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Author:Anika Pavel
encounter with the future
The stories in this book are people stories;a chronological, political and social drama running parallel with a rapid coming of age in an unknown world. In between is a history of a tiny country and its people, lessons learned and family remembered."Pavel manages, from...- $16.99
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Author:David Pryor
A Pryor Commitment: The Autobiography of David Pryor
David Pryor s career of public service is unparalleled in Arkansas history: he has been elected state representative, congressman, governor, and, alongside Dale Bumpers, U.S. senator (19791997), a seat his son Mark Pryor now holds. Through it all, Pryor s curiosity, compassion, and concern...- $19.95
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Author:Cynthia Dickstein
Paths of Stones (HC)
Cynthia Dickstein has led a rich life of drama, world travel, and adventure, as she proves over and over again in her memoir, Paths of Stones. The story she tells begins in a shtetl in Russia, where oppression and tragedy drove her family to...- $64.95
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Author:R. W. Chambers
Thomas More
Awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 1935, Raymond Chambers's acclaimed biography of Saint Thomas More stands as one of the finest accounts of this great figure of English history. Beginning with his early life in late 15th century England, Chambers tracks More's...- $32.00
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Author:Stephen Maher
The Prince
The first comprehensive biography of Justin Trudeau as prime minister--an honest, compelling story of his government's triumphs and failures, based on interviews with over 200 insiders and Trudeau himself. As one of the longest-surviving prime ministers and son of the legendary Prime Minister Pierre...- $29.99
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Author:Lee Edwards
William F. Buckley Jr.: The Maker of a Movement
The modern-day Renaissance man who built the conservative movement The polysyllabic vocabulary, the wit, the charm, the sailing adventures, the spy novels--all of these have become part of the William F. Buckley Jr. legend. But to consider only Buckley's charisma and ceaseless energy is...- $16.95
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Author:Stanton B. Leeds
These Rule France: The Story Of Edouard Daladier And The Men Around Daladier
""These Rule France: The Story Of Edouard Daladier And The Men Around Daladier"" is a historical non-fiction book written by Stanton B. Leeds. The book provides a detailed account of the life and political career of Edouard Daladier, who served as the Prime Minister...- $35.95
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Author:Herbert Hoover
American Individualism
American Individualism is a book written by Herbert Hoover, the 31st President of the United States. Published in 1922, the book is a collection of essays that explore the concept of individualism and its role in American society. Hoover argues that individualism is a...- $34.95
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Author:James Rogan
"Look Mom! I'm a Congressman": (And Other Shames I Brought on My Family)978-1-956033-10-6
Look Mom-I'm a Congressman! takes you behind the scenes on what really happens after a guy wins election to the Big Show. Unlike most of his fellow conservative Republican colleagues, James Rogan didn't spring from trust funds, prep schools, and inherited connections. He was...- $27.95
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Author:Stephen Puleo
The Great Abolitionist: Charles Sumner and the Fight for a More Perfect Union
In the tempestuous mid-nineteenth century, as slavery consumed Congressional debate and America careened toward civil war and split apart-when the very future of the nation hung in the balance-Charles Sumner's voice rang strongest, bravest, and most unwavering. Where others preached compromise and moderation, he...- $59.95
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Author:Stephen Puleo
The Great Abolitionist: Charles Sumner and the Fight for a More Perfect Union
In the tempestuous mid-nineteenth century, as slavery consumed Congressional debate and America careened toward civil war and split apart-when the very future of the nation hung in the balance-Charles Sumner's voice rang strongest, bravest, and most unwavering. Where others preached compromise and moderation, he...- $59.99
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Author:Michael Takiff
Ahead of the Curve: Andy Maguire in Congress and Beyond
From the United Nations Security Council, through community organizing that changed the paradigm of municipal redevelopment, to the revolutionary post-Watergate Congress and his role spearheading new environmental, anti-cancer, and global vaccine health initiatives, Andy Maguire was on the front lines in seminal moments of...- $25.00
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Author:Maurilio E. Vigil
