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43) Spinning Boris
Pub. Date
[2004]
Description
The incredible true story of three American political consultants who were summoned to Russia in the mid-90's to aid Boris Yeltsin's re-election campaign in the first ever Soviet Democratic election.
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p2010
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In the last two years, the United States-its history, assumptions, prejudices, and vocabulary-have all cracked open. A woman won a state presidential primary contest (quite a few of them, actually) for the first time in this country's history. Less than a year later, a vice-presidential candidate concluded her appearance in a national debate and immediately reached for her newborn baby. A few months after that, an African American woman moved into...
47) Perfect killer
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[2005]
Description
Neurosurgeon Bradford Stone, after finding himself targeted by a presidential candidate who would use an experimental drug to transform soldiers into ruthless killers, tries to unravel the conspiracy behind the drug.
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[2019]
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'We're Still Here' provides powerful, on the ground evidence of the remaking of working-class identity and politics. Drawing on years of fieldwork and over 100 interviews with black, white, and Latino working-class residents of a declining coal town in Pennsylvania, Jennifer M. Silva tells a deep, multi-generational story of pain and politics that will endure long after Trump and the elections of 2016.
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[1984]
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Inez Christian is the wife of a man who wants to be the President of America. She, the daughter of an Hawaiian congressman, is also the lover of another, who inhabits that mirror world in which national, business and intelligence interests merge. The story moves from Inez's Hawaiian childhood to the smoke-filled rooms of city powerbrokers. --alibris.com
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[2022]
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"For Americans, 2020 was a year in which hundreds of thousands of people lost their lives in a deadly pandemic. Meanwhile, protesters took to the streets to demonstrate against racial injustice, terrible storms and wildfires swepts across the country, and a divisive campaign for the presidency dominated life. Pandemic, Protest, and Politics: a Look Back at 2020 examines these issues and their impacts on life in America"--Provided by publisher.
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2023
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"An extraordinary view into the politics of our times, Tired of Winning explores how Donald Trump remade the Republican Party in his own image--and the wreckage he's left in his wake. Packed with new reporting, Tired of Winning: Donald Trump and the End of the Grand Old Party tracks Trump's improbable journey from disgraced and defeated former president to the dominant force, yet again, in the Republican Party. From his exile in Mar-a-Lago, Donald...
53) Head of state
Pub. Date
[2003]
Description
When a presidential candidate is needed just a few weeks before the election, Washington picks Mays Gilliam, a powerless politician they plan to use as their puppet, certain that he will lose. Buy Mays won't go down that easy. If he is going to run, he is going to do it his way and have fun doing it that way as well.
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Pub. Date
♭2023.
Description
"The Cold War is back-but for some it never ended. Sarah Ridgeway is living the life she's always envisioned. She has a devoted husband, a loving daughter, and a comfortable home. The path to reach it, however, has not always been smooth. For twelve years her husband, Bryce, served in the Army, deployed to some of the world's worst trouble spots. After his service ended with a combat injury, the future had seemed precarious, but with Sarah's support...
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2020.
Description
"A radical spirit of change has overtaken American politics, making once-unthinkable reforms-like abolishing the Electoral College-seem possible. Two of the last five elections were won by candidates who lost the popular vote, calling the integrity of the entire electoral system into question. Political passions are already high, and they will reach a boiling point as we enter the 2020 race. The message from the American people is clear: we need major...
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[2021]
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"Several presidential elections in United States history have had contested or delayed results. Some have been decided by the House of Representatives, special commissions, and the Supreme Court. In Election 2020: A Lesson in Civics, readers will learn about the charges of voter fraud, foreign interference, recounts, legislative hearings, lawsuits, and the final vote of the electoral college" --
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Pub. Date
[2012]
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Here are 100 political campaign posters from the annals of American history! The candidates range from Andrew Jackson (zDefender of Beauty and Bootyy) and William Henry Harrison (zHave Some Hard Cider!y) to Richard Nixon (zHe{8217}s the One!y), Barack Obama (zHopey), and many, many more. The posters are backed with colorful historical commentary and additional artwork. Perfect read political junkies of all ages!
60) Primary Colors
Pub. Date
[1998]
Description
Jack Stanton is a virtually unknown Southern governor on a quest for the White House with his strong, savvy and equally ambitious wife, Susan. Running against the odds, the Stantons need all the help they can get from their extremely colorful political team. Together, they take off on a hilarious, heart-wrenching and ultimately history-making roller coaster ride to the top.