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A remarkably illuminating biography of one of America's most fascinating political figures--including news-making revelations from Mitt Romney himself about dissension within today's Republican Party--written with his full cooperation by an award-winning writer at The Atlantic. Few figures in American politics have seen more and said less than Mitt Romney. An outspoken dissident in Donald Trump's GOP, he has made headlines in recent years for standing...
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Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"In 1992 African American politician Carol Moseley Braun ran for the United States Senate. The US Senate is made up of 100 senators. Most of the senators at the time were white men. Moseley Braun wanted the Senate to more closely reflect American society. She argued that all people are supposed to be represented in a democracy."--Page 4.
5) Persist
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English
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Famously persistent, Senator Warren shares six perspectives that have influenced her life and advocacy, knowing that if we're willing to fight for it, profound political transformation is possible.
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English
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Weekly Standard editor Daniel Halper provides a meticulously researched account of the brilliant calculations, secret deals, and occasionally treacherous maneuverings that led to the Clintons’ return to political prominence.
In the twelve years since the Clintons left the White House, they have gone from being virtually penniless to multi-millionaires, and are arguably the most popular politicians in America—respected and
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Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c2003.
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English
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Senator Clinton's memoir of life through the White House years also chronicles her life with Bill Clinton, a thirty-year adventure in love and politics that has survived personal betrayal, partisan investigations and public scrutiny.
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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This inspiring picture book autobiography tells the remarkable story of Sharice Davids, one of the first Native American women elected to Congress and the first LGBTQ congressperson to represent Kansas.
12) The truth about Hillary: what she knew, when she knew it, and how far she'll go to become president
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Sentinel
Pub. Date
2005.
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English
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Traces the life and career of Hillary Rodham Clinton, offering a look into the character of the woman who has her sights on the White House.
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English
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Introduces the former first lady, senator and secretary of state while describing how she became a role model for women as a lawyer, a staunch supporter of important political and social causes, and the first woman to run as the Democratic candidate for president.
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Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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A champion of equal rights who helped create a better future for all Americans, this biography of the first Asian American woman elected to Congress showed how she carved her own path to become a historic trailblazer.
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Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"When Yousif Tlaib asks about his mom's new job in Congress, his older brother, Adam, fills him in--with some help from Rashida Tlaib herself. As he tells his mom's story, Adam reveals information about how elections and our government work, what it means to break barriers, what motivates their mama to work for justice for all, and how love and family have guided them through this historic time in our country"--
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