Donaciano Vigil: The Life of a Nuevomexicano Soldier, Statesman, and Territorial Governor
Born in Santa Fe in 1802, Donaciano Vigil was an active participant in many of the critical events in New Mexico's history in the nineteenth century. Vigil was witness to New Mexico's transition from a Spanish province (1802-1821) to a Mexican department (1821-1846) and...- $29.95
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Author:Simon McDonald
Leadership: Lessons from a Life in Diplomacy
A British diplomat shares lessons on leadership gained over his expansive career. Simon McDonald argues that we should reflect on the nature and strategies of leadership before entering a leadership role, and we should look to examples of others to help us in shaping...- $19.95
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Author:Samuel Eliot Morison
The Life And Letters Of Harrison Gray Otis, Federalist, 1765-1848; Volume 1
Harrison Gray Otis was one of the most prominent Federalists of his era, a leading advocate for ratification of the Constitution and a critic of the excesses of the early Republic. In this work by acclaimed historian Samuel Eliot Morison, Otis's life and career...- $24.95
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Author:Con Coughlin
Assad: The Triumph of Tyranny
'Important, compelling, and detailed . . . a superb analysis of the West's policy missteps and the tragic consequences of them.' - General David Petraeus In Assad: The Triumph of Tyranny, Con Coughlin, veteran commentator on war in the Middle East and author of...- $29.99
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Author:Robert K. Green
Jimmy Carter in the White House: A Captain with No Compass
This fresh examination of Carter's presidency (1977-1981), the first in over twenty years, sheds new light on his time in office, reflecting on his domestic record, his key policies on the economy, civil rights, and energy, and challenging misconceptions about his character and leadership.The...- $90.00
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Author:Doreen J. Mattingly
A Feminist in the White House: Midge Costanza, the Carter Years, and America's Culture Wars
A feminist, an outspoken activist, a woman without a college education, Midge Costanza was one of the unlikeliest of White House insiders. Yet in 1977 she became the first female Assistant to the President for Public Liaison under Jimmy Carter, emerging as a prominent...- $30.99
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Author:John Person
Arbiters of Patriotism: Right-Wing Scholars in Imperial Japan
In the 1930s and 1940s Marxist academics and others interested in liberal political reform often faced virulent accusations of treason from nationalist critics. In Arbiters of Patriotism, John Person explores the lives of two of the most notorious right-wing intellectuals responsible for leading such...- $80.00
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Author:Stephen Mansfield
The Faith of Barack Obama Revised and Updated
Barack Obama. The speculation about his religious life abounds. Is he a closet Muslim? Is he really a Christian? Does his faith have anything to do with his governing? As the picture of President Obama's faith has emerged over recent years, questions about the...- $18.99
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Author:Javier Gomez
Mr. G's Battle Cry! La Causa de la Raza Wants You
A wave of revolution swept across the United States in the sixties and the seventies. And across California, Cesar Chavez sparked the Chicano civil rights movement in the barrio, giving prominence to new leaders, new voices, and new demands for freedom from injustice and...- $20.99
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Author:James L. Hunt
Marion Butler and American Populism
Exploring the life and leadership of Populist Marion Butler (1863-1938), James Hunt offers new insight into the challenges of American reform politics. The son of North Carolina farmers and a graduate of the University of North Carolina, Butler displayed an early proclivity for agrarian...- $45.00
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Author:John Sanderson
Biography of the Signers to the Declaration of Independence
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...- $36.95
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Author:Thomas Jefferson
The Letters of Lafayette and Jefferson
The Letters of Lafayette and Jefferson is a compilation of the correspondence between two of the most influential figures in American history, Thomas Jefferson and the Marquis de Lafayette. The book offers a unique insight into the personal and political relationship between these two...- $54.95
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Author:Nancy Pelosi
The Art of Power: My Story as America's First Woman Speaker of the House
The most powerful woman in American political history tells the story of her transformation from housewife to House Speaker--how she became a master legislator, a key partner to presidents, and the most visible leader of the Trump resistance. When, at age forty-six, Nancy Pelosi,...- $30.00
