Accidental Presidents: Eight Men Who Changed America
By: Jared Cohen
4.12
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
The strength and prestige of the American presidency has waxed and waned since George Washington. A…
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1. The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency
By: Chris Whipple
4.28
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
The first in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at the White House Chiefs of Staff, whose actions--and i… read more
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"At a farewell party, his staff presented him with a gift: a beaten-up car seat—a nod to his Secret Service code name."-Chris Whipple, The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency
"When government works, it is usually because the chief understands the fabric of power, threading the needle where policy and politics converge."-Chris Whipple, The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency
2. The President and the Assassin: McKinley, Terror, and Empire at the Dawn of the American Century
By: Scott Miller
3.94
Format: 450 pages, Hardcover
In 1901, as America tallied its gains from a period of unprecedented imperial expansion, an assassi… read more
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3. Coolidge
By: Amity Shlaes
3.76
Format: 536 pages, Hardcover
Calvin Coolidge, who served as president from 1923 to 1929, never rated highly in polls. The shy Ve… read more
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"It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones. -Calvin Coolidge"-Amity Shlaes, Coolidge
4. Five Presidents: My Extraordinary Journey with Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford
By: Clint Hill , Lisa McCubbin Hill
4.27
Format: 451 pages, Hardcover
A rare and fascinating portrait of the American presidency from the #1 New York Times bestselling a… read more
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"If there was one thing I had learned. . . it was that politics was a damn dirty business."-Clint Hill, Five Presidents: My Extraordinary Journey with Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford
5. The Perfect Mile: Three Athletes, One Goal, and Less Than Four Minutes to Achieve It
By: Neal Bascomb
4.21
Format: 322 pages, Paperback
There was a time when running the mile in four minutes was believed to be beyond the limits of huma… read more
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6. Polk: The Man Who Transformed the Presidency and America
By: Walter R. Borneman
3.00
Format: None pages,
In Polk, Walter R. Borneman gives us the first complete and authoritative biography of a president … read more
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7. Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
By: James L. Swanson
3.78
Format: 244 pages, Paperback
A fascinating tale of murder, intrigue, and betrayal. A gripping hour-by-hour account told through … read more
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8. The Lost Founding Father: John Quincy Adams and the Transformation of American Politics
By: William J. Cooper Jr.
3.72
Format: 395 pages, Hardcover
Why has John Quincy Adams been largely written out of American history when he is, in fact, our los… read more
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9. Ike's Bluff: President Eisenhower's Secret Battle to Save the World
By: Evan Thomas
3.89
Format: 575 pages, Hardcover
Upon assuming the presidency in 1953, Dwight Eisenhower came to be seen by many as a doddering ligh… read more
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10. Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
By: Candice Millard
3.87
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
James A. Garfield was one of the most extraordinary men ever elected president. Born into abject po… read more
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11. Wilson
By: A. Scott Berg
5.00
Format: 172 pages,
From Pulitzer Prize-winning, #1 New York Times-bestselling author A. Scott Berg comes the definitiv… read more
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12. Worst. President. Ever.: James Buchanan, the POTUS Rating Game, and the Legacy of the Least of the Lesser Presidents
By: None
4.33
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
Worst. President. Ever. flips the great presidential biography on its head, offering an enlightenin… read more
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13. Richard Nixon: The Life
By: John A. Farrell
3.86
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Brilliantly researched, authoritatively crafted by a prize-winning biographer, and lively on the pa… read more
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14. The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism
By: Doris Kearns Goodwin
3.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Doris Kearns Goodwin, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and author of Team of Rivals, captures the Progr… read more
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15. President Garfield: From Radical to Unifier
By: C.W. Goodyear
4.30
Format: 624 pages, Hardcover
An “ambitious, thorough, supremely researched” ( The Washington Post ) biography of the extraordina… read more
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16. A Man of Iron: The Turbulent Life and Improbable Presidency of Grover Cleveland
By: Troy Senik
4.16
Format: 384 pages, ebook
“A thoroughly engaging and enjoyable” (National Review) biography of Grover Cleveland—the honest, p… read more
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17. An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s
By: Doris Kearns Goodwin
4.71
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
An Unfinished Love A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin, one of America’s most … read more
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18. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
By: Erik Larson
4.24
Format: 565 pages, Hardcover
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more
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"A house divided against itself cannot stand."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
19. Romney: A Reckoning
By: McKay Coppins
4.36
Format: 416 pages, ebook
A remarkably illuminating biography of the political maverick, filled with revelations and written … read more
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20. Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball
By: Keith O'Brien
4.43
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
A page-turning work of narrative nonfiction chronicling the incredible story of one of America’s mo… read more
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21. Most Delicious Poison: The Story of Nature's Toxins―From Spices to Vices
By: Noah Whiteman
3.73
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An evolutionary biologist tells the story of nature’s toxins and why we are attracted—and addicted—… read more
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22. The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis
By: George Stephanopoulos
4.45
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
George Stephanopoulos, former senior advisor to President Clinton and for more than 20 years anchor… read more
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23. And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle
By: Jon Meacham
4.46
Format: 676 pages, Hardcover
The life and moral evolution of Abraham Lincoln, exploring why and how Lincoln confronted secession… read more
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24. Accidental Presidents: Eight Men Who Changed America
By: Jared Cohen
4.12
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
The strength and prestige of the American presidency has waxed and waned since George Washington. A… read more
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25. Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans: The Battle That Shaped America's Destiny
By: Brian Kilmeade
4.09
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Another pop history pageturner from the New York Times bestselling authors of George Washington's S… read more
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26. An Ordinary Man: The Surprising Life and Historic Presidency of Gerald R. Ford
By: Richard Norton Smith
4.46
Format: 992 pages, Hardcover
From the preeminent presidential scholar and acclaimed biographer of historical figures including G… read more
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27. The Impeachers: The Trial of Andrew Johnson and the Dream of a Just Nation
By: Brenda Wineapple
4.07
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
America's first presidential impeachment: A prize-winning author tells the story of the efforts by … read more
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28. President McKinley: Architect of the American Century
By: Robert W. Merry
3.97
Format: 608 pages, Hardcover
In this great American story, acclaimed historian Robert Merry resurrects the presidential reputati… read more
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29. Right Thing, Right Now: Justice in an Unjust World
By: Ryan Holiday
4.21
Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition
In his New York Times bestselling book, Discipline Is Destiny, Ryan Holiday made the Stoic case for… read more
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30. American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race
By: Douglas Brinkley
4.17
Format: 576 pages, ebook
Instant New York Times Bestseller As the fiftieth anniversary of the first lunar landing approache… read more
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31. The Able Archers: A Cold War Spy Thriller (Book 1 of 2: Able Archers)
By: J. Morra, Brian
4.36
Format: 330 pages, Kindle Edition
** Winner of 16th Annual National Indie Excellence Award for Best Military Fiction, Finalist in t… read more
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