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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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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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Bandit Heaven: The Hole-in-the-Wall Gangs and the Final Chapter of the Wild West

Tom Clavin - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

From multiple New York Times bestselling author Tom Clavin comes the thrilling true story of the most infamous hangout for bandits, thieves and murderers of all time -- and the lawmen tasked with rooting them out.. Robbers Roost, Brown's Hole, and Hole-in-the-Wall were three hideouts...
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Becoming Little Shell: A Landless Indian's Journey Home

Chris La Tray - Milkweed Editions
Format: Hardcover

"Nothing less than the history of a people in the form of an absorbing and emotionally searing memoir." - David Treuer, author of The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee"I'm committed to uncovering the culture of my people. I'm com­mitted to learning as much of the language...
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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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At War with Ourselves: My Tour of Duty in the Trump White House

H. R. McMaster - Harper
Format: Hardcover

An Instant New York Times Bestseller!A revealing account of National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster's turbulent and consequential thirteen months in the Trump White House.At War with Ourselves is the story of helping a disruptive President drive necessary shifts in U.S. foreign policy...
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America First: Roosevelt vs. Lindbergh in the Shadow of War

H. W. Brands - Doubleday
Format: Hardcover

Bestselling historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist H. W. Brands narrates the fierce debate over America's role in the world in the runup to World War II through its two most important figures: President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who advocated intervention, and his isolationist nemesis,...
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Targeted: Beirut: The 1983 Marine Barracks Bombing and the Untold Origin Story of the War on Terror

Jack Carr - Atria/Emily Bestler Books
Format: Hardcover

The first in a new in-depth nonfiction series examining the devastating terrorist attacks that changed the course of history from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jack Carr and Pulitzer Prize finalist James M. Scott, beginning with the 1983 Marine barracks bombing in Beirut.. 1983:...
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Henry V: The Astonishing Triumph of England's Greatest Warrior King

Dan Jones - Viking
Format: Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author returns with a biography examining the dramatic life and unparalleled leadership of England's greatest medieval king.. In 1413, when Henry V ascended to the English throne, his kingdom was hopelessly torn apart by political faction and partisanship....
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America's Deadliest Election: The Cautionary Tale of the Most Violent Election in American History

Dana Bash - Hanover Square Press
Format: Hardcover

"Let chaos come.". From CNN's Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash, the fast-paced story of the extraordinary election that led to hundreds of murders, warfare in the streets of New Orleans, two governors of Louisiana - and changed the course of politics in our country.....
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