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Author:Suad Amiry
Sharon and My Mother-in-Law: Ramallah Diaries
Based on diaries and email correspondence that she kept from 1981-2004, here Suad Amiry evokes daily life in the West Bank town of Ramallah. "A literary protest done with great wit, skill, and passion. Not only is it really funny but it shows the...- $21.00
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Author:William Hogeland
The Hamilton Scheme: An Epic Tale of Money and Power in the American Founding
Alexander Hamilton has become a global celebrity. Millions know his name and imagine knowing the man. But what did he really want for the country? What risks did he run in pursuing those vaulting ambitions? Who tried to stop him? How did they fight?...- $59.95
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Author:William Hogeland
The Hamilton Scheme: An Epic Tale of Money and Power in the American Founding
Alexander Hamilton has become a global celebrity. Millions know his name and imagine knowing the man. But what did he really want for the country? What risks did he run in pursuing those vaulting ambitions? Who tried to stop him? How did they fight?...- $59.99
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Author:Richard D. White
Kingfish: The Reign of Huey P. Long
From the moment he took office as governor in 1928 to the day an assassin's bullet cut him down in 1935, Huey Long wielded all but dictatorial control over the state of Louisiana. A man of shameless ambition and ruthless vindictiveness, Long orchestrated elections,...- $21.00
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Author:Peter Ackroyd
The Life of Thomas More
Peter Ackroyd's The Life of Thomas More is a masterful reconstruction of the life and imagination of one of the most remarkable figures of history. Thomas More (1478-1535) was a renowned statesman; the author of a political fantasy that gave a name to a...- $22.00
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Author:Jim Proser
Bannon: American Street Fighter
Bannon: American Street Fighter reveals the formative early life, complicated development, tumultuous career and extraordinary successes of one of the most controversial conservative political voices today "The Most Dangerous Political Operative in America," (Bloomberg News) is also one of the most popular. Stephen K....- $32.99
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Author:Michael J. Gerhardt
Fdr's Mentors: Navigating the Path to Greatness
A unique and illuminating exploration of the key relationships that shaped Franklin Delano Roosevelt into one of America's most definitive leaders and impacted his influence on the world stage, from the acclaimed author of Lincoln's Mentors Franklin Delano Roosevelt wasn't a born leader. He...- $55.99
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Author:Michael J. Gerhardt
Fdr's Mentors: Navigating the Path to Greatness
A unique and illuminating exploration of the key relationships that shaped Franklin Delano Roosevelt into one of America's most definitive leaders and impacted his influence on the world stage, from the acclaimed author of Lincoln's Mentors Franklin Delano Roosevelt wasn't a born leader. He...- $45.95
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Author:Vanya Vaidehi Bhargav
Being Hindu, Being Indian: Lala Lajpat Rai's Ideas of Nationhood
In popular imagination, Lala Lajpat Rai is frequently associated with Bhagat Singh, who, by assassinating J.P. Saunders, avenged Rai's death, caused by a police lathi charge, and was hanged for it. Lajpat Rai is also remembered for his fervent opposition to British rule. In...- $40.00
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Author:Mary L. Trump
Who Could Ever Love You: A Family Memoir
Who Could Ever Love You is an intimate, heartbreaking memoir of a father, a mother, and a family's exile. Mary Trump grew up in a family divided by its patriarch's relentless drive for money and power. The daughter of Freddy Trump, the highly accomplished,...- $29.00
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Author:Peggy Adler
Trilogy: Three True Stories of Scoundrels and Schemers
In 1991, Peggy Adler, author of Trilogy: Three True Stories of Scoundrels and Schemers, was retained by self-proclaimed CIA agent, arms dealer and money launderer, Richard Brenneke, to co-author his autobiography. She soon discovered evidence in his files contradicting claims regarding his presence at...- $21.95
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Author:Judge Ray Holbrook's Story
An Aggie Takes On Galveston County: From Aggie Land to Longest Reigning County Judge-Here Comes Galveston County Judge
As the child of a single mother growing up during the Great Depression and Second World War, it appeared that Ray Holbrook needed to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles to attain success in life. Yet despite the odds stacked against him, Ray found a way...- $37.99
