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The Strong Man

John Mitchell and the Secrets of Watergate

By: James Rosen

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The Strong Man

John Mitchell and the Secrets of Watergate

By: James Rosen

The Strong Man is the first full-scale biography of John N. Mitchell, the central figure in the rise and ruin of Richard Nixon and the highest-ranking American official ever convicted on criminal charges. As U.S. attorney general from 1969 to 1972, John Mitchell stood at the center of the upheavals of the late sixties. The most powerful man in the Nixon cabinet, a confident troubleshooter, Mitchell championed law and order against the bomb-throwers of the antiwar movement, desegregated the South’s public schools, restored calm after the killings at Kent State, and steered the commander-in-chief through the Pentagon Papers and Joint Chiefs spying crises. After leaving office, Mitchell survived the ITT and Vesco scandals—but was ultimately destroyed by Watergate. With a novelist’s skill, James Rosen traces Mitchell’s early life and career from his Long Island boyhood to his mastery of Wall Street, where Mitchell's innovations in municipal finance made him a power broker to the Rockefellers and mayors and governors in all fifty states. After merging law firms with Richard Nixon, Mitchell brilliantly managed Nixon’s 1968 presidential campaign and, at his urging, reluctantly agreed to serve as attorney general. With his steely demeanor and trademark pipe, Mitchell commanded awe throughout the government as Nixon’s most trusted adviser, the only man in Washington who could say no to the president. Chronicling the collapse of the Nixon presidency, The Strong Man follows America’s former top cop on his singular odyssey through the criminal justice system—a tortuous maze of camera crews, congressional hearings, special prosecutors, and federal trials. The path led, ultimately, to a prison cell in Montgomery, Alabama, where Mitchell was welcomed into federal custody by the same men he had appointed to office. Rosen also reveals the dark truth about Mitchell’s marriage to the flamboyant and volatile Martha Mitchell: her slide into alcoholism and madness, their bitter divorce, and the toll it all took on their daughter, Marty. Based on 250 original interviews and hundreds of thousands of previously unpublished documents and tapes, The Strong Man resolves definitively the central mysteries of the Nixon era: the true purpose of the Watergate break-in, who ordered it, the hidden role played by the Central Intelligence Agency, and those behind the cover-up. A landmark of history and biography, The Strong Man is that rarest of books: both a model of scholarly research and savvy analysis and a masterful literary achievement.

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Doubleday

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038552546X

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9780385525466

Postwar America

An Encyclopedia of Social, Political, Cultural, and Economic History

By: James Ciment

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Postwar America

An Encyclopedia of Social, Political, Cultural, and Economic History

By: James Ciment

From the outbreak of the Cold War to the rise of the United States as the last remaining superpower, the years following World War II were filled with momentous events and rapid change. Diplomatically, economically, politically, and culturally, the United States became a major influence around the globe. On the domestic front, this period witnessed some of the most turbulent and prosperous years in American history. "Postwar America: An Encyclopedia of Social, Political, Cultural, and Economic History" provides detailed coverage of all the remarkable developments within the United States during this period, as well as their dramatic impact on the rest of the world. A-Z entries address specific persons, groups, concepts, events, geographical locations, organizations, and cultural and technological phenomena. Sidebars highlight primary source materials, items of special interest, statistical data, and other information; and Cultural Landmark entries chronologically detail the music, literature, arts, and cultural history of the era. Bibliographies covering literature from the postwar era and about the era are also included, as are illustrations and specialized indexes.

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3552

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Routledge

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1317462343

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9781317462347

Funny Money

A Mystery Featuring Tony Valentine

By: James Swain

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Funny Money

A Mystery Featuring Tony Valentine

By: James Swain

When his ex-partner, Doyle Flanagan, is blown up by a car bomb, Tony Valentine joins the investigation to find his friend's killers and becomes embroiled in the multimillion-dollar blackjack scam that Flanagan had been trying to solve.

