Presidents & Heads of State Books


ChurchillChurchill
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I didn't finish this book. Jenkins just throws his note cards at the hapless reader. The...
Khrushchev: The Man and His EraKhrushchev: The Man and His Era
Best Price: $4.41
William Taubman's biography of N.S. Khrushchev won the American prestigious Pulitzer Prize in...
Ronald Reagan: An American HeroRonald Reagan: An American Hero
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What does it say about the gestalt of America that this man could have remotely been considered...
Plain Speaking: An Oral Biography of Harry S. TrumanPlain Speaking: An Oral Biography of Harry S. Truman
Best Price: $2.70
This book grew out of a proposed documentary film, and only later was it transcribed as a...
Ulysses S. Grant: The Unlikely Hero (Eminent Lives)Ulysses S. Grant: The Unlikely Hero (Eminent Lives)
Best Price: $4.94
This is a tiny book that one can easily read in a few hours, apparently intended for those (90%)...


Jacqueline Kennedy : The White House Years: Selections from the John F. Kennedy Library and MuseumJacqueline Kennedy : The White House Years: Selections from the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum
Best Price: $23.99
This book is a wonderful and colorful example of what the first Lady chose to wear for her...
Lincoln the LawyerLincoln the Lawyer
Best Price: $19.47
Dirck tries to do two things here. First he tries to assess Lincoln's law practice in the...
The Survivor: Bill Clinton in the White HouseThe Survivor: Bill Clinton in the White House
Best Price: $6.50
Republicans blamed Bill Clinton for 9/11, saying he cut the military and weakened the...
The Legacy of Andrew Jackson: Essays on Democracy, Indian Removal and Slavery (Walter Lynwood Fleming Lectures in Southern History)The Legacy of Andrew Jackson: Essays on Democracy, Indian Removal and Slavery (Walter Lynwood Fleming Lectures in Southern History)
Best Price: $6.00
Jeffersonian LegaciesJeffersonian Legacies
Best Price: $18.05
Compilation of various essays written by various experts about Thomas Jefferson life and his...


The Kennedy Mystique: Creating CamelotThe Kennedy Mystique: Creating Camelot
Best Price: $1.87
The Kennedy Mystique is a wonderful book. My 7 year old Daughter likes to look at the pictures....
The Virtues of Aging (Library of Contemporary Thought)The Virtues of Aging (Library of Contemporary Thought)
Best Price: $0.95
Simple, plain, clear good advice enlived by personal example and story. This is a good book...
The History of Alexander (Penguin Classics)The History of Alexander (Penguin Classics)
Best Price: $8.61
Another book written on Alexander the Great,but different from the others. So many have written...
The Presidents Fact Book: A Comprehensive Handbook to the Achievements, Events, People, Triumphs, and Tragedies of Every President from George  to George W. BushThe Presidents Fact Book: A Comprehensive Handbook to the Achievements, Events, People, Triumphs, and Tragedies of Every President from George to George W. Bush
Best Price: $72.94
This book is wonderful for ages 7 and up. Our family members are all becoming Presidential...
Flawed Giant: Lyndon Johnson and His Times, 1961-1973Flawed Giant: Lyndon Johnson and His Times, 1961-1973
Best Price: $29.95
Fine, scholarly biography of the Ph.D.-thesis type. Dallek relies mainly on documentary sources...

Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President (Library of Religious Biography)Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President (Library of Religious Biography)
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This is fine biography traces Lincoln's philosphical and theological development and in so doing...
The Presidency of Thomas JeffersonThe Presidency of Thomas Jefferson
Best Price: $10.99
While this book is an excellent telling of the major events of Jefferson's presidency, it is not...
Big Enough to Be Inconsistent: Abraham Lincoln Confronts Slavery and Race (The W. E. B. Du Bois Lectures)Big Enough to Be Inconsistent: Abraham Lincoln Confronts Slavery and Race (The W. E. B. Du Bois Lectures)
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there is only one thing to say. He was big enough to be inconsistent. He was not going to be...
Japan Unbound: A Volatile Nation's Quest for Pride and PurposeJapan Unbound: A Volatile Nation's Quest for Pride and Purpose
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Japan Unbound is a must read for anyone trying to understand Japanese culture today. This book...
Grace and Power: The Private World of the Kennedy White HouseGrace and Power: The Private World of the Kennedy White House
Best Price: $4.36
Grace & Power has to be one of my favorite non fiction pieces. I originally borrowed it from...

