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Killing Kennedy
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Bill O'Reilly |
In January 1961, as the Cold War escalates, John F. Kennedy struggles to contain the growth of Communism while he learns the hardships, solitude, and temptations of what it means to be president of t… |
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Destiny and power
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Jon Meacham |
He was the last of a kind, and his rise, his fall, and his rebirth in the twilight of his life offers a window on a great deal of American history.' Meacham creates an intimate and detailed life stor… |
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Grant
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Ron Chernow |
Grant is a 2017 biography of Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States, written by American historian and biographer Ron Chernow. Grant, a Union general during the Civil War, served t… |
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Team of vipers
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Cliff Sims |
Offers a first-hand account of the author's time in the Trump White House, discussing the infighting and leaking he witnessed first-hand and his role in the president's successes and disasters. |
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The last days of Stalin
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Joshua Rubenstein |
"Joshua Rubenstein's riveting account takes us back to the second half of 1952 when no one could foresee an end to Joseph Stalin's murderous regime. He was poised to challenge the newly elected U.S. … |
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Putin
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Richard Lourie |
"This electrifying and supremely timely book by leading Russian expert Richard Lourie explores Putin's failures, missed opportunities, and probable future moves. Readers discover, for example, where … |
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When the world seemed new
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Jeffrey A. Engel |
"Based on unprecedented access to previously classified documents and dozens of interviews with key policymakers, here is the untold story of how George H. W. Bush faced a critical turning point of h… |
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The moralist
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Patricia O'Toole |
"By the author of acclaimed biographies of Theodore Roosevelt and Henry Adams, a penetrating biography of one of the most high-minded, consequential, and controversial US presidents, Woodrow Wilson (… |
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The right path
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Joe Scarborough |
Joe Scarborough--former Republican congressman and insightful host of MSNBC's "Morning Joe"--takes a nuanced and surprising look at the unexpected rise and self-inflicted fall of the Republican Party… |
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"Mr. President"
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Unger, Harlow G. |
"Although the framers gave the president little authority, George Washington knew whatever he did would set precedents for generations of future leaders. To ensure their ability to defend the nation,… |
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Heir to the Empire City
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Edward P. Kohn |
"Theodore Roosevelt is best remembered as America's prototypical "cowboy" president--an outdoorsy, rough-riding figure who was as versatile with a six-shooter as he was with a pen, and who derived hi… |
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James Madison
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Cheney, Lynne V. |
"This majestic new biography of James Madison explores the astonishing story of a man of vaunted modesty who audaciously changed the world. Among the Founding Fathers, Madison was a true genius of th… |
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Stalin
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Stephen Kotkin |
"A magnificent new biography that revolutionizes our understanding of Stalin and his world. It has the quality of myth: a poor cobbler's son, a seminarian from an oppressed outer province of the Russ… |
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The Reagan Era
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Douglas C. Rossinow |
"In this concise yet thorough history of America in the 1980s, Doug Rossinow takes the full measure of Ronald Reagan's presidency and the ideology of Reaganism. Believers in libertarian economics and… |
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The promise of Francis
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David Willey |
"With more than four decades of firsthand experience reporting from Vatican City, David Willey explores the religious and personal background of Pope Francis and his ability to fulfill the promises o… |
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The naturalist
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Darrin P. Lunde |
"The surprising story of our "naturalist president" Theodore Roosevelt and how his lifelong passion for the natural world set the stage for America's wildlife conservation movement. No United States … |
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Prisoners of hope
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Randall Bennett Woods |
"An eminent historian charts the origins and impact of Lyndon Johnson's Great Society "--
"In Prisoners of Hope, prize-winning historian Randall B. Woods presents the first comprehensive history of … |
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The political life of Abraham Lincoln
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Sidney Blumenthal |
"A multi-volume history of Lincoln as a political genius--from his obscure beginnings to his presidency, assassination, and the overthrow of his post-Civil War dreams of Reconstruction. The first vol… |
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Ike and McCarthy
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David A. Nichols |
"Describes how President Eisenhower used surrogates to orchestrate a secret campaign against the powerful Republican Senator Joseph McCarthy best known for his anti-Communist witch hunt, that ultimat… |
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Así en Los Pinos Como en la Tierra
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Diana Penagos,Jessica Sáenz,Alberto Tavira Álvarez |
280 pages ; 23 cm |
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