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The Presidents: Noted Historians Rank America's Best--and Worst--Chief Executives
The complete rankings of our best -- and worst -- presidents, based on C-SPAN's much-cited Historians Surveys of Presidential Leadership. Over a period of decades, C-SPAN has surveyed leading historians on the best and worst of America's presidents across a variety of categories -- their ability to persuade the public, their leadership skills, the moral authority, and more. The crucible of the presidency has forged some of the very best and very worst leaders in our national history, along with much in between.Based on interviews conducted over the years with a variety of presidential biograph... [Read More]
- ASIN: 1541774337
- ASIN: 1541774337
- ISBN: 1541774337
- Manufacturer: PublicAffairs
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Abraham Lincoln: Great American Historians on Our Sixteenth President
In a handsome, gift-quality volume celebrating the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth, America's top Lincoln historians offer their diverse perspectives on the life and legacy of America's sixteenth president. Spanning Lincoln's life—from his early career as a Springfield lawyer, to his presidential reign during one of America's most troubled historical periods, to his assassination in 1865—these essays, developed from original C-SPAN interviews, provide a compelling, composite portrait of Lincoln, one that offers up new stories and fresh insights on a defining leader.Edited by C-SPAN's ... [Read More]
- ASIN: 1586486764
- ASIN: 1586486764
- ISBN: 1586486764
- Manufacturer: PublicAffairs
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The Presidents' War: Six American Presidents And The Civil War That Divided Them
For the first time, readers will experience America’s gravest crisis through the eyes of the five former presidents who lived it. Author and historian Chris DeRose chronicles history’s most epic Presidential Royal Rumble, which culminated in a multi-front effort against Lincoln’s reelection bid, but not before: * John Tyler engaged in shuttle diplomacy between President Buchanan and the new Confederate Government. He chaired the Peace Convention of 1861, the last great hope for a political resolution to the crisis. When it failed, Tyler joined the Virginia Secession Convention, v... [Read More]
- ASIN: 0762796642
- UPC: 884152697499
- ASIN: 0762796642
- ISBN: 9780762796649
- Manufacturer: Lyons Press
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First in Line: Presidents, Vice Presidents, and the Pursuit of Power
From the author of the New York Times bestsellers First Women and The Residence, an intimate, news-making look at the men who are next in line to the most powerful office in the world—the vice presidents of the modern era—from Richard Nixon to Joe Biden to Mike Pence.Vice presidents occupy a unique and important position, living partway in the spotlight and part in the wings. Of the forty-eight vice presidents who have served the United States, fourteen have become president; eight of these have risen to the Oval Office because of a president’s death or assassination, and one became pres... [Read More]
- ASIN: 0062668943
- ASIN: 0062668943
- ISBN: 0062668943
- Manufacturer: Harper
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Kensun HID Kit Computer Warning Cancellers - 1 Pair of Anti Flickers
Kensun's HID Kit Computer Warning Canceller solves a problem sometimes encountered when installing HID kits on certain car models, such as Mercedes Benz, BMW and Audi. The CANBUS system in these vehicles causes a computer error warning to be displayed. By using this cable, you can connect the power supply to the HID ballast via this unit which resolves the computer error warning.
- ASIN: B00D6MO898
- UPC: 617037290412
- ASIN: B00D6MO898
- Brand: Kensun
- Manufacturer: Kensun
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Man of Destiny: FDR and the Making of the American Century
From an acclaimed historian comes an authoritative and balanced biography of FDR, based on previously untapped sourcesNo president looms larger in twentieth-century American history than Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and few life stories can match his for sheer drama. Following in the footsteps of his Republican cousin President Theodore Roosevelt, FDR devoted himself to politics as a Democrat and a true man of the people. Eventually setting his sights on the presidency, he was elected to office in 1932 by a nation that was mired in the Great Depression and desperate for revival.As the distinguis... [Read More]
- ASIN: B012271VXS
- ASIN: B012271VXS
- Manufacturer: Basic Books
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Ephialtes (Ephialtes Trilogy Book 1)
In 2241 the dominant superpower on Earth, the USAN, successfully concludes the fourth world war. The nation breathes a sigh of relief and looks forward to the resumption of elections.Across the solar system the leading industrialist in the USAN’s small colony on Mars is thinking about independence. When the Martian population votes in favour Mars secedes from the union.It seems to be a fait accompli until it’s suggested that a massive dropship carrying spacecraft, Ephialtes, built to patrol the Earth, could be refitted for interplanetary spaceflight. Maybe the USAN could use its militar... [Read More]
- ASIN: B010BR45PM
- ASIN: B010BR45PM
- Manufacturer: parcom entertainment
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Absolute Power
When burglar Luther Whitney breaks into a Virginia mansion, he witnesses a brutal crime involving the president--a man who believes he can get away with anything--and now, Luther may be the only one who can stop him in this #1 New York Times bestselling thriller.In a heavily guarded mansion in the Virginia countryside, professional burglar and break-in artist Luther Whitney is trapped behind a two-way mirror. What he witnesses destroys his faith not only in justice, but in all he holds dear. What follows is an unthinkable abuse of power and criminal conspiracy, as a breathtaking cover-up is se... [Read More]
- ASIN: 044656656X
- ASIN: 044656656X
- ISBN: 044656656X
- Brand: Vision
- Manufacturer: Vision
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Churchill, Hitler, and "The Unnecessary War": How Britain Lost Its Empire and the West Lost the World
Were World Wars I and II inevitable? Were they necessary wars? Or were they products of calamitous failures of judgment?In this monumental and provocative history, Patrick Buchanan makes the case that, if not for the blunders of British statesmen–Winston Churchill first among them–the horrors of two world wars and the Holocaust might have been avoided and the British Empire might never have collapsed into ruins. Half a century of murderous oppression of scores of millions under the iron boot of Communist tyranny might never have happened, and Europe’s central role in world affairs might ... [Read More]
- ASIN: 0307405168
- ASIN: 0307405168
- ISBN: 0307405168
- Brand: Three Rivers Press CA
- Manufacturer: Crown Forum
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Grandmère: A Personal History of Eleanor Roosevelt
Illustrated with dozens of never-before-seen family photographs, this unusual biography of Eleanor Roosevelt by her grandson shares personal family stories of a remarkable woman and provides an intimate glimpse into the life and accomplishments of a woman who changed the course of twentieth-century history. 60,000 first printing.
