 miles of railway and, when it came to railway promotion, it seemed he could do no wrong. However, in early 1849 it came to light that some of his business methods had been less than ethical and he was forced to relinquish the chairmanship of each of his companies. His fall from grace was spectacular and his detractors, of whom there were many, were quick to denounce him as a fraudster, a charlatan and a crook. Even today, when the name George Hudson is mentioned, these same insults are often levelled at him. This new biography takes a fresh look at HudsonâEUR(TM)s extraordinary life, from his humble beginnings as a farmerâEUR(TM)s boy, to becoming Lord Mayor of York before catching the railway bug. He was MP for Sunderland between 1845 and 1859\. After his fall from grace, Hudson endured a 20-year court battle with the York and North Midland Railway (subsequently the North Eastern Railway) for outstanding debts. Hudson made many mistakes in creating his railway empire, but did he deserve all the vitriol that still accompanies his reputation? In seeking to answer this question, Matthew Wells looks at the evidence, including what was said about Hudson during his lifetime and what Hudson himself had to say about the actions he took.
Margaret More Roper may be remembered as the eldest daughter of Sir Thomas More, but she was much, much more. Well-educated, loyal, passionately pious, and a skilled writer and translator, Margaret inspired a generation and proved to Tudor England and beyond just how accomplished a woman could be. Her life provides a window into the turbulent times of the English Reformation and life at the court of King Henry VIII. In this biography, Margaret is presented in her own right and given the attention and acknowledgement she so richly deserves.
A masterful new biography of North Korea's despotic founding father and his enduring impact on his country today.
The unmissable account of Brexit, from political insider and bestselling author of All Out War, Tim Shipman.
A biography of the most extraordinary woman in the Roman world
In July 1927, at just thirty five years old, Kevin O' Higgins was assassinated on his way to mass in Booterstown. A memorial plaque in his honour unveiled at the site in 2012 was removed after just two weeks due to persistent vandalism. In this compelling biography, Arthur Matthews examines the enduring hatred of O' Higgins through the lens of his close friends and many enemies. Appointed Minister for Home Affairs in 1922, O' Higgins resorted to draconian measures to fight the lawlessness that swelled in the wake of the Anglo-Irish Treaty. In an act that would seal his fate, he signed off on the execution of seventy seven anti-Treaty prisoners, including Rory O' Connor, who had been best man at his wedding the year before. As the hostility between former comrades intensified, O' Higgins was now a prime target for the incensed ' irregulars' . Holed up in government buildings in the years preceding his assassination, he described himself as being ' walled in by hate' . The complex legacy of Kevin O' Higgins encapsulates the bitter divisions of the Irish Civil War, and he remains one of the most compelling characters to emerge from the conflict.
The last member of Operation Valkyrie - the daring 1944 plot to assassinate Hitler - tells his remarkable story. 'Astonishing' Daily Telegraph
"No olvido tampoco el estado deficiente en que se halla el erario público; y yo desearÃa tener cuantiosas riquezas para suministrarle, a fin de que cubriese tantas y tan importantes atenciones que no es posible acudir por falta de medios. ¿Cómo habÃa de querer aumentar sus apuros gravándolo con aceptar una pensión? Asà es que la renuncio formalmente".Carta escrita por el general José Trinidad Cabañas el 30 de junio de 1851 en la que renunciaba a la pensión vitalicia que el Congreso Nacional deseaba otorgarle. Con escritos de Medardo MejÃa, José Reina Valenzuela, Céleo Arias y otros, este libro es un justo homenaje a quien era conocido como EL CABALLERO SIN MIEDO Y SIN TACHA.
