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"In The Presidents Decoded: A Guide to the Leaders Who Shaped Our Nation, author Katie Kennedy presents the 45 people who have held the role of President of the United States. From George Washington to Joe Biden, each leader's time in office is broken down and explained through primary sources--documents, letters, policies, and diaries--that show the what, how and why of our leaders' thoughts, decisions and policies. Familiar documents like the preamble...
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An extraordinary view into the politics of our times, Tired of Winning explores how Donald Trump remade the Republican Party in his own image--and the wreckage he's left in his wake. Packed with new reporting, Tired of Winning: Donald Trump and the End of the Grand Old Party tracks Trump's improbable journey from disgraced and defeated former president to the dominant force, yet again, in the Republican Party. From his exile in Mar-a-Lago, Donald...
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"A gripping first-hand account from inside the halls of Congress as Donald Trump and his enablers betrayed the American people and the Constitution--leading to the violent attack on our Capitol on January 6th, 2021--by the House Republican leader who dared to stand up to it. In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump and many around him, including certain other elected Republican officials, intentionally breached their oath to...
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In this masterful account of one of our era's defining political sagas, a national correspondent for Bloomberg Businessweek traces the rise of economic populism in the Democratic Party through the interwoven stories of three outsiders who emerged in the wake of the crash to lead the charge.
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Follows the life of Ronald Reagan from his childhood in Illinois through his two terms as the fortieth president of the United States and into his post-White House years, and includes photographs and illustrations, a time line and glossary, articles on key events that influenced Reagan, and other reference materials.
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"For a century, the Panama Canal has served as the path between the seas. Control of this vital waterway is the difference between free trade and chaos in world markets. So when Panamanian President Rafael Botero asks for a show of support against the socialist opposition, his old friend President Jack Ryan can't turn down an invitation to visit the country, but what seems like an ordinary opportunity to preach the values of democracy quickly turns...
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Follows the life of James Earl Carter from his childhood in Georgia through his term as the thirty-ninth president of the United States and into his post-White House years, and includes photographs and illustrations, a time line and glossary, articles on key events that influenced Carter, and other reference materials.
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Follows the life of Theodore Roosevelt from his childhood in New York through his time as the twenty-sixth president of the United States and into his post-White House years, and includes photographs and illustrations, a time line and glossary, articles on key events that influenced Roosevelt, and other reference materials.
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Follows the life of Calvin Coolidge from his childhood in Vermont through his term as the thirtieth president of the United States and into his post-White House years, and includes photographs and illustrations, a time line and glossary, articles on key events that influenced Coolidge, and other reference materials.
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Follows the life of Zachary Taylor from his childhood in Virginia through his brief term as the twelfth president of the United States, and includes photographs and illustrations, a time line and glossary, articles on key events that influenced Taylor, and other reference materials.
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Follows the life of Andrew Johnson from his childhood in North Carolina through his brief term as the seventeenth president of the United States and into his post-White House years, and includes photographs and illustrations, a time line and glossary, articles on key events that influenced Johnson, and other reference materials.
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Follows the life of Franklin Pierce from his childhood in New Hampshire through his term as the fourteenth president of the United States and into his post-White House years, and includes photographs and illustrations, a time line and glossary, articles on key events that influenced Pierce, and other reference materials.
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Follows the life of Woodrow Wilson from his childhood in Virginia through his two terms as the twenty-eighth president of the United States and into his post-White House years, and includes photographs and illustrations, a time line and glossary, articles on key events that influenced Wilson, and other reference materials.