- ASIN: 0446527343
- ASIN: 0446527343
- ISBN: 0446527343
- Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing
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George vs. George: The Revolutionary War as Seen by Both Sides
There are two sides to every story. Rosalyn Schanzer's engaging and wonderfully illustrated book brings to life both sides of the American Revolution. The narrative introduces anew the two enemies, both named George: George Washington, the man who freed the American colonies from the British, and George III, the British king who lost them. Two leaders on different sides of the Atlantic, yet with more in common than we sometimes acknowledge. We are lead through their story, and the story of their times, and see both sides of the arguments that divided the colonies from the Kingdom. Was King Geo... [Read More]
- ASIN: 0792273494
- ASIN: 0792273494
- ISBN: 9780792273493
- Brand: National Geographic Children's Books
- Manufacturer: National Geographic Children's Books
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The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America
A pocket edition of America's founding documents.To encourage people everywhere to better understand and appreciate the principles of government that are set forth in America’s founding documents, the Cato Institute published this pocket edition of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America. With more than three million copies in print, this edition’s influence has been observed far and wide. It has been held up by senators at press conferences and by representatives during floor debate; found in federal judicial chambers across the country; appear... [Read More]
- ASIN: 1882577981
- ASIN: 1882577981
- ISBN: 1882577981
- Brand: Brand: Cato Institute
- Manufacturer: Cato Institute
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Little Known Facts about the U. S. Presidents
Written for all ages in an educational and entertaining style, Little Known Facts about the U. S. Presidents sheds a different light on the life and times of the most famous U. S. presidents as
- UPC: 47875528
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The Best Works of Alfred Henry Lewis (Best Works Including The Onlooker, The President, Wolfville, Wolfville Days, Wolfville Nights, And More) - eBook
The Best Works of Alfred Henry Lewis Faro Nell and Her Friends How The Raven Died The Mormon Menace The Onlooker The President Wolfville Wolfville Days Wolfville
- UPC: 761709543
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The Elements of Graphical Statics and Their Application to Framed Structures; With Numerous Practical Examples of Cranes--Bridge, Roof and Suspension Trusses--Braced and Stone Arches--Pivot and Draw Spans--Continuous Girders, &C., Together with the Best M
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as
- UPC: 896879846
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Little Known Facts about the U. S. Presidents - eBook
In Little Known Facts about the U. S. Presidents, Jane Flinn, tests your knowledge about some of the most powerful men in history—and some of the most colorful.Written for all ages in an educational and
- UPC: 786910246
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The Elements of Graphical Statics and Their Application to Framed Structures; With Numerous Practical Examples of Cranes--Bridge, Roof and Suspension Trusses--Braced and Stone Arches--Pivot and Draw Spans--Continuous Girders, &c., Together with the Best M
The Elements of Graphical Statics and Their Application to Framed Structures; With Numerous Practical Examples of Cranes--Bridge, Roof and
- UPC: 323245831
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The Elements of Graphical Statics and Their Application to Framed Structures; With Numerous Practical Examples of Cranes--Bridge, Roof and Suspension Trusses--Braced and Stone Arches--Pivot and Draw Spans--Continuous Girders, &c., Together with the Best M
The Elements of Graphical Statics and Their Application to Framed
- UPC: 874173362
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The Elements of Graphical Statics and Their Application to Framed Structures, with Numerous Practical Examples of Cranes--Bridge, Roof and Suspension Trusses--Braced and Stone Arches--Pivot and Draw Spans--Continuous Girders, &c., Together with the Best M
The Elements of Graphical Statics and Their Application to Framed Structures, with Numerous Practical Examples of Cranes--Bridge, Roof and
- UPC: 546161345
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Little Known Facts about the U. S. Presidents
Written for all ages in an educational and entertaining style, Little Known Facts about the U. S. Presidents sheds a different light on the life and times of the most famous U. S. presidents as
- UPC: 48450719
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A Disposition to Be Rich: How a Small-Town Pastor's Son Ruined an American President, Brought on a Wall Street Crash, and Made Himself the Best-
A Disposition to Be Rich: How a Small-Town Pastor's Son Ruined an American President, Brought on a Wall Street Crash, and Made Himself the Best-Hated Man in the United States, Ward, Geoffrey
- UPC: 17476402
- Rating: 3.5
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The Life of Herbert Hoover: Keeper of the Torch, 1933-1964
In this monumental contribution to Hoover scholarship, eminent historian Gary Dean Best chronicles the post-presidential decades of this important historical figure, and the achievements of a distinguished career that extended far beyond Herbert Hoover's
- UPC: 21308985
C-SPAN's Historians Survey on Presidential Leadership
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