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John Quincy Adams: Militant Spirit
James Traub · Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group
Pages: 640
Format: Print book
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John Quincy Adams was the last of his kind - a Puritan from the age of the Founders who despised party and compromise, yet dedicated himself to politics and government. The son of John Adams, he was a brilliant ambassador and secretary of state, a frustrated president at a historic turning... |
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The Givers: Wealth, Power, and Philanthropy in a New Gilded Age
David Callahan · Knopf
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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An inside look at the secretive world of elite philanthropists--and how they're quietly wielding ever more power to shape American life in ways both good and bad. While media attention focuses on famous philanthropists such as Bill Gates and Charles Koch, thousands of donors are at work... |
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The Good Son: JFK Jr. and the Mother He Loved
Christopher P Andersen · Gallery Books
Pages: 352
Format: Print book
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The #1 New York Times bestselling author delivers another dramatic look into the lives of the Kennedys - including new details about JFK Jr., his relationship with his mother, his many girlfriends, and the night of his tragic death.Critically acclaimed author Christopher Andersen is a master... |
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The Brothers: The Road to an American Tragedy
Masha Gessen · Riverhead Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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An important story for our era: How the American Dream went wrong for two immigrants, and the nightmare that resulted. On April 15, 2013, two homemade bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston marathon, killing three people and wounding more than 264 others. In the ensuing manhunt,... |
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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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This Will Be My Undoing: Living at the Intersection of Black, Female, and Feminist in
MORGAN JERKINS · Harper Perennial
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
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From one of the fiercest critics writing today, Morgan Jerkins' highly-anticipated collection of linked essays interweaves her incisive commentary on pop culture, feminism, black history, misogyny, and racism with her own experiences to confront the very real challenges of being a black... |
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1000 Lashes: Because I Say What I Think
Raif BadawiÌ? · Greystone Books, 2015.
Pages: 80
Format: eBook
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"Raif Badawi's is an important voice for all of us to hear" - Salman RushdieRaif Badawi, a Saudi Arabian blogger, shared his thoughts on politics, religion, and liberalism online. He was sentenced to 1,000 lashes, ten years in prison, and a fine of 1 million Saudi Riyal,... |
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Untitled Nonfiction AEM
BOB WOODWARD · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover
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THE INSIDE STORY ON PRESIDENT TRUMP, AS ONLY BOB WOODWARD CAN TELL ITWith authoritative reporting honed through eight presidencies from Nixon to Obama, author Bob Woodward reveals in unprecedented detail the harrowing life inside President Donald Trump's White House and precisely how he makes... |
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Handcuffed: What Holds Policing Back, and the Keys to Reform
Malcolm K Sparrow · Brookings Institution Press
Pages: 262
Format: Print book
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The current crisis in policing can be traced to failures of reform."Sparrow surely is right to condemn policing directed only at crime rates rather than community satisfaction." -The New York Times Book ReviewIn the past two years, America has witnessed incendiary milestones in the poor... |
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A Practical Guide to Government Management
Vince Meconi · Bernan Press
Format: Hardcover
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A Practical Guide to Government Management provides a comprehensive yet one-volume work on high-level government management and can be described as a management book, reference book, and textbook all in one. It is geared towards any upper level government manager, public administration... |
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Blood Feud: The Clintons vs. the Obamas
Edward Klein · Regnery Publishing; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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1 New York Times Bestseller In this highly anticipated follow-up to his blockbuster The Amateur, former New York Times Magazine editor-in-chief Edward Klein delves into the rocky relationship between the Obamas and the Clintons. An old-school reporter with incredible insider contacts, Klein... |
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Us vs. Them: The Failure of Globalism
Ian Bremmer · Portfolio
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
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From bestselling author and TIME Magazine columnist Ian Bremmer, a definitive guide to understanding the global wave of populist nationalism.From political upheaval in Europe and the United States to an explosion of anger in the developing world, social and political turmoil has dominated... |
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