The Man who Changed the World: The Lives of Mikhail S. GorbachevMikhail Gorbachev's influence on recent events in the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, and the entire world is nothing short of astounding. But, until now, very little has been known about Gorbachev the man. Gail Sheehy presents the most intimate, comprehensive, and lively account ever published about this intriguing world figure. 16 pages of halftones. |
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... leader , and one many Americans and Europeans would prefer to our own ! We are so hungry for heroes , so swept away by the peaceful revolutionary changes in Europe , that we are naturally resistant to hearing anything about this wonder ...
... leader , and one many Americans and Europeans would prefer to our own ! We are so hungry for heroes , so swept away by the peaceful revolutionary changes in Europe , that we are naturally resistant to hearing anything about this wonder ...
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... leader . Alexander , riding into combat on his great steed Bu- cephalus , found the test of leadership not in politics but in pitched battle storming cities at the head of his army until his body was covered with scars testifying to his ...
... leader . Alexander , riding into combat on his great steed Bu- cephalus , found the test of leadership not in politics but in pitched battle storming cities at the head of his army until his body was covered with scars testifying to his ...
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... leader during the Depression , the American people consented to share the risks and sacrifices their leader asked of them during a period of painful change . That is the very essence of democracy and what makes it different from the ...
... leader during the Depression , the American people consented to share the risks and sacrifices their leader asked of them during a period of painful change . That is the very essence of democracy and what makes it different from the ...
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