Martin Schulz is a politician of conviction and passion. Like hardly any other politician, he combines integrity and courage - values that are urgently needed both in Europe and in Germany. But who is this person Martin Schulz? What path has he taken to rise from committed local politician and enthusiastic bookseller to President of the European Parliament? And how will he prove himself in German federal politics in the future? Martin Schulz tells renowned journalist Margaretha Kopeinig about his childhood in a "politicised household", the difficult times in his younger years and his further - sometimes unusual - path through life. The book draws the story of a person who has stood up for democratic values, sometimes unconventionally and always with a lot of backbone.