Presidents & Heads of State

This book deals with the impact of Taft's numerous inner conflicts and his decision-making ability--and, in particular, on his frequent failure to make decisions at all. Here is the evolution of Taft's conflicts and extraordinary dependencies, which...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780805080063Author Philip ShortFormat PaperbackPage Count 576Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 771gDimensions(mm) 226mm *...

A sharply critical new look at Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency reveals government policies that hindered economic recovery from the Great Depression -- and are still hurting America today. In this shocking and groundbreaking new book, economic...

A gripping account of the months before and after Stalin's death and how his demise reshaped the course of twentieth-century history Joshua Rubenstein's riveting account takes us back to the second half of 1952 when no one could foresee an end to Joseph...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781616082918Author L Fletcher ProutyFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Skyhorse PublishingPublisher Skyhorse PublishingWeight(grams) 517gDimensions(mm)...

In 1929 Labour was for the first time the largest party, but his new government had to grapple with the problems of the Great Depression.Book InformationISBN 9781904950615Author Kevin MorganFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Haus PublishingPublisher...

"We will make America strong again. We will make America safe again. And we will make America great again. Greater than ever before!" - President Donald J. TrumpThe ultimate collection of President Donald J. Trump's most important speeches and words to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399584824Author Phillips Payson O'BrienFormat PaperbackPage Count 560Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780470120156Author Stephen KinzerFormat HardbackPage Count 349Imprint John Wiley & Sons LtdPublisher Turner Publishing Company

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781401324254Author Caroline KennedyFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint HyperionPublisher HyperionWeight(grams) 1020gDimensions(mm) 252mm * 166mm * 46mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780977465743Author Casey J. QuinlanFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint JFK Lancer ProductionPublisher JFK Lancer ProductionWeight(grams)...

"Here is that rare thing: an untold chapter in the Kennedy saga. . .Compelling and illuminating."-Jon MeachamBased on genealogical breakthroughs and previously unreleased records, this is the first book to explore the inspiring story of the poor Irish...

After years of rapprochement, the relationship between Russia and the West is more strained now than it has been in the past 25 years. Putin's motives, his reasons for seeking confrontation with the West, remain for many a mystery. Not for Mikhail...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780142437780Author John AdamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 576Imprint Penguin Random House AustraliaPublisher Penguin Random House AustraliaWeight(grams)...

In his books-the memoir of the Second World War, the two large volumes on the presidency, the incomplete autobiography written near the end of his life-Eisenhower related the course of events over the years, with descriptive detail and frequently with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of The National Review Best Book 2006.Book InformationISBN 9780553383294Author Alexander RoseFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Bantam Dell Publishing Group, Div...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307590619Author George W. BushFormat HardbackPage Count 512Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 799gDimensions(mm) 242mm *...

Scott Morrison, Australia's 30th Prime Minister (2018-2022), offers a unique insider's account of a Christian who was open about his faith and operated at the top level of politics for more than a decade. During one of the toughest periods since the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781439150436Author Pervez MusharrafFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint The Free PressPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 563gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

The #1 New York Times bestselling authors of Mrs. Kennedy and Me reveal never-before-told stories of Secret Service Agent Clint Hill's travels with Jacqueline Kennedy through Europe, Asia, and South America. Featuring more than two hundred rare and...

A Christian Science Monitor Best Nonfiction Book of the Year"In his masterful new biography, Randall B. Woods convincingly makes the case for Johnson's greatness-as the last American president whose leadership achieved truly revolutionary breakthroughs...

Thomas R. Martin recounts the unmatched political and military career of Phocion of Athens, and his tragic downfall Phocion (402-318 BCE) won Athens's highest public office by direct democratic election an unmatched forty-five times and was officially...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593489444Author Henry KissingerFormat HardbackPage Count 528Imprint The Penguin PressPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 765gDimensions(mm) 242mm *...

The most authoritative and engrossing biography of the notorious dictator ever written, winner of the 2016 PROSE Award for Biography & Autobiography"Enthralling, brilliant, and groundbreaking, this book confirms Khlevniuk as probably the greatest living...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association Award (Nonfiction) 2006. Commended for L.A. Times Book Prize (Biography) 2005. Short-listed for National Book...

*THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* *A Financial Times Book of the Year* *Economist Book of the Year* 'A political epic' - Guardian ...

When Emmanuel Macron won the presidency of France he was a political novice with a brand new party who had swept all traditional political forces aside. He quickly emerged as the strongest voice on behalf of the EU, especially once Angela Merkel...

Franklin Delano and Eleanor Roosevelt's marriage is one of the most celebrated and scrutinized partnerships in presidential history. It raised eyebrows in their lifetimes and has only become more controversial since their deaths. From FDR's lifelong...

Neville Chamberlain remains one of the most controversial figures of twentieth-century British politics. For many years he was admired, even revered, throughout Britain. After serving as Prime Minister, however, Chamberlain left office a reviled and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789356844407Author Gopal SharmaFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Diamond Pocket BooksPublisher Diamond Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780743236577Author Carolly EricksonFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 485gDimensions(mm) 232mm *...

This is the only fully illustrated military life of the Emperor Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus (253-268). Considered the most blatantly military man of all of the soldier emperors of the third century, Gallienus is the emperor in Harry Sidebottom's...

"This particular phase in my life is the most dangerous. My husband is planning 'an accident' in my car, brake failure and serious head injury in order to make the path clear for him to marry." -Letter written by Princess Diana, late 1996It is a moment...

"The extraordinary untold story of how a disillusioned American diplomat named William C. Bullitt came to Freud's couch in 1926, and how Freud and his patient collaborated on a psychobiography of President Woodrow Wilson."-Wall Street JournalThe...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780812987027Author Fredrik LogevallFormat PaperbackPage Count 816Imprint Random House Trade PaperbacksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)...

Not since Merrill Peterson's Thomas Jefferson and the New Nation has a scholar attempted to write a comprehensive biography of the most complex Founding Father. In Jefferson, John B. Boles plumbs every facet of Thomas Jefferson's life, all while...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781648450754Author Bill O'NeillFormat PaperbackPage Count 138Imprint Lak PublishingPublisher Lak PublishingWeight(grams) 195gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

In retelling the story of the radical Alexander Hamilton, Parenti rewrites the history of early America and the global economy. For much of the twentieth century, Hamilton-sometimes seen as the bad boy of the founding fathers or portrayed as the patron...

In this evocative biography of Richard Nixon, presidential historian and former White House speechwriter Kasey Pipes explores Nixon's post-White House life, beginning with his days in virtual exile to his unlikely redemption through later-life works...