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Showing 1 - 10 of 269121 Products Page 1 <-- Page 1 --> Page 2 Product Description Availability Price The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream (Vintage) Brand: Vintage - Part: Barack Obama's first book, Dreams from My Father, was a compelling and moving memoir focusing on personal issues of race, identity, and community. With his second bo... In Stock $7.99 $3.40 Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance Brand: Three Rivers Press - Part: In this lyrical, unsentimental, and compelling memoir, the son of a black African father and a white American mother searches for a workable meaning to his life as a... In Stock $14.95 $7.45 Too Fat to Fish Brand: Spiegel & Grau - Part: Outrageous, raw, and painfully funny true stories straight from the life of the actor, comedian, and much-loved cast member of The Howard Stern Show—with a for... In Stock $24.95 $13.58 Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln Brand: Simon & Schuster - Part: The life and times of Abraham Lincoln have been analyzed and dissected in countless books. Do we need another Lincoln biography? In Team of Rivals, esteemed historia... In Stock $21.00 $11.47 Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World Brand: Grand Central Publishing - Part: How much of an impact can an animal have? How many lives can one cat touch? How is it possible for an abandoned kitten to transform a small library, save a classic A... In Stock $19.99 $10.74 The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life Brand: Bantam - Part: Here is THE book recounting the life and times of one of the most respected men in the world, Warren Buffett. The legendary Omaha investor has never written a memoir... In Stock $35.00 $17.25 American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House Brand: Random House - Part: Andrew Jackson, his intimate circle of friends, and his tumultuous times are at the heart of this remarkable book about the man who rose from nothing to create the modern presidency. Beloved and hated, venerated and reviled, Andrew Jackson was an orphan who fought his way to the pinnacle of power, bending the nation to his will in the cause of democracy. Jackson’s election in 1828 ushered in a new and lasting era in which the people, not distant elites, were the guiding force in American politics. Democracy made its stand in the Jackson years, and he gave voice to the hopes and the fears of a restless, changing nation facing challenging times at home and threats abroad. To tell the saga of Jackson’s presidency, acclaimed author Jon Meacham goes inside the Jackson White House. Drawing on newly discovered family letters and papers, he details the human drama–the family, the women, and the inner circle of advisers–that shaped Jackson’s private world through years of storm and victory.One of our most significant yet dimly recalled presidents, Jackson was a battle-hardened warrior, the founder of the Democratic Party, and the architect of the presidency as we know it. His story is one of violence, sex, courage, and tragedy. With his powerful persona, his evident bravery, and his mystical connection to the people, Jackson moved the White House from the periphery of government to the center of national action, articulating a vision of change that challenged entrenched interests to heed the popular will–or face his formidable wrath. The greatest of the presidents who have followed Jackson in the White House–from Lincoln to Theodore Roosevelt to FDR to Truman–have found inspiration in his example, and virtue in his vision.Jackson was the most contradictory of men. The architect of the removal of Indians from their native lands, he was warmly sentimental and risked everything to give more power to ordinary citizens. He was, in short, a lot like his country: alternately kind and vicious, brilliant and blind; and a man who fought a lifelong war to keep the republic safe–no matter what it took. Jon Meacham in American ... In Stock $30.00 $15.95 Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time Brand: Penguin (Non-Classics) - Part: The astonishing, uplifting story of a real-life Indiana Jones and his humanitarian campaign to use education to combat terrorism in the Taliban’s backyard Anyone w... In Stock $15.00 $7.00 A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity Brand: Broadway - Part: The year was 1957, the month September, and I had just turned eight years old. Dwight Eisenhower was President, but in my life it was the diminutive, intense Sister ... In Stock $26.00 $13.49 Time President Obama: The Path to The White House Brand: Time - Part: Barack Obama's path from Hawaii to Indonesia to the White House represents one of the most unlikely and fascinating journeys in U.S. political history. With this spe... Not yet published $19.95 $11.97 Showing 1 - 10 of 269121 Products Page 1 <-- Page 1 --> Page 2