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"[Briscoe was] a man of high integrity who held a genuine appreciation for the judgment and wisdom of the Texans whom he served . . . . Carleton must be commended for his efforts to bring Dolph Briscoe's story to the public's attention." ...

This book is a biography of Ron DeSantis, Florida’s Governor who dared oppose Donald Trump and who inspires other Republican governors. In this non-partisan biography, the authors retrace the journey of the young provocative governor and his political...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910760024Author Meng XiaFormat PaperbackImprint ACA Publishing LimitedPublisher ACA Publishing Limited

From the United Nations Security Council, through community organizing that changed the paradigm of municipal redevelopment, to the revolutionary post–Watergate Congress and his role spearheading new environmental, anti-cancer, and global vaccine health...

This fresh examination of Carter’s presidency (1977-1981), the first in over twenty years, sheds new light on his time in office, reflecting on his domestic record, his key policies on the economy, civil rights, and energy, and challenging misconceptions...

***THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER****A FINANCIAL TIMES, TELEGRAPH, NEW STATESMAN AND TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR*'Excellent... first class... both fair and damning.' Daniel Finkelstein, The Times 'Authoritative, gripping and often jaw-dropping' Andrew...

The definitive account of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing and the enduring legacy of Timothy McVeigh, leading to the January 6 insurrection—from acclaimed journalist Jeffrey Toobin.Timothy McVeigh wanted to start a movement. Speaking to his lawyers days...

Former 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 people's hearts and souls. As America heads into what...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781493072569Author Gary SteinFormat HardbackPage Count 448Imprint The Lyons PressPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 844g

Few names in American history are more recognizable than that of Daniel Webster. No one would deny that Webster's substantive domestic achievements assured his prominent place in American history and that his virtual embodiment of nation and union...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781982164027Author Will HaskellFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Avid Reader Press / Simon & SchusterPublisher Avid Reader Press / Simon &...

She Dared to Succeed (in French, Elle a osé réussir), delves into the life of a woman who, for more than 30 years, broke multiple glass ceilings in the Canadian media and political worlds. Well-known in the broadcasting industry, she was propelled to the...

Born in 1918 into the fabric of Arab-Jewish frontier life at the foot of Mt. Tabor, Yigal Allon rose to become one of the founding figures of the state of Israel and an architect of its politics. In 1945 Allon became commander of the Palmah-an elite unit...

Honorable Survivor weaves John S. Service's extraordinary story into the fabric of a watershed moment in our history when World War II was ending, the Cold War was dawning, and the McCarthy era witch-hunters were stirring. The book reveals how people,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798889104421Author Antonio Evaristo Morales-PitaFormat PaperbackPage Count 108Imprint Austin Macauley Publishers LLCPublisher Austin Macauley Publishers...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798887440231Author Joshua FernandezFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint PM PressPublisher PM Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788491113935Author Benjamin FranklinFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint ObeliscoPublisher ObeliscoWeight(grams) 272g

Narin Phasit was one of the most remarkable yet little-known figures in the annals of Thai history, a man who devoted his life to what the seventh king of Siam called "seeking a name for himself in a wildly inappropriate manner," and he himself...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783847112488Author Sandra DahlkeFormat HardbackPage Count 315Imprint V&R UnipressPublisher V&R UnipressWeight(grams) 1152g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783643914330Author Vladimir KanevFormat PaperbackPage Count 194Imprint Lit VerlagPublisher Lit Verlag

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781438495132Author Nina Roosevelt GibsonFormat HardbackPage Count 204Imprint Excelsior EditionsPublisher State University of New York PressWeight(grams) 227g

Born in Santa Fe in 1802, Donaciano Vigil was an active participant in many of the critical events in New Mexico's history in the nineteenth century. Vigil was witness to New Mexico's transition from a Spanish province (1802-1821) to a Mexican department...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781988531359Author R.J. BunceFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Otago University PressPublisher Otago University Press

God called Sandy as a completely unremarkable little girl from a small town of 6000 in Southern Illinois. Her father didn't graduate from the 8th grade and left home at fifteen to go work in the CCC Camps to send money home to his struggling family...

If You Turn to Look Back combines memoir with political, social, and economic investigations of what it means to be an American and a citizen of the world. American influence is ubiquitous in South America, and If You Turn to Look Back explores these...

This autobiography follows West Virginia senator Robert C. Byrd's experiences from his boyhood in the early 1920s to his election in 2000, which won him an unprecedented eighth term in the Senate. Within these pages, Senator Byrd offers commentary on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781937584894Author Louis Michael ManzoFormat PaperbackPage Count 396Imprint Trine DayPublisher Trine DayWeight(grams) 358g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781925835908Author Cathy McGowanFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Monash University PublishingPublisher Monash University PublishingWeight(grams) 450g

This biography tells the extraordinary story of Mary Turner (1938- 2017), the Brent dinner lady and trade union activist who rose to become president of the GMB union and chair of the Labour Party. Proud, fiery and determined when it came to standing...

Charles Stewart Parnell has proved a compelling figure in his own time and to ours. A Protestant landlord who possessed few of the gifts that inspire mass adoration, he was the unlikely object of popular veneration. His long liaison with a married woman,...

This collection of essays commemorates the Parnells of Avondale and simultaneously uses the theme of commemoration to provide an insight into the shifting relationship between history and memory in the case of Charles Stewart Parnell and his family. The...

Written early in TateAIs career, this study of the ConfederacyAIs fallen leader is highly critical of his flaws yet ultimately sympathetic to the Southern cause.Book InformationISBN 9781879941243Author Allen TateFormat PaperbackPage Count 311Imprint J S...

Shinzo Abe entered politics burdened by high expectations: that he would change Japan. In 2007, seemingly overwhelmed, he resigned after only a year as prime minister. Yet, following five years of reinvention, he masterfully regained the premiership in...

John Jenkins, Maine's first Black state senator and mayor of both Lewiston and Auburn, led a remarkable life and his influence extended far beyond his politics and his constituents. He was a four-time world champion in karate and through his business PEP...

Revolutionary lives of the Red and Black Atlantic brings to light the life histories of a wide range of radical figures whose political activity in relation to the black liberation struggle was profoundly shaped by the global impact and legacy of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781722504267Author Ayn RandFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint G&D MediaPublisher G&D Media

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781588140739Author Ardeshir ZahediFormat HardbackPage Count 514Imprint IBEX Publishers,U.S.Publisher IBEX Publishers,U.S.Weight(grams) 934g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781608011056Author Jewher IlhamFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint University of New Orleans PressPublisher University of New Orleans PressWeight(grams)...

As a young, black, MIT-educated social scientist, Marsha Coleman-Adebayo landed her dream job at the EPA, working with Al Gore's special commission to assist postapartheid South Africa. But when she tried to get the government to investigate allegations...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780915864126Author Patrick ParrFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Lawrence Hill & Co.Publisher Lawrence Hill & Co.Weight(grams) 598gDimensions(mm) 228mm *...