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  Capital Crimes: Book 9

  Murder at the Kennedy Center

  by Margaret Truman

  "An exciting romp." THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS During a gala benefit for a Democratic Party hopeful, a young woman dies, the victim of quick and brutal violence. The murder weapon belongs to the candidate, Kenneth Ewald, and his son is the chief suspect. Out of the classroom comes professor Mac Smith to tackle a case that is bad for the senator, but may prove disastrous for the nation....
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  The Boys on the Bus

  by Timothy Crouse

  Cheap booze. Flying fleshpots. Lack of sleep. Endless spin. Lying pols. Just a few of the snares lying in wait for the reporters who covered the 1972 presidential election. Traveling with the press pack from the June primaries to the big night in November, Rolling Stone reporter Timothy Crouse hopscotched the country with both the Nixon and McGovern campaigns and witnessed the birth of modern campaign journalism.... (more)
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  Primary Colors: A Novel of Politics

  by Anonymous, James Jennings

  A novel based on an insider's account of Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign. The anonymous author is reported to be someone close to the Clintons.
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  Campaigning for President

  by Jordan Wright

  Based on the author's extraordinary personal collection of presidential election memorabilia, Campaigning for President tells the colorful story of how presidents (and their losing rivals) have wooed voters since America was founded. These objects—from posters and paper dresses to ice-cream bars, sunglasses, and (of course) buttons—form a fascinating, moving, sometimes funny, sometimes outrageous physical record... (more)
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  The American Journey of Barack Obama

  by The Editors of Life Magazine

  For decades Americans have turned to LIFE to see, understand, and remember the most important events and people of our time. Just as LIFE once opened up the glittering Kennedy White House, LIFE now focuses its lens on Barack Obama. The American Journey of Barack Obama covers the candidate from his childhood and adolescence to his time as editor of The Harvard Law Review and his Chicago activist years,... (more)