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On Treason: A Citizen's Guide to the Law
Carlton F. W. Larson · Ecco
Pages: 304 Format: Hardcover
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A concise, accessible, and engaging guide to the law of treason, written by the nation's foremost expert on the subject The only crime defined in the United States Constitution, treason is routinely described by judges as more heinous than murder. Today the term is regularly thrown... |
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Catching the Wind: Edward Kennedy and the Liberal Hour, 1932-1975
Neal Gabler · Crown
Pages: 832 Format: Hardcover
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The epic, definitive biography of Ted Kennedy--an immersive journey through the life of a complicated man and a sweeping history of the fall of liberalism and the collapse of political morality.Edward M. Kennedy was never expected to succeed. The youngest of nine, he lacked his brothers'... |
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The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III
Peter Baker · Doubleday
Pages: 732 Format: Hardcover
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Co-authored by the Chief White House correspondent at The New York Times and the Washington columnist at the The New Yorker, this is a biography any would-be power broker must own: the story of legendary White House chief of staff and secretary of state James A. Baker III, the man who ran Washington... |
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The Virginia Dynasty: Four Presidents and the Creation of the American Nation
Lynne Cheney · Viking
Pages: 448 Format: Hardcover
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A vivid account of leadership focusing on the first four Virginia presidents--George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe--from the bestselling historian and author of James Madison.From a small expanse of land on the North American continent came four of the nation's... |
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His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, a Life
Jonathan Alter · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 864 Format: Hardcover
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The first full-length biography of Jimmy Carter, the Georgia peanut farmer who became President of the United States and a Nobel Prize-winning humanitarian.Drawing on fresh archival material and five years of extensive access to Carter and his entire family, New York Times bestselling author... |
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Tecumseh and the Prophet: The Shawnee Brothers Who Defied a Nation
Peter Cozzens · Knopf
Pages: 560 Format: Hardcover
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Until the Americans killed Tecumseh in 1813, he and his brother Tenskwatawa were the co-architects of the broadest pan-Indian confederation in United States history. In previous accounts of Tecumseh's life, Tenskwatawa has been dismissed as a talentless charlatan and a drunk. But award-winning... |
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Looking for Miss America: A Pageant's 100-Year Quest to Define Womanhood
Margot Mifflin · Counterpoint
Pages: 320 Format: Hardcover
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From an author praised for writing "delicious social history" (Dwight Garner, The New York Times) comes a lively account of memorable Miss America contestants, protests, and scandals -- and how the pageant, nearing its one hundredth anniversary, serves as an unintended indicator... |
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The Spymasters: How the CIA's Directors Shape History and the Future
Chris Whipple · Scribner
Pages: 384 Format: Hardcover
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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Gatekeepers, a remarkable, behind-the-scenes look at what it's like to run the world's most powerful intelligence agency - the CIA - as well as a sobering glimpse at the espionage and surveillance challenges of the future.Only fourteen... |
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