Books like This Child Will Be Great by Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf

A former senator argues for a politics of faith, inclusiveness, and justice, examining money, media, economic insecurity, racial tensions, and global threats while urging a return to constitutional principles to heal America.

Obama's presidential memoir: A personal account of history's making.

Barack Obama’s memoir traces his early life, the loss of his father, and a search for identity that shaped the future president.

Michelle Obama chronicles her life from South Side Chicago to the White House, revealing the personal drive behind her public advocacy for women, families, and health.

A focused study of the United States’ first decade, tracing how the original Founding Brothers—Hamilton, Jefferson, Franklin, Washington, Adams, Burr, and Madison—translated revolutionary ideals into the practical workings of the new government.

David Mendell’s biography traces Barack Obama’s ascent from Hawaii to the U.S. Senate, offering an in‑depth look at his early life, political rise, and the people who shaped his career.

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s biography chronicles her rise from a prominent Liberian women's activist to becoming Africa’s first democratically elected female president, while highlighting her Nobel Peace Prize achievement and her impact on Liberian politics.

David Remnick’s portrait of Barack Obama traces his journey from Chicago community organizer to presidential candidate, examining family, race, and politics that shaped a historic rise.

A factual, intelligence‑based biography that charts Saddam Hussein’s rise from unstable childhood through his rule of Iraq, his alliance with Osama bin Laden, and his involvement in international terrorism.

Molly Ivins delivers a sharp, Texas‑inspired look at George W. Bush—his record, alliances, and motives—combining wit with a critical assessment of a future president.

Wangari Maathai tells the story of her life from rural Kenya to founding the Green Belt Movement, a women‑empowering environmental initiative that challenged the government and rekindled democracy.

Elizabeth Alexander, a celebrated African‑American poet, chronicles the profound grief and renewal she finds after her husband’s sudden death, offering a moving memoir of loss, family, and the search for meaning.

H. W. Brands establishes Ronald Reagan as one of the two great presidents of the twentieth century, a true peer to Franklin Roosevelt. Reagan is an irresistible portrait of an underestimated politician whose pragmatic leadership and steadfast vision transformed the nation.

Nelson Mandela’s personal papers—diaries, notes, and reflections—reveal his lifelong struggle against apartheid and his journey to leadership, offering an intimate glimpse into his thoughts, hardships, and triumphs.

With the Bush administration now in its final years, all eyes are turning to the 2008 political season -- especially those of Democratic voters, who are casting about for a galvanizing leader to help them win back the White House.And in that role, argues longtime political strategist Susan Estrich, no candidate even approaches the power and promise of Hillary Rodham Clinton, the senator from New York. She is, by far, not only the most popular Democratic leader in the country, but also one of its most popular and admired politicians, period. Both a passionate spokesperson for progressive values and a strong advocate for our troops overseas, she has used her time in the Senate to establish herself successfully as a genuine political powerhouse. There is no candidate whose election would bring such vitality and lasting change into the White House. And she offers Americans a once-in-a-lifetime chance to break the world's most prominent glass ceiling and elect a female president of the United States.In an atmosphere where conservative Hillary-bashing is still as virulent as ever, Estrich demonstrates all the reasons that this principled leader still blows away any other potential contender in the early polls for 2008. And, with arguments both stirring and sensible, she reminds us that if Hillary should succeed, America and the world would be changed forever and for the better.

An insightful biography of Thomas Jefferson, placing him within America's history and exploring his legacy in the context of the eighteenth-century Enlightenment and the American Revolution.

Bill Clinton, the 42nd president of the United States, is a complex figure whose life spans the 1980s and 1990s. His rise from a scholarship student to a political powerhouse is both inspiring and flawed, reflecting the tumultuous era of American politics.

Malalai Joya, Afghanistan’s youngest female MP, chronicles her courageous activism and fight for women’s rights amid warlords, Taliban rule, and threats to her life.