Books

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Lessons in disaster Lessons in disaster Gordon M. Goldstein Drawing on prodigious research as well as the interviews and analysis he has conducted with former National Security Adviser McGeorge Bundy, Goldstein offers this revelatory look at the decisions tha… OL12027030W
The whole damn deal The whole damn deal Kathryn J. McGarr "Robert S. Strauss was for many decades the quintessential Democratic power broker. Born to a poor Jewish family in West Texas, he founded the law firm that became Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, … OL15951541W
Avenger Avenger William B. Badke Ben Sylvester and his family find themselves caught up in a dangerous mission that puts their faith to the test. OL16857W
Ah, treachery! Ah, treachery! Ross Thomas When his rainmaker associate discovers that $1.2 million has been stolen from her war chest, gun shop clerk Edd "Twodees" Partain is forced to return to his former life of spies, revolutionaries, and… OL17735702W
Love & war Love & war James Carville "For twenty years, James Carville and Mary Matalin have held the mantle of the nation's most politically opposed, ideologically mismatched, and intensely opinionated couple. In this follow-up to thei… OL18172180W
Bannon Bannon Keith Koffler A White House reporter traces Steve Bannon's path to Breitbart, the White House, and back to Breitbart, discussing his role in the 2016 presidential election, his relationships with others in the Tru… OL19721784W
The king whisperers The king whisperers Kerwin C. Swint Throughout history, behind so many de facto rulers, there can often be found a shadowy puppet-master pulling the strings. From spies, silver-tongued devils and the truly evil, this is a brilliant tap… OL19948262W
Republic of spin Republic of spin Greenberg, David "The most powerful political tool of the modern presidency is control of the message and the image. The Greeks called it 'rhetoric, ' Gilded Age politicians called it 'publicity, ' and some today mig… OL20017743W
True faith and allegiance True faith and allegiance Alberto R. Gonzales "True Faith and Allegiance is the highly-anticipated personal history from Alberto R. Gonzales, former Attorney General of the United States and former Counsel to the President--the only lawyer and o… OL20042712W
Guiso canibal Guiso canibal Ross Thomas Traficantes de cocaína, generales latinoamericanos y oficiales estadounidenses corruptos. Guiso caníbal narra el periplo del recaudador de fondos políticos Draper Haere. En su afán por desprestigiar … OL26448115W
The Big Enchilada The Big Enchilada Stuart Stevens "Stuart Stevens tells the story of the Bush campaign the public never saw - from the Austin coffee shop where Stevens watched Karl Rove sketch out the Republican master plan on a napkin to the small … OL2646120W
This Time, This Place This Time, This Place Jack Valenti With the nation at war in the 1940s, twenty-two-year-old Jack Valenti flew fifty-one combat missions as the pilot of a B-25 attack bomber with the 12th Air Force based in Italy. In the 1960s, with th… OL4285267W
The real policy makers The real policy makers Anna Kasten Nelson "This book is about policy makers, often unknown, who have wielded enormous influence on U.S. foreign policy. With the advent of the Cold War, presidents moved beyond their secretaries of state and r… OL4622185W
The Russia Hand The Russia Hand Strobe Talbott "During the past ten years, few issues have mattered more to America's vital interests or to the shape of the twenty-first century than Russia's fate. To cheer the fall of a bankrupt totalitarian reg… OL4651581W
Rove exposed Rove exposed Moore, James,James Moore,Wayne Slater Details Karl Rove's rise to become George W. Bush's chief political advisor, examining his role in Bush's campaigns for governor and president, and his part in the strategy of winning popular support… OL5703161W
Boy genius Boy genius Lou Dubose "Karl Rove has remade American politics. Even though few Americans know his name, he has been the guiding force behind George W. Bush's march to the White House and the stunning Republican victory in… OL5967785W
Earnest endeavors Earnest endeavors Marc Eric McClure George Rublee (1868-1957) was a public-spirited lawyer who involved himself with domestic political reform during the Progressive Era (1910-1918) and international affairs from 1917 to 1945. After se… OL6034792W