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English
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In November 2014, thirteen members of the Biden family gathered on Nantucket for Thanksgiving, a tradition they had been celebrating for the past forty years. It was the one constant in what had become a hectic, scrutinized, and overscheduled life. But this year felt different from all those that had come before. Joe and Jill Biden's eldest son, Beau, had been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor fifteen months earlier, and his survival was uncertain....
Author
Publisher
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
Random House Trade paperback edition.
Physical Desc
xxiii, 365 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
This is the story of a man who faced down personal challenges and tragedy, to become a public servant who refuses to be cynical about political leadership. As a senator from Delaware since 1973, Joe Biden has been a witness to the major events of the past four decades and a relentless actor in trying to shape recent American history. Here he reveals what these experiences taught him about himself, his colleagues, and the institutions of government....
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Publisher
Crown Archetype
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 273 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
The first transgender person to speak at a national political convention, Sarah McBride struggled with the decision to come out---not just to her family but to the students of American University. It wasn't until the Facebook post announcing her truth went viral that she realized just how much impact her story could have. Four years later, McBride was one of the nation's most prominent transgender activists, walking the halls of the White House, advocating...
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Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xviii, 315 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Democrat John David Dingell served in the U.S. House of Representatives for fifty-nine consecutive years, the longest tenure of anyone in Congressional history. The son of a Congressman, Dingell became a house page in 1938, when he was just eleven. Retiring from Congress at eighty-nine, he has witnessed, from the center of American government, some of the most important events that have reshaped Congress, America itself, and the world, including wartime...
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English
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Gorman explores history, language, identity, and erasure through an imaginative and intimate collage. Harnessing the collective grief of a global pandemic, her poems shine a light on a moment of reckoning and reveal that Gorman has become a messenger from the past, our voice for the future. The final poem in the book is The hill we climb, which was read at President Joseph Biden's 2021 inauguration. -- adapted from jacket and perusal of book
8) Peril
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
The transition from President Donald J. Trump to President Joseph R. Biden Jr. stands as one of the most dangerous periods in American history. Woodward and Costa take readers deep inside the Trump White House, the Biden White House, the 2020 campaign, and the Pentagon and Congress, with vivid, eyewitness accounts of what really happened. They also provide a look at Biden's presidency as he faces the challenges of a lifetime: the continuing deadly...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
With unparalleled access to the tight inner circle of advisers who have surrounded Biden for decades, Franklin Foer dramatizes in forensic detail the first two years of the Biden presidency, concluding with the historic midterm elections. The result is a gripping and high-definition portrait of a major president at a time when democracy itself seems imperiled. With his back to the wall, Biden resorted to old-fashioned politics: deal-making and compromise....
10) Hope never dies
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Publisher
Quirk Books
Language
English
Description
"Vice President Joe Biden is fresh out of the Obama White House and feeling adrift when his favorite railroad conductor dies in a suspicious accident, leaving behind an ailing wife and a trail of clues. To unravel the mystery, "Amtrak Joe" re-teams with the only man he's ever fully trusted--the 44th president of the United States. Together they'll plumb the darkest corners of Delaware, traveling from cheap motels to biker bars and beyond, as they...
Author
Publisher
Humanix Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
x, 261 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Final Battle exposes the real threat that Democrats pose to freedom. The rise of socialism and critical race theory, coupled with threats to the Electoral College and Senate, an independent judiciary, and the integrity of the electoral system, now threaten to destroy the traditions that bring Americans together -- the heart of our democracy."--
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A memoir from Valerie Biden Owens, Joe Biden's younger sister, trusted confidante and lifelong campaign manager. Valerie, one of the first female campaign managers in United States history, writes of the role of family, faith, and fate in shaping her life, and the power of empathy and kindness in the face of turmoil and division. Growing Up Biden details Valerie's decades-long professional career in politics, and the central role she played in her...
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Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 337 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The extraordinary partnership of Barack Obama and Joe Biden is unique in American history. The two men, their characters and styles sharply contrasting, formed a dynamic working relationship that evolved into a profound friendship. Based on original interviews, media reports, memoirs and other accounts, Barack and Joe is the first book to tell the full story of their historic relationship and its substantial impact on the Obama presidency and its...
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English
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"'How did you get this number?' Those were the first words Jill Biden spoke to U.S. senator Joe Biden when he called her out of the blue to ask her on a date. Growing up, Jill had wanted two things: a marriage like her parents'--strong, loving, and full of laughter--and a career. An early heartbreak had left her uncertain about love, until she met Joe. But as they grew closer, Jill faced difficult questions: How would politics shape her family and...
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Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 397 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Taking readers behind the scenes of one of America's most consequential presidencies, a journalist with unprecedented access to the White House reveals how President Joe Biden and his seasoned team have battled to achieve their agenda, delivering a surprising portrait of politics on the edge.
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Publisher
Crown, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxiii, 498 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Almost no one thought Joe Biden could make it back to the White House--not Donald Trump, not the two dozen Democratic rivals who sought to take down a weak front-runner, not the mega-donors and key endorsers who feared he could not beat Bernie Sanders, not even Barack Obama. The story of Biden's cathartic victory in the 2020 election is the story of a Democratic Party at odds with itself, torn between the single-minded goal of removing Donald Trump...
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
vii, 466 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns show how both our political parties confronted a series of national traumas, including the coronavirus pandemic, the January 6 attack on the Capitol, and the political brinksmanship of President Biden's first year in the White House. From Donald Trump's assault on the 2020 election and his ongoing campaign of vengeance against his fellow Republicans, to the behind-the-scenes story of Biden's selection of Kamala...
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Publisher
Post Hill Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
xiii, 210 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"The explosive contents of Hunter Biden's laptop were the "October Surprise" of the 2020 presidential election, and the New York Post had the scoop. Here was the first evidence of Joe Biden's involvement in his family's lucrative foreign influence-peddling operation, and it threatened to upend his campaign. Donald Trump called it "The Laptop from Hell" and made it the star of his campaign rallies. But a coordinated censorship operation effectively...
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
viii, 258 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
In this book, leading American politics experts examine every facet of the stunning 2020 election and its aftermath and how these events will impact America moving forward. Each contributor goes beyond the headlines and dives into the underlying forces and shifts that drove the election from its earliest developments to its chaotic conclusion.
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