Presidents & Heads of State

This biography examines the life of George W. Bush-one of the most controversial U.S. presidents in recent history-before, during, and after his two terms in the White House. George W. Bush served as president of the United States through some of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781609805593Author Danny SchechterFormat HardbackPage Count 274Imprint Seven Stories Press,U.S.Publisher Seven Stories Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 448g

First published in 1986 and nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, Early Reagan is still the most in-depth portrayal of the pre-government years of the late president. The book uncovers Reagan's formative years: childhood poverty, film stardom, and his...

This is the untold, intimate, and eye-witness account of the character, integrity, service, faith, and dignity of former President George H.W. Bush and first lady Barbara Bush by their priest, pastor, and friend.George and Barbara Bush belonged to and...

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Cromwell's Legacy is an exciting collection of essays by scholars who are well-known in their fields of research, most of whom have a proven track record of making their scholarship accessible to a wide student and general readership. This study examines...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062569059Author Bret BaierFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Remembering S R Nathan: A Mentor for All Seasons is a collection of essays commemorating the life of Singapore's sixth President, the late Mr S R Nathan. The book aims to give greater insights into the wide-ranging roles he had in his various...

Remembering S R Nathan: A Mentor for All Seasons is a collection of essays commemorating the life of Singapore's sixth President, the late Mr S R Nathan. The book aims to give greater insights into the wide-ranging roles he had in his various...

The story of the incident that forged Canada's reputation as a broker of peace and a player with outsized influence in world affairs. In a world on the edge of crisis, a nation forged its identity.Shortlisted for the John W. Dafoe Book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781615776467Author Ted CohenFormat PaperbackPage Count 191Imprint Progressive PressPublisher Progressive PressWeight(grams) 304g

Winston Churchill was one of the most extraordinary leaders of the twentieth century. What enabled him to stand so steadfastly when all those around him seemed to turn back in fear? What enabled him to inspire whole nations to endure the unendurable and...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Gatekeepers comes a revelatory, insider’s look at how President Joe Biden and his team have battled to achieve their agenda—based on the author’s extraordinary access to the White House during two years...

A brilliant and novel examination of how Abraham Lincoln mastered the art of leadership"Abraham Lincoln had less schooling than all but a couple of other presidents, and more wisdom than every one of them. In this original, insightful book, Michael...

John Quincy Adams is widely recognized as America's most distinguished diplomat, taking into account the length and breadth of his public service and his influence on American foreign policy. In the course of this remarkable journey, John Quincy...

"Rough Rider in the White House" presents a fascinating psychological portrait of the twenty-sixth president of the United States, a man whose personal obsession with masculinity profoundly influenced the fate of a nation. Historian Sarah Watts argues...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780812978780Author Jonathan DarmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Random House Trade PaperbacksPublisher Random House USA Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486843636Author John GraftonFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.

There have been many books on Theodore Roosevelt, but there are none that solely focus on the last years of his life. Racked by rheumatism, a ticking embolism, pathogens in his blood, a bad leg from an accident, a bullet in his chest from an...

The 1970s and 1980s heralded the rise of neoliberalism in United States culture, fundamentally reshaping life and work in the United States. Corporate culture increasingly penetrated other aspects of American life through popular press CEO...

In this timely addition to the Ohio Short Histories of Africa series, Pamela Scully takes us from the 1938 birth of Nobel Peace Prize winner and two-time Liberian president Ellen Johnson through the Ebola epidemic of 2014-15. Charting her childhood and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143112648Author John KeeganFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 156gDimensions(mm) 181mm * 129mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780544334540Author Ira StollFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Mariner BooksPublisher Mariner BooksWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 201mm * 132mm * 20mm

Portugal's poor military performance in the First World War, notably in Africa, restricted Afonso Costa's (1871-1937) ability to secure his diplomatic aims which, in any case, were highly unrealistic. Nevertheless, his loyal press in Portugal described...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781496419835Author Jonathan SandysFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Tyndale MomentumPublisher Tyndale MomentumWeight(grams) 431g

Abraham Lincoln spent a quarter of his life-from 1816 to 1830, ages 7 to 21-learning and growing in southwestern Indiana. Despite the importance of these formative years, Lincoln rarely discussed this period, and with his sudden, untimely death in 1865,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590910290Author Donald B ColeFormat PaperbackPage Count 492Imprint Eastern NationalPublisher Eastern National

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781569767078Author Matthew AlgeoFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Zephyr PressPublisher Zephyr PressWeight(grams) 358gDimensions(mm) 228mm * 152mm * 15mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345802798Author Steven Lee MyersFormat PaperbackPage Count 592Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 805gDimensions(mm) 233mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780916838362Author William DavisFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Schiffer Publishing LtdPublisher Schiffer Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 454g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250861542Author Philip ShortFormat PaperbackPage Count 912Imprint Holt McDougalPublisher Holt McDougalWeight(grams) 454g

2023 Foreword INDIES Finalist in Biography Modern biographies of Richard Nixon have been consumed with Watergate. All have missed arguably the most important perspective on Nixon as California's native son, the only U.S. president born and raised in...

Theodore Roosevelt largely is known today by stereotypes and his many accomplishments-but the full and fascinating essence of the man is fading. In this book, TR charges back!Historian Rick Marschall has collected almost five hundred quotations,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984882219Author Joshua ZeitzFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint VikingPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 539gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 162mm * 48mm

William Louis Poteat (1856-1938), the son of a conservative Baptist slaveholder, became one of the most outspoken southern liberals during his lifetime. He was a rarity in the South for openly teaching evolution beginning in the 1880s, and during his...

The 1970s and 1980s heralded the rise of neoliberalism in United States culture, fundamentally reshaping life and work in the United States. Corporate culture increasingly penetrated other aspects of American life through popular press CEO...

A definitive new volume of the retirement papers of Thomas JeffersonThis volume’s 601 documents show Jefferson dealing with various challenges. He is injured in a fall at Monticello, and his arm is still in a sling months later when he narrowly escapes...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781451659276Author Glenn BeckFormat PaperbackPage Count 287Imprint Threshold EditionsPublisher Threshold EditionsWeight(grams) 318g

G.C. "Red" Jones's classic memoir of growing up in rural eastern Kentucky during the Depression is a story of courage, persistence, and eventual triumph. His priceless and detailed recollections of hardscrabble farming, of the impact of...

This detailed account of Herbert Hoover's presidency reveals him as a staunch defender of constitutional government and one of our least understood presidents. Battling political partisanship while trying to place the needs of the nation as a whole over...