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THE CHANCELLOR - KATI MARTON GEBUNDEN

The captivating (The New York Times)  definitive biography of German Chancellor Angela Merkel 
detailing the extraordinary rise and political brilliance of the most powerful-and
elusive-woman in the world. Angela Merkel has always been an outsider. A pastor's daughter
raised in Soviet-controlled East Germany  she spent her twenties working as a research chemist
entering politics only after the fall of the Berlin Wall. And yet within fifteen years  she had
become chancellor of Germany and  before long  the unofficial leader of the West. In this
masterpiece of discernment and insight (The New York Times Book Review)  acclaimed biographer
Kati Marton sets out to pierce the mystery of Merkel's unlikely ascent. With unparalleled
access to the chancellor's inner circle and a trove of records only recently come to light  she
teases out the unique political genius that had been the secret to Merkel's success. No modern
leader so ably confronted Russian aggression  enacted daring social policies  and calmly
unified an entire continent in an era when countries are becoming more divided. Again and again
she cleverly outmaneuvered strongmen like Putin and Trump  and weathered surprisingly
complicated relationships with allies like Obama and Macron. Famously private  the woman who
emerges from this impressively researched (The Wall Street Journal) account is a role model for
anyone interested in gaining and keeping power while staying true to one's moral convictions.
At once a riveting (Los Angeles Review of Books) political biography  an intimate human
portrait  and a revelatory look at successful leadership in action  The Chancellor brings forth
one of the most extraordinary women of our time.

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