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Released: Sept. 4, 2012

"An insider's personal account based on lessons drawn from long experience. Aspects of this book complement Jacques Chirac's autobiography, My Life in Politics (2012)."
With the assistance of Oxford Analytica CEO Mousavizadeh (editor: The Black Book of Bosnia: The Consequences of Appeasement, 1996), former United Nations Secretary-General Annan discusses the major benchmarks of his life and career. Read full book review >
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Released: Sept. 11, 2012

"A thorough, refreshing biography by an independent-minded historian."
A sympathetic, evenhanded reappraisal of President Lincoln's secretary of state as a statesman who practiced effective preventive strategies. Read full book review >
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Released: Sept. 18, 2012

"Shrewd and elucidating."
A skillful probing of the often-discordant relationship between the president and the Supreme Court. Read full book review >
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Released: Nov. 13, 2012
by Jacques Chirac, translated by Catherine Spencer

"Citizenship, leadership and service combine in this memoir of a full political life."
Candid memoir from France's former two-term president. Read full book review >