Freedom
Memoirs 1954 - 2021
$104.38
- Hardcover
720 pages
- Release Date
11 March 2025
Summary
The most important book of the year, publishing 26 November 2024
For 16 years, Angela Merkel was Chancellor of Germany. She led the country through numerous crises, shaping both Germany and international politics with her actions and attitudes. In her memoirs, co-written with her long-time political advisor Beate Baumann, she reflects on her life in two German states - 35 years in the German Democratic Republic, 35 years in reunited Germany.
More intimately than ever before, s…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781035020751 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1035020750 |
| Author: | Angela Merkel |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Macmillan |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 720 |
| Release Date: | 11 March 2025 |
| Weight: | 1.08kg |
| Dimensions: | 60mm x 164mm x 244mm |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
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Critics Review
Essential reading … remarkable – Financial Times
Surprisingly fast-paced … Illuminating – The New York Times Book Review
Freedom reminds us that another politics, humanist and humble, can exist – Washington Post
All the human qualities that made Merkel a likable and liked leader are in this book: the lack
of showmanship, the understated sense of humour, the dedication to building alliances and
forging compromises
A rigorous and sober assessment of a groundbreaking career – Kirkus Reviews
An engrossing read – Nicola Sturgeon for The New Statesman
I have always admired Merkel. This book only burnished my respect – Nicola Sturgeon for The New Statesman
A great accomplishment… a wonderful reflection from you of this extraordinary sweep of history that you witnessed – Barack Obama in conversation with Merkel at an event for Politics and Prose
Captivating glimpses into her encounters with other world leaders – the Telegraph
You understand better just what Merkel faced and how so many of the other leaders came to depend on her calm – Foreign Policy
Candid and sometimes gripping – the i Paper
Angela Merkel
Angela Merkel served as the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany from 2005 to 2021, and was the first woman in the country’s most powerful office. Born in 1954 in Hamburg and raised in the GDR, where she studied physics and earned a doctorate, she was elected to the German Bundestag in 1990. From 1991 to 1994, she was the Federal Minister for Women and Youth; from 1994 to 1998, the Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety; and from 2000 to 2018, she was the leader of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany. In 2021, she ended her active political career.
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