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Scalia: A Court of One
Bruce Allen Murphy · Simon & Schuster Pages: 644 Format: Hardcover
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An authoritative, deeply researched biography of the most controversial and outspoken Supreme Court justice of our time and how he chose to be "right" rather than influential.Antonin Scalia knew only success in the first fifty years of his life. His sterling academic and legal... |
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Tell the Truth & Shame the Devil: The Life, Legacy, and Love of My Son Michael Brown
Lezley McSpadden · Regan Arts Pages: 272 Format: Hardcover
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The revelatory memoir of Lezley McSpadden - the mother of Michael Brown, the African-American teenager killed by the police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri on August 9, 2014 - sheds light on one of the landmark events in recent history. "I wasn't there when Mike Mike... |
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Believing in Magic: My Story of Love, Overcoming Adversity, and Keeping the Faith
Cookie Johnson · Howard Books Pages: 253 Format: Print book
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In her new memoir, Cookie Johnson, wife of NBA legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson, shares details of her marriage, motherhood, faith, and how an HIV diagnosis twenty-five years ago changed the course of their lives forever.On November 7, 1991, basketball icon Earvin "Magic"... |
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Fortune's Fool: The Life of John Wilkes Booth
Terry Alford · Oxford University Press; 1 edition Format: Hardcover
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With a single shot from a pistol small enough to conceal in his hand, John Wilkes Booth catapulted into history on the night of April 14, 1865. The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln stunned a nation that was just emerging from the chaos and calamity of the Civil War, and the president's... |
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A New Model: What Confidence, Beauty, and Power Really Look Like
ASHLEY GRAHAM · Dey Street Books Pages: 224 Format: Hardcover
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One of the most outspoken voices gracing the cover of magazines today encourages women to be their most confident selves, recognize their personal beauty, and reach for their highest dreams in this wise, warm, and inspiring memoirVoluptuous beauty Ashley Graham has been modeling professionally... |
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Ambition and Desire: The Dangerous Life of Josephine Bonaparte
Kate Williams · Ballantine Books Format: Hardcover
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From CNN’s official royal historian, a highly praised young author with a doctorate from Oxford University, comes the extraordinary rags-to-riches story of the woman who conquered Napoleon’s heart—and with it, an empire. Their love was legendary, their ambition... |
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The Long Game: A Memoir
Mitch Mcconnell · Sentinel Pages: 278 Format: Print book
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In October 1984, a hard-charging Kentucky politician waited excitedly for President Ronald Reagan to arrive at a presidential rally in Louisville. In the midst of a tough Senate campaign against an incumbent Democrat, the young Republican hoped Reagan's endorsement would give a much-needed... |
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Lincoln and the Power of the Press: The War for Public Opinion
Harold Holzer · Simon & Schuster Format: Print book
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“Lincoln believed that ‘with public sentiment nothing can fail; without it, nothing can succeed.’ Harold Holzer makes a significant contribution to our understanding of Lincoln’s leadership by showing us how deftly he managed his relations with the press of his day to move... |
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Power Forward: My Presidential Education
Reggie Love · Simon & Schuster Format: eBook
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Every path to adulthood is strewn with missteps, epiphanies, and hard-earned lessons. Only Reggie Love’s, however, went through the White House by way of Duke University’s Cameron Indoor Stadium. Mentored by both Coach Krzyzewski and President Obama, Love shares universal insights... |
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The Swamp Fox: How Francis Marion Saved the American Revolution
John Oller · Da Capo Press Pages: 400 Format: Print book
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In the darkest days of the American Revolution, Francis Marion and his band of militia freedom fighters kept hope alive for the patriot cause during the critical British "southern campaign." Like the Robin Hood of legend, Marion and his men attacked from secret hideaways before... |
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