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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the former national security advisor and secretary of state comes a “sharp and penetrating . . . reminder that foreign-policy choices facing the United States are complex and difficult, with no easy solutions” (The Washington Post).
A native of Birmingham, Alabama, who overcame the racism of the civil rights era to become a brilliant academic and expert on foreign...
A native of Birmingham, Alabama, who overcame the racism of the civil rights era to become a brilliant academic and expert on foreign...
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America's most brilliant political mastermind recounts his controversial journey through Republican politics and into George W. Bush's White House. Known as "the Architect" of George W. Bush's presidency, Karl Rove's access to Bush and view of his presidency is unparalleled. In this memoir, Rove takes the listener into the heart of Bush's rise to the Texas governorship and behind closed doors in the White House. Rove describes what it takes to win...
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"[A collection of Peggy] Noonan's writing[s]... She chronicles her career in journalism, the Reagan White House, and the political arena. Annotated and analyzed throughout, Peggy expands a lifetime of ... writing into an ... examination of American life"--Provided by publisher.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.9 - AR Pts: 24
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The junior senator from Illinois discusses how to transform U.S. politics, calling for a return to America's original ideals and revealing how they can address such issues as globalization and the function of religion in public life.
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Using first-rate sources in all levels of national security--from field officers to high-ranking analysts to former intelligence heads--veteran journalist Scarborough reveals how CIA bureaucrats are undermining President Bush and the War on Terror through disinformation, incompetence, and outright sabotage.--From publisher description.
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From her years as a presidential press secretary to her debates with colleagues on Fox News' The Five, the author reveals the lessons she's learned that have guided her through life, including stories from behind the scenes at the White House with President George W. Bush that the cameras never captured.
"From her years as a presidential press secretary to her debates with colleagues on Fox News' The Five, Dana Perino reveals the lessons she's learned...
11) Decision points
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IL: UG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 33
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Synopsis: In this candid and gripping account, President George W. Bush describes the critical decisions that shaped his presidency and personal life. George W. Bush served as president of the United States during eight of the most consequential years in American history. The decisions that reached his desk impacted people around the world and defined the times in which we live. Decision Points brings readers inside the Texas governor's mansion on...
13) Bush
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A biography of George W. Bush, showing how he ignored his advisors to make key decisions himself--most in invading Iraq--and how these decisions were often driven by the President's deep religious faith.
15) Game change
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Harper Audio
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John Heilemann and Mark Halperin chronicle the historical 2008 United States presidential election. From Barack Obama's rise to the Oval Office to the Sarah Palin blunder that may have cost the Republicans the election, Heilemann and Halperin offer an inside look into one of the most momentous occasions in American history.
16) The truth about Hillary: what she knew, when she knew it, and how far she'll go to become president
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Traces the life and career of Hillary Rodham Clinton, offering a look into the character of the woman who has her sights on the White House.
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Scribner
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In a captivating and compelling voice that ranks with many of the greatest memoirists, Laura Bush tells the story of her unique path from dusty Midland, Texas, to the world stage as First Lady. She captures presidential life in the frantic and fearful months after 9/11, and humorously lifts the curtain on what really happens inside the White House.
19) My Life
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IL: UG - BL: 10 - AR Pts: 92
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President Bill Clinton's my life is the strikingly candid portrait of a global leader who decided early in life to devote his intellectual and political gifts, and his extraordinary capacity for hard work, to serving the public. This is his story.
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