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The House of Kennedy

James Patterson - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover

Those who dwell in the House of Kennedy work hard, live hard, and win at all costs. But just how much has it cost them? The Kennedy name is synonymous with American royalty. The family commitment to public service is legendary and enduring. But all their wild charisma has been dashed by disgrace...
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After Camelot: A Personal History of the Kennedy Family - 1968 to the Present

J. Randy Taraborrelli - Grand Central Publishing; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

For more than half a century, Americans have been captivated by the Kennedys - their joy and heartbreak, tragedy and triumph, the dark side and the remarkable achievements. In this ambitious and sweeping account, Taraborelli continues the family chronicle begun with his bestselling Jackie,...
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The Sins of the Father: Joseph P. Kennedy and the Dynasty he Founded

Ronald Kessler

For all his wealth and power, Joe Kennedy was not a happy man. He also had no shame. What he cared about was having power. Through the political dynasty that he founded, he achieved that for generations to come. If he hurt and corrupted others in the process, no one had the courag
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The Nine of Us: Growing Up Kennedy

Jean Kennedy Smith - Harper
Format: Print book

In this evocative and affectionate memoir, Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith, the last surviving child of Joe and Rose Kennedy, offers an intimate and illuminating look at a time long ago when she and her siblings, guided by their parents, laughed and learned a great deal under one roof.Prompted...
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These Few Precious Days: The Final Year of Jack with Jackie

Christopher Andersen - Gallery Books
Format: Hardcover

The days dwindle down, to a precious few . . . from September Song, JFKs favorite 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, 1 New York...
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Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis: The Untold Story

Barbara Leaming - Thomas Dunne Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

The instant New York Times and USA Today bestseller!The untold story of how one woman's life was changed forever in a matter of seconds by a horrific trauma.Barbara Leaming's extraordinary and deeply sensitive biography is the first book to document Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis'...
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Eunice: The Kennedy Who Changed the World

Eileen McNamara - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist examines the life and times of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, arguing she left behind the Kennedy family's most profound political legacy.While Joe Kennedy was grooming his sons for the White House and the Senate, his Stanford-educated daughter Eunice was tapping...
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Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon

Larry Tye - Random House
Format: Print book

From the New York Times bestselling author of Satchel comes an in-depth, vibrant, and measured biography about the most complex and controversial member of the Kennedy family. History remembers Robert F. Kennedy as a racial healer, a tribune for the poor, and the last progressive...
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Kick Kennedy: The Charmed Life and Tragic Death of the Favorite Kennedy Daughter

Barbara Leaming - Thomas Dunne Books
Format: Print book

Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy was the incandescent life-force of the fabled Kennedy family, her father's acknowledged "favorite of all the children" and her brother Jack's "psychological twin." She was the Kennedy of Kennedys, sure of her privilege, magnetically...
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Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter

Kate Clifford Larson - Houghton Mifflin
Format: Print book

They were the most prominent American family of the twentieth century. The daughter they secreted away made all the difference. Joe and Rose Kennedy's strikingly beautiful daughter Rosemary attended exclusive schools, was presented as a debutante to the Queen of England, and traveled the world...
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Last Lion: The Fall and Rise of Ted Kennedy

Peter S. Canellos - Simon & Schuster; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

No figure in American public life has had such great expectations thrust upon him, or has responded so poorly. But Ted Kennedy -- the youngest of the Kennedy children and the son who felt the least pressure to satisfy his father's enormous ambitions -- would go on to live a life that...
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The Kennedy Heirs: John, Caroline, and the New Generation - A Legacy of Triumph and Tragedy

J. Randy Taraborrelli - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author J. Randy Taraborrelli comes The Kennedy Heirs, his most revealing Kennedy book yet.A unique burden was inherited by the children of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy and his celebrated siblings, Senators Robert and Ted Kennedy. Raised...
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Fairy Tale Interrupted: A Memoir of Life, Love, and Loss

RoseMarie Terenzio - Gallery Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

To everyone else, John F. Kennedy Jr. may have been American royalty, but to RoseMarie Terenzio he was an entitled nuisance - and she wasn't afraid to let him know it. RoseMarie was his personal assistant, his publicist, and one of his closest confidantes during the last five years...
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American Legacy: The Story of John and Caroline Kennedy

C. David Heymann - Atria Books; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

From the moment of their births, John and Caroline Kennedy occupied a central position in what is generally regarded as the most famous family in the United States, if not the world. Even as young children growing up in the White House, their most subtle gestures and actions made headlines.......
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End of Days: The Assassination of John F. Kennedy

James L. Swanson - William Morrow; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

In End of Days, James L. Swanson, the New York Times bestselling author of Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer, brings to life the minute-by-minute details of the JFK assassination—from the Kennedys' arrival in Texas through the shooting in Dealey Plaza and the shocking...
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The Last Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy and 82 Days That Inspired America

Thurston Clarke - HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books
Format: Audiobook

With new research and previously unavailable interviews, The Last Campaign provides an intimate and absorbing historical narrative that goes right to the heart of Americas deepest despairs - and most fiercely held dreams - and tells us more than we had understood before about this complicated...
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Senatorial Privilege: The Chappaquiddick Cover-up

Leo Damore - Regnery Publishing, Inc.
Format: Hardcover

An achievement of reportorial diligence, this book tells a story that the most imaginative crime novelist would have been hard put to invent. -- People
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