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761) The candidate
Author
Publisher
TimeWorthy Books
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
When an obscure priest is found dead in Zurich, Washington lawyer Esther Rosenberg turns to her inside connections to find out why. With the help of Paul Maddox, a former U.S. Congressman, she follows a string of clues that takes her deep into the heart of a corrupt conspiracy. This finding ties the front-running presidential candidate with the ancient Order of Malta.
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
National Geographic follows Pete Souza, the President's photographer inside the Obama White House, aboard Air Force One, backstage at the State of the Union, and into the heart of the West Wing. It's a behind-the-scenes look at the everyday grit of the American presidency and a chance to see what it's like to cover the most powerful man in the world, for history. Features intimate interviews with President Obama.
Author
Publisher
Yellow Jacket, an imprint of Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"In February 1861 newly elected President Abraham Lincoln set out on a triumphant 2,000 mile cross-country railroad trip that would take him to his inauguration in Washington, D.C. At the same time, a band of fanatic southern Confederate sympathizers decided to stop Lincoln from reaching Washington and taking office. Furious because the new president's desire to end slavery threatened their way of life, they devised a secret plan: Lincoln would be...
765) Which puppy?
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Puppies from around the world--along with some would-be puppies--compete with one another to become the First Family's new puppy.
768) Such a lovely family
Author
Publisher
Forge, Tor Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
When a brutal murder in the middle of their annual spring party turns the gathering into a homicide scene, and all the guests into suspects, the Calhouns and their adult children, who they control with money and emotional manipulation, are forced to face their darkest secrets before it's too late.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
This is a groundbreaking work of meticulous historical research and the dramatic story of an act of terrorism that almost succeeded. Journalists Hunter and Bainbridge have pieced together the story of the 1950 conspiracy to assassinate President Harry Truman, and of how a few good men--ordinary guys willing to risk their lives in the line of duty--stopped it in a bloody shoot-out in the streets of Washington. The authors examine the forces that led...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Congressman Jamie Raskin tells the story of the forty-five days at the start of 2021 that permanently changed his life - and his family's - as he confronted the painful loss of his son to suicide, lived through the violent insurrection in our nation's Capitol, and led the impeachment effort to hold President Trump accountable for inciting the political violence. A moving story of a father coping with his pain and a revealing examination of holding...
Author
Publisher
WND Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
From time to time, in every era, there emerges a journalist who roams the halls of power like a roaring lion, seeking whatever liars he may devour. Les Kinsolving has filled that role for decades, and his maverick reporting style has endeared him to a host of fans that watch with glee while Kinsolving makes politicians squirm.
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Camera Girl brings to cinematic life Jackie Kennedy's years as a young woman chafing at the expectations of her family and her era as she seeks to follow her dreams of becoming a famous writer. Set primarily during the underexamined years of 1950-1954, when Jackie was 20 to 25 years old, the book recounts the extraordinary story of her late college years, coming-of-age, and her life as a young female journalist. Before she met Jack Kennedy, Jacqueline...
776) A plague upon our house: my fight at the Trump White House to stop COVID from destroying America
Author
Publisher
Liberatio Protocol
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"What really happened behind the scenes at the Trump White House during the COVID pandemic? When Dr. Scott W. Atlas was tapped by Donald Trump to join his COVID Task Force, he was immediately thrust into a maelstrom of scientific disputes, policy debates, raging egos, politically motivated lies, and cynical media manipulation. Numerous myths and distortions surround the Trump Administration's handling of the crisis, and many pressing questions remain...
Author
Publisher
Margaret Ferguson Books, Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Left at the Mostly Silent Monastery in Washington, D.C. as a toddler and home-schooled by a retired nun, twelve-year-old Bicycle rides cross-country to meet a famous cyclist who she hopes will be her first friend.
Publisher
Rhino Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
"There was a time, some years before the ascendance of rock 'n' roll on Top 40 radio, when popular music veered sharply from the mainstream to sample American roots-music traditions. Inspired by the songs of Pete Seeger and The Weavers, this 'folk' music found its greatest expression during the early 1960s in the songs of an emerging Greenwich Village folk group known as Peter, Paul and Mary. In the Trio's new PBS show, Carry It On, they recall, along...