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Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The mesmerizing story of Hillary Clinton's political rebirth, based on eyewitness accounts from deep inside her inner circle Hillary Clinton's surprising defeat in the 2008 Democratic primary brought her to the nadir of her political career, vanquished by a much younger opponent whose message of change and cutting-edge tech team ran circles around her stodgy campaign. And yet, six years later, she has reemerged as an even more powerful and influential...
Author
Language
English
Description
The former secretary of state relates her experiences as the first woman candidate nominated for president by a major party, discussing the sexism, criticism, and double standards she had to confront, and how she coped with a devastating loss.
"'In the past, for reasons I try to explain, I've often felt I had to be careful in public, like I was up on a wire without a net. Now I'm letting my guard down.' For the first time, Hillary Rodham Clinton...
3) Donald Trump
Author
Series
Publisher
Big Buddy Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
40 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 x 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the childhood, business years, and political campaign of Donald Trump.
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Series
Publisher
Teacher Created Materials
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color).
Language
English
Description
Hillary Rodham Clinton has gone from being a student activist, to the First Lady of the United States, to a state senator, to the Secretary of State of the United States. Her inspiring and impressive life in law and politics is detailed in this fascinating biography. Readers will learn about her role as one of the most influential First Ladies of all time, as Secretary of State, and her plan to give everyone healthcare. This book features vibrant...
5) Hard choices
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Hillary Clinton's candid reflections about the key moments during her time as Secretary of State, as well as her thoughts about how to navigate the challenges of the 21st century.
Author
Publisher
Nelson Books, an imprint of Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
xxii, 264 pages, 16 pages of plates : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Rick and Karen Santorum's inspiring story of life with Bella, their special-needs youngest child Four days after Rick and Karen Santorum welcomed their eighth baby into the world they were given the devastating news that their little girl, Bella, was going to die. The full story of life with Bella has never been told until now. This inspiring family memoir explores what it means to embrace and celebrate the life of each person, and find hope, even...
Author
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
"What would it be like to sit down for an impassioned, entertaining conversation with Hillary Clinton? In Something Lost, Something Gained, Hillary offers her candid views on life and love, politics, liberty, democracy, the threats we face, and the future within our reach"--
Author
Publisher
Little Brown and Co
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
175, [1] p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
The editors of LIFE Books have collected a richly illustrated biography of presidential candidate Barack Obama. This work includes intimate pictures from Obama's childhood and his time as editor of Harvard's Law Review, and culminates with the historic Democratic National Convention.
Author
Publisher
Threshold Editions
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English
Description
What is it in my DNA that years ago prompted me to forgo the ease of cruise control and take on the enormous challenge of doing my part toward making America a better place for my granddaughter and the generations to come? Why do I, a son of the segregated South, refuse to think of myself as a "victim" of racism? What is it that motivates me to insist on defining my identity in terms of "ABC" -- as being American first, Black second, and Conservative...
Author
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
318 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"A woman will one day occupy the Oval Office because women themselves have made it inevitable, says best-selling historian Ellen Fitzpatrick. She tells the remarkable 150-year story of the candidates, voters, activists, and citizens who, despite overwhelming odds against women in politics, set their sights on the highest glass ceiling in the land."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
xii, 464 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"It was never supposed to be this close. And of course she was supposed to win. How Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 election to Donald Trump is the tragic story of a sure thing gone off the rails. For every Comey revelation or hindsight acknowledgment about the electorate, no explanation of defeat can begin with anything other than the core problem of Hillary's campaign--the candidate herself. Through deep access to insiders from the top to the bottom...
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (31 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Hillary Rodham Clinton has always dreamed big ... and achieved big too. But she didn't become the greatest woman in US political history overnight. She was a kid first-organizing neighborhood carnivals, playing backyard ice hockey, and writing NASA to volunteer for astronaut training. This story shows readers the fun, fears, and challenges young Hillary had and encourages them to find their own strengths and dream big.
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books, an imprint of St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
308 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"When Ohio governor John Kasich ran for president, his powerful message of hope and togetherness struck a chord with American voters. In Two Paths: America Divided or United, he carries that message forward by reflecting on the tumultuous 2016 campaign, sharing his concerns for America and his hopes for our future, and sounding a clarion call to reason and purpose, humility and dignity, righteousness and calm" -- provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Ecco, an imprint of Harper Collins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
303 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"A personal, intimate, photographic celebration of President Barack Obama in the years prior to his presidency, from friend and former aide David Katz"--
Author
Publisher
Regnery Pub
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English
Description
"What sort of combination of hypocrite and paradox is John Kerry?" asks this heated critique of the Democratic presidential candidate's Vietnam-era military service and antiwar activism. O'Neill, a lawyer and swift boat veteran, and Corsi, an expert on Vietnam antiwar movements, show how Kerry misrepresented his wartime exploits and is therefore incompetent to serve as commander in chief. Buttressed by interviews with Navy veterans who patrolled Vietnam's...
17) Hillary Clinton
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (48 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color).
Language
English
Description
Explores the life of the first former First Lady who was Secretary of State and also a presidential candidate in 2008.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A revelatory biography of the first Black woman to stand for Vice President charts how the daughter of two immigrants in segregated California became one of the most effective power players in the United States.
There's very little that's conventional about Kamala Harris, yet her personal story also represents the best of America. Morain introduces us to the fast-rising prosecutor, who became the first Black female attorney general in California...
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
x, 403 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A remarkably illuminating biography of one of America's most fascinating political figures--including news-making revelations from Mitt Romney himself about dissension within today's Republican Party--written with his full cooperation by an award-winning writer at The Atlantic. Few figures in American politics have seen more and said less than Mitt Romney. An outspoken dissident in Donald Trump's GOP, he has made headlines in recent years for standing...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
The wife of former Vice President and presidential candidate Joe Biden recounts his childhood in Scranton, Pennsylvania, his perseverance and leadership from his earliest years, his struggles to overcome stuttering, his relationships with his family, and his political career.