Este análisis adopta un punto de vista mutuo e imparcial para examinar el comportamiento, enfoques y estrategias de Donald J. Trump, el 45° Presidente de los Estados Unidos. Si bien las opiniones sobre su presidencia son diversas y a menudo polarizadas, esta evaluación tiene como objetivo proporcionar una visión integral de sus estrategias innovadoras y su impacto.El mandato de Donald J. Trump en el cargo se caracterizó por un enfoque polÃtico distinto y poco convencional, que generó tanto elogios como crÃticas. Sus partidarios elogiaron su estilo innovador, viéndolo como un defensor de ciertas polÃticas como recortes de impuestos, desregulación y el nombramiento de jueces conservadores. Lo veÃan como un disruptor que desafiaba al establishment polÃtico.Por otro lado, los crÃticos plantearon preocupaciones sobre su manejo de temas como la inmigración, el comercio y la polÃtica exterior, junto con su respuesta a eventos como la pandemia de COVID-19. También expresaron reservas sobre el tono y la retórica de su presidencia, lo que contribuyó a un clima polÃtico altamente polarizado.Es fundamental recordar que evaluar el legado e impacto de una figura polÃtica como Donald Trump es un proceso continuo. Historiadores y analistas continuarán estudiando y evaluando su tiempo en el cargo, proporcionando una perspectiva más matizada a medida que pasa el tiempo y las emociones se calman. Mientras tanto, mantener una postura imparcial permite una comprensión más equilibrada de su presidencia y su significado en la polÃtica estadounidense.
This volume in a series of world history case studies investigates the career of East Germany's Walter Ulbricht, one of the few communist leaders to live long enough to experience the most important events of the twentieth century. Too often discounted or ignored by historians, this ever-calculating man survived World War I, Hitler's rise to power, Stalinism, and World War II to become the architect of Berlin Wall and a man committed to creating a utopian socialist state at any cost. Ulbricht's perspective helps us to understand Europe's modern history in a new way.
Two for the Cabinet focuses on the lives of two neighbors growing up in the smal rural township of Worcester, Pennsylvania. Senator Richard Schweiker was the second son of a businessman in the eastern region of the Pennsylvania Dutch area of Pennsylvania. Growing up next door to Richard during his teenage years, was Andrew (Drew) Lewis, the son of another businessman and golfing partner of Richard's father. The relationship of Richard Schweiker and Drew Lewis had a significant impact on our national history. Senator Schweiker was selected by Reagan as his Vice-Presidential running mate in Reagan's 1976 attempt to wrestle the Republican nomination away from President Ford. Drew Lewis was Ford's man in Pennsylvania, and Schwieker's former campaign manger for 3 Congressional and one Senatorial camapigns. The interaction of these three has never been told before. Through personal interviews and access to the private papers of both, the story can now be revealed. The Dutch culture that surrounded them as they grew with the their Christian backgound had significant impact. In discovering their heritage and their political history we can understand their decisions which had such impact at the national level. We can understand why President Reagan valued both sufficiently to appoint them to the cabinet. That decision tells us a significant amount about Reagan's character and the nature of the individuals who surrounded him when he went to Washington.
In a concrete box, in the Alcatraz of the Rockies, a true American POW is imprisoned. Barry Croft Jr. is an innocent Christian Constitutionalist targeted by the FBI, in a plot the feds designed to kidnap and steal his life. The Whitmer Kidnapping Plot is a ruse the FBI created in order to arrest and silence Croft. This real American hero has knowledge of the FBI's murders and it has made him a Globalist High Value Target. His love for God and the Constitution has made him the enemy of America, which is now a bureaucratic dictatorship. Croft has dirt on the FBI and DOJ. It's time for the truth to come out. Game over, feds. Checkmate. Innocent American blood is on your hands.
On July 22, 2011, a white supremacist killed eight people at Oslo's Government Center in Norway and then terrorized the idyllic island of Utøya, where he executed sixty-nine more people, mostly teenagers. The country had never suffered such a massacre, and in the aftermath, the entire population was reeling. Utøya, the Norwegian Labor Party's summer camp for youth, a beloved place where many Norwegians learned about democratic values and processes, made lifelong friendships, and developed a vision for a just society, became mired in grief and discord. When Jørgen Watne Frydnes took on the daunting task of rebuilding the island and charting its future, he had to figure out a compassionate and just way forward. He made a radical decision: he set out to talk with each family of a murdered person, seeking to understand their needs and their hopes so that the future of the island could include their wishes and concerns. This emotionally grueling work, which was never considered in the scholarly literature on commemoration, led to a true renewal of Utøya, resulting in a meaningful memorial to those who were lost as well as beautiful surroundings for campers who come there to study democracy and peace. Frydnes's narrative, originally published in Norwegian, is structured around the seasons of the year and the landscape of the island, and tracks one person's account of learning how to remember, commemorate, and honor the dead, and acknowledge a mass tragedy, and yet also create a nurturing, aspirational space for hope.