Presidential Travel: The Journey from George Washington to George W. BushPresidential Travel: The Journey from George Washington to George W. Bush
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In office less than half a year, President George Washington undertook an arduous month-long...
The Atomic Bomb and the Origins of the Cold WarThe Atomic Bomb and the Origins of the Cold War
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After a devastating world war, culminating in the obliteration of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, it was...
Lives of the Later Caesars: The First Part of the Augustan History, with Newly Compiled Lives of Nerva & TrajanLives of the Later Caesars: The First Part of the Augustan History, with Newly Compiled Lives of Nerva & Trajan
Best Price: $5.95
The German scholar H. Dessau unmasked the six authors of the Historia Augusta (HA) as the...
Eisenhower: A Biography (Great Generals)Eisenhower: A Biography (Great Generals)
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Of the four titles in Palgrave's Great Generals Series that I've now read (Patton, Bradley,...
Lenin: A BiographyLenin: A Biography
Best Price: $13.55
I'm amazed that anyone could enjoy this biography, regardless of the depth of new information it...

Andrew Jackson: Symbol for an Age (Galaxy Books)Andrew Jackson: Symbol for an Age (Galaxy Books)
Best Price: $4.83
American democratic politics, as can be easily seen in this year's presidential nominating...
Around the World with LBJ: My Wild Ride as Air Force One Pilot, White House Aide, and Personal ConfidantAround the World with LBJ: My Wild Ride as Air Force One Pilot, White House Aide, and Personal Confidant
Best Price: $16.86
Very well written and tells a lot about the inner being of LBJ. You won't want to put it down.
The Paris Years of Thomas JeffersonThe Paris Years of Thomas Jefferson
Best Price: $14.00
Each of these books were in very good condition as stated in the ordering info. Each was...
The Family: The Real Story of the Bush DynastyThe Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty
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I read this book through 2 times. It is astounding how many people have lied and cheated to...
Lyndon B. Johnson: Portrait of a PresidentLyndon B. Johnson: Portrait of a President
Best Price: $15.75
Given the complexity of both the man and the times he lived in I would have thought that a one...

Fdr's Splendid Deception: The Moving Story of Roosevelt's Massive Disability-And the Intense Efforts to Conceal It from the PublicFdr's Splendid Deception: The Moving Story of Roosevelt's Massive Disability-And the Intense Efforts to Conceal It from the Public
Best Price: $11.00
(originally posted May 6, 2000) Countless biographies have been written about the nation's 32nd...
Chasing Churchill: The Travels of Winston ChurchillChasing Churchill: The Travels of Winston Churchill
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So much of what is written about WSC...even what was written by him...is rather academic and at...
Lincoln's Sanctuary: Abraham Lincoln and the Soldiers' HomeLincoln's Sanctuary: Abraham Lincoln and the Soldiers' Home
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In each of the years he served as President of the United States (minus the 11 southern states...
Chiang Kai Shek: China's Generalissimo and the Nation He LostChiang Kai Shek: China's Generalissimo and the Nation He Lost
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While the author seems dispassionate and measured enough, there is the hard reality that the...
Looking for Lincoln: The Making of an American IconLooking for Lincoln: The Making of an American Icon
Best Price: $31.50
In honor of the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birth, an extensively researched,...

