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The definitive biography of a larger-than-life president who defied norms, divided a nation, and changed Washington forever
Andrew Jackson, his intimate circle of friends, and his tumultuous times are at the heart of this remarkable book about the man who rose from nothing to create the modern presidency. Beloved and hated, venerated and reviled, Andrew Jackson was an orphan who fought his way to the pinnacle of power, bending the nation...
Andrew Jackson, his intimate circle of friends, and his tumultuous times are at the heart of this remarkable book about the man who rose from nothing to create the modern presidency. Beloved and hated, venerated and reviled, Andrew Jackson was an orphan who fought his way to the pinnacle of power, bending the nation...
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Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
c2013
Edition
1st Scribner hardcover ed.
Language
English
Description
Presents an illuminating assessment of the women who have profoundly shaped the author's life, in a candid series of portraits that explores the powerful bonds and complex nuances that mark female friendships.
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Publisher
Gotham Books
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
A journalist discusses his friendship with the late children's TV programming host, describing how Rogers welcomed the author into his personal life and church, helping him to mend a long-standing dysfunctional relationship with his own father.
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Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers, Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
There is nothing as precious in life as a friend who knows you and loves you in spite of yourself. Yet over the last couple of decades, we've substituted the joy of real friendship with cheap imitations. We settle for "community" on Facebook and Twitter and a series of text messages that allow us to communicate with someone without the commitment. We like each other's beautifully filtered photos on Instagram and delude ourselves into believing we...
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English
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America's favorite inspirational novelist and #1 New York Times bestselling author paints vividly realized portraits of six of Jesus' closest friends and companions, bringing biblical truths to life in this captivating continuation of her Life-Changing Bible Story series.
In our everyday lives, friends are the people whom we spend the most time with, go through struggles with, and who know us best. Each of Jesus' friends—Peter,...
In our everyday lives, friends are the people whom we spend the most time with, go through struggles with, and who know us best. Each of Jesus' friends—Peter,...
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Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
A meditation on the dynamics of female friendship describes the author's life-defining relationship with Martha Stewart, relating the common experiences that bonded them and the factors that resulted in their estrangement.
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Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
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"From the Pulitzer-Prize-winning New York Times reporter who has defined Donald J. Trump's presidency like no other journalist: a magnificent and disturbing reckoning that moves beyond simplistic caricature, chronicling his rise in New York City to his tortured post-presidency and his potential comeback. Few journalists working today have covered Donald Trump more extensively than Maggie Haberman. And few understand him and his motivations better....
Author
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A near-perfect memoir: beautiful, humble, intimate and filled with piercing insights. Meant to be savored and shared.”—Time
They met over their dogs. Gail Caldwell and Caroline Knapp (author of Drinking: A Love Story) became best friends, talking about everything from their love of books and their shared history of a struggle...
They met over their dogs. Gail Caldwell and Caroline Knapp (author of Drinking: A Love Story) became best friends, talking about everything from their love of books and their shared history of a struggle...
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Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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A veteran Trump organization executive shares behind-the-scenes stories of Donald Trump's leadership, problem solving, and success, and discusses his own role in the planning, design, and construction of some of the organization's most controversial projects.
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English
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A NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER
ONE OF AUDIBLE'S BEST AUDIOBOOKS OF 2019
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2019
"Her highly personal
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English
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The first full biography of Albert Einstein since all of his papers have become available shows how his scientific imagination sprang from the rebellious nature of his personality. Biographer Isaacson explores how an imaginative, impertinent patent clerk--a struggling father in a difficult marriage who couldn't get a teaching job or a doctorate--became the locksmith of the mysteries of the atom and the universe. His success came from questioning conventional...
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English
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One of BookBub's best historical novels of the year and Oprah magazine's buzziest books of the month.
From the New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker, an enthralling historical saga that recreates the danger, romance, and sacrifice of an era and brings to life one courageous, passionate American—Mildred Fish Harnack—and her circle of women friends who waged a clandestine battle
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English
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This multiple biography is centered on Lincoln's mastery of men and how it shaped the most significant presidency in the nation's history. Historian Goodwin illuminates Lincoln's political genius, as the one-term congressman rises from obscurity to prevail over three gifted rivals to become president. When Lincoln emerged as the victor at the Republican National Convention, his rivals were dismayed. Throughout the turbulent 1850s, each had energetically...
17) Call me Anne
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Publisher
Tantor Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2023
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
"This memoir by Anne Heche is as personal as it gets, offering a peek inside the mind of the late Emmy-award winning actress, director, and author of the New York Times bestseller Call Me Crazy." --
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