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A Higher Loyalty
A Higher Loyalty

James Comey

"Comey's conversational tone instantly connects with the listener, and hearing him deliver the book's highly charged contents in his own voice brings authenticity and immediacy to the presentation...This greatly anticipated, revelatory memoir needs to be heard." — AudioFile MagazineIn...
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The Stowaway
The Stowaway

Laurie Gwen Shapiro

The spectacular, true story of a scrappy teenager from New York's Lower East Side who stowed away on the Roaring Twenties' most remarkable feat of science and daring: an expedition to Antarctica.It was 1928: a time of illicit booze, of Gatsby and Babe Ruth, of freewheeling fun. The Great...
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The Accidental President
The Accidental President

A. J. Baime

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 are often defined as ordinary characters who get thrust into...
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Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci

Walter Isaacson

The #1 New York Times bestseller "A powerful story of an exhilarating mind and life...a study in creativity: how to define it, how to achieve it." —The New Yorker "Vigorous, insightful." —The Washington Post "A masterpiece." —San Francisco Chronicle "Luminous." —The Daily Beast...
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The Gatekeepers
The Gatekeepers

Chris Whipple

The first in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at the White House Chiefs of Staff, whose actions—and inactions—have defined the course of our countryWhat do Dick Cheney and Rahm Emanuel have in common? Aside from polarizing personalities, both served as chief of staff to the president of the United...
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