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21) Put a lid on it
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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Meehan, a career thief staring at life without parole, is awaiting sentencing at the Manhattan Correctional Center when he is called to a meeting by someone masquerading as his lawyer. The man, it turns out, represents the presidential re-election campaign committee -- now finding itself in need of a little professional help. So they "outsource" Meehan in return for a walk from all pending criminal charges. All he has to do is steal a compromising...
23) First ladies
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c1995
Language
English
Description
A collective biography of the the First Ladies in American history from Martha Washington to Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Author
Language
English
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The author discusses how President Barack Obama has a "rage" that he inherited from his father, whom the author describes as a "philandering, inebriated African socialist," and examines how this "rage" influences President Obama's political agenda, policies, and leadership.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company, Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"Matthew Keating, a one-time Navy SEAL--and a past president--has always defended his family as staunchly as he has his country. Now those defenses are under attack. A madman abducts Keating's teenage daughter, Melanie--turning every parent's deepest fear into a matter of national security. As the world watches in real time, Keating embarks on a one-man special-ops mission that tests his strengths: as a leader, a warrior, and a father"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Several children imagine what it would be like to run for U.S. president, thinking about the fun parts, such as appearing on T-shirts and bumper stickers, and the work, including studying the nation's problems and debating issues.
35) Madam President
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
A little girl imagines what her day would be like if she were President of the United States.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Language
English
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A warm, intimate portrait of President Ronald Reagan by his confidant and friend of over 35 years. Former aide and long-time family friend Michael Deaver first met Ronald Reagan during his 1966 campaign for governor of California and later served him in Sacramento and Washington, DC, as the president's deputy chief of staff. In A Different Drummer, Reagan emerges as charismatic and unwaveringly optimistic, a devoted husband and dedicated leader, disciplined...
Author
Publisher
Twelve
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"The Matriarch tells the riveting tale of a woman who helped define two American presidencies and an entire political era... As a girl in Rye, New York, Barbara Bush weathered criticism of her weight from her mother, barbs that left lifelong scars. As a young wife, she coped with the death of her three-year-old daughter from leukemia, a loss that changed her forever. In middle age, she grappled with depression so serious that she contemplated suicide....
Author
Publisher
Quirk Books
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Murder, Adultery, Gambling, UFOs - And the White House?!? Your high school history teachers never gave you a book like this one! Secret Lives of the U.S. Presidents features outrageous and uncensored profiles of the men in the White House-complete with hundreds of little-known, politically incorrect, and downright wacko facts. You'll discover that: ; George Washington spent a whopping 7% of his salary on booze ; John Quincy Adams loved to skinny-dip...
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Did you know that Warren G. Harding played poker in the White House at least once a week? Or that Richard Nixon was a Quaker? The History Buff's Guide to the Presidents takes a peek behind the scenes, revealing everything you ever wanted to know about the families, personal habits, and social lives of the most powerful job in the world. Author Thomas R. Flagel's unique perspective on the presidents makes this an essential book for the merely curious...
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