Library
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A Good American Family
The Red Scare and My FatherA powerful exploration of 1950’s political dysfunctions while underscoring what it really means to be an American. It is an unsparing yet moving tribute from a brilliant writer to his father.
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Barack Obama
The StoryHailed by critics as a groundbreaking multigenerational biography, a richly textured account of President Obama and the forces that shaped him and sustain him.
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Clemente
The Passion and Grace of Baseball’s Last HeroCelebrated by historians and sports fans alike, Clemente follows a two-time World Series champion as he becomes the champion of the people.
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First in His Class
A Biography of Bill ClintonWho exactly is Bill Clinton, and why was he, of all the brilliant and ambitious men in his generation, the first in his class to reach the White House?
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Into the Story
A Writer’s Journey through Life, Politics, Sports and LossFollow writer David Maraniss through 32 stories of reporting on what life has to offer.
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Once in a Great City
A Detroit Story“A fascinating political, racial, economic, and cultural tapestry” (Detroit Free Press), a tour de force from David Maraniss about the quintessential American city at the top of its game: Detroit in 1963.
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Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe
The New Biography By Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author, David MaranissJim Thorpe rose to world fame as a mythic talent who excelled at every sport. But despite his colossal skills, Thorpe’s life was a struggle against the odds. Read his biography.
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Prince of Tennessee
Al Gore Meets His FateExplore the forces that shaped Al Gore’s life and the ways that his past lead to the leader he would be. Exclusive commentary on the unprecedented election period and Gore’s concession included.
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Rome 1960
The Summer Olympics that Stirred the WorldLegendary athletes and stirring events are interwoven into a suspenseful narrative of sports and politics at the Rome 1960 Olympic games.
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Tell Newt to Shut Up
Prize-Winning Washington Post Journalists Reveal How Reality Gagged the Gingrich RevolutionFrom shouting for a revolution to silenced by his former allies, take a look at the rise and fall of Newt Gingrich.
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The Clinton Enigma
A Four-and-a-Half-Minute Speech Reveals This President’s Entire LifePresident Clinton’s most respected biographer uses the infamous four and half minute speech as a window into the world of a complex leader.
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They Marched into Sunlight
War and Peace – Vietnam and America – October 1967The war in Vietnam and the protests of a Wisconsin university come to a simultaneous peak over two days in October 1967.
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When Pride Still Mattered
A Life of Vince LombardiIn this groundbreaking biography, David Maraniss captures all of football great Vince Lombardi: the myth, the man, his game, and his God.
