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1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die is a literary reference book compiled by over one hundred literary critics worldwide and edited by Peter Boxall, Professor of English at Sussex University, with an introduction by Peter Ackroyd. [1] [2] Each title is accompanied by a brief synopsis and critique briefly explaining why the book was chosen ...
The People's Choice: A Cautionary Tale is a 1995 novel written by American journalist Jeff Greenfield.In the novel, United States'President-elect MacArthur Foyle dies after the general election, but before the Electoral College has a chance to vote him into office, and the media and the election process are swung into chaos.
Ulysses S. Grant, working on his memoirs in 1885.His Personal Memoirs is considered by historians to be among the best by a U.S. president.. Many presidents of the United States have written autobiographies about their presidencies and/or (some periods of) their life before their time in office.
In the 1980s and 1990s, Trump had talked about politics and the Republican party. For example, in 1988 he told Oprah he "probably" would never run for office. Eleven years later, ...
The List of Books. New York, NY: Harmony Books. pp. 160. ISBN 978-0517540176. OCLC 6649494. 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die; The 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written; Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels
Profiles in Courage is a 1956 volume of short biographies describing acts of bravery and integrity by eight United States senators.The book, authored by John F. Kennedy with Ted Sorensen as a ghostwriter, profiles senators who defied the opinions of their party and constituents to do what they felt was right and suffered severe criticism and losses in popularity as a result.
Not surprisingly, when I recently asked a few board members and corporate governance experts to name a book they think all board types should read for the end-of-year reading list below, all were ...
Author Jesse Andrews, whose 2012 novel “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” became the 10th-most-banned book in America last year, questions the real harm of exposing young people to books.