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480 pp. Hardcover
Politics
Ascent to Power: How Truman Emerged from Roosevelt's Shadow and Remade the World
David L. Roll

From Franklin Roosevelt’s final days through Harry Truman’s extraordinary transformation, this is the enthralling story behind the most consequential presidential transition in US history.

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304 pp. Hardcover
Politics
Blood Money: Why the Powerful Turn a Blind Eye While China Kills Americans
Peter Schweizer

Peter Schweizer investigates the apathy American elites' have about China's undermining of American society. A towering achievement of investigative jour­nalism, Blood Money is one of those rare books that makes you clearly see the world anew.

Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller

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338 pp. Hardcover
Politics
Four Shots in the Night: A True Story of Spies, Murder, and Justice in Northern Ireland
Henry Hemming

Four Shots in the Night is the story of a political murder: the killing of an IRA member turned British informant. 

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384 pp. Hardcover
Politics
The Presidents and the People: Five Leaders Who Threatened Democracy and the Citizens Who Fought to Defend It
Corey Brettschneider

American presidents have often pushed the boundaries established for them by the Constitution; this is the inspirational history of the people who pushed back.

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361 pp. Paperback
Politics
A Supreme Court Unlike Any Other: The Deepening Divide Between the Justices and the People
Kevin J. McMahon

A data-rich examination of the US Supreme Court's unprecedented detachment from the democratic processes that buttress its legitimacy.

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295 pp. Hardcover
Politics
The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution's Original Meaning
A.J. Jacobs

The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically chronicles his hilarious adventures in attempting to follow the original meaning of the Constitution, as he searches for answers to one of the most pressing issues of our time: How should we interpret America’s foundational document?

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