Freedom

'A great accomplishment . . . A wonderful reflection of an extraordinary sweep of history' Barack Obama<BR><BR>Timely, intimate and important, the long-awaited memoirs from one of the most influential leaders of our times<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>More intimately than ever before, she talks about her childhood, youth, and studies in the GDR and the dramatic year of 1989, when the Berlin Wall fell and her political life began. She also shares recollections and insights from her meetings and conversations with the world's most powerful people. Discussing significant national, European, and international turning points, she shows how the decisions were made that shaped our times. Her book offers a unique insight into the inner workings of power - and is a compelling plea for freedom.

Was also ist mein Land?Ein Land, in dem alle miteinander immer neu lernen. Ein Land, in dem gerade auch die Erfahrung von Umbrüchen in familiären Biografien, in dem die Anstrengung, aber auch das Glück, das es bedeuten kann, neu anfangen zu müssen oder zu dürfen, als eine Erfahrung anerkannt wird, die uns gemeinsam Zuversicht und Stärke gibt.Drei Reden von Angela Merkel über zentrale Themen ihrer Zeit als Kanzlerin: die spezifisch deutsche Verantwortung, die Erfahrung der Wiedervereinigung und den Umgang mit Migration.

The New York Times and USA Today bestseller<BR><BR>For sixteen years, Angela Merkel was Chancellor of Germany and at the forefront of European and international politics. In her memoir, she looks back on her life in two German states-East Germany until 1990, and reunified Germany thereafter. How did she, coming from the East, rise to the top of the Christian Democratic Union to become the first woman to hold the office of chancellor? And how did she then become one of the most powerful heads of government in the Western world? What guided her?<BR><BR>In Freedom, Angela Merkel recounts daily life in the chancellor's office as well as the dramatic days and nights when she made far-reaching decisions in Berlin, Brussels, and beyond. She traces the long lines of change in international cooperation and reveals the pressure politicians face when seeking solutions to complex problems in a globalized world. Here, she takes us behind the scenes of international politics, demonstrating both the importance of personal conversations and, crucially, their limits.<BR><BR>Reflecting on politics in a time of increasing confrontation and division, Angela Merkel's memoir offers a unique insight into the inner workings of power-and is a determined and timely plea for freedom.