Cohen, Jared
Summary: From the Founding to today, this book tells the stories of seven former presidents who each changed history and offered lessons about how to decide what to do in the next chapter of life as they handled human problems of ego, finances and questions about their legacy and mortality.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2024
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 920 COHClinton, Bill
Summary: "Matthew Keating, a one-time Navy SEAL--and a past president--has always defended his family as staunchly as he has his country. Now those defenses are under attack. A madman abducts Keating's teenage daughter, Melanie--turning every parent's deepest fear into a matter of national security. As the world watches in real time, Keating embarks on a one-man special-ops mission that tests his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company, Alfred A. Knopf 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction Clinton 2021Clinton, Bill
Summary: "Matthew Keating, a onetime Navy SEAL--and a past president--has always defended his family as staunchly as he has his country. Now those defenses are under attack. A madman abducts Keating's teenage daughter, Melanie--turning every parent's deepest fear into a matter of national security. As the world watches in real time, Keating embarks on a one-man special-ops mission that tests his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World 2021
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC CLIDe Robertis, Carolina
Summary: "From the acclaimed author of Cantoras comes a mystical and heartening tale about seeking justice and the power of memory In his modest home at the edge of town, the former President of a Latin American country receives a journalist in his iconic gardens to discuss his legacy and the dire circumstances that threaten democracy around the globe. Once known as the Poorest President in the World,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2021
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2 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DE RClinton, Bill
Summary: There's a new administration in the White House. But it's the previous First Family who tops an international assassin's hit list. Michael Keating is a former Navy SEAL, and a former President of the United States, now relocated to rural New Hampshire after a brave but ill-fated military mission cost him his second term. All he wants is to sink into anonymity with his family (and his Secret...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC PATClinton, Bill
Summary: Every detail is accurate— because one of the authors is President Bill Clinton. The drama and action never stop— because the other author is James Patterson. Matthew Keating, a one-time Navy SEAL—and a past president—has always defended his family as staunchly as he has his country. Now those defenses are under attack. A madman abducts Keating’s teenage daughter, Melanie—turning every parent’s...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company / Alfred A. Knopf 2021
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1 available in Adult, Call number: LP FIC PATBecker, Jean
Summary: "As chief of staff, Jean Becker had a ringside seat to the never-boring story of George Herbert Walker Bush's life post-presidency, including being at his side when he died and subsequently facing the challenge-and great honor-of being in charge of his state funeral. Full of heart and wisdom, THE MAN I KNEW is a vibrant behind-the-scenes look into the ups and downs of heading up the office of a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twelve 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BUSH, GEORGE H.W. BECNance, John J.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Putnam's 2001
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC NANGrande, Peggy
Summary: "In The President Will See You Now, devoted Reagan insider Peggy Grande shares behind-the-scenes stories, intimate moments, and insights into one of America's most beloved presidents. Grande, who started in the Office of Ronald Reagan as a college student and earned her way into a coveted role as the president's Executive Assistant, offers an unparalleled perspective on the post-presidency of a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GRANDE, PEGGY GRABrower, Kate Andersen
Summary: From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Residence and First Women--also a New York Times bestseller--comes a poignant, news-making look at the lives of the five former presidents in the wake of their White House years, including the surprising friendships they have formed through shared perspective and empathy.After serving the highest office of American government, five men--Jimmy...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.09 BROClark, Mary Higgins.
Contents: A crime of passion -- They all ran after the president's wife -- Hail, Columbia! -- Merry Christmas/Joyeux Noël.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1996
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC CLAClark, Mary Higgins.
Summary: Henry Parker Britland IV is wealthy and worldly--a beloved former president who, still youthful, is enjoying early retirement. His new wife, Sunday, is beautiful, smart and seventeen years younger than he, and has just been elected to Congress in a stunning upset victory that has made her the darling of the media. Henry and Sunday make a formidable team of sleuths--and never more so than when...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1996
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CLADeRose, Chris (Christopher)
Contents: Prologue: in Jackson's time -- I met nullification at its threshold -- The freshmen -- The setting sun -- ... and Tyler, too -- War in Mexico! -- The 30th Congress -- A final settlement -- A hell of a storm -- The final election of the old America -- General Jackson is dead! -- The first and only choice of the Republicans of Illinois -- A startling tide of reckless fanaticism -- Five against...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Globe Pequot Pr 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7092 DERCameron, Marc
Summary: "For a century, the Panama Canal has served as the path between the seas. Control of this vital waterway is the difference between free trade and chaos in world markets. So when Panamanian President Rafael Botero asks for a show of support against the socialist opposition, his old friend President Jack Ryan can't turn down an invitation to visit the country, but what seems like an ordinary...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Adult, Call number: LP FIC CAMWalters, Ryan S.
Summary: "He's the butt of political jokes, frequently subjected to ridicule, and almost never absent a "Worst Presidents" list where he most often ends up at the bottom. Historians have labeled him the "Worst President Ever," "Dead Last," "Unfit," and "Incompetent," to name but a few. Many contemporaries were equally cruel. H. L. Mencken called him a "nitwit." To Alice Roosevelt Longworth, he was a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Regnery History 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HARDING, WARREN G. WALUrban, Andrew L.
Summary: "Ukraine's most popular comedic actor was an unlikely president of his country. And now, even more improbably, Volodymyr Zelensky has become the world's most celebrated statesman. Who is he? How did he become the international hero of our time? Zelensky: The Unlikely Ukrainian Hero Who Defied Putin and United the World is a compelling account of this fascinating, enigmatic leader. Covering...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Regnery Publishing 2022