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1	Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln more books like this by Doris Kearns Goodwin This brilliant multiple biography is centered on Lincoln's mastery of men and how it shaped the most significant presidency in the nation's history. see all copies from £11.40! new only from £11.40! \| first editions
2	John Adams more books like this by David McCullough His first book since Truman, from one of America's most distinguished and popular biographers. Destined for the same kind of sweeping success as his Pulitzer Prize-winning Truman, John Adams is a powerful, deeply moving biography that reads like an epic historical novel. Breathing fresh life into American history, it takes as its subject the ... see all copies from £6.07! new only from £10.92! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House more books like this by Jon Meacham From the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Franklin and Winston" and "American Gospel" comes a magnificent portrait of Andrew Jackson, the man who shaped the modern presidency. Illustrated with black-and-white photos. see all copies from £17.09! new only from £17.09!
4	Transfer of Power more books like this by Vince Flynn What if America's most powerful leader was also its prime target? On a busy Washington morning, the stately calm of the White House is shattered as terrorists gain control of the executive mansion, slaughtering dozens of people. The president is evacuated to an underground bunker, but not before nearly one hundred hostages are taken. One man is ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £6.28! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, the Home Front in World War II more books like this by Doris Kearns Goodwin "No Ordinary Time" is a monumental work, a brilliantly conceived chronicle of one of the most vibrant and revolutionary periods in the history of the United States. With an extraordinary collection of details, Goodwin masterfully weaves together a striking number of story lines--Eleanor and Franklin's marriage and remarkable partnership, Eleanor's ... see all copies from £2.05! new only from £10.56! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Deception Point more books like this by Dan Brown From the "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Da Vinci Code" comes an explosive, high-tech thriller that takes readers from the chilling depths of the Arctic Ocean to the treacherous heights of Washington power. When a new NASA satellite spots evidence of an astonishingly rare object buried deep in the Arctic ice, the floundering space ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £5.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Truman more books like this by David McCullough (Read by) This biography of Harry Truman goes beyond the traditional portrait of the "ordinary man" to present an extraordinary American President. Drawing on archival material and extensive interviews, McCullough chronicles Truman's boyhood in Missouri, his entry into politics and his surprising success as a US senator. But it is Truman's emergence as a ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £7.97! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief more books like this by James McPherson A bestselling historian of the Civil War illuminates how Lincoln worked with--and often against--his senior commanders to defeat the Confederacy and create the role of commander in chief as we know it. "Tried by War" offers a revelatory portrait of leadership during the greatest crisis America has ever endured. see all copies from £15.67! new only from £18.10! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Without Fail more books like this by Lee Child Ex-military cop Jack Reacher is assigned to protect the vice president-elect, Senator Brook Armstrong, from an assassin who has been sending threatening letters and killing innocent men whose last names happen to be Armstrong--just to show that he's serious. As Reacher tries to determine the identity of this diabolical adversary, he discovers that ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £2.07! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	The Plot Against America more books like this by Philip Roth Philip Roth creates a startling premise: Charles Lindbergh beats out Franklin Roosevelt and is elected president of the US in 1940, inaugurating an atmosphere of anti-Semitism and bigotry that turns the country into a nightmare for Jews. Among them are the Roths: Herman, Bess, and the two boys, Philip and Sandy. Philip is undergoing a typically ... see all copies from £2.01! new only from £6.82! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	His Excellency: George Washington more books like this by Joseph J Ellis This biographical study of George Washington, the founding father who was "first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen," reexamines the personal and public sides of the man who set this nation on its course and became its first president. Joseph Ellis draws on voluminous research, and especially on the archives in the ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £7.48! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	The Lions of Lucerne more books like this by Brad Thor In a daring and chilling debut, Brad Thor draws us into a sinister labyrinth of political intrigue and international terrorism, serving up an explosive cocktail of unrelenting action -- and a shattering climax -- as one man is pushed to the edge. On the snow-covered slopes of Utah, the unthinkable has just become a nightmarish reality: thirty ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £6.28! \| first editions
13 view cover	American Wife more books like this by Curtis Sittenfeld The "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Prep" returns with her most ambitious novel yet--the epic and intimate story of an ordinary woman thrust into extraordinary circumstances when she becomes first lady. see all copies from £14.32! new only from £14.32! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Lincoln more books like this by David Herbert Donald David Herbert Donald's "Lincoln" is a stunningly original portrait of Lincoln's life and presidency. Donald brilliantly depicts Lincoln's gradual ascent from humble beginnings in rural Kentucky to the ever- expanding political circles in Illinois, and finally to the presidency of a country divided by civil war. Donald goes beyond biography, ... see all copies from £5.43! new only from £10.92! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Theodore Rex more books like this by Edmund Morris The second entry in Morris's projected three-volume life of Theodore Roosevelt focuses on the presidential years 1901 through early 1909. Impeccably researched and beautifully composed, Morris's book provides what is arguably the best consideration of Roosevelt's presidency ever penned. Illustrations. see all copies from £2.73! new only from £8.97! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Case Against Barack Obama: The Unlikely Rise and Unexamined Agenda of the Media's Favorite Candidate more books like this by David Freddoso He's the media's darling, an inspiration to many, and the answer to everything from health care to taxes. He, of course, is Barack Obama - the silver-tongued senator with a phrase for everything and a promise for everyone. Sound too good to be true? That's because he is, as David Freddoso, investigative reporter and NRO columnist, shows to ... see all copies from £13.64! new only from £15.57!
