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Author
Language
English
Description
"In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, describing in strikingly personal detail both his political education and the landmark moments of the first term of his historic presidency--a time of dramatic transformation and turmoil"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2018
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xx, 450 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
For nearly ten years, Ben Rhodes saw almost everything that happened at the center of the Obama administration, first as a speechwriter, then as deputy national security advisor, and finally as a multipurpose aide and close collaborator. Now he tells the full story of his partnership and, ultimately, friendship with the president of the United States. The World As Is presents a rare look inside the most poignant, tense, and consequential moments of...
Author
Publisher
Harper Audio
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
6 audio discs (7 hr., 45 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The NBC journalist who covered and took fire from Donald Trump on the campaign trail offers an inside look at the most shocking presidential election in American history.
Author
Publisher
HarperLuxe, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First Harperluxe edition.
Physical Desc
648 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Twice before in its history, the United States has been faced with a crisis so severe it was forced to reinvent itself in order to survive: first, the struggle over slavery, culminating in the Civil War, and the second, the Great Depression, which led to President Roosevelt's New Deal and the establishment of America as a social-democratic state. In a sequence of essays that excavate the past while laying bare the political upheaval of 2016, Ben...
Author
Publisher
Twelve
Pub. Date
2017
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
248 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Who Thought This Was a Good Idea? from Alyssa Mastromonaco former White House Deputy Chief of Staff, is an intimate and admiring portrait of a president, a book about how to get stuff done, and a book about how one woman challenged, again and again, what a "White House official" is supposed to look like.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"As a highly respected pollster for corporate and Republican clients and a frequent television talk show guest, Kellyanne Conway had already established herself as one of the brightest lights on the national political scene when Donald Trump asked her to run his presidential campaign. She agreed, delivering him to the White House, becoming the first woman in American history to manage a winning presidential campaign, and changing the American landscape...
Author
Publisher
Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow
Pub. Date
2019
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
580 pages. illustrations, portraits (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
In her memoir, Power offers an urgent response to the question "What can one person do?"--and a call for a clearer eye, a kinder heart, and a more open and civil hand in our politics and daily lives. The Education of an Idealist traces Power's distinctly American journey from immigrant to war correspondent to presidential Cabinet official.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
374 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The producer of "The Rachel Maddow Show" reveals how the Republican Party has undergone a disturbing metamorphosis throughout the past decade and has effectively seized power at the cost of American democracy.
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 290 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
The former FBI director shares his experiences over the past two decades working in the American government and explores ethical leadership and how it drives sound decision-making.
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2017
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
260 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
The former vice-president of the United States chronicles the difficult final year of his son's battle with cancer, his efforts to balance his responsibilities to the country and his family, and the lessons he learned.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
c2019
Physical Desc
xii, 305 pages : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Valerie Jarrett interviewed a promising young lawyer named Michelle Robinson in July 1991 for a job in Chicago city government, neither knew that it was the first step on a path that would end in the White House. Jarrett soon became Michelle and Barack Obama's trusted personal adviser and family confidante. Jarrett joined the White House team in January 2009 and departed in January 2017.
Author
Publisher
Broadside Books
Pub. Date
c2018
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 240 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The liberal media loves to characterize the Obama years as free of scandal. They pretend this is true because virtually every office in the executive branch worked to withhold evidence of wrongdoing, silence witness testimony, destroy federal records, classify embarrassing information, and retaliate against truth tellers. In this informative and optimistic book, Chaffetz highlights the tactics of the Deep State and offers a way to fight back and win....
16) A promised land
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 751 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, describing in strikingly personal detail both his political education and the landmark moments of the first term of his historic presidency--a time of dramatic transformation and turmoil"--
Author
Publisher
Sugar23 Books, Mariner Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
309 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The former chief speechwriter for President Obama provides an account of ten days in his presidency in June 2015 in the shadow of a racist massacre in Charleston and two impending Supreme Court decisions.
Author
Publisher
Twelve
Pub. Date
2018
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvii, 284 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The former White House director of communications explores how politics, the media, and the Internet changed during the Obama administration and how Democrats can fight back in the Trump era.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From the Pulitzer-Prize-winning New York Times reporter who has defined Donald J. Trump's presidency like no other journalist: a magnificent and disturbing reckoning that moves beyond simplistic caricature, chronicling his rise in New York City to his tortured post-presidency and his potential comeback. Few journalists working today have covered Donald Trump more extensively than Maggie Haberman. And few understand him and his motivations better....
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The first nine months of Donald Trump's term were stormy, outrageous -- and absolutely mesmerizing. Now, thanks to his deep access to the West Wing, bestselling author Michael Wolff tells the riveting story of how Trump launched a tenure as volatile and fiery as the man himself. In this explosive book, Wolff provides a wealth of new details about the chaos in the Oval Office. Among the revelations : What President Trump's staff really thinks of him...