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2) John Adams
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Language
English
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Chronicles the life of America's second president, including his youth, his career as a Massachusetts farmer and lawyer, his marriage to Abigail, his rivalry with Thomas Jefferson, and his influence on the birth of the United States.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
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English
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"Mike Pence spent more hours in the Oval Office than any of his predecessors. On the surface, the affable evangelical Christian from a gas-station-owning family in Indiana wouldn't seem to have much in common with a brash real estate mogul from New York. But the unlikely duo formed a tight bond. Pence was at Donald Trump's side when he enacted historic tax relief, when he decided to take more assertive stances toward China and North Korea, and when...
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English
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"In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, describing in strikingly personal detail both his political education and the landmark moments of the first term of his historic presidency--a time of dramatic transformation and turmoil"-- Provided by publisher.
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English
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The #1 New York Times bestseller, and the inspiration for the hit Broadway musical Hamilton!
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Chernow presents a landmark biography of Alexander Hamilton, the Founding Father who galvanized, inspired, scandalized, and shaped the newborn nation.
"Grand-scale biography at its best—thorough, insightful, consistently fair, and superbly written . . . A genuinely
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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After a tumultuous period in American politics, a new administration has just been sworn in, and to everyone's surprise, the President of the United States chooses a political enemy for the vital position of Secretary of State. With this appointment the President has control over one of his harshest critics. Within weeks of the appointment, terrorists strike a series of horrific blows. Adding to the crisis, the previous administration left the country...
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English
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Woodward reveals in unprecedented detail the harrowing life inside President Donald Trump's White House and precisely how he makes decisions on major foreign and domestic policies. Woodward draws from hundreds of hours of interviews with firsthand sources, meeting notes, personal diaries, files and documents. The focus is on the explosive debates and the decision-making in the Oval Office, the Situation Room, Air Force One and the White House residence....
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English
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"William Barr's first tenure as attorney general under President George H.W. Bush was largely the result of chance, while his second tenure under President Donald Trump a deliberate and difficult choice. In this candid memoir, Barr takes readers behind the scenes during seminal moments of the 1990s, from the LA riots to Pan Am 103 and Iran Contra. Thirty years later, Barr faced an unrelenting barrage of issues, such as Russiagate, the COVID outbreak,...
9) Blowback
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"No one should be above the law-not even the president-in Blowback, "The perfect beach read for political junkies"(Kirkus). US President Keegan Barrett has swept into office on his success as Director of the CIA. Six months into his first term, he devises a clandestine power grab with deadly consequences. Barrett personally orders CIA agents Liam Grey and Noa Himel to execute his plan, but their loyalties are divided. The CIA serves at the pleasure...
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Publisher
J. Messner
Pub. Date
1989
Physical Desc
227 p. : illus.
Language
English
Description
Briefly summarizes the achievements of each presidential administration from Washington to Reagan. Includes a biographical digest giving basic facts about each president, a list of vice-presidents and cabinet members, and the results of each presidential election
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.6 - AR Pts: 38
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents a portrait of Benjamin Franklin as a scientist, inventor, diplomat, writer, business strategist, and statesman while tracing his life as one of America's Founding Fathers.
Author
Publisher
Custom House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"From Bret Baier comes a riveting reassessment of Ulysses S. Grant, arguing that the great Civil War commander's battle to save the Union continued to the very end of his presidency when a crisis threatened to fracture the still fragile nation once again"-- Provided by publisher.
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"As a highly respected pollster for corporate and Republican clients and a frequent television talk show guest, Kellyanne Conway had already established herself as one of the brightest lights on the national political scene when Donald Trump asked her to run his presidential campaign. She agreed, delivering him to the White House, becoming the first woman in American history to manage a winning presidential campaign, and changing the American landscape...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2008
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
30 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Having won the Revolutionary War, the delegates from across the newly established country came together in May, 1787, to discuss the rules upon which the United States would be built to ensure the prosperity and freedom of its people.
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Series
A Marcus Ryker novel volume 3
Physical Desc
x, 441 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"With the unexpected death of Russian President Aleksandr Luganov, and Iran's efforts to acquire fully operational nuclear warheads successfully thwarted, American President Andrew Clarke decides the moment has come to unveil his comprehensive proposal to achieve peace between Israel and the Palestinians. However, when a series of senior American officials involved in the peace process are assassinated, Clarke orders Marcus Ryker and a team of CIA...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xix, 378 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Inspired by the "editorial" he delivers at the end of each episode of Real Time, this hilarious work of commentary about American life speaks exactly to the moment we're in, covering free speech, cops, drugs, race, religion, cancel culture, the media, show biz, romance, health and more.