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True Compass: A Memoir by Edward M. Kennedy Staff Pick Too long a late-night-comedy punch line, the late Senator Kennedy led an undeniably fascinating life. Filled with riveting stories and enlivened by Kennedy's refreshing candor, True Compass is a fitting tribute to a life that was almost too big for one... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $23.95 Used - Hardcover 
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Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama Publisher Comments 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... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson Staff Pick "I was mesmerized by this book. It was a deliciously creepy read, made more creepy for being true. Several times in the course of reading it, I had to keep reminding myself that the events really happened."... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey by Candice Millard Staff Pick Well researched and skillfully written, this commanding account of achievement and calamity retraces Roosevelt's perilous expedition of the uncharted Amazon. A dazzling gem of history, Millard's impeccable narrative brims with imagery and tension.... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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All the Best, George Bush: My Life in Letters and Other Writings (Lisa Drew Books) by George Bush Publisher Comments The most intimate and revealing look at one of America's most private public figures. Though reticent in public, George Bush has openly shared his private thoughts in his correspondence throughout his life. Fortunately, since the former president does... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $4.00 Used - Hardcover 
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The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by Robert A Caro Publisher Comments One of the most acclaimed books of our time, winner of both the Pulitzer and the Francis Parkman prizes, The Power Broker tells the hidden story behind the shaping (and mis-shaping) of twentieth-century New York (city and state) and makes public what few... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $16.50 Used - Trade Paper
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A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present (P.S.) by Howard Zinn Publisher Comments Known for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, A People's History of the United States is the only volume to tell America's story from the point of view of — and in the words of — America's women, factory workers, African... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $10.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Lincoln: The Biography of a Writer by Fred Kaplan Publisher Comments For Abraham Lincoln, whether he was composing love letters, speeches, or legal arguments, words mattered. In Lincoln, acclaimed biographer Fred Kaplan explores the life of America's sixteenth president through his use of language as a vehicle both to... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $14.00 Used - Hardcover
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John Adams by David McCullough From Powells.com David McCullough is our most dependable presidential biographer. Each of his efforts has been a resounding success, combining popular appeal with literary accolades. Mornings on Horseback, about Teddy Roosevelt, won the National Book Award, his... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America by Ronald Takaki Publisher Comments A dramatic retelling of our nation's past by today's preeminent multiculturalism scholar, Ronald Takaki, this book examines America's history in a different mirror-from the perspective of the minority peoples themselves. Beginning with the colonization... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream by Barack Obama Publisher Comments “A government that truly represents these Americans–that truly serves these Americans–will require a different kind of politics. That politics will need to reflect our lives as they are actually lived. It won’t be pre-packaged... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $4.00 Used - Trade Paper
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American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson by Joseph Ellis Publisher Comments Following his subject from the drafting of the Declaration of Independence to his retirement in Monticello, Joseph Ellis unravels the contradictions of the Jeffersonian character. A marvel of scholarship, a delight to read, and an essential gloss on the... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Great Decision: Jefferson, Adams, Marshall, and the Battle for the Supreme Court by Cliff Sloan Publisher Comments In 1800, the United States teetered on the brink of a second revolution. The presidential election between Adams and Jefferson was a bitterly contested tie, and the government neared collapse. The Supreme Court had no clear purpose or powerno one had... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
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1776 by David Mccullough Publisher Comments In this masterful book, David McCullough tells the intensely human story of those who marched with General George Washington in the year of the Declaration of Independence -- when the whole American cause was riding on their success, without which all... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Rise of Theodore Roosevelt, Revised and Updated (Rev 01 Edition) by Edmund Morris Publisher Comments Described by the Chicago Tribune as "a classic," The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt stands as one of the greatest biographies of our time. The publication of The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt on September 14th, 2001 marks the 100th anniversary of Theodore... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $10.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Defining Moment: FDR's Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope by Jonathan Alter Publisher Comments Jonathan Alter's bestselling and critically acclaimed account of how FDR lifted the country from despair and paralysis and transformed the presidency for all time.... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Theodore Rex by Edmund Morris Publisher Comments The most eagerly awaited presidential biography in years, Theodore Rex is a sequel to Edmund Morris's classic bestseller The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt. It begins by following the new President (still the youngest in American history) as he comes down... (read more) List Price $37.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Hardcover
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Truman by David Mccullough Publisher Comments The life of Harry S. Truman is one of the greatest of American stories, filled with vivid characters -- Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, Eleanor Roosevelt, Bess Wallace Truman, George Marshall, Joe McCarthy, and Dean Acheson -- and dramatic events. In this... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present (Perennial Classics) by Howard Zinn Publisher Comments Known for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, A People's History of the United States is the only volume to tell America's story from the point of view of -- and in the words of -- America's women, factory workers, African... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $10.00 Used - Trade Paper
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American Colonies: The Settling of North America by Alan Taylor Publisher Comments With this volume, Alan Taylor challenges the traditional story of colonial history by examining the many cultures that helped make America. Transcending the usual Anglocentric version of our colonial past, he recovers the importance of Native American... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $10.00 Used - Trade Paper
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