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1) Bodyguard
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Formats
Description
Abbie Whitmore is good at her job. She knows how to protect people, and she's always right -- until Congressman Jonathan Lassiter comes along. The presidential hopeful refuses to believe that his politics have put him in danger, yet Abbie is determined to keep him safe. But how can she protect him while she's guarding her heart?
2) Becoming
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 29
Language
English
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Description
"An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States. When she was a little girl, Michelle Robinson's world was the South Side of Chicago, where she and her brother, Craig, shared a bedroom in their family's upstairs apartment and played catch in the park, and where her parents, Fraser and Marian Robinson, raised her to be outspoken and unafraid. But life soon took her much further afield, from the halls of Princeton,...
3) Dead watch
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Republican ex-Senator Lincoln Bowe disappears, his wife believes that Virginia Governor Arlo Goodman is behind it. After the White House puts Jacob Winter, a veteran political operative, on the case, Bowe's body is soon discovered. Though he has numerous suspects to choose from, Bowe suspects that the killing may have been staged in order to derail Goodman's ascent to the presidency.
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books Trade Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Peter Haskell has everything.. power, position, a career and a family that mean everything to him and for which he has sacrificed a great deal. Compromise has been key, and integrity is the base on which he lives. Olivia Thatcher, the wife of a famous senator, is trapped in a web of duty and obligation, married to a man she once loved and no longer even knows. Peter and Olivia meet in Paris, after bomb threat at the Ritz. Their lives become briefly...
Author
Publisher
Pogo Press
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
"Riding into the Sunrise is more than a conventional biography of a good man. It s also more than a conventional review of Al Quie s political victories and defeats over three decades in elected office, including twenty-one years in Congress and four years as governor of Minnesota. Rich in memories and stories, it connects virtually every sphere and thread in his remarkable days and celebrates his lifetime love of God and allegiance to Him"--Jacket....
Publisher
Time Book
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
With this illustrated book containing original reporting and analysis and showcasing the unrivaled, intimate behind-the-scenes photography of campaign photographer Callie Shell, Time Magazine marks the rise of Barack Obama from his early days to his Chicago years to the moment when he became a political phenomenon and finally won the presidency.
8) A safe house
Author
Series
Stone Barrington volume 61
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Stone Barrington is looking forward to some quiet time in New York City, until he is asked to transport precious, top-secret cargo across the Atlantic. Taking on the challenge, Stone flies off unaware of what or who he is bringing with him. But his plans to lie low are quickly spoiled when a dangerous dispatcher tracks down Stone and his tantalizing mystery guest, intent on payback and silencing anyone who poses a threat. From the English countryside...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Lily is a mother and a daughter. And a second wife. And a writer, maybe? Or she was going to be, before she had children. Now, in her rented Brooklyn apartment she's grappling with her sexual and intellectual desires, while also trying to manage her roles as a mother and a wife in 2016. Vivian Barr seems to be the perfect political wife, dedicated to helping her charismatic and ambitious husband find success in Watergate-era Washington D.C. But one...
10) So help me God
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"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...
Author
Publisher
Nodin Press
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
Manuscripts and transcriptions of recorded addresses given by former Minnesota governor Elmer L. Andersen from 1949-2003 on a variety of topics. Includes comments by the former governor on the relevance of these issues in the 21st century.
Author
Publisher
Little A
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
An inspiring and powerful memoir of surviving the Jonestown massacre and becoming a fearless voice against injustice and inequality by California congresswoman Jackie Speier. Jackie Speier was twenty-eight when she joined Congressman Leo Ryan's delegation to rescue defectors from cult leader Jim Jones's Peoples Temple in Jonestown, Guyana. Ryan was killed on the airstrip tarmac. Jackie was shot five times at point-blank range. While recovering from...
14) Finders keepers
Author
Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Growing up in a magnificent Charleston home, Jessie Rowland wants for nothing. Her rich, indulgent father has filled her room with expensive toys, but her frantically over-protective mother keeps her from having friends and never lets her out of her sight. As she grows into adulthood, her family's stifling possessiveness feeds her feelings of loss and isolation and fuels terrible nightmares from which she wakes screaming, night after night.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
The former Vice President looks at the challenges of balancing the demands of life while maintaining a deep commitment to family and faith and how gathering around the dinner table every evening can help keep these principles intact.
17) Rising sun
Publisher
[Distributed by] 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
A Los Angeles cop is called in to investigate the murder of a prostitute in the boardroom of a Japanese-owned company, only to discover a "shadow world" of futuristic technology, ancient ways and confusing loyalties.
18) Davy Crockett
Author
Series
Publisher
Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The My Itty-Bitty Bio series are biographies for the earliest readers. This book examines the life of Davy Crockett in a simple, age-appropriate way that will help children develop word recognition and reading skills. Includes a timeline and other informative backmatter.
Author
Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
It happened the way attraction happens best: suddenly, passionately, uncontrollably, and unforgettably. Thousands of feet above the ground on a crowded flight to Washington, D.C., radio personality Keely Williams felt the irresistible pull of handsome congressman Dax Devereaux. They were speaking at the same congressional hearing about Vietnam soldiers listed as MIA. Tragically, Keely's husband was among the missing soldiers.
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