Ergebnis für "Das System" in Politik

Peter Hochegger lenkte viele Jahrzehnte die Wahrnehmung der österreichischen Bürger. Er galt als einer der mächtigsten Berater des Landes. Mit geschickten PR-Tricks, manipulierten Studien und Interventionen im Graubereich der Politik half er Unternehmern und Politikern, ihre Botschaften in die Köpfe von Millionen Menschen zu bringen. Nach seiner Zeit im Gefängnis erzählt er von den dunklen Seiten der Republik und schreibt dabei ihre Geschichte neu. Wie war das mit der Zeckenimpfung und der Waffenlobby? Was passierte im BUWOG-Deal mit Karl-Heinz Grasser wirklich?

Der nächste Kanzler? Friedrich Merz hat es gegen alle Widerstände und nach mehreren Anläufen an die Spitze der CDU geschafft. Jetzt hat der Kandidat der Union gute Aussichten, der nächste Bundeskanzler zu werden. Wer ist dieser Friedrich Merz, der nach seinem Ausstieg aus der Politik ein beispielloses Comeback versucht? Er provoziert mit Debatten über die »Leitkultur« und hat sich als Gegenentwurf zu Angela Merkel präsentiert. Wie verlief sein Weg an die Macht? Was sind seine politischen Standpunkte? Und was hätten wir von einem Kanzler Merz zu erwarten?

From New York Times bestselling author Jerry Oppenheimer comes a sensational biography of the son of the legendary Senator and troubled standard bearer of America's most fabled political dynasty. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. inherited his assassinated father's piercing blue eyes and Brahmin style...

James Comey, former FBI Director and New York Times bestselling author of A Higher Loyalty, uses his long career in federal law enforcement to explore issues of justice and fairness in the US justice system. James Comey might best be known as the FBI director that Donald Trump fired in 2017, but...

Interweaving an insider’s account of the true crime saga driving Netflix sensation Making a Murderer with other controversial cases from his career, this powerful memoir from Steven Avery’s defense attorney reveals the flaws in America's criminal justice system and puts forth a provocative...

2014 fue un hito en la historia de Brasil. Nació la “Operación Lava Jato”, la mayor investigación jamás realizada en el país contra el sistema de corrupción. En 2021, la operación que rompió la regla de impunidad de los ricos y poderosos llegaba a su fin. En este libro, el exmagistrado Sergio Moro, el mayor representante de Lava Jato, cuenta por primera vez su historia, dedicada al combate del sistema de corrupción.

Nick Adams had it all: charisma, energy, a promising TV career, a new organization, and an approved Green Card petition. The world was at his feet. Then came the unexpected sabotage and political persecution from one individual. It began a spiral of destruction - finances, family, health, and career. He almost lost it all. Green Card Warrior is an explosive and startling exposé into the world of legal immigration and what many must endure to come to America. Rising conservative star Nick Adams reveals how he was persecuted by the Obama administration.

A brilliant and novel examination of how Abraham Lincoln mastered the art of leadership, revealing how five men mentored an obscure lawyer with no executive experience to become America’s greatest president “Gerhardt has devised an ingenious solution for demystifying America’s most...

Discover the extraordinary life of Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second caliph of Islam whose leadership transformed the early Muslim world. From his dramatic conversion to Islam to his decade of revolutionary rule, this definitive biography explores how Umar expanded the Islamic empire, established groundbreaking administrative systems, and lived with legendary justice and humility.

Mummy's Still Here is the sequel to Jeanne D'Olivier's novel Mummy Where Are You? This novel tells the harrowing story of how a mother who reported the sexual abuse of her son was persecuted by the system and eventually lost her child to the very person he alleged had abused him. Charlotte continues to fight for her son through a series of endless court hearings and against all odds, leaving no stone unturned in her attempt to save her child and bring him home safely.

Through the eyes of two frontline journalists comes a gripping narrative history of the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement centered around a cast of core activists, culminating in the 2019 mass protests and Beijing's brutal crackdown. Hong Kong was an experiment in governance. Handed back to China...

Evan Thomas's startling account of how the underrated Dwight Eisenhower saved the world from nuclear holocaust. Upon assuming the presidency in 1953, Dwight Eisenhower set about to make good on his campaign promise to end the Korean War. Yet while Eisenhower was quickly viewed by many as a...

The New York Times bestseller about the historic dealings between Ronald Reagan and Tip O’Neill—“A superb tribute to the neglected art of compromise” (Daily News (New York)). Tip and the Gipper is an “entertaining and insightful” (The Wall Street Journal) history of a time when two...

On March 16, 2018, just 26 hours before his scheduled retirement from the organization he had served with distinction for more than two decades, Andrew G. McCabe was fired from his position as deputy director of the FBI. President Donald Trump celebrated on Twitter: "Andrew McCabe FIRED, a great day for the hard working men and women of the FBI - A great day for Democracy." In The Threat: How the FBI Protects America in the Age of Terror and Trump, Andrew G. McCabe offers a dramatic and candid account of his career and an impassioned defense of the FBI.

The fall from politico to prisoner isn't necessarily long, but the landing, as Missouri State Senator Jeff Smith learned, is a hard one. In 2009, Smith lied to the Feds about seemingly minor campaign malfeasance and earned himself a year and a day in Kentucky's FCI Manchester. Mr. Smith Goes to...

Six years in the making--with unprecedented access to Nancy Reagan and the couple's closest friends--here is the first volume in the definitive portrait of the remarkable, career-building partnership between Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis. 16-page photo insert...