First Friends: The Powerful, Unsung (And Unelected) People Who Shaped Our Presidents
By: Gary Ginsberg
4.14
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Here are the riveting histories of myriad presidential friendships, among them: Abraham Lincoln …
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1. 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
2. Double Down: Game Change 2012
By: John Heilemann , Mark Halperin
3.91
Format: 24 pages, Hardcover
"Those hungry for political news will read Double Downfor the scooplets and insidery glimpses it se… read more
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3. Vernon Can Read!
By: Annette Gordon-Reed , None , None
4.03
Format: None pages, Paperback
A number-one Washington Post bestseller, this memoir is the unforgettable story of a life and its t… read more
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4. Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime
By: John Heilemann , Mark Halperin
3.31
Format: None pages,
"This shit would be really interesting if we weren't in the middle of it." --Barack Obama, Septembe… read more
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5. The Day the President Was Shot: The Secret Service, the FBI, a Would-Be Killer, and the Attempted Assassination of Ronald Reagan
By: Bill O'Reilly
4.00
Format: 274 pages, Hardcover
The year was 1981. Just two months into his presidency, Ronald Reagan was shot after leaving a spea… read more
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6. 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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7. 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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8. 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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9. Life After Power: Seven Presidents and Their Search for Purpose Beyond the White House
By: Jared Cohen
4.27
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author of Accidental Presidents explores what happens after the most pow… read more
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10. 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
11. 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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12. Team of Five: The Presidents Club in the Age of Trump
By: Kate Andersen Brower
4.10
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
USA Today Bestseller From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Residence and First Wome… read more
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13. Everest, Inc.: The Renegades and Rogues Who Built an Industry at the Top of the World
By: Will Cockrell
4.00
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Featuring original interviews with mountain guides and climbers—including Jimmy Chin and Conrad Ank… read more
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14. An Assassin in Utopia: The True Story of a Nineteenth-Century Sex Cult and a President's Murder
By: Susan Wels
3.33
Format: 269 pages, Kindle Edition
This true crime odyssey explores a forgotten, astonishing chapter of American history, leading the … read more
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15. Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America
By: Steve Inskeep
4.02
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From journalist and historian Steve Inskeep, a compelling and nuanced exploration of the political … read more
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"Writing history is a relay, which is also true of history itself. We build, if we can, on the legacies that are left us."-Steve Inskeep, Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America
16. The Last Politician: Inside Joe Biden's White House and the Struggle for America's Future
By: Franklin Foer
3.87
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
Franklin Foer tells the definitive insider story of the first two years of the Biden presidency, wi… read more
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17. Dinner with the President: Food, Politics, and a History of Breaking Bread at the White House
By: Alex Prud'Homme
4.04
Format: 528 pages, Paperback
A wonderfully entertaining, often surprising narrative history of presidential food: from Washingto… read more
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18. Susan, Linda, Nina & Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR
By: Lisa Napoli
3.84
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A group biography of four beloved women who fought sexism, covered decades of American news, and wh… read more
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19. Founding Partisans: Hamilton, Madison, Jefferson, Adams and the Brawling Birth of American Politics
By: H.W. Brands
4.01
Format: 452 pages, Kindle Edition
From bestselling historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist H.W. Brands, a revelatory history of the sho… read more
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20. The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III
By: Peter Baker
4.45
Format: 688 pages, Hardcover
Co-authored by the Chief White House correspondent at The New York Times and the Washington columni… read more
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21. Wild Girls: How the Outdoors Shaped the Women Who Challenged a Nation
By: Tiya Miles
3.56
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
An award-winning historian shows how girls who found self-understanding in the natural world became… read more
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22. His Truth Is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope
By: Jon Meacham
4.50
Format: 354 pages, Hardcover
An intimate and inspiring portrait of civil rights icon and longtime U.S. congressman John Lewis, l… read more
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23. Peg and Rose Stir Up Trouble (A Senior Sleuths Mystery, #2)
By: Laurien Berenson
4.10
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Murder, She Wrote meets The Odd Couple in award-winning author Laurien Berenson’s brand-new mystery… read more
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24. The Stranger in the Library (Lighthouse Library Mystery #11)
By: Eva Gates
4.13
Format: 297 pages, Kindle Edition
Outer Banks librarian Lucy is working on an art show at the library when paintings–and people–start… read more
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25. First Friends: The Powerful, Unsung (And Unelected) People Who Shaped Our Presidents
By: Gary Ginsberg
4.14
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Here are the riveting histories of myriad presidential friendships, among them: Abraham Lincoln … read more
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26. Talking to GOATs: The Moments You Remember and the Stories You Never Heard
By: Jim Gray
3.93
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A riveting, insightful memoir of never-before-told stories from Jim Gray, twelve-time Emmy Award-wi… read more
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27. Impeachment: An American History
By: Jeffrey A. Engel
4.17
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
Four experts on the American presidency examine the three times impeachment has been invoked—agains… read more
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28. Peg and Rose Play the Ponies (Senior Sleuths Mystery #3)
By: Laurien Berenson
4.07
Format: 281 pages, Kindle Edition
Murder, She Wrote meets The Odd Couple in award-winning author Laurien Berenson’s brand-new mystery… read more
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29. Autocracy, Inc.
By: Anne Applebaum
4.28
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
All of us have in our minds a cartoon image of what an autocratic state looks like, with a bad man … read more
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"Americans who rarely think about Russia would be stunned to learn how much time Russian state television devotes to America’s culture wars, especially arguments over gender. Putin himself has display…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
"Isolationism is an instinctive and even understandable reaction to the ugliness of the modern interconnected world. For some politicians in democracies, it will continue to offer a successful path to…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
"The temptation of what is sometimes called realism—the belief that nations are solely motivated by a struggle for power, that they have eternal interests and permanent geopolitical orientations—is as…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
30. The Art of Power: My Story as America's First Woman Speaker of the House
By: Nancy Pelosi
4.10
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The most powerful woman in American political history tells the story of her transformation from ho… read more
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31. What's Next: A Backstage Pass to The West Wing, Its Cast and Crew, and Its Enduring Legacy of Service
By: Melissa Fitzgerald
4.49
Format: 608 pages, Hardcover
A behind-the-scenes look into the creation and legacy of The West Wing as told by cast members Mel… read more
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