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1	The Defining Moment: FDR's Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope more books like this by Jonathan Alter In this dramatic and authoritative account, the author shows how Franklin Delano Roosevelt used his famous "fear itself" speech and the first 100 days in office to lift the country from despair and paralysis and transform the American presidency. see all copies from £10.40! new only from £10.40! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	The War Within: A Secret White House History 2006-2008 more books like this by Bob Woodward After three #1 "New York Times" bestsellers on the Bush administration's wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, Woodward once again pulls back the curtain on Washington to reveal the inner workings of a government at war. see all copies from £13.74! new only from £15.02! \| first editions
3	What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception more books like this by Scott McClellan With unprecedented candour, one of George W Bush's closest aides takes readers behind the scenes of the Bush presidency, and what exactly happened to take it off course.Scott McClellan was one of a few Bush loyalists from Texas who became part of his inner circle of trusted advisers, and remained so during one of the most challenging and ... see all copies from £9.22! new only from £10.17! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder more books like this by Vincent Bugliosi Famed prosecutor and #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author Bugliosi argues there is overwhelming evidence President Bush took the nation to war in Iraq under false pretenses and must be held accountable for what he considers to be monumental crimes. see all copies from £9.62! new only from £9.93! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Angler more books like this by Bart Gellman Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gellman documents how Vice President Dick Cheney redefined the role of the American vice presidency, assuming unprecedented responsibilities and making it a post of historic power. see all copies from £13.54! new only from £13.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	State of Denial: Bush at War, Part III more books like this by Bob Woodward "Insurgents and terrorists retain the resources and capabilities to sustain and even increase current level of violence through the next year.'' This was the secret Pentagon assessment sent to the White House in May 2006. The forecast of a more violent 2007 in Iraq contradicted the repeated optimistic statements of President Bush, including one, ... see all copies from £2.09! new only from £5.29! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	All the President's Men more books like this by Carl Bernstein The 25th-anniversary edition of Bernstein and Woodward's classic of investigative journalism. In what must be the most devastating political detective story of the century, two young "Washington Post" reporters whose brilliant investigative journalism smashed the Watergate scandal wide open tell the whole behind-the-scenes drama the way it ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £5.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Bush at War more books like this by Bob Woodward Award-winning author and journalist Bob Woodward turns his attention to the presidency of George W. Bush. Before the acts of terrorism on 11 September, George W. Bush's presidency had been beset by numerous problems. Not only was it in many peoples eyes invalid, very few people took him seriously as a world statesman. Then following one violent ... see all copies from £2.52! new only from £2.52! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Plan of Attack more books like this by Bob Woodward Bob Woodward's book on President Bush and the Iraq war will be the definitive account of the turning point in history as Bush, his war council and allies launched a pre-emptive attack, toppling Saddam Hussein and taking over the country. From in-depth interviews with key players and notes from national security meetings, Woodward provides a ... see all copies from £2.04! new only from £5.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Presidential Courage: Brave Leaders and How They Changed America 1789-1989 more books like this by Michael R Beschloss (Read by) From the author "Newsweek" called the nations leading presidential historian comes an inspiring narrative chronicling the crucial moments when a courageous president has dramatically changed the future of the United States. of full-color photos. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £5.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	The Price of Loyalty: George W. Bush, the White House, and the Education of Paul O'Neill more books like this by Ron Suskind An explosive account of the inner workings of the George W. Bush administration, written with the extensive cooperation of former U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill. As readers are taken to the very epicentre of government, this news-making book offers a definitive view of Bush and his closest advisers as they manage crucial domestic policies ... see all copies from £2.01! new only from £5.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Dead Certain: The Presidency of George W. Bush more books like this by Robert Draper Dead Certain is a story told in six sections. Beginning with an immersion into Bush the nascent politician (entitled "Baptism"), we see in "Through Our Tears" a mandate-less new President evincing both collegiality and defensiveness as he pursues his conservative agenda. "Dark City On A Hill" describes the contentiousness that attends the roll-up ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £5.46! \| first editions
