Presidents & Heads of State
-
James Buchanan: The American Presidents Series: The 15th President, 1857-1861
$31.99 Add to cartA provocative reconsideration of a presidency on the brink of Civil War
Almost no president was as well trained and well prepared for the office as James Buchanan. He had served in the Pennsylvania st- Series: American Presidents
- Author: Baker, Jean H.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: June 07 2004
- ISBN10: 0805069461
- Language: English
-
Rutherford B. Hayes: The American Presidents Series: The 19th President, 1877-1881
$35.00 Add to cartA leader of the Reconstruction era, whose contested election eerily parallels the election debacle of 2000
The disputed election of 1876 between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel Tilden, in which Congre- Series: American Presidents
- Author: Trefousse, Hans Louis
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: November 05 2002
- ISBN10: 0805069089
- Language: English
-
Zachary Taylor: The American Presidents Series: The 12th President, 1849-1850
$31.99 Add to cartThe rough-hewn general who rose to the nation’s highest office, and whose presidency witnessed the first political skirmishes that would lead to the Civil War
Zachary Taylor was a soldier’s soldier, a- Series: American Presidents (Times)
- Author: Eisenhower, John S. D.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: May 27 2008
- ISBN10: 0805082379
- Language: English
-
Hiding in Plain Sight: The Invention of Donald Trump and the Erosion of America
$18.99 Add to cartInstant New York Times Bestseller
New York Times bestselling author Sarah
Washington Post Bestseller
USA Today Bestseller
Indie Bound Bestseller
Authors Round the South Bestseller
Midwest Indie Bestseller- Author: Kendzior, Sarah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 20 2021
- ISBN10: 1250779405
- Language: English
-
The Final Days
$20.00 Add to cart“An extraordinary work of reportage on the epic political story of our time” (Newsweek)–from Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, Pulitzer Prize-winning coauthors of All the President’s Men.
The Final Da- Author: Woodward, Bob
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: November 01 2005
- ISBN10: 0743274067
- Language: English
-
This Child Will Be Great: Memoir of a Remarkable Life by Africa’s First Woman President
$19.99 Add to cart“Exceptionally well written, a true story that seems as much a thriller as the remembrances of an ambitious and brave woman. . . . This timely book. . . is a lesson in courage and perseverance.” — Wa
- Author: Sirleaf, Ellen Johnson
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: April 13 2010
- ISBN10: 0061353485
- Language: English
-
Abe: Abraham Lincoln in His Times
$23.00 Read moreNow an Apple TV+ documentary, Lincoln’s Dilemma.
One of the Wall Street Journal’s Ten Best Books of the Year A Washington Post Notable Book A Christian Science Monitor and Kirkus Reviews Best Book of- Author: Reynolds, David S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 1088
- Publish Date: September 28 2021
- ISBN10: 0143110764
- Language: English
-
His Masterly Pen: A Biography of Jefferson the Writer
$35.00 Read moreAs he did for Abraham Lincoln and John Quincy Adams, award-winning biographer Fred Kaplan offers a fresh, illuminating look at the life of Thomas Jefferson and his contributions as a writer.
In this un
- Author: Kaplan, Fred
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 672
- Publish Date: November 22 2022
- ISBN10: 0062440039
- Language: English
-
Rage
$19.99 Add to cartRage is an unprecedented and intimate tour de force of new reporting on the Trump presidency facing a global pandemic, economic disaster and racial unrest.
Woodward, the #1 international bestselling a- Author: Woodward, Bob
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: September 14 2021
- ISBN10: 1982131748
- Language: English
-
Ho Chi Minh: A Life
$39.00 Add to cartTo grasp the complicated causes and consequences of the Vietnam War, one must understand the extraordinary life of Ho Chi Minh, the man generally recognized as the father of modern Vietnam. Duiker pro… [more below]
- Author: Duiker, William J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 704
- Publish Date: February 22 2007
- ISBN10: 0786863870
- Language: English
-
Churchill’s Trial: Winston Churchill and the Salvation of Free Government
$22.99 Read more“A masterpiece of political philosophy and practical statesmanship…the one book on Winston Churchill that every undergraduate, every graduate student, every professional historian, and every member
- Author: Arnn, Larry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: October 25 2016
- ISBN10: 0718096215
- Language: English
-
Decision Points
$37.00 Add to cart#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – In this candid and gripping memoir, President George W. Bush describes the critical decisions that shaped his presidency and personal life.
George W. Bush served as pres- Author: Bush, George W.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: November 09 2010
- ISBN10: 0307590615
- Language: English
-
Coolidge
$21.99 Read more“Amity Shlaes’s new biography carries a different and highly relevant message. . . . Read Coolidge, and better understand the forces bearing on the President and Congress almost a century later.” — P
- Author: Shlaes, Amity
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 592
- Publish Date: February 04 2014
- ISBN10: 0061967599
- Language: English
-
The Cowboy President: The American West and the Making of Theodore Roosevelt
$16.95 Add to cartThe Cowboy President: The American West and the Making of Theodore Roosevelt reveals how Roosevelt’s time spent in the Western Dakota Territory helped him recover from an overwhelming personal loss, b… [more below]
- Author: Blake, Michael F.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 01 2018
- ISBN10: 149303071X
- Language: English
-
The Presidents Club: Inside the World’s Most Exclusive Fraternity
$22.00 Add to cartThe New York Times bestselling history of the private relationships among the last thirteen presidents–the partnerships, private deals, rescue missions, and rivalries of those select men who served a… [more below]
- Author: Gibbs, Nancy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 656
- Publish Date: February 12 2013
- ISBN10: 1439127727
- Language: English
-
Fidel Castro: My Life: A Spoken Autobiography
$24.00 Add to cartThe intimate and highly revealing life story of the world’s longest-serving, most charismatic, and controversial head of state in modern times.
Fidel Castro was a dictatorial pariah to some and a her- Author: Ramonet, Ignacio
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 736
- Publish Date: June 09 2009
- ISBN10: 1416562338
- Language: English
-
The Last Founding Father: James Monroe and a Nation’s Call to Greatness
$21.99 Add to cartFrom the New York Times bestselling author, the larger than life story of America’s fifth president, who transformed a small, fragile nation into a powerful empire
In this compelling biography, award- Author: Unger, Harlow Giles
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: September 28 2010
- ISBN10: 030681918X
- Language: English
-
The Indian World of George Washington: The First President, the First Americans, and the Birth of the Nation
$25.99 Add to cartGeorge Washington’s place in the foundations of the Republic remains unrivalled. His life story–from his beginnings as a surveyor and farmer, to colonial soldier in the Virginia Regiment, leader of t… [more below]
- Author: Calloway, Colin G.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 640
- Publish Date: September 01 2019
- ISBN10: 019005669X
- Language: English
-
Franklin and Eleanor
$25.99 Add to cartA Los Angeles Times Bestseller
In this groundbreaking account of the marriage, critically acclaimed biographer Hazel Rowley describes the remarkable courage and lack of convention—private and public- Author: Rowley, Hazel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: September 27 2011
- ISBN10: 0312610637
- Language: English
-
Andrew Johnson: The American Presidents Series: The 17th President, 1865-1869
$31.99 Add to cartA Pulitzer Prize-winning historian recounts the tale of the unwanted president who ran afoul of Congress over Reconstruction and was nearly removed from office
Andrew Johnson never expected to be pre- Series: American Presidents (Times)
- Author: Gordon-Reed, Annette
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: January 18 2011
- ISBN10: 0805069488
- Language: English
