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The first Black woman ever elected to the Senate. The first woman to represent the state of Illinois. The first Black woman to serve as a US ambassador to New Zealand. These are just a few of the “firsts” that Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun can lay claim to since entering politics in the 1970s. Since then, the self-professed “Black girl from the south side of Chicago” has been shattering ceilings and making history. Yet her journey to Congress and to international renown was not an easy one, rife with obstacles, controversies, and lessons learned.

How Not To Be a Political wife is an instructive and honest account of high hopes and dirty tricks, a story of broken friendships and divided loyalties, of heartache and regret. Recollections, as a great woman once said, may of course vary, but this is my story, the way I remember it, written with no fear, no favour – and no fucks left to give.

What if we could redefine leadership? What if kindness came first? Jacinda Ardern grew up the daughter of a police officer in small-town New Zealand, but as the 40th Prime Minister of her country, she commanded global respect for her empathetic leadership that put people first. This is the remarkable story of how a Mormon girl plagued by self-doubt made political history and changed our assumptions of what a global leader can be.

Jacinda Ardern, de voormalige premier van Nieuw-Zeeland, deelt haar visie op vernieuwend, empathisch leiderschap en biedt inspiratie aan een nieuwe generatie leiders 'Ik verzet me echt tegen het idee dat politiek een plek vol ego moet zijn waar je constant bezig bent met scoren ten koste van elkaar. Ja, we hebben een robuuste democratie nodig, maar je kunt sterk én aardig zijn.' Jacinda Ardern Hoe ziet een moderne leider eruit? Kun je macht hebben over anderen en toch uitgaan van vriendelijkheid?

This book presents a compelling case for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as a transformative presidential candidate in 2028. It chronicles her rise from grassroots organizer to national leader and outlines a bold, justice-centered platform: the Green New Deal, Medicare for All, universal housing, tuition-free college, and structural democracy reform. The book examines her alignment with past icons like FDR, JFK, Lincoln, and Bernie Sanders, while highlighting her unique generational voice.