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The Price of Power: How Mitch McConnell Mastered the Senate, Changed America, and Lost His Party

Michael Tackett - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

The first definitive biography of Mitch McConnell, revealing an intimate look at the personal and political life of one of the most powerful senators in American history.. In the long history of American government, few senators have wielded as much power as Kentucky's Mitch McConnell....
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Melania

Melania Trump - Skyhorse
Format: Hardcover

Melania is a compelling and inspirational memoir that offers a glimpse into the life of a remarkable woman who has navigated challenges with grace and determination. In her memoir, Melania reflects on her Slovenian childhood, the pivotal moments that led her to the world of high fashion...
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Patriot: A Memoir

Alexei Navalny - Knopf
Format: Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The powerful and moving memoir of a fearless political opposition leader who paid the ultimate price for his beliefs. . "Patriot is by turns funny, fiery, reflective and tragic, laced with Navalny's trademark wry humor and idealism....a gutting personal...
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Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong, and What It Means for Our Health

Marty Makary M.D. - Bloomsbury Publishing
Format: Hardcover

From Johns Hopkins medical expert Dr. Marty Makary, the New York Times-bestselling author of The Price We Pay-an eye-opening look at the medical groupthink that has led to public harm, and what you need to know about your health.. More Americans have peanut allergies today than at any point...
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Woodrow Wilson: The Light Withdrawn

Christopher Cox - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

A timely reassessment of Woodrow Wilson and his role in the long national struggle for racial equality and women's voting rights.. More than a century after he dominated American politics, Woodrow Wilson still fascinates. With panoramic sweep, Woodrow Wilson: The Light Withdrawn reassesses...
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Night of Power: The Betrayal of the Middle East

Robert Fisk - Fourth Estate
Format: Hardcover

'ROBERT FISK HAS BEEN REPORTING FROM THE MIDDLE EAST WITH INCOMPARABLE DEPTH AND UNDERSTANDING ... AND EXTRAORDINARY COURAGE' NOAM CHOMSKYIn this final work from renowned journalist Robert Fisk, he picks up reporting on the Middle East where his internationally bestselling The Great...
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The Indian Card: Who Gets to Be Native in America

Carrie Lowry Schuettpelz - Flatiron Books
Format: Hardcover

A groundbreaking and deeply personal exploration of Tribal enrollment, and what it means to be Native American in the United States . "Candid, unflinching . . . Her thorough excavation of the painful history that gave rise to rigid enrollment policies is a courageous gift to our understanding...
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The Plot Against Native America: The Fateful Story of Native American Boarding Schools and the Theft of Tribal Lands

Bill Vaughn - Pegasus Books
Format: Hardcover

The first narrative history revealing the entire story of the development, operation, and harmful legacy of the Native American boarding schools - and how our nation still has much to resolve before we can fully heal.. When Europeans came to the Americas centuries ago, too many of them...
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If We Are Brave: Essays from Black Americana

Theodore Johnson - Amistad
Format: Hardcover

The popular Washington Post contributing opinion columnist challenges readers to have uncomfortable conversations about race, drawing on the first-person perspectives of the author and Americans from diverse viewpoints and walks of life."The United States claims to be a nation founded...
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Credit Repair: Make a Plan, Improve Your Credit, Avoid Scams

Amy Loftsgordon Attorney - NOLO
Format: Paperback

Improve Your Credit!It's generally pretty easy to fall into debt - but it can be hard to repay that money. Unfortunately, the consequences of mounting debt, like delinquent bill payments, defaults, lawsuits, repossessions, foreclosures, and bankruptcy, eventually find their way into...
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