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The Audacity of Hope
The Audacity of Hope
Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
Barack Obama
In July 2004, Barack Obama electrified the Democratic National Convention with an address that spoke to Americans across the political spectrum. One phrase in particular anchored itself in listeners'...
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The Breakthrough
The Breakthrough
Politics and Race in the Age of Obama
Gwen Ifill

In The Breakthrough, veteran journalist Gwen Ifill surveys the American political landscape, shedding new light on the impact of Barack Obama's stunning presidential victory and introducing...

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In the President's Secret Service
In the President's Secret Service
Behind the Scenes with Agents in the Line of Fire and the Presidents They Protect
Ronald Kessler

Never before has a journalist penetrated the wall of secrecy that surrounds the U.S. Secret Service, that elite corps of agents who pledge to take a bullet to protect the president and his family....

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The Inheritance
The Inheritance
The World Obama Confronts and the Challenges to American Power
David E. Sanger
Readers of The New York Times know David Sanger as one of the most trusted correspondents in Washington, one to whom presidents, secretaries of state, and foreign leaders talk with unusual...
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The Last Best Hope
The Last Best Hope
Restoring Conservatism and America's Promise
Joe Scarborough
In this groundbreaking book, Joe Scarborough tells Republican Party bosses what they don't want to hear, explains why Democrats are making matters so much worse, and then shows leaders of both parties...
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Reflections on the Revolution In Europe
Reflections on the Revolution In Europe
Immigration, Islam, and the West
Christopher Caldwell
Can you have the same Europe with different people in it? The answer, says Christopher Caldwell, is no.

Europe has undergone a demographic revolution it never expected. A half century of...
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Renegade
Renegade
The Making of a President
Richard Wolffe
Before the White House and Air Force One, before the TV ads and the enormous rallies, there was the real Barack Obama: a man wrestling with the momentous decision to run for the presidency, feeling...
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The Snakehead
The Snakehead
An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream
Patrick Radden Keefe
A mesmerizing narrative about the rise and fall of an unlikely international crime boss

In the 1980s, a wave of Chinese from Fujian province began arriving in America. Like other...
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Why America Slept
Why America Slept
The Reasons Behind Our Failure to Prevent 9/11
Gerald Posner
The story of the years leading up to 9/11 is the story of what might have been, and also serves as a call to the defense of America's future. Since 9/11, one important question has persisted: What was...
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