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312

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Simon and Schuster

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0743436865

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9780743436861

Jan-73

Watergate, Roe v. Wade, Vietnam, and the Month That Changed America Forever

By: James Robenalt,John Dean

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Jan-73

Watergate, Roe v. Wade, Vietnam, and the Month That Changed America Forever

By: James Robenalt,John Dean

American politics changed forever in January 1973. In the span of 31 days, the Watergate burglars went on trial, the Nixon administration negotiated an end to the Vietnam War, the Supreme Court issued its Roe v. Wade decision, Lyndon Johnson died in Texas (and Harry Truman had just died), and Richard Nixon began his second term. The events had unlikely links and each worked along with the others to create a time of immense transformation. Roe in particular pushed political opponents to the outer reaches of each party, making compromise something that has become more and more difficult. Using newly released Nixon tapes, author and historian James Robenalt provides readers a fly-on-the-Oval-Office-wall look at what happened in the White House, events both fascinating and terrifying, during this monumental month. He also delves into the judge's chambers and courtroom drama during the Watergate break-in trial, and the inner sanctum of the US Supreme Court as it hashed out its decision in Roe v. Wade. A foreword by John W. Dean sets the stage for this unique, insider history. Though the events took place more than forty years ago, they're key to understanding today's political paralysis. James Robenalt is a trial lawyer and the author of The Harding Affair and Linking Rings. He, along with lecture partner John W. Dean, are sought-after speakers on the Watergate scandal. John W. Dean was White House Counsel under Richard Nixon, and is a bestselling author, most recently of The Nixon Defense.

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420

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Chicago Review Press

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1613749651

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9781613749654

Pop Culture Florida

By: James P. Goss

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Pop Culture Florida

By: James P. Goss

A behind-the-scenes look at some of the people and events that have played a part in the pop history of the Sunshine State from 1945 to the present

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180

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Pineapple Press Inc

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1561641995

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9781561641994

The Puzzle Palace

A Report on NSA, America's Most Secret Agency

By: James Bamford

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The Puzzle Palace

A Report on NSA, America's Most Secret Agency

By: James Bamford

The first book ever written on the National Security Agency from the New York Times bestselling author of Body of Secrets and The Shadow Factory. In this groundbreaking, award-winning book, James Bamford traces the NSA’s origins, details its inner workings, and explores its far-flung operations. He describes the city of fifty thousand people and nearly twenty buildings that is the Fort Meade headquarters of the NSA—where there are close to a dozen underground acres of computers, where a significant part of the world’s communications are monitored, and where reports from a number of super-sophisticated satellite eavesdropping systems are analyzed. He also gives a detailed account of NSA’s complex network of listening posts—both in the United States and throughout much of the rest of the world. When a Soviet general picks up his car telephone to call headquarters, when a New York businessman wires his branch in London, when a Chinese trade official makes an overseas call, when the British Admiralty urgently wants to know the plans and movements of Argentina’s fleet in the South Atlantic—all of these messages become NSA targets. James Bamford’s illuminating book reveals how NSA’s mission of Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) has made the human espionage agent almost a romantic figure of the past. Winner Best Investigative Book of the Year Award from Investigative Reporters & Editors “The Puzzle Palace has the feel of an artifact, the darkly revealing kind. Though published during the Reagan years, the book is coolly subversive and powerfully prescient.”—The New Yorker “Mr. Bamford has emerged with everything except the combination to the director’s safe.”—The New York Times Book Review

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698

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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1328566897

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9781328566898

Want You to Want Me

By: Lorelei James

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Want You to Want Me

By: Lorelei James

The new sexy contemporary romance in New York Times bestselling author Lorelei James’s Want You series, set in Minneapolis–St. Paul. Hockey player Gabriella “Gabi” Welk spent her life in pursuit of championships, but she has little to show for it besides dusty trophies and second-place medals. Now her career consists of several part-time jobs to make ends meet. When Gabi gets a chance at her dream job, she swallows her pride and asks her nemesis—smart, sexy and savvy Nolan Lund—for help. Since being named future CEO of Lund Industries, Nolan has tried hard to overcome his reputation as a fun-loving playboy and ladies’ man. For the first time ever, he’s more focused on the company than his personal life. He spends his free time at the ice rink his brother owns, cheering on his niece at her hockey games…and watching Gabriella Welk, the superstar athlete and assistant coach who gets under his skin in a way he can’t ignore. He’s shocked when Gabi agrees to trade a favor for a favor. They have little in common besides their mutual mistrust, but between family crises and sibling rivalries, Nolan and Gabi realize they want to be more than just friends—much more.

