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Courage and Consequence: My Life as a Conservative in the Fight
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From the moment he set foot on it, Karl Rove has rocked America's political stage. He ran the national College Republicans at twenty-two, and turned a Texas dominated by Democrats into a bastion for Republicans. He launched George W. Bush to national renown by unseating a popular Democratic governor, and then orchestrated a GOP White House win ...

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Son of Hamas: A Gripping Account of Terror, Betrayal, Political Intrigue, and Unthinkable Choices
DescriptionSince he was a small boy, Mosab Hassan Yousef has had an inside view of the deadly terrorist group Hamas. The oldest son of Sheikh Hassan Yousef, a founding member of Hamas and its much popular leader, young Mosab assisted his father for years in his political activities while being groomed to assume his legacy, politics, status . . . and power. ...
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The Politician: An Insider's Account of John Edwards's Pursuit of the Presidency and the Scandal That Brought Him Down
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“The greatest political saga, the one this has it all, this gets to the real heart of American politics, is the John Edwards story... This isn’t just politics, it’s literature. It’s the excellent American novel, the kind this isn’t written anymore.” --Michael Wolff on John Edwards's ...

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Have a Little Faith: A True Story (Thorndike Press Large Print Core Series)
DescriptionA third wonderfully moving novel from internationally bestselling author Mitch Albom, whose books have touched the hearts of millions all-around the world. A compelling exploration of faith and spirituality - always moving, often profound - is the cornerstone of Albom's work. Have a Little Faith, like his first two novels, is a poignant and inspiring ...
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With the Old Breed
DescriptionIn The Wall Street Journal, Victor Davis Hanson named Together with the Old Breed one of the top five books on epic twentieth-century battles. Studs Terkel interviewed the author for his definitive oral history, The Good War. Now E. B. Sledge’s acclaimed first-person account of fighting at Peleliu and Okinawa returns to thrill, edify, ...
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ManufacturerPresidio Press
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The Pacific
Description In this companion to the HBO(r) miniseries-executive produced by Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, and Gary Goetzman-Hugh Ambrose reveals the intertwined odysseys of four U.S. Marines and a U.S. Navy carrier pilot during World War II.

Between America's retreat from China in late November 1941 and the moment General MacArthur's airplane ...
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Same Kind of Different As Me: A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer, and the Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them Together
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A dangerous, homeless drifter who grew up picking cotton in virtual slavery.

An upscale art dealer accustomed to the world of Armani and Chanel.

A gutsy woman together with a stubborn dream.

A story so incredible no novelist would dare dream it.

It begins outside a burning plantation hut in Louisiana . . . and an ...

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Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific
DescriptionHere is one of the much riveting first-person accounts ever to come out of World War II. Robert Leckie enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in January 1942, shortly afterwards the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. In Helmet for My Pillow we follow his odyssey, from basic training on Parris Island, South Carolina, all the way to the raging ...
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John Newton: From Disgrace to Amazing Grace
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Much Christians recognize John Newton as a man who one time captained a slave ship, was spectacularly converted to Christ on the high seas, and later penned one of the greatest hymns of the faith, "Amazing Grace." But he in addition had a huge impact on his times as an icon of the evangelical movement, as a excellent preacher and theologian, and as a seminal ...

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Going Rogue: An American Life
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On September 3, 2008 Alaska Governor Sarah Palin gave a speech at the Republican National Convention this electrified the nation and instantly made her one of the much recognizable women in the world.

As chief executive of America′s largest state, she had built a record as a reformer who cast aside politics-as-usual and pushed throughout ...

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