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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 hispolitical education and the landmark moments of the first term of his historic presidency--a time of dramatic transformation and turmoil"--
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Controversial ultra-liberal comedian Maher follows his acerbic New Rules collection with more irreverent musings adapted from his popular weekly HBO show Real Time. Addressing his pet peeves from 2005 to the present, the book tackles everything from The Jersey Shore, to Ted Haggard, to porn addiction, to Rick Perry, as Maher traverses what things irritates him most and ruin his American experience.
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Doubleday
Pub. Date
c2011
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287 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
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Documents the experiences of ten ordinary citizens who have shared their ambitions and struggles in letters written to President Obama, tracing how Obama personally responded and the ways in which the letters reflect American endurance and optimism.
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2018.
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"Mr. Comey served as director of the FBI from 2013 to 2017, appointed to the post by President Barack Obama. He previously served as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, and the U.S. deputy attorney general in the administration of President George W. Bush. From prosecuting the Mafia and Martha Stewart to helping change the Bush administration's policies on torture and electronic surveillance, overseeing the Hillary Clinton e-mail...
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Sugar23 Books, Mariner Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
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309 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
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The former chief speechwriter for President Obama provides an account of ten days in his presidency in June 2015 in the shadow of a racist massacre in Charleston and two impending Supreme Court decisions.
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2018.
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"The first nine months of Donald Trump's term were stormy, outrageous -- and absolutely mesmerizing. Now, thanks to his deep access to the West Wing, bestselling author Michael Wolff tells the riveting story of how Trump launched a tenure as volatile and fiery as the man himself. In this explosive book, Wolff provides a wealth of new details about the chaos in the Oval Office."--
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St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2017.
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308 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
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"When Ohio governor John Kasich ran for president, his powerful message of hope and togetherness struck a chord with American voters. In Two Paths: America Divided or United, he carries that message forward by reflecting on the tumultuous 2016 campaign, sharing his concerns for America and his hopes for our future, and sounding a clarion call to reason and purpose, humility and dignity, righteousness and calm."--Amazon.com.
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"In this groundbreaking book, New York Times bestselling author Roger Stone and researcher and alternative historian Robert Morrow map the arc of Bill and Hillary?s crimes and cover-ups. They reveal details about their actions in Arkansas, during Bill Clinton?s time in the White House, about who really ordered the deadly attack on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, during Hillary?s tenure as secretary of state, about their time at the Clinton Foundation,...
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Sentinel
Pub. Date
2015.
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xxiii, 224 pages ; 22 cm
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"...In this book you?ll meet an over-regulated small-businessman, a struggling single mother, an out-of-work and in-debt college graduate, and others who want nothing more than their own shot at the American Dream. Their stories are our stories; their challenges are our challenges."--Amazon.com.
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Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2014.
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212 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
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A collection of photographs by a Time magazine photographer chronicles the political career of Hillary Rodham Clinton, from her time as first lady to her tenures as senator, secretary of state, and presidential candidate.
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"The authors examine Trump?s wealth, the evolution of his political beliefs, and his peculiar identity as a billionaire businessman, celebrity, global brand, television star, and now candidate for the most powerful office in the world. Few individuals have ever roamed so widely through such diverse realms as real estate, sports, entertainment, and national politics."--Amazon.com.
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Basic Books
Pub. Date
c2011
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ix, 449 p. ; 25 cm.
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"These selections form the many writings of Thomas Sowell over a period of half a century and cover social, economic, cultural, legal, educational and political issues....The topics range from late-talking children to "tax cuts for the rich," baseball, race, war, the role of judges, medical care and the rhetoric of politicians."--Dust jacket.
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Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c2012
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xvii, 428 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.
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"This book examines the struggle between President Obama and the United States Congress to manage federal spending and tax policy for the three and one half years between 2009 and the summer of 2012. More than half the book focuses on the intense 44-day crisis in June and July 2011 when the United States came to the brink of a potentially catastrophic default on its debt."--Note to readers.
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Distributed to the trade by Perseus Distribution
Pub. Date
c2012
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277 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
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Argues the President Obama is arrogant and incompetent and discusses how his wife wields immense control over him, the real reason Rahm Emmanuel left the White House, and how Obama has forgotten and ignored those who helped put him in power.
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2014.
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"An unlikely political star tells the inspiring story of the two-decade journey that taught her how Washington really works--and really doesn't. She fought for better bankruptcy laws for ten years and lost. She tried to hold the federal government accountable during the financial crisis but became a target of the big banks. She came up with the idea for a new agency designed to protect consumers from predatory bankers and was denied the opportunity...
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