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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
Jawaharlal Nehru	Sarvepalli Gopal	Biography of Jawaharlal Nehru, 1889-1964, Prime minister of India.	OL1052594W
Saĭn Noën Khan Namnansu̇rėn	S. Ichinnorov	Life and times of Namnansu̇rėn, 1878-1919, first prime minister of Mongolia.	OL1083066W
The pain and the privilege	Ffion Hague	'Men's lives are a perpetual conflict. The life that I have mapped out will be so especially – as lawyer and politician. Woman's function is to pour oil on the wounds – to heal the bruises of spirit.…	OL13643976W
Benazir Bhutto	Corinne J. Naden	""Presents the biography of Benazir Bhutto against the backdrop of her political, historical, and cultural environment."-Provided by publisher"--Provided by publisher.	OL14856458W
Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat	John Lukacs	On 13 May 1940, Winston Churchill stood before the House of Parliament to deliver his first speech as prime minister. German troops were advancing across Europe; Neville Chamberlain’s government had …	OL155629W
Winston's war	Michael Dobbs	"It is the dawn of World War II, and Neville Chamberlain believes he has bought "peace for our time" from Adolph Hitler, who has just seized Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland. The English are alarmed by t…	OL16071166W
Fortress Israel	Patrick Tyler	"Once in the military system, Israelis never fully exit," writes journalist Patrick Tyler. "They carry the military identity for life, not just through service in the reserves until age forty-nine ..…	OL16490444W
Indira Nehru Gandhi, ruler of India	Carol Greene	Describes how Indira Gandhi followed her family's tradition of fighting politically for India, became prime minister, and was assassinated by her enemies.	OL1653282W
A journey	Tony Blair	Tony Blair is a politician who defines our times. His emergence as Labour Party leader in 1994 marked a seismic shift in British politics. Within a few short years, he had transformed his party and r…	OL16565704W
The Prime Minister and Cabinet	Stephen Buckley	Providing an introduction to the workings of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, this book is written in light of major developments such as the war with Iraq, the Hutton Inquiry, the Butler report, the …	OL16977298W
Clementine Churchill	Joan Hardwick	xvii, 365 p., [16] p. of plates : 24 cm	OL1728474W
Margaret Thatcher The Authorized Biography	Charles Moore	In June 1983 Margaret Thatcher won the biggest increase in a government's Parliamentary majority in British electoral history. Over the next four years, as Charles Moore relates in this central volum…	OL17575355W
First Among Equals	Jeffrey Archer	Charles Seymour, second-born son, will never be the earl like his father, but he did inherit his mother's strength—and the will to realize his destiny... Simon Kerslake's father sacrificed everything…	OL1807140W
The Churchill factor	Boris Johnson	The mayor of London and former Spectator editor challenges popular misconceptions to assess Churchill's enduring influence on the world, discussing the many contradictions of his life and his conside…	OL19992667W
City of miracles	Robert Jackson Bennett	Revenge. It's something Sigrud je Harkvaldsson is very, very good at. Maybe the only thing. So when he learns that his oldest friend and ally, former Prime Minister Shara Komayd, has been assassinate…	OL20055106W
The new nation	Beverly Fink Cline	From Confederation to the present, Canada's prime ministers have helped shape the face of the nation. Explore the early life, campaigns, and accomplishments of each politician who has been elect to r…	OL20920536W
All about Winston Churchill	Elizabeth Wells,C. A. Crane,Bryan Janky	viii, 120 pages : 20 cm	OL21309107W
Half - Lion	Vinay Sitapati	Best biography of PVN Rao	OL22094034W
Motions of confidence and no-confidence	G. C. Malhotra	With reference to the Indian parliament.	OL2310400W
Winston's war	Michael Dobbs	An intriguing tale of espionage and treason...this is a work to enthrall."—Daily MailMichael Dobbs' thrilling novel about the dawn of World War II, and Winston Churchill's rise to power. It is the da…	OL2377278W