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PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Jimmy Carter’s A Full Life and NOT the original book. Preview: As he was turning 90, Jimmy Carter decided it was a good time to write a book about his life. He has written previous books about specific times or events, from life on his childhood...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Michael V. Hayden’s Playing to the Edge and NOT the original book. Preview: Playing to the Edge considers the changing role of the US intelligence community from 1999 to 2015. The author, Michael Hayden, served as the head of both the National...

Summary of Upstairs at the White House by J. B. West | Includes Analysis PLEASE NOTE: This is a summary and analysis of the book and NOT the original book.    Inside this Instaread: • Summary of entire book • Introduction to the important people in...

What I Know For Sure by Oprah Winfrey - A 15-minute Instaread Summary PLEASE NOTE: This is a summary of the book and NOT the original book.  Inside this Instaread Summary:  Overview of the entire book  Introduction to the important people in the book ...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Kroc's Grinding It Out and NOT the original book. Preview: Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald’s is Ray Kroc’s rags-to-riches story of how he built the fast-food behemoth McDonald’s from the ground up. His book has been widely recognized...

Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell | Includes Analysis   Preview of this Instaread: Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of Seal Team 10 by Marcus Luttrell with Patrick Robinson is a gritty and compelling narrative that recounts what happened...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Jaycee Dugard’s Freedom and NOT the original book. Preview: Freedom (2016) is the sequel to the memoir A Stolen Life (2011) by Jaycee Dugard, who was kidnapped in 1991 at age 11 and held captive in a hidden backyard compound in California for 18...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to James Andrew Miller’s Powerhouse and NOT the original book. Preview: James Andrew Miller’s Powerhouse: The Untold Story of Hollywood’s Creative Artists Agency is an oral history of Creative Artists Agency, one of the most powerful talent agencies...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a summary and analysis of the book and NOT the original book.  Summary of 41 by George W. Bush | Includes Analysis Inside this Instaread: • Summary of entire book • Introduction to the important people in the book • Analysis of the...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Jon Meacham's Thomas Jefferson and NOT the original book. Preview: Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War That Changed American History by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger is an historical account of one of the earliest wars the...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Ron Chernow’s Washington and NOT the original book. Preview: Ron Chernow’s 2010 biography Washington: A Life is a Pulitzer Prize-winning account of George Washington’s life from birth to death. It is based on newly available archival material...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Jean Edward Smith’s Bush and NOT the original book. Preview: Jean Edward Smith’s Bush is a biography of George W. Bush, the forty-third president of the United States. Bush was a talented politician with a sincere commitment to domestic policy...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Bobby Bones’s Bare Bones and NOT the original book. Preview: In his memoir Bare Bones: I’m Not Lonely If You’re Reading This Book, country music radio personality Bobby Bones, whose birth name is Bobby Estell, looks back on his life so far....

Leaving Before the Rains Come by Alexandra Fuller | Includes Analysis   Preview of this Instaread: Leaving Before the Rains Come is the third memoir in a series written by Alexandra Fuller. In this book, Fuller searches for herself as her life falls apart around her. Fuller’s...