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American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White Houseby: Random House
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Andrew Jackson, his intimate circle of friends, and his tumultuous times are at the heart of this remarkable book about the man who rose from nothing to create the modern presidency. Beloved and hated, venerated and reviled, Andrew Jackson was an orphan who fo... [ read more ] |
The Last Lectureby: Hyperion
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"We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand." --Randy Pausch A lot of professors give talks titled "The Last Lecture." Professors are asked to consider their demise and to ruminate on what matters most to them. And whil... [ read more ] |
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the Worldby: Grand Central Publishing
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How much of an impact can an animal have? How many lives can one cat touch? How is it possible for an abandoned kitten to transform a small library, save a classic American town, and eventually become famous around the world? You can't even begin to answer tho... [ read more ] |
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritanceby: Three Rivers Press
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In this lyrical, unsentimental, and compelling memoir, the son of a black African father and a white American mother searches for a workable meaning to his life as a black American. It begins in New York, where Barack Obama learns that his father—a figure he... [ read more ] |
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritanceby: Canongate Books Ltd
The son of a black African father and a white American mother, Obama was only two years old when his father walked out on the family. Many years later, Obama receives a phone call from Nairobi: his father is dead. This sudden news inspires an emotional odyssey... [ read more ] |
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream (Vintage)by: Vintage
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The Audacity of Hope is Barack Obama's call for a new kind of politics—a politics that builds upon those shared understandings that pull us together as Americans. Lucid in his vision of America's place in the world, refreshingly candid about his famil... [ read more ] |
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Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincolnby: Penguin Books Ltd
Acclaimed historian Doris Kearns Goodwin illuminates Lincoln's political genius in this highly original work, as the one-term congressman and prairie lawyer rises from obscurity to prevail over three gifted rivals of national reputation to become president.On ... [ read more ] |
The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Lifeby: Bantam
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Here is THE book recounting the life and times of one of the most respected men in the world, Warren Buffett. The legendary Omaha investor has never written a memoir, but now he has allowed one writer, Alice Schroeder, unprecedented access to explore directly ... [ read more ] |
Sookie Stackhouse Boxed Set (Sookie Stackhouse/True Blood)by: Ace
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Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew Americaby: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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Thomas L. Friedman’s no. 1 bestseller The World Is Flat has helped millions of readers to see globalization in a new way. Now Friedman brings a fresh outlook to the crises of destabilizing climate change and rising competition for energy—both of whi... [ read more ] |