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Author:Anthony Fauci
On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service
The memoir by the doctor who became a beacon of hope for millions through the COVID pandemic, and whose six-decade career in high-level public service put him in the room with seven presidents Anthony Fauci is arguably the most famous - and most revered...- $38.00
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How to Kill a Black Man
The primary purpose of this book is to make a passionate, but practical appeal to the reasonable, to the rational, to the righteous, and even to the radical and the racist, to reconsider the error of their ways regarding a host of pertinent issues...- $52.95
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Author:W. Gilbert
Jeremy Corbyn: Accidental Hero
Literary Nonfiction. History & Politics. A few months ago, few had heard much about mild-mannered backbench MP Jeremy Corbyn. Now he is the surprise leader of the Labour Party, after winning a grassroots campaign. But who is this man who divides his own party,...- $14.49
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Author:Mary Beth Brown
Condi: The Life of a Steel Magnolia
"One day I'll be in that house," said ten year old Condoleezza Rice as she gazed across the White House's expansive front lawn.Of course, Condi made good on that promise. With poise and gracefulness?combined with an iron will and determination?rarely seen in Washington, Rice...- $19.99
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Author:Andr疽 Simonyi
Rocking Toward a Free World: When the Stratocaster Beat the Kalashnikov
From renowned diplomat and musician Andr疽 Simonyi -- whom Stephen Colbert calls "the only ambassador I know who can shred a mean guitar!" -- comes a timely and revealing memoir about growing up behind the Iron Curtain and longing for freedom while chasing the...- $28.00
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Author:Len Yannielli
Moon Shadow Of War
There were many casualties of the U.S. War in Vietnam. Like a moon shadow on a deep snow piercing a clear, winter night, the U.S. War in Vietnam cast a shroud over my teaching career and my life. There were more educators fired during...- $15.00
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Author:Roy Jenkins
MR Balfour's Poodle
Jenkins' account of the constitutional struggle between the Liberal government of the early twentieth century and the House of Lords. The battle started with the introduction of the People's Budget of 1909 and continued through two general elections until 1911 when the Lords accepted...- $16.99
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Author:Percy Dearmer
The Ornaments Of The Ministers (1920)
The Ornaments of the Ministers is a book written by Percy Dearmer, first published in 1920. The book explores the use of liturgical ornaments in the Anglican Church, particularly those worn by ministers during services. Dearmer delves into the history and symbolism behind these...- $42.95
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Author:Eliza Warren
How I Managed My House On Two Hundred Pounds A Year, $1000 (1866)
""How I Managed My House On Two Hundred Pounds A Year"" is a book written by Eliza Warren and published in 1866. The book provides a detailed account of how the author managed to run her household on a budget of two hundred pounds...- $20.95
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Author:Henry Morgenthau
Ambassador Morgenthau's Story
""Ambassador Morgenthau's Story"" is a memoir written by Henry Morgenthau, who served as the United States ambassador to the Ottoman Empire during World War I. In this book, Morgenthau recounts his experiences and observations during his tenure as ambassador, including his interactions with high-ranking...- $44.95
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Author:Lowell Jr. Thomas
Out Of This World: Across The Himalayas To Forbidden Tibet
Out Of This World: Across The Himalayas To Forbidden Tibet is a travelogue written by Lowell Thomas Jr. The book is a fascinating account of the author's journey across the Himalayas to the forbidden land of Tibet. The author takes the reader on a...- $47.95
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Author:Princess Marthe Bibesco
Sir Winston Churchill Master Of Courage
From his early days as a soldier and war correspondent to his legendary leadership during World War II, Winston Churchill remains one of the most iconic and inspiring figures in modern history. In this stirring biography, Princess Marthe Bibesco offers a moving portrait of...- $18.95
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Author:Susan M. Reverby
Co-Conspirator for Justice: The Revolutionary Life of Dr. Alan Berkman
Alan Berkman (1945-2009) was no campus radical in the mid-1960s; he was a promising Ivy League student, football player, Eagle Scout, and fraternity president. But when he was a medical student and doctor, his politics began to change, and soon he was providing covert...- $29.95
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