Presidents & Heads of State
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The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel
$30.00 Add to cartThe “captivating” (The New York Times), definitive biography of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, detailing the extraordinary rise and political brilliance of the most powerful–and elusive–woman in t… [more below]
- Author: Marton, Kati
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: October 26 2021
- ISBN10: 1501192620
- Language: English
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The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
$40.00 Read moreWINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE AND THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD – One of Modern Library‘s 100 best nonfiction books of all time – One of Esquire‘s 50 best biographies of all time
“A towering biography . . . a… [more below]- Author: Morris, Edmund
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 960
- Publish Date: November 23 2010
- ISBN10: 1400069653
- Language: English
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Nixon Agonistes: The Crisis of the Self-Made Man
$35.00 Add to cartFrom one of America’s most distinguished historians comes this classic analysis of Richard Nixon. By considering some of the president’s opinions, Wills comes to the controversial conclusion that Nixo
- Author: Wills, Garry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 640
- Publish Date: November 14 2002
- ISBN10: 0618134328
- Language: English
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Witness to Dignity: The Life and Faith of George H.W. and Barbara Bush
$0.00 Read moreThis is the untold, intimate, and eye-witness account of the character, integrity, service, faith, and dignity of former President George H.W. Bush and first lady Barbara Bush by their priest, pastor,
- Author: Levenson Jr, Russell
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: November 15, 2022
- ISBN10: 1546003290
- Language: English
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The Most Interesting American: Personal Encounters, Quotations, and First-Hand Impressions of Theodore Roosevelt
$19.99 Read moreTheodore Roosevelt largely is known today by stereotypes and his many accomplishments–but the full and fascinating essence of the man is fading. In this book, TR charges back!
Historian Rick Marschal- Author: Marschall, Rick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 03 2023
- ISBN10: 1637586329
- Language: English
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FDR
$26.00 Add to cartNATIONAL BESTSELLER – “A model presidential biography… Now, at last, we have a biography that is right for the man” – Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post Book World
One of today’s premier biograph- Author: Smith, Jean Edward
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 880
- Publish Date: May 13 2008
- ISBN10: 0812970497
- Language: English
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Thomas Jefferson: Author of America
$18.99 Add to cart“A balanced, readable portrait. A refreshing perspective.” —New York Times Book Review
With intelligence, insight, eloquence, and wit, bestselling author Christopher Hitchens gives us an artful portra
- Series: Eminent Lives
- Author: Hitchens, Christopher
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: May 05 2009
- ISBN10: 0060837063
- Language: English
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James K. Polk: The American Presidents Series: The 11th President, 1845-1849
$32.99 Add to cartThe story of a pivotal president who watched over our westward expansion and solidified the dream of Jacksonian democracy
James K. Polk was a shrewd and decisive commander in chief, the youngest presi- Series: American Presidents
- Author: Seigenthaler, John, Sr.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: January 04 2004
- ISBN10: 0805069429
- Language: English
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JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917-1956
$24.00 Add to cartA NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR – A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian takes us as close as we have ever been to the real John F. Kennedy in this revelatory biography of the iconic, yet still
- Author: Logevall, Fredrik
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 816
- Publish Date: September 07, 2021
- ISBN10: 0812987020
- Language: English
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Andrew Johnson: A Biography
$29.99 Add to cartPolitically shrewd but fatally unable to adapt to new political realities, Andrew Johnson presided, disastrously, over the tumultuous first years of Reconstruction. In this provocative account, Hans T… [more below]
- Author: Trefousse, Hans Louis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: December 01 1997
- ISBN10: 0393317420
- Language: English
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The Only Woman in the Room: Golda Meir and Her Path to Power
$66.58 Add to cartA feminist biography of the only woman to become prime minister of Israel
In this authoritative and empathetic biography, Pnina Lahav reexamines the life of Golda Meir (1898-1978) through a feminist l- Author: Lahav, Pnina
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 376
- Publish Date: September 06 2022
- ISBN10: 0691201749
- Language: English
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America, a Redemption Story: Choosing Hope, Creating Unity
$28.99 Add to cartThe American Dream isn’t a thing of the past, but a miracle of the present.
Now more than ever it’s easy to focus on the divisions that plague our nation. It may seem as if our best days are behind us,
- Author: Scott, Tim
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: August 09 2022
- ISBN10: 1400236495
- Language: English
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Putin
$40.00 Read moreThe first comprehensive, fully up-to-date biography of Vladimir Putin, woven into the tumultuous saga of Russia over the last sixty years
Vladimir Putin is the world’s most dangerous man. Alone among- Author: Short, Philip
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 864
- Publish Date: July 26 2022
- ISBN10: 1627793666
- Language: English
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Becoming FDR: The Personal Crisis That Made a President
$20.00 Read more“An illuminating account of how Franklin D. Roosevelt’s struggles with polio steeled him for the great struggles of the Depression and of World War II.”–Jon Meacham
“A valuable book for anyone who wa- Author: Darman, Jonathan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 0812978781
- Language: English
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Jackie: The Life and Style of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
$30.00 Read moreJackie: The Life and Style of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis is an intense and in-depth portrait of a woman who enchanted the world.
Beautiful. Cultured. Refined. Enviable. Admirable. Adored. Journalist.- Author: Johnson, Chiara Pasqualetti
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: October 03 2023
- ISBN10: 8854420018
- Language: English
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The Good Die Young: The Verdict on Henry Kissinger
$19.95 Read more“The collection strikes a blackly comic but erudite tone.”
Kissinger is dead but his blood-soaked legacy endures If the American foreign policy establishment is a gr
-Sophia Nguyen, The Washington Post- Author: Sunkara, Bhaskar
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: January 17 2024
- ISBN10: 1788730305
- Language: English
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Accidental Presidents: Eight Men Who Changed America
$21.99 Add to cartThis New York Times bestselling “deep dive into the terms of eight former presidents is chock-full of political hijinks–and d j vu” (Vanity Fair) and provides a fascinating look at the men who came t… [more below]
- Author: Cohen, Jared
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: January 28 2020
- ISBN10: 1501109839
- Language: English
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The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt: The Women Who Created a President
$30.99 Add to cartA spirited and poignant family love story, revealing how an icon of rugged American masculinity was profoundly shaped by the women in his life, especially his mother, sisters, and wives.
Theodore Roo- Author: O’Keefe, Edward F.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: May 07 2024
- ISBN10: 1982145684
- Language: English
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Character Matters: And Other Life Lessons from George H. W. Bush
$30.00 Add to cartFormer Chief of Staff to President George H.W. Bush and New York Times bestselling author of The Man I Knew, Jean Becker shares touching and pivotal life lessons from a leader that left a mark on peop… [more below]
- Author: Becker, Jean
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: April 16 2024
- ISBN10: 1538758571
- Language: English
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A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House: A Pulitzer Prize Winner
$25.99 Add to cartPulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winner: “Of all the Kennedy books . . . this is the best.”–Time
Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. served as special assistant to President John F. Kennedy throughout hi… [more below]- Author: Schlesinger, Arthur M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 1120
- Publish Date: June 03 2002
- ISBN10: 0618219277
- Language: English