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Penguin

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0451492773

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9780451492777

The Scythians

The White Race in Antiquity and the Philosophy and Doctrine of War

By: Dennis James Watson

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The Scythians

The White Race in Antiquity and the Philosophy and Doctrine of War

By: Dennis James Watson

The majority of people on Earth are racially mixed, largely due to ancient historic clashes between blacks and whites. All the ancient nations of antiquity were black. The present political situation of blacks in America is due to their lack of knowledge of war philosophy, and the use of force and violence in the social organization of the state, as well as the liberation of colonial oppression here and in Africa. The book shows a white falsification of history. There is a war being waged against black people in America and in Africa to maintain an insidious global white supremacy.

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Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency

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1631355376

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9781631355370

Literary Love

5 Wild and Wanton Classics

By: Gabrielle Vigot,Monica Corwin,Pan Zador,Coco Rousseau,Alexandre Dumas,Thomas Hardy,Edith Wharton,Henry James,E.M. Forster

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Literary Love

5 Wild and Wanton Classics

By: Gabrielle Vigot,Monica Corwin,Pan Zador,Coco Rousseau,Alexandre Dumas,Thomas Hardy,Edith Wharton,Henry James,E.M. Forster

Classic literature has never been so sexy! With some modern sensuality sprinkled into these vaunted literary classics, reading the canon is more delectable than ever. This value-priced digital collection includes spiced-up editions of: Daisy Miller by Gabrielle Vigot & Henry James Far from the Madding Crowd by Pan Zador & Thomas Hardy A Room with a View by Coco Rousseau & E. M. Forster The Age of Innocence by Coco Rousseau & Edith Wharton The Count of Monte Cristo by Monica Corwin & Alexandre Dumas. Sensuality Level: Sensual

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Simon and Schuster

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1440589887

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9781440589881

Divine Memories

By: James F. Bender

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Divine Memories

By: James F. Bender

Commanding one of New York City's most powerful empires, Nevada Rayne Barrington is forced to admit her billions can't buy what she seeks the most. Left an orphan at the age of sixteen after her parents' unsolved kidnapping, she has callously run roughshod over her fellow man for the last twenty years. After a brutal undercover mission goes south, she is forced to come crawling back to a god she has no use for. Broken and lost, she sends a desperate prayer skyward with a hastily uttered promise tied to its tail. Shedding her skin and abandoning all she knows, she embarks on a chaotic path fraught with danger, placing her squarely in the path of evil. On a collision course with love, she blindly follows her heart, allowing God's gift to lead her to the life she agonizes to have. Fighting to stay one step ahead of her assassins, she unleashes the full fury of God's gift. Adopting a scorched-earth policy, she protects the gift with ruthless vigor, laying waste to all that stand in her way.

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Covenant Books, Inc.

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9798891126558

Time and Chance

Gerald Ford's Appointment with History

By: James M. Cannon

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Time and Chance

Gerald Ford's Appointment with History

By: James M. Cannon

A biography of President Gerald Ford by one of his closest advisers

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University of Michigan Press

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0472084828

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9780472084821

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The Strong Man

The Strong Man

Postwar America

Postwar America

Funny Money

Funny Money

Jan-73

Jan-73

Pop Culture Florida

Pop Culture Florida

The Puzzle Palace

The Puzzle Palace

Want You to Want Me

Want You to Want Me

The Scythians

The Scythians

Literary Love

Literary Love

Divine Memories

Divine Memories

Time and Chance

Time and Chance

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