Presidents & Heads of State

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Was Richard Nixon actually a madman, or did he just play one?When Richard Nixon battled for the presidency in 1968, he did so with the knowledge that, should he win, he would face the looming question of how to extract the United States from its...

In The President Will See You Now, devoted Reagan insider Peggy Grande shares behind-the-scenes stories, intimate moments, and insights into one of America's most beloved presidents. Grande, who started in the Office of Ronald Reagan as a college student...

When President James Garfield was shot, no one in the United States was more dismayed than his Vice President, Chester Arthur. For years Arthur had been perceived as unfit to govern, not only by critics and his fellow citizens but by his own conscience...

From teenage love to World War II to the White House--a love affair for the ages rooted in family and service. "The First Couple of the Greatest Generation, the Bushes were bright and funny, strong and devoted, loving and enduring. Here is their...

Is there anything new to say about Thomas Jefferson and slavery? The answer is a resounding yes. Master of the Mountain, Henry Wiencek's eloquent, persuasive book - based on new information coming from archaeological work at Monticello and on hitherto...

How do you solve a problem like James Madison? The fourth president is one of the most confounding figures in early American history -- his political trajectory seems almost intentionally inconsistent. He was both for and against a strong federal...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781400067657Author Jon MeachamFormat HardbackPage Count 864Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 1242gDimensions(mm) 242mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780142001684Author Peggy NoonanFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Penguin Random House AustraliaPublisher Penguin Random House AustraliaWeight(grams)...

A New York Times BestsellerTheodore Roosevelt, accidental president, and Joseph Bishop, newspaper editor, met when the future Rough Rider was police commissioner of New York City. This is the remarkable story of mutual loyalty and dedication that ranges...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780761526469Author Thomas J. DilorenzoFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Random House USA Children's BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)...

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 *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780805069365Author James M. BurnsFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Times BooksPublisher Times Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781451696004Author Chris MatthewsFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Simon & Schuster Children's PublishingPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams)...

The extraordinary partnership of Barack Obama and Joe Biden is unique in American history. The two men, their characters and styles sharply contrasting, formed a dynamic working relationship that evolved into a profound friendship. Their affinity was not...

The extraordinary partnership of Barack Obama and Joe Biden is unique in American history. The two men, their characters and styles sharply contrasting, formed a dynamic working relationship that evolved into a profound friendship. Their affinity was not...

"A wonderfully vivid account of the momentous era they lived through, underscoring the chaotic, often improvisatory circumstances that attended the birth of the fledgling nation and the hardships of daily life."-Michiko Kakutani, New York TimesIn 1762,...

Transporting us from Buffalo to Alaska, Washington to Key West, Vowell has crafted a narrative that is much more than a historical travelogue - it is the disturbing and mesmerising story of how American death has been manipulated by popular culture,...

Sportsman. Naturalist. Warrior. President. There are so many sides to Theodore Roosevelt that it is easy to overlook one of his most enduring contributions to American public life: the use of fame to fuel his political career. In this concisely...

With a novelist's skill and a scholar's meticulous detail, Fawn M. Brodie portrays Thomas Jefferson as he wrestled with the great issues of his time: revolution, religion, power, race, and love-ambivalences that exerted a subtle but powerful influence on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781982191092Author David S BrownFormat HardbackPage Count 432Imprint Scribner Book CompanyPublisher Scribner Book CompanyWeight(grams) 594gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780977465781Author Larry HancockFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint JFK Lancer Productions & PublicationsPublisher JFK Lancer Productions &...

Prelude to Leadership is the private diary of John F. Kennedy when he was a 28-year-old reporter in Europe. It offers a short yet intimate look into the mind of the man who was to become the 35th President of the United States. As World War II was ending...

In End of Days, James L. Swanson, the New York Times bestselling author of Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer, brings to life the minute-by-minute details of the JFK assassination-from the Kennedys' arrival in Texas through the shooting in...

The first vice president to become president on the death of the incumbent, John Tyler (1790-1862) was derided by critics as ""His Accidency."" In this biography of the tenth president, Edward P. Crapol challenges depiction's of Tyler...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312611682Author Nelson MandelaFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 499gDimensions(mm) 226mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781501106675Author George H W BushFormat PaperbackPage Count 720Imprint Scribner Book CompanyPublisher Scribner Book CompanyWeight(grams) 757gDimensions(mm)...

Abraham Lincoln began his presidency admitting that he knew "but little of ships," but he quickly came to preside over the largest national armada to that time, not eclipsed until World War I. Written by naval historian Craig L. Symonds, Lincoln and His...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Pulitzer Prize 1980.Book InformationISBN 9781400069651Author Edmund MorrisFormat HardbackPage Count 960Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781982182915Author Bob WoodwardFormat HardbackPage Count 512Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 703gDimensions(mm) 236mm * 156mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780795353406Author Stuart JamiesonFormat PaperbackPage Count 334Imprint Rosetta BooksPublisher Rosetta Books

George and Barbara Bush belonged to and were active members of a Houston church for more than 50 years. The rector of that church, Reverend Russell Jones Levenson, Jr., believes he was invited into private moments with these public individuals so he...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143127390Author Paul JohnsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint PlumePublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 134g

George Washington a man of honor, bravery and leadership. He is known as America's first President, a great general, and a humble gentleman, but how did he become this man of stature?The Education of George Washington answers this question with a new...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781501156526Author Michael KranishFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Scribner Book CompanyPublisher Scribner Book CompanyWeight(grams) 431gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781501142734Author Theodore WhiteFormat PaperbackPage Count 392Imprint Scribner Books CoPublisher Scribner Books CoWeight(grams) 499gDimensions(mm) 239mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802877000Author Gary Scott SmithFormat HardbackPage Count 255Imprint William B Eerdmans Publishing CoPublisher William B Eerdmans Publishing Co

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998235103Author President Obama BookFormat HardbackPage Count 114Imprint Presidential BooksPublisher Presidential BooksWeight(grams) 376g

In 2014, Joko Widodo-popularly known as Jokowi-was elected the seventh president of the Republic of Indonesia, going on to win a second five-year term in 2019. Raised amid poverty in a riverside slum and with a background in the furniture export trade,...