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The comprehensive and revelatory exploration of the life and career of Angela Merkel, the most powerful woman in the world and first female chancellor of Germany, based on over a decade of coverage and research, for fans of “The Iron Lady” and “Hell and Other Destinations.”
An unlikely trailblazer. A feminist icon. The mother of Germany. The real leader of the free world.
In her reign as Germany's first female chancellor and one of the longest serving leaders in Europe, Angela Merkel has received these and countless other sobriquets. But who is she really? And how did she become who she is today?
The New York Times Berlin correspondent Melissa Eddy pulls back the curtain on the woman who engineered Germany's rise to wealth and power, and became one of the most crucial leaders in a continent facing an ambiguous future. Based on over a decade of research, interviews, and news coverage, Merkel's Law illustrates Merkel's youth, her meteoric rise to power, and the numerous setbacks she faced from both political rivals and men in her own party who scoffed at her ambition.
An unputdownable and astonishing portrait of a political genius, savvy businesswoman, and model for modern power, “Merkel's Law” is not only the story of Merkel's life, but the crucial lessons we can learn from it.
An unlikely trailblazer. A feminist icon. The mother of Germany. The real leader of the free world.
In her reign as Germany's first female chancellor and one of the longest serving leaders in Europe, Angela Merkel has received these and countless other sobriquets. But who is she really? And how did she become who she is today?
The New York Times Berlin correspondent Melissa Eddy pulls back the curtain on the woman who engineered Germany's rise to wealth and power, and became one of the most crucial leaders in a continent facing an ambiguous future. Based on over a decade of research, interviews, and news coverage, Merkel's Law illustrates Merkel's youth, her meteoric rise to power, and the numerous setbacks she faced from both political rivals and men in her own party who scoffed at her ambition.
An unputdownable and astonishing portrait of a political genius, savvy businesswoman, and model for modern power, “Merkel's Law” is not only the story of Merkel's life, but the crucial lessons we can learn from it.