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He wants power, and she wants revenge. The Best Laid Plans is full of manipulators, dirty dealers, and dastardly rascals, all snatching at power - political, financial, and sexual, or all of the above.
Against the backdrop of Washington politics and the war in Bosnia, a handsome, charismatic attorney is determined to win the presidency at all costs, while his jilted fiancée is intent on revenge and grows a media empire to destroy him. In a world...
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The man who changed the course of modern France.
In 1981, François Mitterrand became France's first popularly elected socialist president. By the time he completed his mandate, he had led the country for 14-years, longer than any other French head of state in modern times. Mitterrand mirrored France in all its imperfections and tragedies, its cowardice and glory, its weakness and its strength.
In the wake of the Observatory affair (in which he...
25) Madam President
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A little girl imagines what her day would be like if she were President of the United States.
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"In Dead Presidents, Carlson takes readers on an epic trip to presidential gravesites, monuments, and memorials from sea to shining sea. With an engaging mix of history and contemporary reporting, Carlson recounts the surprising origin stories of the Washington Monument, Mount Rushmore, Grant?s Tomb, and JFK?s Eternal Flame. He explores whether William Henry Harrison really died of a cold, how the assassin?s bullet may not have been what killed James...
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On February 22, 1862, two days after his death, Willie Lincoln was laid to rest in a marble crypt in a Georgetown cemetery. That very night, shattered by grief, Abraham Lincoln arrives at the cemetery under cover of darkness and visits the crypt, alone, to spend time with his son's body.
Set over the course of that one night and populated by ghosts of the recently passed and the long dead, Lincoln in the Bardo is a thrilling exploration of death,...
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Hail to the Chief! Get ready to meet all of our nation's presidents, from George Washington to Joe Biden and everyone in between! This easy-to-read book offers mini biographies and fun facts about each president's accomplishments in the Oval Office, accompanied by photographs and lists of key events. A must-have for any classroom or young history buff, The Scholastic Book of Presidents covers everything you need to know about America's greatest leaders...
29) Presidents' Day
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HarperCollinsPublishers
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c2008
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1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
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Mrs. Madoff's preschool class learns about Presidents' Day and puts on a play about the men who inspired the holiday, particularly those featured on Mount Rushmore.
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On June 19, 1953, Harry Truman did something no other former president has done before, or since: he hit the road. No Secret Service protection. Just Harry and Bess, off to visit old friends, take in a Broadway play, and celebrate their wedding anniversary in the Big Apple. Hopefully incognito.
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2017.
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""I have the best words, beautiful words, as everybody has been talking and talking about for a long time. Also? The best sentences and, what do you call them, paragraphs. My previous books were great and sold extremely, unbelievably well--even the ones by dishonest, disgusting so-called journalists. But those writers didn't understand Trump, because quite frankly they were major losers. People say if you want it done right you have to do it yourself,...
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Avid Reader Press
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2020.
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434 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Based on a decade of research and reporting, Author in Chief tells the story of America's presidents as authors--and offers a delightful new window into the public and private lives of our highest leaders
34) The candidate
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Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
1997
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1 DVD (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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While Richard Nixon is on his way to re-election by a landslide, a young, honest, idealistic lawyer begins to learn the truth about running for office.
35) The presidency
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Children's Press
Pub. Date
2008
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48 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 22 cm.
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Discusses the presidency of the United States. Features time lines, drawings, photos, and a map of the U.S.
36) Guarding Tess
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Columbia TriStar Home Video
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1998, c1994
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1 DVD (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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A delightful comedy about a cantankerous former First Lady and her reluctant bodyguard.
38) The devil's bed
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Pocket Star Books
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2003.
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x, 470 pages ; 18 cm
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A disillusioned First Lady abandons her husband mid-reelection campaign and returns to her Minnesota hometown, where she is stalked by an escaped mental patient.
39) Parkland
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Millennium
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©2013
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1 DVD (87 min.) : sound., color ; 4 3/4 in.
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November 22, 1963 is a day that changed the world forever when beloved American President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. Parkland is the true story behind that tragic day, told from the vantage point of individuals who are forced to make split-second decisions after this incomprehensible event that will change the world's landscape forever.
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