In 1991, Peggy Adler, author of Trilogy: Three True Stories of Scoundrels and Schemers, was retained by self-proclaimed CIA agent, arms dealer and money launderer, Richard Brenneke, to co-author his autobiography. She soon discovered evidence in his files contradicting claims regarding his presence at October Surprise conspiracy meetings and went on to out Brenneke as a con artist in a February 1992 article in the Village Voice. Adler then researched a series of additional articles for the "Voice", which went on to prove that the so-called "October Surprise" was a hoax. In mid-1992, upon learning that the United States House of Representatives had created a Task Force to Investigate Certain Allegations Concerning the Holding of American Hostages by Iran in 1980, which would be investigating whether or not there actually had been an "October Surprise", she turned over to them the seventy cartons of documents she'd hauled east from Brenneke's home in Portland, Oregon, in order to write his memoirs. Subsequently, she worked as a consultant to the Task Force and assisted in drafting and editing the Brenneke section of their final report. Chapter one of this book recounts the Brenneke story, from 1973 forward, including her own odyssey with this scoundrel. Chapter two reveals how Oliver North and Richard Secord's Iran-Contra pal, Albert Hakim, was well aware that it was possible to get money out of a Swiss bank account without ever being a signatory - for he'd facilitated just that, years before. And Chapter three traces Roger Ailes relationship to the Willie Horton commercial that helped sink George Dukakis' hope for the presidency. Additionally, the book is laden with all the necessary documentation to back up what Adler has written.
" Merci mille fois de votre article, qui me fait grand plaisir, car il comprend et il explique au moins. Mais que de choses j'aurais à vous répondre, à vous qui êtes un ami ! Il y a de la vigne à la lisière de la Beauce, les vignobles de Montigny, près desquels j'ai placé Rogues, sont superbes. Tous les noms que j'ai employés sauf celui de Rogues, sont beaucerons. Il n'est pas vrai que la fatigue soit contraire à Vénus: demander aux physiologistes. Si vous croyez que les paysans ne reproduisent que le dimanche et le lundi, je vous dirai d'y aller voir. La lutte politique dans les villages n'est point aussi âpre, ouvertement, que vous le pensez: tout s'y passe en manoeuvres sourdes. Mes Charles sont copiés sur nature; et puis, c'est vrai, eux et Jésus-Christ sont la fantaisie du livre. Est-ce qu'à l'ironie de la phrase vous n'avez pas compris que je me moquais ? La vérité est que l'oeuvre est déjà trop touffue, et qu'il y manque pourtant beaucoup de choses. C'est un danger de vouloir tout mettre, d'autant plus qu'on ne met jamais tout. Du reste, c'est là l'arrière- plan, car mon premier plan n'est fait que des Fouan, de Françoise et de Lise: la terre, l'amour, l'argent. Merci encore, et bien cordialement à vous. Ãmile Zola"
A comprehensive biography of a legendary lieutenant governor.
Dive into the fascinating world of Mitch McConnell, one of America's most intriguing political characters. McConnell's journey from humble roots in Kentucky to his rise to power in Washington exemplifies strategy, influence, and the complexity of American politics.In "Mitch McConnell: A Political Maneuverer," you will learn the secrets behind McConnell's climb to power, including his early career, leadership path, and the superb tactics that earned him the nickname "the Grim Reaper" in American politics.But McConnell's story extends beyond the hallways of Congress. Explore the heart of the Senate, where McConnell's leadership style and legislative prowess have influenced the path of American history. McConnell's influence is widespread, ranging from his role in navigating political waters to his impact on legislation and policy.And no discussion of McConnell's legacy would be complete without delving into the Trump impeachment case. Learn about McConnell's essential role at this historic period, as he dealt with constitutional issues and managed the difficulties of a divided Senate.With captivating storytelling and astute analysis, "Mitch McConnell: A Political Maneuverer" provides a unique viewpoint on one of America's most important politicians. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in politics, history, or the inner workings of Washington.Prepare to uncover Mitch McConnell's mystique and discover the true power behind Senate power moves.
