Categoría: Biografías
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Il Movimento Cinque Stelle. Il popolo di Grillo dal web al parlamento
Le elezioni 2013 hanno rappresentato uno spartiacque nella vita politica italiana. Alla sua prima prova nazionale il M5S ha superato il 25% dei consensi, affermandosi come lista più votata. Fondato nel 2009 da Beppe Grillo, il nuovo MoVimento ha così sconvolto gli equilibri di un sistema congelato dal 1994. Quali sono le ragioni del successo…
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Matteo il grande comunicatore. Storia e ascesa di Matteo Renzi
Il leader designato del centrosinistra, il politico prodigio osteggiato dal PD e apprezzato dal centrodestra, il rottamatore della vecchia classe dirigente, per la prima volta raccontato in una biografia. Dall’infanzia negli scout a Rignano sull’Arno, passando per la Presidenza della Provincia di Firenze fino ad arrivare alla candidatura alle primarie del PD e al ruolo…
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La Repubblica del Selfie. Dalla meglio gioventù a Matteo Renzi
La Repubblica è nata settant’anni fa con i ragazzi scesi dalle montagne per sedersi al tavolo della Costituente. Erano i padri della democrazia, i buoni maestri che tenevano insieme cattolici e comunisti, radicali e liberali, e intanto costruivano autostrade e conficcavano milioni di antenne sui tetti delle case. Ma poi i padri invecchiarono e arrivarono…
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The Political Rhetoric and Oratory of Margaret Thatcher
This book examines the political oratory, rhetoric and persona of Margaret Thatcher as a means of understanding her justifications for ‘Thatcherism’. The main arenas for consideration are set piece speeches to conference, media engagements, and Parliamentary orations. Thatcher’s rhetorical style is analysed through the lens of the Aristotelian modes of persuasion (ethos, pathos, logos). Furthermore,…
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Believer: My Forty Years in Politics
David Axelrod has always been a believer. Whether as a young journalist investigating city corruption, a campaign consultant guiding underdog candidates against entrenched orthodoxy, or as senior adviser to the president during one of the worst crises in American history, Axelrod held fast to his faith in the power of stories to unite diverse communities…
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Cameron at 10: From Election to Brexit
The most intimate account of a serving prime minister ever published, this is the gripping inside story of David Cameron’s government as told by senior figures, including the Prime Minister, George Osborne and Boris Johnson. Spanning the early days of the coalition to a bitterly contested general election, and ending with the astonishing EU Referendum…
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The Reagan Persuasion: Charm, Inspire, and Deliver a Winning Message
Persuade, mentor, and motivate like the Great Communicator More than just an influential speaker, Ronald Reagan was a master of all types of communication and employed his personal warmth and charm to rally Americans around his vision. Now, former Reagan speechwriter James C. Humes shows how you can replicate Reagan’s ability to influence others and…
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Citizen Clem: A Biography of Attlee
The gallons of ink spilled on Winston Churchill – and the huge appetite for books about him – have created something of an imbalance in our understanding of twentieth-century Britain. Not only does Clement Attlee’s life deserve to have a rightful place alongside the Churchill legend. It is also more emblematic, and more representative, of…
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Boss Rove: Inside Karl Rove’s Secret Kingdom of Power
The epic 2012 presidential contest between President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney represents the stunning comeback of GOP boss Karl Rove, the brilliant political operator whose scorched-earth partisanship infamously earned him the moniker «Bush’s Brain» and provoked some observers to label him as dangerous to American democracy. How, after leaving the Bush administration…
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Harold Wilson: The Unprincipled Prime Minister?: A Reappraisal of Harold Wilson
This year marks the centenary of Harold Wilson’s birth, the fiftieth anniversary of his most impressive general election victory and forty years since his dramatic resignation as Prime Minister. He was one of the longest-serving premiers of the twentieth century, having won a staggering four general elections, yet, despite this monumental record, his place in…