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Man of the world : the further adventures of bill clinton
Joe Conason · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 352
Format: Print book
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Veteran political journalist Joe Conason takes readers inside the post-presidential exploits of the perpetually fascinating Bill Clinton - and finds his continuing adventures just as colorful, controversial, and significant as his earlier political career.The extraordinary post-presidency... |
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The Girl Who Escaped ISIS: This Is My Story
Farida Khalaf · Atria Books
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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Named a "Best Book of the Year" by New York Post "Farida Khalaf's story is harrowing but crucial - especially when it comes to understanding what ISIS actually is and does." - Glamour "As gripping as it is appalling ... a compelling testament to the suffering of ordinary... |
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Forged in Crisis: The Power of Courageous Leadership in Turbulent Times
Nancy F Koehn · Scribner
Pages: 528
Format: Hardcover
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From a brilliant historian at the Harvard Business School, here is a masterful, in-depth portrait of five extraordinary figures - Ernest Shackleton, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Rachel Carson - that illuminates how great leaders are made in times of adversity... |
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Impeachment: An American History
Jeffrey A. Engel · Modern Library
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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Four experts on the American presidency examine the three times impeachment has been invoked - against Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Bill Clinton - and explain what it means today.Impeachment is a double-edged sword. Though it was designed to check tyrants, Thomas Jefferson also called... |
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1941: Fighting the Shadow War: A Divided America in a World at War
Marc Wortman · Atlantic Monthly Press
Pages: 416
Format: Print book
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Officially, America entered World War II on December 8, 1941 the day after the bombing of Peal Harbor, but even before that infamous day America had been at war. Long before, Franklin D. Roosevelt had been supporting the Allies. While Americans were sympathetic to the people being crushed... |
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The Briefing
SEAN SPICER · Regnery Publishing
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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Sean Spicer takes readers behind the scenes of his turbulent tenure as President Trump's press secretary, shedding new light on the headline-grabbing controversies of the Trump administration's first year. |
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John McCain: American Maverick
ELAINE S POVICH · Sterling
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
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This lavishly illustrated volume provides a compelling look at the life and career of Senator John McCain from his early years to today, exploring his legacy, his impact, and his place in American history. As of January 3, 2018, John Sidney McCain III, one of the most influential statesmen... |
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Man Enough?: Hillary Clinton and the Politics of Presidential Masculinity
Jackson Katz · Olive Branch Press
Pages: 320
Format: Print book
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WHY HAS THE U.S. NEVER HAD A WOMAN PRESIDENT?The big story about gender in the 2016 presidential year was supposed to be about Hillary Clinton, and her quest to become the first woman president of the United States. Then Donald Trump s candidacy for the Republican nomination took off, and the narrative... |
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From Boss Crump to King Willie: How Race Changed Memphis Politics
Otis Sanford · Univ Tennessee Press
Pages: 276
Format: Hardcover
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From Boss Crump to King Willie offers an in-depth look at the vital role that race played in the political evolution of Memphis, from the rise of longtime political boss Edward Hull Crump to the election of Dr. Willie Herenton as the city's first black mayor. Filled with vivid details... |
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Civil Service Exams Power Practice
LEARNINGEXPRESS LLC EDITORS. · Learningexpress, Llc
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
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This guide offers what every candidate preparing for a civil service exam is looking for - powerful practice. Packed with EIGHT full-length practice tests based on exams given nationwide--the most exams available on the market - Civil Service Exams: Power Practice offers the comprehensive... |
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Missing Man: The American Spy Who Vanished in Iran
Barry Meier · Farrar
Pages: 288
Format: Print book
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In late 2013, Americans were shocked to learn that a former FBI agent turned private investigator who disappeared in Iran in 2007 was there on a mission for the CIA. The missing man, Robert Levinson, appeared in pictures dressed like a Guantánamo prisoner and pleaded in a video for help... |
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