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MADE IN TEXAS: GEORGE W. BUSH AND THE SOUTHERN TAKEOVER OF AMERICAN POLITICS examines how George W.`s Texas background has influenced his world-view. Lind, himself a Texan descended from a long line of Texans, is deeply immersed in that state`s history and culture. Here, he provides a historical context to Bush`s thinking, and he examines how Southern culture has become a dominant force in American politics--including foreign policy. AUTHOR: Michael Lind
PUBLISHER: Basic Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | A German Tale by Erika V. Shearin Karres
This memoirist was a babe-in-arms when her mother, a German, fled allied air raids and her father was drafted by the Nazis. The family survived World War II--though her mother died soon after--subsequently living amid of the national cultural guilt that resulted from the failure to resist the Nazi party. This memoir chronicles a life lived in the strain of this environment. AUTHOR: Erika V. Shearin Karres
PUBLISHER: Barricade Books, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Untitled Bergreen - Biography of Louis Armstrong by Laurence Bergreen, Michael Kramer
With meticulous detail, Laurence Bergreen paints a vivid portrait of the life of the celebrated American musician, the trumpeter and band leader who invented scat singing, and coined the use of swing, cats, and chops as jazz terms. Working from Armstrong's own taped reminiscences, the author of well-received biographies of Al Capone and Irving Berlin adeptly evokes the trumpeter's singular talent and personality in what may well become the definitive biographical study. AUTHOR: Laurence Bergreen, Michael Kramer
PUBLISHER: Broadway Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | A Different Drummer by Matt Dillon, Michael K. Deaver
Mike Deaver, who worked as a special assistant to Governor and later President Reagan shares telling remembrances both private and public of their 30-year relationship. Reagan is remembered fondly, and, as Deaver probes for clues to Reagan's elusive character, it is Reagan's voice that most often rings clear. What comes through is Reagan's great love for his country, and for his wife, Nancy. AUTHOR: Matt Dillon, Michael K. Deaver
PUBLISHER: HarperTrade
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | From This Day Forward by Cokie Roberts, David McCallum, Steve Roberts, Steven Roberts
Cokie and Steve Roberts, reflecting on their own marriage, provide an inspiring narrative about the institution, how it has changed and how it has remained the same. AUTHOR: Cokie Roberts, David McCallum, Steve Roberts, Steven Roberts
PUBLISHER: HarperTrade
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith, Alan Krueger, Michael Edwards, Robert B. Reich
Description not available.In a new unabridged edition of the classic eighteenth-century treatise on the principles of political economics, first published in 1776, the author provides a detailed description and analysis of the inner workings of a market economy, presenting the fundamental principles of a capitalist system. Reprint. AUTHOR: Adam Smith, Alan Krueger, Michael Edwards, Robert B. Reich
PUBLISHER: Bantam Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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