On this page of our site we will present every week the most interesting publications-biographies in our opinion that take place in the world. Publications that all interested book and reader lovers are required to know.
- “Maria Callas: In her Own Words”
By Tom Wolf Publisher: Assouline
A fascinating and charming portrait of the greatest voice of the 20th century. Tom Wolf unfolds the fictional life of Maria Callas, who lived as a victim of her great fame until her untimely death, at the age of 53, in the solitude of her Parisian apartment. This autobiography presents unique moments of this legendary personality, starting from her difficult childhood in New York, the years of war and Nazi occupation in Athens, her first steps in the world of opera and global recognition, reaching up to her personal trials, her idealized love for her husband, but also her passionate love for Aristotle Onassis.
“A Promised Land”
By Barack Obama Publisher: Viking
The former US President’s book is the first part of his autobiography. In his pages, the first African American President of the United States returns to the years of activism and graduation from Harvard Law School, at the beginning of his political journey, talks about the challenges and frustrations he experienced, assesses his successes and his wrongs, refers to the events that marked his political career and takes the reader to the Oval Office and the White House Crisis Management Room.
Some important decisions he was asked to make during his tenure concern issues such as the US Strategy of Afghanistan, the reform of Wall Street, the management of the devastating Deepwater Horizon accident, the H1N1 flu, which left 12000 dead in the US, and the conduct of Operation Poseidon’s Trident, which resulted in the extermination of Osama bin Laden.
The Promised Land is an honest account of the life of a great political figure. As Obama himself stated when the publication of his Book “I give the reader a glimpse of the personal journey that has been for me and Michelle over the years, with all the incredible joys and sorrows. And finally, at a time when America is so deeply upset, the book puts together some of my broader thoughts on how we can begin to bridge our differences and make our democracy functional for all of us.”
- “Margaret Thatcher: A Life and Legacy”
By David Cannadine Publisher: oxford university press
Margaret Thatcher is a controversial figure on the modern British political scene. In addition to being the UK’s first female prime minister, she has also been listed as the country’s longest-term prime minister during the 20th century. A lot of people admired her, supported her, and deposited her. Others insulted her, accused her of verbal violence and considered her a sworn enemy of the working class. Undoubtedly, her political footprint was strong and intense, provoking hatred and passion. Her new biography, signed by academic and historian David Cannadine, tells the personal story and political career of a fearless woman. A personality who began as the daughter of a grocer from Grantham and came to be called “the iron lady of the United Kingdom”, leaving her indelible mark on modern political history.
