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1) Never
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English
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"Every catastrophe begins with a little problem that doesn't get fixed." So says Pauline Green, president of the United States, in Ken Follett's nerve-racking drams of international tension. A shrinking oasis in the Sahara Desert; a stolen US Army drone; an uninhabited Japanese island; and one country's secret stash of deadly chemical poisons: all these play roles in a relentlessly escalating crisis. Struggling to prevent the outbreak of world war...
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English
Description
"The New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker and Mrs. Lincoln's Rival imagines the inner life of Julia Grant, beloved as a Civil War general's wife and the First Lady, yet who grappled with a profound and complex relationship with the slave who was her namesake-until she forged a proud identity of her own. In 1844, Missouri belle Julia Dent met dazzling horseman Lieutenant Ulysses S Grant. Four years passed before their parents...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2008
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
558 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
When her husband is elected president of the United States, Alice Blackwell finds her new life as first lady increasingly tumultuous as she reflects on the privileges and difficulties of her position as her private beliefs conflict with her public responsibilities.
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Series
Charlotte Kramer volume 1
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st Atria Books hardcover ed.
Physical Desc
322 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
9) Pursuit
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Series
Language
English
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Description
Directed by her inebriated boss to meet with the First Lady in Washington, D.C., rookie lawyer Jessica Ford barely survives a high-speed car crash in which the First Lady is killed, after which anmesia-stricken Jessica begins to suspect that the crash was not an accident.
Author
Series
Max Geller volume 1
Publisher
Oceanview Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
344 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Fired for bias against the U.S. president, ex-CIA Russia expert Max Geller gets a chance to redeem his reputation and make a fortune when he is hired to investigate the president's incriminating ties to Moscow. Jill Rucker, an undercover CIA agent, is assigned to work with him - and she does - when she's not pursuing her own conflicting goals. The search takes them to England, Russia, Panama, and Switzerland. Along the way, Max runs afoul of British...
Author
Publisher
Akashic Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
280 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"The Last Election is a unique political thriller about an outlandish yet frighteningly possible—even probable—scenario in America's near future, during the crucial 2024 presidential election. Though it is fiction, it is a wake-up call to a country tearing itself apart. The story focuses on two characters: Mikey Ricci, a political operative who has lost faith in traditional structures following the bitter races of 2016 and 2020; and Martha Kass,...
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Landmark
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
386 pages 22 cm
Language
English
Description
From the celebrated author Susan Higginbotham comes the incredible story of Lincoln's First Lady
A Union's First Lady
As the Civil War cracks the country in two, Mary Lincoln stands beside her husband praying for a swift Northern victory. But as the body count rises, Mary can't help but fear each bloody gain. Because her beloved sister Emily is across party lines, fighting for the South, and Mary is at risk of losing both her country and her family...
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Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Penny knows that her mother works for somebody called the POTUS, but she does not know what that means, and the odd name seems to her to imply some kind of friendly monster.
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Landmark
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
341 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Socialite Edith Bolling has been in no hurry to find a new husband since she was widowed, preferring to fill her days with good friends and travel. But the enchanting courting of President Woodrow Wilson wins Edith over and she becomes the First Lady of the United States. The position is uncomfortable for the fiercely independent Edith, but she's determined to rise to the challenges of her new marriage--from the bloodthirsty press to the shadows...