Category: White House
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TRUTH WORTH TELLING by SCOTT PELLEY
An inspiring memoir from the front lines of history by award-winning 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley. Don’t ask the meaning of life. Life is asking, what’s the meaning of you? Journalist, Scott Pelley, is someone I have always respected. And counted on to give us the news and the story behind the news. The Truth.…
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NEW BOOKS OUT TODAY!
Seth and Maggie Ginsberg do their best to navigate an oppressive theocracy where fundamental Christianity is the only legal religion, and abortion, homosexuality, and adultery are outlawed. When a co-worker outs Seth as a Jew, Seth escapes to Mexico, while Maggie is sent to a Savior Camp. American Judas is a dystopian tale about…
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from the corner of the oval by Beck Dorey-Stein
The compulsively readable, behind-the-scenes memoir that takes readers inside the Obama White House, through the eyes of a young staffer learning the ropes, falling in love, and finding her place in the world. (Blurb) In 2012, Beck Dorey-Stein is working five part-time jobs and just scraping by when a posting on Craigslist lands her, improbably,…
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THE HELLFIRE CLUB by JAKE TAPPER
The debut political thriller from Jake Tapper, CNN’s chief Washington correspondent and the New York Times bestselling author of The Outpost — 1950’s D.C. intrigue about a secret society and a young Congressman in its grip Charlie Marder is an unlikely Congressman. Thrust into office by his family ties after his predecessor died mysteriously, Charlie is struggling…
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WE WERE EIGHT YEARS IN POWER: AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY BY TA-NEHISI COATES
This was a difficult book to review. It was also difficult to read and to know that what I was reading was truth. If you don’t know it as truth, you need to go way back and look at how we became America and who the people were that made up the rules that some…
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Smooth Operator by Stuart Woods and Parnell Hall
A Teddy Fay Novel Featuring Stone Barrington Stone’s presence is requested at the White House by President Kate Lee. A matter of urgency and secrecy. Of course, this is Washington D.C. The House Speaker’s daughter has been kidnapped and the people who have her are threatening to kill her if a certain bill isn’t passed.…
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Where Did We Go Wrong???
I don’t know what types of questions or bonds your particular state voted on last night, but I would love to hear! You will all be pleased to know that that in exactly one year we will be able to buy full strength Beer and Wine at the Grocery Store. Then you won’t have to…
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All The Presidents’ Gardens by Marta McDowell
Madison’s Cabbages to Kennedy’s Roses-How the White House grounds have grown with America. Starting with the plant-obsessed George Washington and ending with Michelle Obama’s kitchen garden, All the Presidents’ Gardens is a rich and compelling narrative that masterfully reveals how the White House grounds reflect what is happening in the country. The book is written…
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