13 view cover	Crimes Against Nature: How George W. Bush and His Corporate Pals Are Plundering the Country and Hijacking Our Democracy more books like this by Robert F Kennedy, Jr. In this powerful and far-reaching indictment of George W. Bush's White House, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the country's most prominent environmental attorney, charges that this administration has taken corporate cronyism to such unprecedented heights that it now threatens our health, our national security, and democracy as we know it. In a headlong ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £2.03! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	The Greatest Story Ever Sold: The Decline and Fall of Truth from 9/11 to Katrina more books like this by Frank Rich A "New York Times" columnist reviews the trajectory of fictions spun by the Bush administration from 9/11 to Hurricane Katrina, revealing the most brilliant spin campaign ever conducted. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £5.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Adams Vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800 more books like this by John E Ferling It was a contest of titans: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, two heroes of the Revolutionary era, once intimate friends, now icy antagonists locked in a fierce battle for the future of the United States. The election of 1800 was a thunderous clash of a campaign that climaxed in a deadlock in the Electoral College and led to a crisis in which the ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £7.48! \| first editions
16 view cover	Second Chance: Three Presidents and the Crisis of American Superpower more books like this by Zbigniew Brzezinski From the most highly respected analyst of foreign policy writing today, this book presents a story of wasted opportunity and squandered prestige - the history of the last three U.S. presidents' foreign policy. The most distinguished commentator on foreign policy, former National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski, offers a reasoned but unsparing ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £5.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	A Magnificent Catastrophe: The Tumultuous Election of 1800, America's First Presidential Campaign more books like this by Professor Edward J Larson, J.D., PH.D. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Larsons new book presents a masterful and revelatory account of the titanic election battle that had been so momentous to the countrys future that Thomas Jefferson had called it Americas second revolution. 16 pages of b&w photographs. see all copies from £7.12! new only from £7.51! \| first editions
18 view cover	The Audacity of Deceit: Barack Obama's War on American Values more books like this by Brad O'Leary What lies beneath Barack Obamas well-polished rhetoric will shock you. Obama touts change but his version is nothing less than a frontal assault on American values and traditions. Obamas goal? Bring America to her knees through a policy of manage see all copies from £9.35! new only from £14.34!
19 view cover	American Dynasty: 5aristocracy, Fortune, and the Politics of Deceit in the House of Bush more books like this by Kevin P Phillips Political writer Phillips investigates the Bush family, and exposes their not-so-innocent connections across social, political, and financial spheres. He shows how the Bushes were able to leverage their connections, and reinvent themselves, to build a political dynasty that, in Phillips's view, is contrary to the visions of the Founding Fathers. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £5.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	In Justice: Inside the Scandal That Rocked the Bush Administration more books like this by David Iglesias, Davin Seay The Bush administration's drive to politicize the Justice Department reached a new low with the wrongful firing of seven U.S. Attorneys in late 2006. Their action has ignited public outrage on a scale that far surpassed the reaction to any of the Bush administration's other political debacles. David Iglesias was one of those federal prosecutors, ... see all copies from £11.18! new only from £12.41!
21 view cover	Takeover: The Return of the Imperial Presidency and the Subversion of American Democracy more books like this by Charlie Savage In 1789, the Founders devised a system of checks and balances to keep kingly powers out of the hands of presidents. But in the 1970s and 80s, a faction of Republicans, outraged by the weakening of the presidency after Watergate and Vietnam, abandoned the traditional conservative suspicion of concentrated government power. These men hatched a plot ... see all copies from £2.09! new only from £2.22! \| first editions
22 view cover	Worse Than Watergate: The Secret Presidency of George W. Bush more books like this by John W Dean Nobody knows more, both from first hand experience and legal expertise, about the abuse of presidential power and their dangers than John Dean, former counsel to President Nixon. In Worse Than Watergate, Dean delivers a stunning indictment of the current Bush administration, and issues an urgent alarm to the nation: the Bush team's obsession with ... see all copies from £2.09! new only from £5.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Dereliction of Duty: The Eyewitness Account of How President Bill Clinton Endangered America's Long-Term National Security more books like this by Robert Patterson, Lieutenant Lt Col Robert 'Buzz' Patterson exposes the terrifying, behind-the-scenes story of the years when the most irresponsible President in our history had his finger on the nuclear trigger. This is the inside story of the damage Bill Clinton did to the US military and how he compromised national security. From his laughable salutes, to his arrogant, ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £5.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	The Bush Tragedy more books like this by Jacob Weisberg Weisberg methodically and objectively examines the circle of advisers who have played crucial parts in George W. Bush's historic downfall. Distilling all that has been previously written about Bush, the author illuminates the fateful choices and key decisions that have led George W., and thereby the country, into its current predicament. see all copies from £4.17! new only from £4.17! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	The Complete Book of U.S. Presidents more books like this by William A DeGregorio A factual look at all our chief executives, from George Washington to our current president. see all copies from £5.24! new only from £6.11! \| first editions

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