The poignant true story of an American president struck by tragedy at the height of his glory. This New York Times bestseller vividly chronicles the stunning decline in Woodrow Wilson's fortunes after World War I and draws back the...
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State
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Author:Flexner, James ThomasSummary:This "perceptive" and "satisfying" biography of George Washington by an award-winning historian "deserves a place on every American"s bookshelf" (The New York Times Book Review). James Thomas Flexner...
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Author:McCullough, DavidSummary:Pulitzer Prize winner and #1 New York Times best-selling author of John Adams (RB# 96791), David McCullough pens a fascinating and sweeping biography of America's 33rd president. Born and raised on the Missouri frontier, Harry S. Truman...
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Author:Liddell-Westefeld, ChrisSummary:Chris Liddell-Westefeld and dozens of other staff and volunteers dedicated every ounce of their time, intelligence, and limited resources to helping elect Obama, as what started in Iowa spread nationwide. Drawn from more than 200...
- Author:Andersen, Christopher P.Summary:
They were the original power couple--outlandishly rich, impossibly attractive, and endlessly fascinating. Now, in this rare behind-the-scenes portrait of the Kennedys in their final year together, Christopher Andersen shows us a side...
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Author:Wills, GarrySummary:With a new preface: An "irreverent [and] entertaining" portrait of JFK, the Camelot mystique, and the politics of charisma (The Christian Science Monitor). Described by the New York Times as "a sort of intellectual outlaw," Garry Wills...
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Author:Baime, A. J.Summary:The dramatic, pulse-pounding story of Harry Truman's first four months in office, when this unlikely president had to take on Germany, Japan, Stalin, and the atomic bomb, with the fate of the world hanging in the balance. Heroes...
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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 Russian Empire, reinvents himself as a...
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Author:Wills, GarrySummary:New York Times Bestseller: A "remarkable and evenhanded study of Ronald Reagan" from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Lincoln at Gettysburg (The New York Times). Updated with a new preface by the author, this captivating...
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Author:Wills, GarrySummary:With a new preface: A "stunning" analysis of the troubled Republican president by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Lincoln at Gettysburg (The New York Times Book Review). In this acclaimed biography that earned him a spot...
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Author:Cassidy, TinaSummary:An eye-opening, inspiring, and timely account of the complex relationship between notable suffragist Alice Paul and President Woodrow Wilson in her fight for women's equality. Woodrow Wilson lands in Washington, DC in March of 1913...
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER What Melania wants, Melania gets. The former director of special events at Vogue and producer of nine legendary Met Galas, Stephanie Winston Wolkoff met Melania Knauss in 2003 and had a front row seat...
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Author:Mandela, NelsonSummary:Recognized as one of the most comprehensive oral histories of apartheid ever broadcast (NPR, BBC, CBC, SABC), Mandela: An Audio History tells the story of the struggle against apartheid through rare sound recordings. The series weaves...
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Author:Tregaskis, RichardSummary:From the bestselling author of Guadalcanal Diary: The thrilling true story of the future president's astonishing act of heroism during World War II. In the early morning hours of August 2, 1943, US Navy motor torpedo boat PT-109...
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Author:Moldea, Dan E.Summary:A "smoldering indictment" of the corrupt influences that rescued Ronald Reagan's career, made him millions, and shaped his presidency (Library Journal). Founded in 1924, the Music Corporation of America got its start...