Mon destin et mon combat pour la Guinée est un récit autobiographique à travers lequel Souleymane Condé met en exergue plusieurs épisodes de sa vie qui ont façonné jusque-là son parcours. Ces épisodes allant du plus sombre au plus alléchant, nous plongent dans des environnements différents: son enfance radieuse auprès de son grand-père à Guéckédou qui sera très rapidement supplantée par une adolescence marquée par toutes sortes de travers et de difficultés au sein de sa famille, qui, d'ailleurs, le contraint à vivre une vie d'enfant de la rue avec tous ses aléas.Cependant, avec une volonté viscérale de réussir, il arrive à inverser cette tendance qu'avait pris le cours de sa vie. Ainsi, son aversion pour l'injustice et la mauvaise gouvernance le conduisit dans l'activisme politique. Pour sa constance et sa persévérance dans les dénonciations, il fut élu coordinateur du mouvement social Au Nom du Peuple - ANP en 2017.En 2019, il est désigné coordinateur du mouvement social, le Front National pour la Défense de la Constitution aux Ãtats-Unis d'Amérique (FNDC-USA). Par la force de son verbe, la fermeté de ses convictions et la largesse de sa vision, il bénéficiera de la confiance d'un important groupe d'intellectuels qui le portera à la tête du parti La Diversité Républicaine de Guinée-DRG , qui s'emploie à rassembler les Guinéens et à ne les distinguer que sur leurs seules bases de compétence et d'intégrité.Mais, cet autre épisode de sa vie ne sera pas exempt de difficultés. Il sera très rapidement prisonnier dans les geôles du Président Alpha Condé à cause de ses convictions politiques.Ses positions très tranchées contre les dérives et abus du pouvoir lui valurent un séjour de neuf (09) mois à la Maison centrale de Conakry. Souleymane Conde est né le 17 fevrier 1980 à Guéckédou en République de Guinée. Après avoir obtenu un diplôme de Maîtrise en Gestion en 2007 à l'Université Général Lansana Conté de Sonfonia-Conakry, il poursuivra ses études USA à l'Université de Massachusetts Boston où il obtiendra en 2019 le diplôme de Bachelor en Management. Il a à son actif plus de quinze années d'expériences professionnelles cumulées en Guinée et aux USA dans les domaines du contrôle interne, de la gestion administrative, des ressources humaines et de la clientèle.
These are the memories of Jackie and Roger Bunyan who spent from 1976 until 1978 on the small atoll island of Beru in the Pacific Ocean. The first section of the book tells the story of this newly married couple when they worked for Voluntary Service Overseas. Barely in their twenties, they worked in an outer island boarding school teaching a variety of subjects to local pupils. The book describes the many delights and also the challenges during their time on the island. Over their two years, the couple developed an affection for these unique islands and their inhabitants. The second part of this book leaps forward four decades after leaving. It outlines the threat that rising tides are having on the island of Beru along with the other islands of Kiribati. Of the 33 islands of this Pacific nation, only one island stands more than two or three metres above the ever rising water! With global warming creating higher and higher tides, what is the future for Kiribati?
A new biography of the 8th president of the United States, the first chief executive not born a British citizen and the first to use the party system to chart his way from tavern-keeper's son to the pinnacle of power. Martin Van Buren was one of the most remarkable politicians not only of his time but in American presidential history. The principal architect of the party system and one of the founders of the Democratic Party, he came to dominate New York-then the most influential state in the Union-and was instrumental in electing Andrew Jackson president. Van Buren's skills as a political strategist were unparalleled (he was known as the "Little Magician"), winning him a series of high-profile offices: US senator, New York's governor, US secretary of state, US vice president, and finally the White House. In his rise to power, Van Buren sought consensus and conciliation, bending to the wishes of slave interests and complicit in the dispossession of America's Indigenous population--two of the darkest chapters in American history. This new biography of Van Buren -- the first full-scale portrait in four decades -- charts his ascent from a tavern in the Hudson Valley to the presidency, concluding with his late-career involvement in an antislavery movement. Offering vivid profiles of the day's leading figures (Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, John Quincy Adams, DeWitt Clinton, James K. Polk), James Bradley's book depicts the struggle for power in the tumultuous decades leading up to the Civil War.
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