Lincoln: The Presidential ArchivesLincoln: The Presidential Archives
Best Price: $22.41
Lincoln: The Presidential Archives, Chuck Wills, Dorling Kindersley Publications, 160 pp, b/w...
Complete Idiot's Guide to the American PresidentsComplete Idiot's Guide to the American Presidents
Best Price: $500.00
The only reason I didn't give this book 5 stars is because the presidents are not listed...
Pursuit: The Chase, Capture, Persecution, and Surprising Release of Confederate President Jefferson DavisPursuit: The Chase, Capture, Persecution, and Surprising Release of Confederate President Jefferson Davis
Best Price: $12.48
Another job well done Clint Johnson! As with all of your books you can tell immediately this one...
Robert the Bruce: King of ScotsRobert the Bruce: King of Scots
Best Price: $2.37
An interesting read, but you had better like history. No glamour here, just fact telling. I was...
The Roosevelt Presence: The Life and Legacy of FDRThe Roosevelt Presence: The Life and Legacy of FDR
Best Price: $11.99
In The Roosevelt Presence, Maney does his best to justify and explain away issues relative to...

Lincoln's Other White House: The Untold Story of the Man and His PresidencyLincoln's Other White House: The Untold Story of the Man and His Presidency
Best Price: $13.78
Interesting angle on Lincoln presidency. Many of the momentous occasions of this era took place...
Eisenhower: A Soldier's LifeEisenhower: A Soldier's Life
Best Price: $2.00
This is a very difficult book to properly evaluate. Well researched and certainly well written,...
John Tyler: Champion of the Old South (Signature Series)John Tyler: Champion of the Old South (Signature Series)
Best Price: $25.46
This is a fine biography in terms of providing a great deal of detail and factual information...
President Nixon: Alone in the White HousePresident Nixon: Alone in the White House
Best Price: $1.69
Richard Reeves is a fair author. Having read his previous book on President Kennedy, I was...
John Adams: The American Presidents SeriesJohn Adams: The American Presidents Series
Best Price: $8.94
While the book does have good info on Adams' personal life & early career as lawyer, it is...

The JFK Assassination Debates: Lone Gunman Versus ConspiracyThe JFK Assassination Debates: Lone Gunman Versus Conspiracy
Best Price: $19.77
The idea behind 2006's "JFK: The Assassination Debates" seems valuable and overdue: A...
Faith and the Presidency: From George Washington to George W. BushFaith and the Presidency: From George Washington to George W. Bush
Best Price: $23.42
Even though tomes have been written on the American presidents, Dr. Smith manages to bring fresh...
Declaring Independence: Jefferson, Natural Language, and the Culture of PerformanceDeclaring Independence: Jefferson, Natural Language, and the Culture of Performance
Best Price: $19.93
I read the first 90 pages of this book for a report in a graduate course...Now I'm buying it to...
An Enduring Love: My Life with the Shah: A MemoirAn Enduring Love: My Life with the Shah: A Memoir
Best Price: $2.91
This is a really good book. Not only does it talk about Empress Farah's childhool, education,...
Mr. Jefferson's WomenMr. Jefferson's Women
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Thomas Jefferson is one of the most troubling characters among America's founding fathers. He...

Lula of Brazil: The Story So FarLula of Brazil: The Story So Far
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Luiz In?cio Lula da Silva's dramatic life story has captured the imagination of millions, and...
Summers with Lincoln: Looking for the Man in the MonumentsSummers with Lincoln: Looking for the Man in the Monuments
Best Price: $12.47
Though we may try to bury it in our thoughts and hearts and souls, we all realize that we are...
New Deal or Raw Deal?: How FDR's Economic Legacy Has Damaged AmericaNew Deal or Raw Deal?: How FDR's Economic Legacy Has Damaged America
Best Price: $17.82
Abraham Lincoln: A BiographyAbraham Lincoln: A Biography
Best Price: $17.21
Long considered a classic, Benjamin P. Thomas's Abraham Lincoln: A Biography takes an incisive...
 
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