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Biden has faced unimaginable challenges, from multiple presidential primary setbacks to a speech impediment and personal losses. Now, he carries the hopes of billions. This biography by National Book Award winner Evan Osnos, a staff writer for the New Yorker, explores the life of President-elect Joe Biden, often described as both the luckiest and unluckiest man. His fifty-year political career culminated in the White House, shaped by personal tragedies that fostered a profound empathy for others facing hardship—an essential quality as he leads a nation in crisis. Osnos blends in-depth journalism with broader context, drawing on extensive interviews with Biden and over a hundred others, including notable figures like Barack Obama, Cory Booker, and Amy Klobuchar. The narrative captures the essence of an extraordinary presidential election and presents a nuanced portrait of Biden as flawed yet resolute, tempered by tragedy. This biography retraces the path of Biden's trials, highlighting the awe-inspiring resilience he has shown throughout his journey. Osnos, who has reported on Biden for years, suggests that he may embrace more radical policies in office than many expect.

In 1994 fledgling journalist Louis Theroux was given a one-off gig on Michael Moore's TV Nation, presenting a segment on apocalyptic religious sects. Gawky, socially awkward and totally unqualified, his first reaction to this exciting opportunity was panic. But he'd always been drawn to off-beat characters, so maybe his enthusiasm would carry the day. Or, you know, maybe it wouldn't... In Gotta Get Theroux This, Louis takes the reader on a joyous journey through his life and unexpectedly successful career. Nervously accepting the BBC's offer of his own series, he went on to create an award-winning documentary style that has seen him immersed in worlds as diverse as racist US militias and secretive pro-wrestlers, the violent gangs of Johannesburg and extreme drinkers in London. Arguably his biggest challenge was corralling celebrities in his When Louis Met series, with Jimmy Savile proving most elusive. Blindsided when the revelations about Savile came to light, Louis was to reflect again on the nature of evil he had spent decades uncovering. Filled with wry observation, larger-than-life characters, and self-deprecating humour, this is Louis at his insightful and honest best.

Chiunque si sarebbe aspettato un premio per la cattura un killer spietato. O una promozione. Ma la gratifica toccata al vice ispettore Logan McRae è il trasferimento in una zona rurale dell’Aberdeenshire, dove la routine criminale è fatta solo di qualche spacciatore, piccole rapine, sporadici atti vandalici e qualche animale scappato dalla fattoria. Fino al giorno in cui il corpo di una bambina viene ritrovato proprio alle porte della sonnolenta cittadina di Banff. Scatta subito una frenetica caccia all’uomo. Dal comando centrale di Aberdeen vogliono risposte, non importa quale sarà il sistema per ottenerle. E così, mentre i suoi colleghi setacciano la campagna palmo a palmo in cerca di qualche indizio, Logan viene trascinato sempre più a fondo nelle indagini, arrivando al centro di un vortice di segreti e strani rituali. Una sola cosa gli è chiara: stanare il colpevole metterà in pericolo la sua stessa vita.

Ben Rhodes was een buitenbeentje in Washington toen hij zich in 2007 meldde bij de campagne van Barack Obama. Rhodes ontwikkelde zich in de jaren daarna van campagnemedewerker tot speechschrijver, om uiteindelijk Obama's belangrijkste adviseur te worden. Samen met de president maakte hij de meest cruciale en controversiële wereldpolitieke gebeurtenissen mee. De zoektocht naar Osama bin Laden, de Arabische Lente, de oorlog in Syrië, de opkomst van Donald Trump - Rhodes was erbij. Tien jaar lang hield Rhodes alles voor zichzelf. Nu deelt hij eindelijk het verhaal over zijn samenwerking en vriendschap met een uitzonderlijke president. Rhodes vertelt de hele geschiedenis: van de begindagen van de campagne tot de laatste uren van Obama's presidentschap. Mijn jaren met Obama leest als een spannende roman, zonder dat de harde realiteit naar de achtergrond verdwijnt.

