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In the Corridors of Power
Biteback Publishing 2012; US$ 26.24A political adviser to the formidably intellectual Foreign Secretary Tony Crosland and to Prime Minister Jim Callaghan, and a senior journalist at The Times and The Economist, David Lipsey has been close to the heart of government for more than four decades. Providing a unique perspective on a period of great economic and political upheaval, In the... more...
Change We Can Believe In
Canongate Books 2008; US$ 10.82The election of Barack Obama as President of the USA is a defining moment for all of us. After years of failed policies and a failed politics from Washington, change has arrived. Barack Obama now has the chance to reclaim the American dream. He has proven to be a new kind of leader?one who can bring people together, be honest about the challenges we... more...
The Audacity of Hope
Canongate Books 2007; US$ 10.82In this bestselling book Obama discusses the importance of empathy in politics, his hopes for a different America with different policies, and how the ideals of its democracy can be renewed. With intimacy and self-deprecating humour, Obama describes his experiences as a politician, about balancing his family life and his public vocation.... more...
Urban Legend - Sir Dove-Myer Robinson
Hachette New Zealand 2012; Not AvailableSir Dove-Myer Robinson was renowned as a visionary politician, but he was also known for his turbulent and unusual (for the times) personal life. Married four times and father of six, his period as a solo father inspired him to establish better family support for his work force. He helped revolutionise waste water treatment systems, was a strong proponent... more...
Destiny's Consul
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2012; US$ 38.99In Destiny?s Consul: America?s Greatest Presidents , presidential scholar Michael P. Riccards provides a concise introduction to the lives, presidencies, and personal qualities of ten great individuals whom Riccards argues are our greatest presidents. It will be of interest to anyone interested in the presidency of American history. more...
The Obama Presidency
Lexington Books 2012; US$ 64.99A comprehensive analysis of the Obama presidency, its actions in office and its policy directions. The changes in orientation and policy directions that took place are both accounted for and explained in a policy and political context as are their consequences for the institution of the presidency itself. more...
The President's Legislative Policy Agenda, 17892002
Cambridge University Press 2012; US$ 24.00Jeffrey E. Cohen asks why presidents send to Congress the legislative proposals that they do and what Congress does with those proposals from 1789 to 2002. more...
Presidential Saber Rattling
Cambridge University Press 2012; US$ 76.00Evaluates the causes and consequences of presidential threats toward other nations, revealing the nature of modern presidential foreign policy representation. more...
The Guardsmen: Harold Macmillan, Three Friends and the World they Made
HarperCollins Publishers 2010; Not AvailableFrom the playing fields of Eton via the horrors of the Western Front to the pinnacle of political power in 20th-century Britain ? a brilliant collective biography of Harold Macmillan, Lord Salisbury, Oliver Lyttleton and Harry Crookshank. more...









