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82) So help me God
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English
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"Mike Pence spent more hours in the Oval Office than any of his predecessors. On the surface, the affable evangelical Christian from a gas-station-owning family in Indiana wouldn't seem to have much in common with a brash real estate mogul from New York. But the unlikely duo formed a tight bond. Pence was at Donald Trump's side when he enacted historic tax relief, when he decided to take more assertive stances toward China and North Korea, and when...
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Melville House Publishing
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
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"In a story now being echoed in recent breaking news stories about IRS persecution of Trump foes such as former FBI head James Comey and others, Cohen details -- in his inimitable blunt language, with absolutely no holds barred and naming names -- his attempt to clear his name and tell the truth about Donald Trump. Chillingly, he also makes clear what happens when you try to speak truth to power, and the power knows no bounds." --Publisher
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Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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Sanders, a Democratic presidential candidate, popular senator, and respected economist, traces the first year of the Trump administration. The chronological progression of the entries details the struggles he and his colleagues have waged against Trump's reactionary agenda from June, 2016 to the present. The good news is we're making progress... but maintaining a vibrant democracy is more difficult than ever. -- adapted from jacket
The Democratic...
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Publisher
Center Street
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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In Hostages No More, DeVos unleashes her candid thoughts about working in the Trump administration, recounts her battles over the decades to put students first, hits back at "woke" curricula in our schools, and details the reforms America must pursue to fix its long and badly broken education system. And she has stories to tell: DeVos offers blunt insights on the people and politics that stand in the way of fixing our schools. -- Provided by the publisher....
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English
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"From the Pulitzer Prize-winning critic comes an impassioned critique of America's retreat from reason. We live in a time when the very idea of objective truth is mocked and discounted by the occupants of the White House. Discredited conspiracy theories and ideologies have resurfaced, proven science is once more up for debate, and Russian propaganda floods our screens. The wisdom of the crowd has usurped research and expertise, and we are each left...
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Publisher
Center Street
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"The former White House Press Secretary and Communications Director analyzes ... [the United States'] current political moment through the lens of politics and culture and argues that President Trump has put the country back on the right track and needs to be reelected in 2020"--
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Publisher
Center Street
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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From the spread of the coronavirus to the highs and lows of the economy, the 2020 election will continue America's process of change. Gingrich goes back to the summer to 2015 to show how the radical Democratic Left is continuing its all out efforts to destroy President Trump and his followers. He puts the changes into context, and outlines the choices Americans face in what will be the most decisive election of our lifetimes. -- adapted from jacket...
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Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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Contains the full report by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol, featuring the facts, circumstances and causes related to the assault on the Capitol Complex garnered from more than one thousand witness interviews.
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"From former Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger, a gripping account of the January 6 committee, examining the forces that led to the attacks on the Capitol. On January 6, 2021, America watched in horror as a violent mob led by right-wing extremist groups stormed the U.S. Capitol in support of then-President Donald Trump. It was one of the darkest days in recent history, yet to former Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger it was also the culmination...
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Center Street
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"In Inside Trump's White House, Doug Wead offers a sweeping, eloquent history of President Donald J. Trump's first years in office, covering everything from election night to the news of today. The book will include never-before-reported stories and scoops, including how President Trump turned around the American economy, how he "never complains and never explains," and how his actions sometimes lead to misunderstandings with the media and the public....
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English
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"An intimate and rousing memoir by progressive trailblazer Ilhan Omar-the first African refugee, the first Somali-American, and one of the first Muslim women, elected to Congress. Ilhan Omar was only eight years old when war broke out in Somalia. The youngest of seven children, her mother had died while Ilhan was still a little girl. She was being raised by her father and grandfather when armed gunmen attacked their compound and the family decided...
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Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"The story of Trump's last months at the helm of the country, based on [the author's] ... access to White House aides and to the former president himself, yielding a wealth of new information and insights about what really happened inside the highest office in the land, and the world"--
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Twelve
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
Description
"Among the most consistent and aggressive criticisms of Donald Trump is that he is a threat to American democracy -- a human wrecking ball demolishing our most basic values and institutions. Resistance (At All Costs) makes the opposite case -- that it is Trump's critics, in their zeal to oppose the president, who are undermining our foundations... [This book] shows that the reaction to Trump will prove far more consequential and damaging to our nation...
100) Deep state target: how I got caught in the crosshairs of the plot to bring down President Trump
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Publisher
Diversion Books
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
Description
Deep State Target is the only firsthand account that proves the attempted sabotage of Donald Trump's presidential campaign by American and international intelligence services, from former Trump advisor George Papadopoulos--whose global network, clandestine meetings about Hillary Clinton's hacked emails, and rift with former Attorney General Jeff Sessions made him the first target of Spygate, the Mueller Investigation, and the Russian Collusion Hoax....
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