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Lady in Red
An Intimate Portrait of Nancy Reagan
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2018
Lady in Red is the long-awaited collection of behind-the-scenes stories and iconic images of one of the most influential First Lady in modern history -- Nancy Reagan. Lovingly compiled by long-time close confidante and aide, Sheila Tate, the book provides a rare and much-anticipated look into the...
Reagan's Victory
The Presidential Election of 1980 and the Rise of the Right
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2017
Many have pointed to the Iran hostage crisis, others to galloping inflation. In reality, as Andrew Busch makes clear, Ronald Reagan's defeat of President Jimmy Carter in 1980 was attributable to more than any one issue, no matter how galvanizing. It marked the growing ascendancy of conservative attitudes...
U. S. Grant
American Hero, American Myth
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2009
At the time of his death, Ulysses S. Grant was the most famous person in America, considered by most citizens to be equal in stature to George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Yet today his monuments are rarely visited, his military reputation is overshadowed by that of Robert E. Lee, and his presidency...
by Bradley Birzer
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2018
"He was a man of the frontier, self-made but appreciative of those who gave him their loyalty and support. He was, pure and simple, and American..."
He was controversial in his time**—**and even more controversial in our own. Indian fighter, ardent patriot, hero of the War of 1812,...
Raisin Wine
A Boyhood in a Different Muskoka
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2009
A warm, at times hilarious, yet dark childhood memoir from a bestselling author.
This memoir recalls the boyhood years of Ontario’s future lieutenant-governor, living in a dilapidated old house complete with outdoor toilet and coal oil-lamp lighting. Behind the outrageous stories, larger-than...
Summary & Analysis of Fear
Trump in the White House | A Guide to the Book by Bob Woodward
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2019
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Fear: Trump in the White House—just released on September 11th—is Bob Woodward’s #1 bestselling...
Speaking Out
A Congressman's Lifelong Fight Against Bigotry, Famine, and War
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
In his 22 years as an Illinois congressman and in the years since he left office, Paul Findley has fought to eradicate famine, end wars, and eliminate bigotry in U.S. foreign policy. This sweeping political memoir opens with Findley’s early days in Pittsfield, Illinois-where he was first elected...
Dromen van mijn vader
het verhaal van mijn familie
Language: Dutch
Release Date: August 26, 2017
In ‘Dromen van mijn vader’ vertelt Barack Obama helder, meeslepend en zonder vals sentiment hoe hij als zoon van een zwarte Afrikaanse vader en een witte Amerikaanse moeder probeert een betekenisvol Amerikaans leven te leiden. Hij is opgevoed door zijn moeder; zijn vader was de grote afwezige,...
by Dennis Braun
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2018
Back in the seventies, author Bob Woodward raised the bar on investigative journalism in Washington, DC, when he teamed up with Carl Bernstein to cover the Watergate scandal. Their work played a significant role in bringing impeachment charges against President Nixon, which led to his resignation.Now,...
Abraham Lincoln and Mexico
A History of Courage, Intrigue and Unlikely Friendships
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2016
This book by a noted Ph.D. historian is one of the best books available about historical relations between the United States and Mexico. It shines new light on reasons for the US invasion of Mexico in 1846, opposition by Abraham Lincoln and other politicians to the unjustified and unconstitutional decision...
Way Out There In the Blue
Reagan, Star Wars and the End of the Cold War
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2001
Way Out There in the Blue is a major work of history by the Pulitzer Prizewinning author of Fire in the Lake. Using the Star Wars missile defense program as a magnifying glass on his presidency, Frances FitzGerald gives us a wholly original portrait of Ronald Reagan, the most puzzling president...
by The Washington Post
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2016
In this timely retrospective, leading voices from The Washington Post come together to discuss Barack Obama’s historic presidency.
When President Obama was elected, he was a figure of hope for many Americans. Throughout his presidency, he has become far more than a symbol of change; he has...
Dividing the Union
Jesse Burgess Thomas and the Making of the Missouri Compromise
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2015
Winner, ISHS Superior Achievement Award for a Scholarly Publication, 2016
In 1820 the Missouri controversy erupted over the issue of slavery in the newly acquired lands of the Louisiana Purchase. It fell to Jesse Burgess Thomas (1777–1853), a junior U.S. senator from the new state of Illinois,...
The President and the Provocateur
The Parallel Lives of JFK and Lee Harvey Oswald
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2013
President John F. Kennedy was said to have been murdered by a lone crazed gunman in a Dallas motorcade a half-century ago. The accused killer, Lee Harvey Oswald, was also murdered under mysterious circumstances just a couple days later.Alex Cox, like most of the American public, does not buy...