The Impossible Presidency: The Rise and Fall of America's Highest Office
By: Jeremi Suri
3.88
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
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1. 1776
By: David McCullough
4.09
Format: 386 pages, Paperback
In this masterful book, David McCullough tells the intensely human story of those who marched with … read more
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"I lament the want of a liberal education. I feel the mist of ignorance to surround me - Nathanael Greene"-David McCullough, 1776
"Indeed, bribery, favoritism, and corruption in a great variety of forms were rampant not only in politics, but in all levels of society."-David McCullough, 1776
"It was a day and age that saw no reason why one could not learn whatever was required - learn vitally anything - by the close study of books."-David McCullough, 1776
"as the Sword was the last resort for the preservation of our liberties, so it ought to be the first thing laid aside when those liberties are firmly established"-David McCullough, 1776
2. Andrew Carnegie
By: David Nasaw
4.67
Format: 112 pages, Hardcover
Majestically told and based on materials not available to any previous biographer, the definitive l… read more
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3. The Killer Ascendant (John Rain, #6)
By: Barry Eisler
3.83
Format: 28 pages, Kindle Edition
Previously published as Requiem for an Assassin Hunted and finally cornered, John Rain faces his de… read more
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4. Redemption Games (John Rain, #4)
By: Barry Eisler
3.83
Format: 28 pages, Kindle Edition
Previously published as Killing Rain and One Last Kill After nearly dying while taking out a target… read more
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5. A Lonely Resurrection (John Rain, #2)
By: Barry Eisler
3.94
Format: 111 pages, Kindle Edition
All John Rain wants is to get out of the killing business. But with his discretion, his reliability… read more
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6. American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
By: Kai Bird , Martin J. Sherwin
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
"American Prometheus is the first full-scale biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, "father of the ato… read more
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7. Forward the Foundation (Foundation: Prequel #2)
By: Isaac Asimov
3.64
Format: 264 pages, Paperback
Librarian's note: There is an Alternate Cover Edition for this edition of this book . A stunning t… read more
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8. Prelude to Foundation
By: Isaac Asimov
3.69
Format: 88 pages, Paperback
Alternate cover edition for ISBN: It is 12,020 G.E. and Emperor Cleon I sits uneasily on the Impe… read more
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9. Camelot's Court: Inside the Kennedy White House
By: Robert Dallek
3.71
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
In anticipation of the fiftieth anniversary of John F. Kennedy's assassination comes this riveting,… read more
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"The art of diplomacy is finding a reasonable route among imperfect alternatives."-Robert Dallek, Camelot's Court: Inside the Kennedy White House
"JFK to RFK: To survive in politics, you sometimes have to be willing to make fun of yourself."-Robert Dallek, Camelot's Court: Inside the Kennedy White House
"They are pretty good at improvising, but God help us if they are given time to think. Dean Atchison"-Robert Dallek, Camelot's Court: Inside the Kennedy White House
10. Make Me (Jack Reacher, #20)
By: Lee Child
3.52
Format: 257 pages,
A Jack Reacher Novel "Why is this town called Mother's Rest?"That's all Reacher wants to know. But … read more
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11. Winner Take All (John Rain, #3)
By: Barry Eisler
2.75
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
Previously published as Rain Storm and Choke Point John Rain has disappeared to Brazil to escape th… read more
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12. An Introduction to the Policy Process: Theories, Concepts, and Models of Public Policy Making
By: Thomas A. Birkland
4.48
Format: 334 pages, Paperback
Now redesigned for increased user friendliness, this readable and practical introduction to the pub… read more
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13. 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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14. Never Go Back (Jack Reacher, #18)
By: Lee Child
3.67
Format: 363 pages, Hardcover
After an epic and interrupted journey all the way from the snows of South Dakota, Jack Reacher has … read more
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15. A Clean Kill in Tokyo (John Rain, #1)
By: Barry Eisler
3.95
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
Previously published as Rain Fall (John Rain, #1) Name: John Rain. Vocation: Assassin. Specialty: N… read more
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16. Extremis (John Rain, #5)
By: Barry Eisler
4.30
Format: 373 pages, Kindle Edition
Barry Eisler has been compared to Forsyth, Ludlum, le Carre, Ian Fleming, and Graham Greene. But hi… read more
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17. Foundation (Foundation, #1)
By: Isaac Asimov
4.17
Format: 244 pages, Hardcover
The first novel in Isaac Asimov's classic science-fiction masterpiece, the Foundation series Fo… read more
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"Past glories are poor feeding."-Isaac Asimov, Foundation (Foundation, #1)
"Weak emperors mean strong viceroys. "-Isaac Asimov, Foundation (Foundation, #1)
"I shall not be alive a half decade hence,"-Isaac Asimov, Foundation (Foundation, #1)
"Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent."-Isaac Asimov, Foundation (Foundation, #1)
18. The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time
