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Language
English
Description
Jared Kushner was one of the most consequential presidential advisers in modern history. For the first time, he recounts what happened behind closed doors during the Trump presidency.
Few White House advisors have had such an expansive portfolio or constant access to the president. From his office next to Trump, senior adviser Jared Kushner operated quietly behind the scenes, preferring to leave the turf wars and television sparring to others.
Now,...
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Modern-day issues straight from the headlines are just another day in office for President Elizabeth McCord. Her experience got her elected, but now her intelligence will determine the success of her presidency, with the whole world watching, including her CIA operative husband Henry, and staff members Russell Jackson, Daisy Grant, and Mike Barnow. Balancing leading the free world and defending her good name, McCord once again proves she's the right...
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Description
"A fresh portrait of Henry Kissinger focusing on the fundamental ideas underlying his policies: realism, balance of power, and national interest. The Inevitability of Tragedy is a fascinating intellectual biography of Henry Kissinger that examines his unique role in government through his ideas. It analyzes the continuing controversies surrounding Kissinger's policies in such places as Vietnam and Chile by offering an understanding of his definition...
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Peter Bowles stars as Major Sinclair Yeates, a retired English army officer who becomes a resident magistrate in turn-of-the-twentieth-century West Ireland. Living in an old country house and surrounded by the community's peculiar inhabitants, Major Yeates strives to gain acceptance while also fulfilling his mission to uphold the law. The shenanigans continue in these six concluding episodes, building up to an emotional finale.
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Four decades after Ronald Reagan's landslide win in 1980, Jimmy Carter's one-term presidency is often labeled a failure; indeed, many Americans view Carter as the only ex-president to have used the White House as a stepping-stone to greater achievements. But in retrospect the Carter political odyssey is a rich and human story, marked by both formidable accomplishments and painful political adversity. In this deeply researched, brilliantly written...
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