A New York Times Notable Book, winner of the Jerwood Award from the Royal Society of Literature, a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice, and named a Book of the Year by the Telegraph, Spectator, Observer, and BBC History Magazine, this bold new history of the rise of Christianity shows how its radical followers helped to annihilate Greek and Roman civilizations.

A masterpiece of war reportage, The Morning They Came for Us bears witness to one of the most brutal internecine conflicts in recent history. Drawing from years of experience covering Syria for Vanity Fair, Newsweek, and the front page of the New York Times, award-winning journalist Janine di Giovanni chronicles a nation on the brink of disintegration, all written through the perspective of ordinary people. With a new epilogue, what emerges is an unflinching picture of the horrific consequences of armed conflict, one that charts an apocalyptic but at times tender story of life in a jihadist war zone. The result is an unforgettable testament to resilience in the face of nihilistic human debasement.

De kranten noemen hem 'Birthday Boy'. Al twaalf jaar kidnapt hij meisjes vlak voor hun dertiende verjaardag. Hij eist geen losgeld en laat geen enkel spoor na. Tot de gedupeerde ouders een jaar later een zelfgemaakte verjaardagskaart ontvangen met een foto van hun vermiste dochter ? gekneveld, vastgebonden en gemarteld. Elk jaar stuurt Birthday Boy een nieuwe kaart om de ouders getuige te maken van de lijdensweg van hun kind. Rechercheur Ash Henderson is bepaald niet het prototype keurige agent: hij is gescheiden, onlangs in rang teruggeplaatst, staat onder verdenking van corruptie en heeft enorme schulden. Vijf jaar geleden is zijn dochter Rebecca verdwenen. Ash heeft niemand verteld over de gruwelijke verjaardagspost die hij sindsdien ontvangt, omdat hij onder geen beding van de Birthday Boy-zaak wil worden gehaald. Hij is tot alles bereid om wraak te kunnen nemen op de man die hem zijn dochter heeft afgenomen...

Hoe een zwarte welzijnswerker president van het machtigste land ter wereld werd. Deze nieuwe biografie van Barack Obama is veelomvattend, genuanceerd en diepgravend. David Remnick schetst niet alleen het leven van de 44ste president van de vs, maar ook de complexe geschiedenis van de afgelopenvijftig jaar en de strijd voor rassengelijkheid en burgerrechten waarvan zijn verkiezing niet los kan worden gezien. Obama's verkiezing symboliseert een keerpunt in de Amerikaanse geschiedenis. In 1965 werden bij de beroemde Edmund Pettusbrug in Alabama zwarte demonstranten nog met geweld door de politie verjaagd. Nog geen halve eeuw later werd een zwarte man president van de Verenigde Staten. Remnick sprak met Obama's familieleden, vrienden, docenten, mentoren en rivalen, en met Obama zelf. Voor het eerst verschijnen ook brieven van Obama in druk. De belangrijkste journalist van Amerika schetst in dit boek een zeer compleet en persoonlijk beeld van de huidige president van de Verenigde Staten.

"Non ho alcuna possibilità di scelta. O piuttosto, qualsiasi scelta faccia, degli uomini moriranno." Il presidente degli Stati Uniti e altri capi di Stato nel mondo si trovano di fronte alla cosiddetta "Alternativa del Diavolo": dover decidere la perdita di vite umane senza assumersene la responsabilità. La carestia che minaccia l'Unione Sovietica significa infatti la condanna a morte per migliaia di persone. Da Mosca a Washington, da Londra a Rotterdam, dalla campagna irlandese alla più grande petroliera del mondo, decine di personaggi, tra cui un gruppo di terroristi e un solitario agente segreto inglese incaricato di una delicatissima missione, si mettono in moto per risolvere il diabolico dilemma, in un continuo susseguirsi di colpi di scena che culmineranno in un'incredibile sorpresa finale. Un capolavoro del romanzo d'azione da uno degli indiscussi maestri del genere.