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"Nobel Prize-winning Guatemalan author Miguel Ángel Asturias's masterpiece-the original Latin American dictator novel and pioneering work of magical realism-in its first new English translation in more than half a century, featuring a foreword by Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa. A Penguin Classic. In an unnamed country, an egomaniacal dictator schemes to dispose of a political adversary and maintain his grip on power. As tyranny takes hold, everyone...
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I met the president's son when we were both young. Matthew Hamilton was handsome, polished, and intelligent. I'd never met a guy like him. He promised me that he'd never run for president. I promised that if he did, I'd be by his side. Two terms later, an invitation to join Matthew Hamilton's campaign is the most exhilarating opportunity I've ever experienced. I'm determined to make a difference; he is determined to win. Focused on his goal, Matt...
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"An eye-opening, inspiring, and timely account of the complex relationship between leading suffragist Alice Paul and President Woodrow Wilson in the fight for women's equality. Woodrow Wilson arrives in Washington, DC, in March 1913, a day before he is to take the presidential oath of office. He is surprised by the modest turnout. The crowds and reporters are blocks away from Union Station, watching a parade of eight thousand suffragists on Pennsylvania...
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Although the framers gave the president little authority, George Washington knew whatever he did would set precedents for generations of future leaders. To ensure their ability to defend the nation, he simply ignored the Constitution when he thought it necessary.
In a revealing new look at the birth of American government, 'Mr. President" describes Washington's presidency in a time of continual crisis, as rebellion and attacks by foreign enemies...
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Which president liked to 'lose' his protective service officers so he could take walks alone? Which president's life was actually threatened while in the White House? Which president challenged his military officers to improve their physical fitness by making a one-hundred-mile horseback ride in a day? Which president got a speeding ticket-for driving his horse and buggy too fast? Which president got into a fistfight with his director of Veterans...
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Mississippi native and army veteran, Elliot C. Boose, evolved from the entertainment industry accomplishments such as America's Next Top Model to motivating United States presidents and governors to take actions that have changed our world with ideas, such as troop surge in Iraq, female presidents, Syrian refugees, release of nonviolent offenders, police body cameras nationwide, Mothers of the Movement, and several other innovative concepts. Other...
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Scarlett Smith was the average suburban California mother with a loving home, family, and friends. Her life was finally starting to fall into place as she started her full-time job, counseling others, but things took a turn for the worst after the shooting at Pandora High. Scarlett has taken it upon herself to help the parents who lost a child during the awful event that took place on June 8, 2018. She is spending her Tuesday evenings at the Pandora...
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Sworn to have their lover's back, front, or any other side that needs covering. Secret Service agent Kent Sinclair, head of POTUS security, thought himself prepared for every contingency. Until the First Lady-a woman who barely tolerates his presence-approaches him with a request that startles the hell out of him. Carlene Broderick is frightened. With the weight of the country and impending war on his shoulders, her husband, James, is buckling under...
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"Thank You, Mr. President" is a delightful story/song combination for children as they listen and follow along word-for-word in this adorably illustrated eBook. Fun music will entertain pre-readers as they explore American landmarks, and thank the leader of the United States. Kids and parents alike will enjoy reading and singing along to "Thank You, Mr. President" as they listen to this and follow over and over again!
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"In 1903, Theodore Roosevelt embarked on a grand tour of the mid-West and Western states, being careful not to call it a campaign tour, although he intended to seek re-election the following year. Roosevelt was adamant that his speeches be devoid of any partisan rhetoric, nor would he meet solely with Republican office holders in the various cities and towns he visited. He would happily shake hands with a Democratic mayor or senator just as he would...
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America's Bonhoeffer moment is here.
There is a difference between real faith in God and mere religion. There is a kind of religion that is lifeless and is the bitter enemy of true faith. Think of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's prophetic attempts to waken the sleeping German church, often unwitting allies of Hitler and the Third Reich. Or of William Wilberforce's heroic efforts to rouse his complacent "Christian" countrymen to stand against the monstrous
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Presidents From Politics to Power volume 3
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Witness the powerful personalities, weaknesses, and major achievements of the men who have guided America through its past and present obstacles, from the final years of F.D.R to Barack Obama.