20th Century Biography
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And His Lovely Wife: A Campaign Memoir from the Woman Beside the Man
by Connie Schultz  Publisher Comments Writing with warmth and humor, Connie Schultz reveals the rigors, joys, and absolute madness of a new marriage at midlife and campaigning with her husband, Sherrod Brown, now the junior senator from Ohio. She describes the chain of events leading up to...
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Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi's Life, Times, and Rise to Power
by Marc Sandalow Publisher Comments Unthinkable just a generation ago, Hillary Clinton's run for the presidency and Nancy Pelosi's ascension to Speaker of the House have cast the spotlight on American political women as never before. In the 230 years of this country's history, never has a...
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Mellon: An American Life (Vintage)
by David Cannadine Publisher Comments A landmark work from one of the preeminent historians of our time: the first published biography of Andrew W. Mellon, the American colossus who bestrode the worlds of industry, government, and philanthropy, leaving his transformative stamp on each...
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The Kennedys: America's Emerald Kings
by Thomas Maier Publisher Comments Meticulously researched both here and abroad, THE KENNEDYS examines the Kennedy's as exemplars of the Irish Catholic experience. Beginning with Patrick Kennedy's arrival in the Brahmin world of Boston in 1848, Maier delves into the deeper currents of the...
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The Flawed Architect: Henry Kissinger and American Foreign Policy
by Jussi M. Hanhimaki Publisher Comments Henry Kissinger dominated American foreign relations like no other figure in recent history. He negotiated an end to American involvement in the Vietnam War, opened relations with Communist China, and orchestrated detente with the Soviet Union. Yet he is...
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The Forgotten Terrorist: Sirhan Sirhan and the Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
by Mel Ayton Synopsis Robert F. Kennedy??'s assassination in 1968 seemed like it should be an open-and-shut case. Many people crowded in the small room at Los Angeles??'s famed Ambassador Hotel that fateful night and saw Sirhan Sirhan pull the trigger. Sirhan was also...
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Every Man a King: The Autobiography of Huey P. Long
by Huey Pierce Long Publisher Comments Huey Long (1893–1935) was one of the most extraordinary American politicians, simultaneously cursed as a dictator and applauded as a benefactor of the masses. A product of the poor north Louisiana hills, he was elected governor of Louisiana in 1928,...
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Mencken: The American Iconoclast
by Marion Eliz Rodgers Publisher Comments A towering figure on the American cultural landscape, H.L. Mencken stands out as one of our most influential stylists and fearless iconoclasts--the twentieth century's greatest newspaper journalist, a famous wit, and a constant figure of controversy...
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Alice: Alice Roosevelt Longworth, from White House Princess to Washington Power Broker
by Stacy A Cordery Publisher Comments An intimate and revealing portrait of Americaas most memorable first daughter Alice Roosevelt Longworth lived her entire life on the political stage and in the public eye, earning her the nickname athe other Washington monument.a In this new...
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Abby Aldrich Rockefeller: The Woman in the Family
by Bernice Kert Synopsis The first complete biography of Abby Rockefeller, founder of the Museum of Modern Art and the woman who shaped the character and destiny of one of America's most powerful families. "From the Hardcover edition....
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Roosevelts: An American Saga
by Peter Collier Publisher Comments The Roosevelts is a brilliant and controversial account of twentieth-century American political culture as seen through the lens of its preeminent political dynasty. Peter Collier shows how Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt, along with their descendants...
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The Georgetown Ladies' Social Club: Power, Passion, and Politics in the Nation's Capital
by C David Heymann Publisher Comments In this definitive portrait of the political and social life of Georgetown, bestselling biographer C. David Heymann chronicles the dinner parties, correspondence, overlappings, and underpinnings of some of the most influential women in Washington's...
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Thanks for the Memories, Mr. President: Wit and Wisdom from the Front Row at the White House
by Helen Thomas Publisher Comments In a natural follow-up to her national bestseller Front Row at the White House, the dean of the White House press corps presents a vivid and personal chronicle of the American presidency. Currently a columnist for Hearst and a former White House bureau...
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Star-Spangled Mirror: A Father's Legacy Shapes John Kerry's Worldview
by Richard J Kerry Synopsis Written by the candidate's late father Richard J. Kerry and updated with a foreword by John Kerry's biographer and an afterword by an Associate Editor at The New Republic, the book is a unique look at the political thought of John Kerry's key influence....
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Inside: A Public and Private Life
by Joseph A Califano Publisher Comments Joe Califano grew up in a tight-knit working class family in Depression-era Brooklyn. His parents instilled in their son a work ethic, sense of self, and devotion to Church that stayed with him as he rose through the ranks of America's ruling class. From...
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The Kennedys: An American Drama
by Peter Collier Synopsis An immediate classic, "The Kennedys" combines intimate knowledge with a perspective free of obligations to family loyalties and myths, bringing the story of four generations of "America's family" fully into view....
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The Day John Died
by Christophe Andersen Publisher Comments The bestselling author of The Day Diana Died and Jack and Jackie tells the poignant, unforgettable story of John F. Kennedy, Jr.'s tragically brief life. The hardcover edition of The Day John Died was an instant #1 New York Times bestseller and has...
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Robert Kennedy: His Life
by Evan Thomas Publisher Comments He was "Good Bobby," who, as his brother Ted eulogized him, "saw wrong and tried to right it . . . saw suffering and tried to heal it." And "Bad Bobby," the ruthless and manipulative bully of countless conspiracy theories. Thomas's unvarnished but...
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American Legacy: The Story of John and Caroline Kennedy
by C David Heymann Publisher Comments From the moment of their births, John and Caroline Kennedy occupied a central position in what is generally regarded as the most famous family in the United States, if not the world. Even as young children growing up in the White House, their most subtle...
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A Conspiracy So Immense: The World of Joe McCarthy
by David M Oshinsky Publisher Comments Acclaimed historian David Oshinsky's chronicling of the life of Senator Joe McCarthy has been called both "nuanced" and "masterful." In this new paperback edition Oshinsky presents us with a work heralded as the finest account available of Joe McCarthy's...
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