The Chancellor. The Remarkable Odyssey Of Angela Merkel

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publisher Place: Uk
Publisher Year: 2021
Edition: First Edition

Description: 344 pages. Book is in general good condition. There is some light reading wear present, but still a presentable copy. The only exception is a small inscription to the inside page.

Publishers Description: The definitive biography of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, detailing the remarkable rise and political brilliance of the most powerfuland elusivewoman in the world.The Chancellor is at once a riveting political biography and an intimate human story of a complete outsidera research chemist and pastors daughter raised in Soviet-controlled East Germanywho rose to become the unofficial leader of the West. Acclaimed biographer Kati Marton set out to pierce the mystery of how Angela Merkel achieved all this. And she found the answer in Merkels political genius: in her willingness to talk with adversaries rather than over them, her skill at negotiating without ever compromising on whats most important to her, her canniness in appointing political rivals to her cabinet and exacting their policies so they have no platform to run against her, the humility to allow others to take credit for things done in tandem, the wisdom to stay out of the papers and off Twitter, and the vision to take advantage of crises to enact bold change. Famously private, the Angela Merkel who emerges in The Chancellor is a role model for anyone interested in gaining and keeping power while holding onto ones moral convictionsand for anyone looking to understand how to successfully bridge huge divisions within society. No modern leader has so ably confronted Russian aggression, provided homes to over a million refugees, and calmly unified Europe at a time when other countries are becoming more divided. But Marton also describes Merkels many challenges, such as her complicated relationship with President Obama, who she at one point refused to speak to. This captivating portrait shows a woman who has survived extraordinary challenges to transform her own country and return it to the global stage. Timely and revelatory, this great morality tale shows the difference an exceptional leader can make for the greater good of a country and the world.

ISBN: 9780008499464