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Publisher
Verso
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
"Just as the necessary qualification for a good liar is a good memory, so the essential equipment of a would-be lie detector is a good timeline, and a decent archive."
In No One Left To Lie To, a New York Times bestseller, Christopher Hitchens casts an unflinching eye on the Clinton political machine and offers a searing indictment of a president who sought to hold power at any cost.
With blistering wit and meticulous documentation, Hitchens masterfully...
Author
Series
Publisher
Metropolitan Books
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
From an acclaimed conservative historian and former military officer, a bracing call for a pragmatic confrontation with the nation's problems
The Limits of Power identifies a profound triple crisis facing America: the economy, in remarkable disarray, can no longer be fixed by relying on expansion abroad; the government, transformed by an imperial presidency, is a democracy in form only; U.S. involvement in endless wars, driven by a deep infatuation...
Author
Publisher
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"In The Red and the Blue, cable news star and acclaimed journalist Steve Kornacki follows the twin paths of Bill Clinton and Newt Gingrich, two larger-than-life politicians who exploited the weakened structure of their respective parties to attain the highest offices. For Clinton, that meant contorting himself around the various factions of the Democratic party to win the presidency. Gingrich employed a scorched-earth strategy to upend the permanent...
Author
Publisher
Regnery Pub
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
Journalist Rich Miniter uses his unparalleled access to sources and stories throughout the Middle East, Africa, and the United States. He paints a devastating portrait of how close the U.S. military was to killing bin Laden--on multiple occasions--and how, each time, Clinton dropped the ball and allowed bin Laden to grow stronger and more dangerous.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
All Too Human is a new-generation political memoir, written from the refreshing perspective of one who got his hands on the levers of awesome power at an early age. At thirty, the author was at Bill Clinton's side during the presidential campaign of 1992, & for the next five years he was rarely more than a step away from the president & his other advisers at every important moment of the first term. What Liar's Poker did to Wall Street, this book...
Publisher
Cq Press
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
The Historic Documents series presents key excerpts from documents about internationally important events of each year . Topics featured in the 2011 edition include the end of DADT, the Royal wedding, Wall Street protests, Arab Spring and many more.
Publisher
Sage Reference
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Includes approximately 70 events with well over 100 documents from the previous year, from official or other influential reports and surveys, to speeches from leaders and opinion makers, to court cases, legislation and testimony. Topics include: the U.S. presidential election, Coup in Guinea-Bissau, The CDC on obesity in the U.S., French and Egyptian presidential elections, Controversy over internet piracy bills in the U.S., Violence in Syria, and...