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Truths: The Future of America First

Vivek Ramaswamy - Threshold Editions
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author, accomplished entrepreneur, and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has a plan to save America, and it begins with telling the truth.. America is at a crisis point. For decades, politicians, the media, and special interests have put themselves...
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Making the Presidency: John Adams and the Precedents That Forged the Republic

Lindsay M. Chervinsky - Oxford University Press
Format: Hardcover

An authoritative account of the second president of the United States that shows how John Adams's leadership and legacy defined the office for those who followed and ensured the survival of the American republic.. The United States of 1797 faced enormous challenges, provoked by enemies...
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Harmony in Chinese Thought: A Philosophical Introduction

Chenyang Li author of Reshaping Confucianism: A Progressive Inquiry - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover

He (和) , or harmony, has traditionally been a central concept in Chinese thought, and to this day continues to shape the way in which people in China and East Asia think about ethics and politics. Yet, there is no systematic and comprehensive introduction of harmony as has been variously...
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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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War

Bob Woodward - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Bob Woodward tells the revelatory, behind-the-scenes story of three wars - Ukraine, the Middle East and the struggle for the American Presidency.. War is an intimate and sweeping account of one of the most tumultuous periods in presidential politics and American...
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Confronting the Presidents: No Spin Assessments from Washington to Biden

Bill O'Reilly - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

Instant #1 New York Times and USA Today nonfiction bestseller!Every American president, from Washington to Biden: Their lives, policies, foibles, and legacies, assessed with clear-eyed authority and wit.. Authors of the acclaimed Killing books, the #1 bestselling narrative history series...
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Book and Dagger: How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II

Elyse Graham - Ecco
Format: Hardcover

The untold story of the academics who became OSS spies, invented modern spycraft, and helped turn the tide of the war At the start of WWII, the US found itself in desperate need of an intelligence agency. The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) , a precursor to today's CIA, was quickly...
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Reagan: His Life and Legend

Max Boot - Liveright
Format: Hardcover

Son of the Midwest, movie star, and mesmerizing politician -- America's fortieth president comes to three-dimensional life in this gripping and profoundly revisionist biography.From best-selling biographer Max Boot comes this revelatory portrait, a decade in the making, of Ronald Reagan,...
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Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past

Steve Benen - Mariner Books
Format: Hardcover

A searing, vital investigation of the Republican Party's dangerous campaign to rewrite history in real time, from the Emmy Award-winning Rachel Maddow Show producer and bestselling author of The Impostors."There is nobody ... who has more influence on the way I think about politics...
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The Joy of Politics: Surviving Cancer, a Campaign, a Pandemic, an Insurrection, and Life's Other Unexpected Curveballs

Amy Klobuchar - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

An intimate and revelatory memoir -- on personal challenges, political turmoil, and the state of American democracy -- from one of the most effective voices in politics, Amy Klobuchar.. During the past few years, as our country has faced unprecedented challenges, Senator Klobuchar has been...
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