Top 10 Influential Political Leaders of the Last Century
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Leadership: In Turbulent Times
- ASIN: 1476795924
- ISBN: 1476795924
- Brand: Simon & Schuster
- Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
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Leaders: Myth and Reality
- ASIN: B07BJMFXZ5
- Manufacturer: Portfolio
An instant national bestseller! Stanley McChrystal, the retired US Army general and bestselling author of Team of Teams, profiles thirteen of history’s great leaders, including Walt Disney, Coco Chanel, and Robert E. Lee, to show that leadership is not what you think it is—and never was.Stan McChrystal served for thirty-four years in the US A... [Read More]
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The Soul of a Leader: Character, Conviction, and Ten Lessons in Political Greatness
- ASIN: 0061238546
- ISBN: 0061238546
- Manufacturer: Harper
What are we looking for in a leader?Has the meaning of leadership changed?Can history provide guidance for the leaders of a rising generation?What defines the soul of a leader?In The Soul of a Leader, political scientist and cultural commentator Waller R. Newell offers a fascinating perspective on the role of leadership in American life today. From... [Read More]
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The Threat: How the FBI Protects America in the Age of Terror and Trump
- ASIN: 1250207576
- ISBN: 1250207576
- Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press
#1 New York Times Bestseller#1 Washington Post Bestseller#1 Wall Street Journal BestsellerOn March 16, 2018, just twenty-six hours before his scheduled retirement from the organization he had served with distinction for more than two decades, Andrew G. McCabe was fired from his position as deputy director of the FBI. President Donald Trump celebrat... [Read More]
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Women in African Colonial Histories
- ASIN: 0253215072
- ISBN: 0253215072
- Manufacturer: Indiana University Press
How did African women negotiate the complex political, economic, and social forces of colonialism in their daily lives? How did they make meaningful lives for themselves in a world that challenged fundamental notions of work, sexuality, marriage, motherhood, and family? By considering the lives of ordinary African women―farmers, queen mothers, mi... [Read More]
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A History of Western Political Thought
- ASIN: 0415119626
- ISBN: 0415119626
- Brand: imusti
- Manufacturer: Routledge
A History of Western Political Thought is an energetic and lucid account of the most important political thinkers and the enduring themes of the last two and a half millennia. Written with students of the history of political thought in mind, the book:* traces the development of political thought from Ancient Greece to the late twentieth century* f... [Read More]
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The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months That Changed the World
- ASIN: B01MQVT9TG
- Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“[A] well-judged and hugely readable book . . . few are as entertaining.”—Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times “A. J. Baime is a master. His reporting and storytelling are woven to hypnotic effect. This is history and humanity in lush, vivid color.”—Doug Stanton, author of The Odyssey of Echo Company Heroes are often defined as ordinary c... [Read More]
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The Choice of the People?: Debating the Electoral College (Enduring Questions in American Political Life)
- ASIN: 084768217X
- ISBN: 084768217X
- Brand: Brand: Rowman Littlefield Publishers
- Manufacturer: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
The electoral college is arguably the most important but least understood factor that determines the President of the United States. This book brings together the ideas of today's most prominent supporters, critics, and opponents of the electoral college. Along with critical documents that provide historical background and demonstrate the evolution... [Read More]
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Jefferson vs. Hamilton: Confrontations that Shaped a Nation (Bedford Series in History and Culture)
- ASIN: 0312085850
- ISBN: 0312085850
- Manufacturer: Bedford/St. Martin's
Interweaving more than 40 documents, Jefferson vs. Hamilton follows the lives and careers each man from their youth, through the Revolutionary War, to the death of Hamilton in 1804, focusing on their differing views of society and government in the formative years of the new American nation.