17 view cover	Dead Heat more books like this by Joel C Rosenberg For Jon and Erin Bennett, the world seems to be spinning dangerously out of control. During one of the most fiercely contested presidential elections in American history, the Bennetts realize the stakes could not be higher. see all copies from £6.15! new only from £8.86! \| first editions
18 view cover	Fear and loathing: on the campaign trail '72 more books like this by Hunter S Thompson The best, the fastest, the hippest and the most unorthodox account ever published of the US presidential electoral process in all its madness and corruption. In 1972 Hunter S. Thompson, the creator and king of Gonzo journalism, covered the US presidential campaign for Rolling Stone magazine alongside the establishment newsmen of Washington. The ... see all copies from £3.03! new only from £6.28! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey more books like this by Candice Millard In a powerful new narrative history, former "National Geographic" writer and editor Millard traces the bold 1914 expedition to chart the Amazon's treacherous River of Doubt, and casts new light on the expedition's extraordinary leader, Theodore Roosevelt. High school & older. see all copies from £3.23! new only from £3.23! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Mornings on Horseback: The Story of an Extraordinary Family, a Vanished Way of Life and the Unique Child Who Became Theodore Roosevelt more books like this by David McCullough "Mornings on Horseback" is the brilliant biography of the young Theodore Roosevelt. Hailed as "a masterpiece" (John A. Gable, "Newsday" ), it is the winner of the "Los Angeles Times" 1981 Book Prize for Biography and the National Book Award for Biography. Written by David McCullough, the author of "Truman," this is the story of a remarkable little ... see all copies from £6.11! new only from £9.56! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Split Second more books like this by David Baldacci At crucial moments eight years apart, two Secret Service agents are distracted--with disastrous results: in one case, a presidential candidate is assassinated, and in the second, one is kidnapped. The two disgraced agents set out to trace the myriad connections between the events. see all copies from £1.36! new only from £2.63! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	FDR more books like this by Professor Jean Edward Smith In this superlative volume, Smith combines contemporary scholarship and a broad range of primary source material to provide an engrossing narrative of one of America's greatest presidents. see all copies from £11.96! new only from £11.96! \| first editions
23 view cover	Lyndon Johnson and the American dream more books like this by Doris Kearns Goodwin Doris Kearns Goodwin's classic life of Lyndon Johnson, who presided over the Great Society, the Vietnam War, and other defining moments the tumultuous 1960s, is a monument in political biography. From the moment the author, then a young woman from Harvard, first encountered President Johnson at a White House dance in the spring of 1967, she became ... see all copies from £4.79! new only from £11.26! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	The Reagan Diaries more books like this by Ronald Reagan, Douglas G Brinkley (Editor) During his two terms in office, Reagan kept a daily diary in which he recorded, by hand, his innermost thoughts and observations on the extraordinary, the historic, and the routine day-to-day occurrences of his presidency. Now, this remarkable historical record is available in a single volume. see all copies from £8.39! new only from £10.17! \| first editions
25 view cover	American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson more books like this by Joseph J Ellis A biography of Thomas Jefferson, written by a professor of history at Mount Holyoke. see all copies from £6.81! new only from £9.53! \| signed copies \| first editions

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