Most Popular Books by Ralph G. Martin

"A master work...Jennie was released to a public that became entranced by her story, and will again be now that she is back in print in this magnificent single volume." —from the foreword by Sir Martin Gilbert, the official biographer of Winston Churchill Sourcebooks is bringing the internationally acclaimed New York Times bestseller back for a new generation of readers. Jennie Churchill was not merely Winston''s mother. She was the most captivating and desired woman of her age. Originally from Brooklyn, Jennie became the reigning queen of British society. Beautiful and defiant, she lived with an honesty that made her the talk of two continents. Sir Martin Gilbert, official biographer of Winston Churchill, writes that Jennie is, "a master work" that "pulses with energy as the author leads us from her cradle to relatively early grave, at the age of sixty-seven, of a woman who finally emerges—under his guiding hand—from the shadow of being a great man''s mother, to being a woman in her own right."

Born in Russia and raised in Milwaukee''s Jewish community, Golda Meir was always headstrong and determined. And her intense determination led her to love affairs with men whose importance caused her to become one of the signers of Israel''s Declaration of Independence.

A dual biography of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, whose love affair and marriage forced his abdication as King of England.

Tells the story behind the fairy tale of the "greatest royal romance of our century", between Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer.

ISBN 067122557X LCCN 7910752.

A simple introduction to the life of the blind and deaf woman who changed the world''s opinions about disabilities such as her own.

She was the mother of Winston Churchill, but also a provocative and desirable woman. From her Brooklyn roots to the very heights of British society and power, Jennie was the guiding force behind her husband, Lord Randolph, shaping him into one of the most important men in the British Empire.

A biography of the "common man" who became President when Franklin D. Roosevelt died in office in the midst of World War II.

"A pictorial biography of Hubert H. Humphrey"--Dust jacket.

Each section of photographs - The early years, The young wife, The public figure, The first lady, The war years, The world citizen - is preceded by a brief word sketch.

Biographies of one of America''s most famous couples. Includes information on their public and private lives.

Pictorial biography of the French president from his boyhood to the present.

Investigation of political maneuvering in U.S. presidential elections presented through studies of the national conventions of 1900, 1912, 1920, 1932 and 1956.

Offers a study of the Kennedy men, describing how the fiercely ambitious, dictatorial patriarch Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., shaped the destinies of his four sons.

Story of political power in America told through biographies of bosses including M. Hanna of Cleveland, J. Curley of Boston, E. Crump of Memphis and others.

A Frank, anecdotal biography of JFK, which traces and analyzes his personal and political development and his relationships with those close to him.