Journalist Clodagh Finn meticulously pieces together the story of the brave Irish woman who risked her life and spent time in a Gestapo prison for saving the lives of hundreds of people - adults and children - bound for Nazi concentration camps.
Standing over two graves, Rigoberto Gonzalez studies the names 'Ramon' and 'Maria' under the family name 'Gonzalez.' 'She was Maria Carrillo, not Maria Gonzalez', he thinks. His grandmother is missing. So begins Gonzalez's memoir, a journey to recover a more complete picture of his grandmother, who raised him following his mother's death.
Tightly focused, meticulously researched and drawing on documentation not available to previous biographers, The Accidental President escorts readers into the situation room with Truman during this tumultuous, history-making four months - when the stakes were high and the challenges even higher .
Flea, the iconic bassist and co-founder, alongside Anthony Kiedis, of the immortal Red Hot Chili Peppers finally tells his fascinating origin story, complete with all the dizzying highs and the gutter lows you'd expect from an LA street rat turned world-famous rock star.