The Accidental President: Chester A. Arthur
By: John M. Pafford
2.76
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
When he was nominated as vice president on the 1880 Republican ticket, Chester Alan Arthur had neve…
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1. 1920: The Year of the Six Presidents
By: David Pietrusza , David Pietrusza
3.97
Format: 533 pages, Hardcover
The presidential election of 1920 was one of the most dramatic ever. For the only time in the natio… read more
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"Though there is no evil in righteousness, there is in self-righteousness,"-David Pietrusza, 1920: The Year of the Six Presidents
"Woodrow Wilson intimate Edward House urged that his boss never first be approached by argument. Instead, the President could be made most receptive by laying a groundwork of 'common hatred"."-David Pietrusza, 1920: The Year of the Six Presidents
"Author points out in Woodrow Wilson the flipside of the positive we might call big picture vision. He observes that as college president Wilson resorted to the language of a national crusade when he …"-David Pietrusza, 1920: The Year of the Six Presidents
2. How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
By: Thomas Cahill
3.81
Format: 246 pages, Paperback
From the fall of Rome to the rise of Charlemagne - the "dark ages" - learning, scholarship, and cul… read more
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"Each one of us will die, naked and alone, on some battlefield not of our own choosing."-Thomas Cahill, How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
"Like the Jews before them, the Irish enshrined literacy as their central religious act."-Thomas Cahill, How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
"By the mid-seventeenth century, the visible image has assumed far greater reality than the invisible thought."-Thomas Cahill, How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
"Well, they may not be civilized, but they certainly are confident—and this confidence is one of the open-handed pleasures of early Irish literature."-Thomas Cahill, How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
3. John Tyler: The Accidental President
By: Edward P. Crapol
0.00
Format: 798 pages, Hardcover
The first vice president to become president on the death of the incumbent, John Tyler (1790-1862) … read more
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4. Aesop's Fables
By: Aesop , Laura Harris , Laura Gibbs
2.50
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
The fables of Aesop have become one of the most enduring traditions of European culture, ever since… read more
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5. Breaking Stalin's Nose
By: Eugene Yelchin
3.84
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
One of Horn Book's Best Fiction Books of 2011 Sasha Zaichik has known the laws of the Soviet You… read more
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6. Hoover: The Life and Times of Herbert Hoover
By: Kenneth Whyte
3.21
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
The definitive biography of one of the most remarkable Americans of the twentieth century, Herbert … read more
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7. The Unexpected President: The Life and Times of Chester A. Arthur
By: Scott S. Greenberger
3.42
Format: None pages, Hardcover
When President James Garfield was shot, no one in the United States was more dismayed than his Vice… read more
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8. House Atreides (Prelude to Dune #1)
By: Brian Herbert , Kevin J. Anderson
3.47
Format: 185 pages, Paperback
Frank Herbert's award-winning Dunechronicles captured the imagination of millions of readers worldw… read more
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9. Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
By: Doris Kearns Goodwin , Suzanne Toren
4.28
Format: 916 pages, Paperback
Winner of the Lincoln PrizeAcclaimed historian Doris Kearns Goodwin illuminates Lincoln's political… read more
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"An adult friend of Lincoln's: "Life was to him a school."-Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
"And Lincoln, as would be evidenced throughout his presidency, was a master of timing."-Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
"(from John Hay's diary) “The President never appeared to better advantage in the world,"-Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
"I hope to stand firm enough not to go backward, and yet not go forward fast enough to wreck the country's cause."-Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
10. The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
By: Candice Millard
4.24
Format: None pages,
At once an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portrait, The River of Dou… read more
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11. William McKinley (The American Presidents, #25)
By: Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. , Kevin Phillips
3.58
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A bestselling historian and political commentator reconsiders McKinley's overshadowed legacy By any… read more
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12. 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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13. Benjamin Harrison (The American Presidents, #23)
By: Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. , Charles W. Calhoun
4.07
Format: 71 pages, Hardcover
The scion of a political dynasty ushers in the era of big government Politics was in Benjamin Harri… read more
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14. The Outlandish Companion: Companion to Outlander, Dragonfly in Amber, Voyager, and Drums of Autumn
By: Diana Gabaldon
3.87
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
#1 New York Times bestselling author Diana Gabaldon has captivated millions of readers with her cri… read more
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15. Rutherford B. Hayes (The American Presidents, #19)
By: Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. , Hans L. Trefousse
0.00
Format: 24 pages, Hardcover
A leader of the Reconstruction era, whose contested election eerily parallels the election debacle … read more
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16. Impeached: The Trial of President Andrew Johnson and the Fight for Lincoln's Legacy
By: David O. Stewart
3.60
Format: None pages,
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17. Grant
By: Ron Chernow
4.40
Format: 80 pages, Hardcover
Pulitzer Prize-winner and biographer of Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, and John D. Rockefel… read more
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18. Grover Cleveland (The American Presidents, #22, #24)
By: Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. , Henry F. Graff
3.64
Format: 216 pages, Hardcover
A fresh look at the only president to serve nonconsecutive terms. Though often overlooked, Grover C… read more
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19. American Jezebel: The Uncommon Life of Anne Hutchinson, the Woman Who Defied the Puritans
By: Eve LaPlante
4.07
Format: 640 pages, Hardcover
Anne Hutchinson, a forty-six- year-old midwife who was pregnant with her sixteenth child, stood bef… read more
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20. 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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21. 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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22. 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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23. The Heart in Winter
By: Kevin Barry
4.02
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning writer Kevin Barry’s first novel set in America, a savagely funny and achingly romant… read more
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"... the morning was starkly lit under a migraine - white and vast opening sky."-Kevin Barry, The Heart in Winter
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. Joe Biden: The Life, the Run, and What Matters Now
By: Evan Osnos
3.71
Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition
*A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR* A concise, brilliant, and trenchant examination of Joseph… read more
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"I'm embarrassed to say, I thought you could defeat hate. You can't. It only hides. It crawls under the rocks, and, when given oxygen by any person in authority, it comes roaring back out. And what I …"-Evan Osnos, Joe Biden: The Life, the Run, and What Matters Now
26. William Howard Taft (The American Presidents #27)
By: Jeffrey Rosen
3.73
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
The only man to serve as president and chief justice, who approached every decision in constitution… read more
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27. The Ritual Effect: From Habit to Ritual, Harness the Surprising Power of Everyday Actions
By: Michael Norton
3.50
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In the bestselling tradition of Charles Duhigg’s The Power of Habit and Angela Duckworth’s Grit, a … read more
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28. The Accidental President: Chester A. Arthur
By: John M. Pafford
2.76
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
When he was nominated as vice president on the 1880 Republican ticket, Chester Alan Arthur had neve… read more
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29. Martin Van Buren: A Captivating Guide to the Man Who Served as the Eighth President of the United States (U.S. Presidents)
By: Captivating History
3.28
Format: 81 pages, Kindle Edition
Explore the Captivating Life of Martin Van Buren Free History BONUS Inside! History chiefly remembe… read more
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30. William McKinley: The Life and Legacy of the Third President to Be Assassinated
By: Charles River Editors
3.61
Format: 164 pages, Kindle Edition
*Includes pictures *Includes excerpts of contemporary accounts *Includes a bibliography for further… read more
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31. James Garfield: The Life and Legacy of the Second President to Be Assassinated
By: Charles River Editors
3.36
Format: 87 pages, Kindle Edition
*Includes pictures *Includes excerpts of contemporary accounts *Includes a bibliography for further… read more
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