An illegitimate, self-taught orphan born in the Caribbean, the immigrant Alexander Hamilton rose to become George Washington’s aide-de-camp in the Continental Army, co-authored The Federalist Papers, founding the Bank of New York, leading the Federalist Party, and...

An extraordinary biography of America's greatest President. Learn more.

"Raised in a strict Muslim family, Hirsi Ali survived civil war, female mutilation, brutal beatings, adolescence as a devout believer during the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood, and life in four troubled, unstable countries ruled largely by despots. She escaped from a...

The autobiography of one of the United States' most interesting Founding Fathers offers lessons still relevant for today. Explore this book.

Not what I expected, The Autobiography of Malcolm X is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the three iterations of Malcolm X. Recommended. Explore this book...

“Winners and losers aren't born, they are the products of how they think.” “If you're bored with life, if you don't get up every morning with a burning desire to do things, you don't have enough goals.” “Life is 10 percent what happens to you and ninety percent how...

"We who lived in the concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be taken from a man but one thing:...

“Along my journey I have seen the horrors that humans can inflict on one another, but I've also witnessed acts of tenderness and kindness and sacrifice in the worst imaginable circumstances. I know that it is possible to lose part of your humanity in order to survive....

“What’s really worried me over the years is not our stock price, but that we might someday fail to take care of our customers, or that our managers might fail to motivate and take care of our associates. I also was worried that we might lose the team concept, or fail...