Erwin Hargrove: 8 books

Six smart and imaginative people form a book club to discuss a list of politically significant fiction from the 20th century. They examine the qualities of democrats in portraits of Lincoln by Gore Vidal and William Safire and Stuff Happens, a satirical play about George W. Bush's war on Iraq in 1982....

When the President of the United States dies unexpectedly, his vice president – Amanda Owens – is thrust onto center stage and must quickly fill his shoes or make the office her own. From the first day, she faces sticky foreign policy situations, income inequality at home, and disparate factions in Congress – challenges that will grow Amanda toward her destiny as The Woman President.

Six short stories featuring Parisian Detective, Inspector Jules Lavin: Death in England Murder of a Nasty Man Death of an Actress A Mystery Murder Without a Gun Murder in the Opera

Four short stories and one novella about the mystery we call "romance:" - A Remembrance - A Chance Encounter - Amor Francaise - A Surprise Letter - Love Across the Sea. Stories of the heart perfect for Valentine's Day or anytime to celebrate love's longings.

This is a story of three men and their lives from 1930 to 2000. They are respectively a psychiatrist, a historian, and a journalist. They work respectively at Cornell Medical School, Brown University, and the Baltimore Sun. They pursue their professions in times of major insitutional changes. Their five wives also tell their stories. This is, in part, a story of a generation.

In 1988, Vanderbilt University professor John Page and his wife, Julie, move to Paris to accept a one-year teaching appointment. He decides to take advantage of his European location and do some research into his mothers life in Paris in the 1920s. He meets an old friend of his mothers, who...

The book is a good read in general. It is very light and can be easily read. The goal of experiencing love and romance through different aspects can be seen and felt throughout the book through the different stories told by the author. May it be love re ignited like the first story “A remembrance”,...

The second edition of this classic work adds a new chapter on Barack Obama and updates coverage of the end of the George W. Bush administration. Presidential scholar Erwin C. Hargrove extends his analytical framework of presidential effectiveness to show how Obama combines eventful leadership with...