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The Best Job in Politics: Exploring How Governors Succeed as Policy Leaders
- ASIN: 1452239991
- ISBN: 1452239991
- Brand: Brand: CQ Press
- Manufacturer: CQ Press
Governors―both in, and now out of, office―see the job as the best in politics. Why is that? Drawing on a survey of former governors, personal interviews, as well as gubernatorial memoirs and biographies, Rosenthal shows students how and why governors succeed as policy leaders and makes a case as to why some governors are better at leveraging th... [Read More]
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The Hamilton Affair: A Novel
- ASIN: B01H0825PW
- Manufacturer: Arcade
A New York Times Bestseller and one of the best historical fiction books of 2016 and 2017!“A juicy answer to Ron Chernow's Alexander Hamilton…” --CosmopolitanSet against the dramatic backdrop of the American Revolution, and featuring a cast of legendary characters, The Hamilton Affair tells the sweeping, tumultuous, true story of Alexander Ha... [Read More]
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Muckraking: Three Landmark Articles
- ASIN: 0312089449
- ISBN: 0312089449
- Manufacturer: Bedford/St. Martin's
Printed together for the first time since their original publication in 1903, Ray Stannard Baker’s piece on the coal strike, "The Right to Work"; Lincoln Steffens’ exposé of political corruption, "The Shame of Minneapolis"; and Ida Tarbell’s story of corporate villainy, "The Oil War of 1872"; along with an editorial from S. S. McClure and th... [Read More]
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Who's Who in American History: Leaders, Visionaries, and Icons Who Shaped Our Nation
- ASIN: 1426218346
- ISBN: 1426218346
- Manufacturer: National Geographic
This beautiful family reference from National Geographic tells the story of America through its presidents, revolutionaries, visionaries, inventors, entertainers—and even its most notorious villains.Far more than an encyclopedia, this treasury tells the rich stories of the people who made America's history—and adds context with lush photographs... [Read More]
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Fatwa: Hunted in America
- ASIN: 1947979000
- ISBN: 1947979000
- Manufacturer: Dangerous Books
Her critics have called her 'the most dangerous woman in America,' 'far-right hate queen,' and 'the anti-Muslim movement's most visible and flamboyant figurehead.' Her admirers say she is 'the Joan of Arc of the counter-jihad movement,' 'one of the top world experts in radical Islam, sharia, and Islamic supremacism,' and 'a wonderful fighter for l... [Read More]
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The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World
- ASIN: B07FCJPWST
- Manufacturer: Flatiron Books
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“In her book, Melinda tells the stories of the inspiring people she’s met through her work all over the world, digs into the data, and powerfully illustrates issues that need our attention—from child marriage to gender inequity in the workplace.” — President Barack Obama“The Moment of Lift is an urgent call to c... [Read More]
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Jefferson: Political Writings (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)
- ASIN: 0521648416
- ISBN: 0521648416
- Brand: Brand: Cambridge University Press
- Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
Author of the Declaration of Independence and third President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson is among the most important and controversial of American political thinkers. Joyce Appleby and Terence Ball have selected the most important of Jefferson's numerous writings, setting out his views on topics such as revolution, slavery and the role ... [Read More]
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Lincoln Political Writings and Speeches (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)
- ASIN: 0521722268
- ISBN: 0521722268
- Brand: Brand: Cambridge University Press
- Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
Abraham Lincoln occupies a unique place in the American pantheon. Symbol, sage, myth and martyr, he is an American icon - Honest Abe and The Great Emancipator, a Janus-faced demigod sculpted in marble. But this is the post-assassination Lincoln. During his lifetime Lincoln elicited very different reactions. The writings and speeches presented in th... [Read More]
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The 1912 Election and the Power of Progressivism: A Brief History with Documents (The Bedford Series in History and Culture)
- ASIN: 0312260296
- ISBN: 0312260296
- Brand: Brand: Bedford/St. Martin's
- Manufacturer: Bedford/St. Martin's
Connecting the debates of 1912 to some of the most pressing issues of the Progressive Era, 1912 Election and the Power of Progressivism presents selected sensational speeches, correspondence between the presidential candidates and their allies and opponents, and 12 lively political cartoons illustrating the relation between the state and society th... [Read More]
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The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War
- ASIN: B0782X9PFP
- Manufacturer: Broadway Books
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The celebrated author of Double Cross and Rogue Heroes returns with his greatest spy story yet, a thrilling Americans-era tale of Oleg Gordievsky, the Russian whose secret work helped hasten the end of the Cold War.“The best true spy story I have ever read.”—JOHN LE CARRÉ If anyone could be considered a Ru... [Read More]
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Abraham Lincoln, Slavery, and the Civil War
- ASIN: 0312208545
- ISBN: 0312208545
- Manufacturer: Bedford/St. Martin's
Letting Lincoln's eloquent voice speak for itself, editor Michael Johnson has collected more than 180 of the writings and speeches that illuminate Lincoln’s life and career, from his youth to his entry into Republican politics and through his presidency. Classics like the Kansas-Nebraska speech, the Lincoln-Douglas Debates, and the Gettysburg Add... [Read More]
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