The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel
- ISBN-10
- 1501192639
- ISBN-13
- 9781501192630
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 368
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2022-10-11
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- Kati Marton
Description
The “captivating” (The New York Times), definitive biography of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, detailing the extraordinary rise and political brilliance of the most powerful—and elusive—woman in the world. Angela Merkel has always been an outsider. A pastor’s daughter raised in Soviet-controlled East Germany, she spent her twenties working as a research chemist, entering politics only after the fall of the Berlin Wall. And yet within fifteen years, she had become chancellor of Germany and, before long, the unofficial leader of the West. In this “masterpiece of discernment and insight” (The New York Times Book Review), acclaimed biographer Kati Marton sets out to pierce the mystery of Merkel’s unlikely ascent. With unparalleled access to the chancellor’s inner circle and a trove of records only recently come to light, she teases out the unique political genius that had been the secret to Merkel’s success. No modern leader so ably confronted Russian aggression, enacted daring social policies, and calmly unified an entire continent in an era when countries are becoming more divided. Again and again, she cleverly outmaneuvered strongmen like Putin and Trump, and weathered surprisingly complicated relationships with allies like Obama and Macron. Famously private, the woman who emerges from this “impressively researched” (The Wall Street Journal) account is a role model for anyone interested in gaining and keeping power while staying true to one’s moral convictions. At once a “riveting” (Los Angeles Review of Books) political biography, an intimate human portrait, and a revelatory look at successful leadership in action, The Chancellor brings forth one of the most extraordinary women of our time.
Get the book
Other editions
-
- 2021-10-26
- 368 pages
- Ebook
- Simon and Schuster
-
- 2021-10-26
- 368 pages
- Paperback
- Simon and Schuster
Similar books
-
The Chancellor Manuscript: A Novel
By Robert LudlumPraise for Robert Ludlum and The Chancellor Manuscript “[The Chancellor Manuscript] exerts a riveting appeal, as it seems to justify our worst nightmares of what really goes on in the so-called intelligence community in Washington ...
-
The Survivors of the Chancellor: Diary of J.R. Kazallon, Passenger
By Jules VernePlease note: This audiobook has been created using AI voice.Desiring a more romantic crossing of the Atlantic, Englishman J. R. Kazallon decides to forgo a steamship and instead sets sail...
-
The Chancellor's Tale
By Paul MohrbacherThe Chancellor's Tale
-
The Chancellor and the Citadel
By Maria Capelle Frantz"In a dystopian magical world, a community's sworn protector struggles to keep a fracture in the populace from breaking out into violence."--
-
Capital Returns: Investing Through the Capital Cycle: A Money Manager’s Reports 2002-15
By Edward ChancellorThis book will be a welcome reference for serious investors who looking to maximise portfolio returns over the long run.
-
Becoming Madam Chancellor: Angela Merkel and the Berlin Republic
By Joyce Marie MushabenThe first English-language scholarly book to provide an overview of the Angela Merkel's career and influence.
-
George Osborne: The Austerity Chancellor
By Janan GaneshHaving authored the most hated Budget of recent times, he now presides over a recovering economy.This is the story of Osborne's breathless ascent to power: a journey driven by luck, guile, resilience, daring and ferocious ambition.
-
The Chancellor Manuscript
By Outlet, Robert LudlumThe Chancellor Manuscript
-
Lenny, Lefty, and the Chancellor: the Len Bias Tragedy and the Search for Reform in Big-time College Basketball
By C. Fraser SmithThough the book offers an insider's look at the University of Maryland, and at Maryland politics, it fits snugly into a larger and timely framework.
-
Portrait of an Unknown Lady: A Novel
By Maria GainzaA New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice New York Times Notable author María Gainza, who dazzled critics with Optic Nerve, returns with the captivating story of an auction house employee on the trail of an enigmatic master forger In ...