By: Yascha Mounk
4.08
Format: 414 pages, Kindle Edition
One of our leading public intellectuals traces the origin of a set of ideas about identity and soci… read more
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19. Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder
By: Salman Rushdie
4.10
Format: 209 pages, Hardcover
From internationally renowned writer and Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, a searing, deeply pers… read more
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"Waiting is thinking, and to think deeply is, very often, to change one’s mind."-Salman Rushdie, Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder
"I don’t usually think of my books as prophecies. I’ve had some trouble with prophets in my life, and I’m not applying for the job."-Salman Rushdie, Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder
"To have a room of one’s own, one must have money. (I don’t think Virginia Woolf ever went to India, but her dictum stands, even there, even for men.)"-Salman Rushdie, Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder
"An intimacy of strangers. That's a phrase I've sometimes used to express the joyful thing that happens in the act of reading, that happy union of the interior lives of author and reader."-Salman Rushdie, Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder
20. Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar
By: Tom Holland
4.15
Format: 496 pages, Kindle Edition
Author and historian Tom Holland returns to his roots in Roman history and the audience he cultivat… read more
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21. The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel
By: Kati Marton
4.32
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
The “captivating” ( The New York Times ), definitive biography of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, … read more
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"This also serves as a clever way of neutralizing potential opponents. “Angela is very skilled at appropriating any issue as soon as it gains traction,"-Kati Marton, The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel
"Both Merkel and Obama read Yuval Harari’s somewhat ponderous Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind for pleasure. And though their tastes are widely different, both find escape and relaxation in music."-Kati Marton, The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel
"Her description of a perfect day sounds perfectly ordinary: “I will sleep long, have a relaxed breakfast. Then I’ll go out for some fresh air, chat with my husband or with friends. I might go to the …"-Kati Marton, The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel
22. The End of the World Is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization: The Collapse of Globalization and Its Aftermath
By: Peter Zeihan
4.18
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
2019 was the last great year for the world economy. For generations, everything has been getting… read more
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23. Conspiracy: Why the Rational Believe the Irrational
By: Michael Shermer
3.76
Format: 376 pages, Hardcover
Best-selling author Michael Shermer presents an overarching review of conspiracy theories―who belie… read more
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24. Peril
By: Bob Woodward
4.09
Format: 512 pages, Kindle Edition
The book covers the end of the Trump presidency and the early months of the Biden presidency. Th… read more
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"Graham said, "I can get an affidavit tomorrow saying the world is flat."-Bob Woodward, Peril
25. The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism
By: Tim Alberta
4.45
Format: 506 pages, Kindle Edition
Evangelical Christians are perhaps the most polarizing—and least understood—people living in Americ… read more
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26. Normandy '44: D-Day and the Epic 77-Day Battle for France
By: James Holland
4.45
Format: 650 pages, Hardcover
D-Day, June 6, 1944, and the seventy-six days of bitter fighting in Normandy that followed the Alli… read more
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27. Mr. Texas
By: Lawrence Wright
4.04
Format: 323 pages, Hardcover
A sharply drawn, page-turning send up of Texas politics—from the Pulitzer Prize winner and best-sel… read more
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28. Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy
By: Nathaniel Philbrick
3.84
Format: 374 pages, Hardcover
Does George Washington still matter? Bestselling author Nathaniel Philbrick argues for Washington's… read more
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"When Washington became president of the United States, he was still wrestling with the meaning of the American Revolution. He'd entered the conflict an unrepentant Virginia slaveholder. By the end of…"-Nathaniel Philbrick, Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy
29. Notes on Complexity: A Scientific Theory of Connection, Consciousness, and Being
By: Neil Theise
4.02
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
An electrifying introduction to complexity theory, the science of how complex systems behave—from c… read more
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30. The Prepared Leader: Emerge from Any Crisis More Resilient Than Before
By: Erika H. James
3.61
Format: 170 pages, Hardcover
The next crisis might be here now, or it might be around the corner. In The Prepared Emerge from A… read more
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31. The Impossible Presidency: The Rise and Fall of America's Highest Office
By: Jeremi Suri
3.88
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Why have recent presidents failed to bring promised change?In The Impossible Presidency, celebrated… read more
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