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3) Fidel
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Whether dismissed as a relic or revered as a savior, many agree that Fidel Castro is one of the most influential and controversial figures of our time. Rarely are Americans given a chance to see inside the world of this socialist leader. The documentary Fidel offers a unique opportunity to view the man through exclusive interviews with Castro himself, historians, public figures and close friends, with rare footage from the Cuban State archives....
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The woman who got every thing & and the man who gave it all to have her, almost! Baltimore, where a little girl growing up in row house on Biddle Street played a significant role in dethroning the King of England. Residents of the street have all but forgotten that this little girl grew up to become Wallis Simpson, the love of King Edward VIII's life. "That Woman" as the rest of the royal family calls her was the one for whom he threw away the crown....
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This riveting novel of love and mystery from the author of The Things They Carried examines the lasting impact of the twentieth century's legacy of violence and warfare, both at home and abroad. When long-hidden secrets about the atrocities he committed in Vietnam come to light, a candidate for the U.S. Senate retreats with his wife to a lakeside cabin in northern Minnesota. Within days of their arrival, his wife mysteriously vanishes into the watery...
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When he was NY's Attorney General, Eliot Spitzer prosecuted crimes by America's largest financial institutions and some of the most powerful executives in the country. After his election as governor, with the largest margin in the state's history, many believed Spitzer was on his way to becoming the nation's first Jewish president. Then, shockingly, Spitzer's meteoric rise turned into a precipitous fall when the New York Times revealed that Spitzer...
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[2020]
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"Cleo McDougal is a born politician. From congresswoman to senator, the magnetic, ambitious single mother now has her eye on the White House--always looking forward, never back. Until an estranged childhood friend shreds her in an op-ed hit piece gone viral. With seven words--'Cleo McDougal is not a good person'--the presidential hopeful has gone from in control to damage control, and not just in Washington but in life. Enter Cleo's 'regrets list'...
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From New York Times bestselling author J. Randy Taraborrelli comes The Kennedy Heirs, his most revealing Kennedy audiobook yet.
A unique burden was inherited by the children of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy and his celebrated siblings, Senators Robert and Ted Kennedy. Raised in a world of enormous privilege against the backdrop of American history, this third generation of Kennedys often veered between towering accomplishment and devastating defeat....
12) Masked Prey
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"The daughter of a U.S. Senator is monitoring her social media presence when she finds a picture of herself on a strange blog. And there are other pictures... of the children of other influential Washington politicians, walking or standing outside their schools, each identified by name. Surrounding the photos are texts of vicious political rants from a motley variety of extremist groups. It's obviously alarming--there's an unstated but deadly threat...
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2023
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Una propuesta de gobierno enfocada en el desarrollo económico, la igualdad social, la justicia y la inclusión, el propósito esencial: analizar nuestro presente y buscar un mejor futuro. Marcelo Ebrard conoce profundamente los problemas más graves de México y el potencial de nuestro país. En este libro ofrece un análisis apasionado de nuestra situación actual en materia económica y política, lo que se necesita en cuanto a salud,...
15) The widow
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[2022]
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When her husband's indiscretion with a young staffer threatens to ruin everything she has accomplished, Jody Asher, the wife of a political icon, flips the narrative as the balance of power shifts when he suddenly dies, securing the future she's entitled to despite her secret.
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"Stacey Abrams is an activist who works for fair voting rights. She's a lawyer, an author, and a Nobel Peace Prize nominee, too! Experience all the exciting moments in Stacey's thrilling life in this exciting biography, packed with two-color illustrations and fun facts, like how the census helps everyone!"--
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"Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did," so the saying goes, "but she did it backwards and in high heels." Faith Whittlesey popularized this quotation during the 1980s, and many books attribute the line to her. The message clearly resonated with a generation of American men and women coming to age in the late 20th century, when all things seemed possible.
In this book Faith Whittlesey gives concrete meaning to the quotation through her...
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