Taking Charge: The Johnson White House Tapes, 1963-1964 by Michael R. Beschloss, ISBN 0671046470
"Taking Charge" brings you into the room with an American political legend, still hated and revered a quarter century after his death. We hear Lyndon Johnson as he schemes and blusters, rewards and punishes, and reveals a bedrock core of unshakable political beliefs.
The only President to record his private conversations from his first day in office, LBJ ordered these tapes locked in a vault until at least the year 2023. But now they have been unsealed, providing a close-up look at a President taking power such as we have never had before -- from John F. Kennedy's murder in November 1963 to Johnson's campaign for a landslide victory.
"Taking Charge" is filled with revelations about the full-blooded Texan behind the public image. You will hear LBJ:
* Revealing his self-doubts and personal anguish over the responsibilities of the presidency
* Receiving the frank criticism of his wife, Lady Bird Johnson
* Staking his presidency on a revolutionaly civil rights bill
* Scuttling Robert Kennedy's drive to be his Vice President
* Using the Tonkin Gulf attack to expand the American beachhead in Southeast Asia
* Unveiling his private, tortured early doubts that we could ever win a war in Vietnam
"Taking Charge" gives us an unprecedented look into a crucial presidency that continues to shape our lives today. In LBJ's own words, it is history "with the bark off.
Miguel Street by V. S. Naipaul, ISBN 0375713875
"A stranger could drive through Miguel Street and just say 'Slum!' because he could see no more." But to its residents this derelict corner of Trinidad's capital is a complete world, where everybody is quite different from everybody else. There's Popo the carpenter, who neglects his livelihood to build "the thing without a name." There's Man-man, who goes from running for public office to staging his own crucifixion, and the dreaded Big Foot, the bully with glass tear ducts. There's the lovely Mrs. Hereira, in thrall to her monstrous husband. In this tender, funny early novel, V. S. Naipaul renders their lives (and the legends their neighbors construct around them) with Dickensian verve and Chekhovian compassion.
Set during World War II and narrated by an unnamed-but precociously observant-neighborhood boy, Miguel Street is a work of mercurial mood shifts, by turns sweetly melancholy and anarchically funny. It overflows with life on every page.
Miguel Street by V. S. Naipaul, ISBN 0375713875 
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Ronald Reagan: The Great Communicator
Ronald Wilson Reagan, the 40th President of the United States, is credited by many with the greatest peacetime expansion in U.S. history. Twice winning the White House by a landslide, the former sports announcer, actor and California Governor worked with Congress to stimulate economic growth, curb inflation, increase employment and strengthen national defense. This two-disc boxed set takes a unique look at the Reagan presidency through the clips of more than 100 presidential appearances, rare newsreels and Hollywood footage. The set includes two hours of DVD extras that showcase memorable speeches and addresses throughout Reagan's tenure as President. From the attempted assassination on his life, to his historic speech in Berlin, to his journey to the oval office, "Ronald Reagan: The Great Communicator" is a comprehensive look at one of the most influential world leaders of all time.
"Legacy Of A Leader", - Two hours showcasing memorable speeches and addresses...
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Prolonged Labour: The Slow Birth of New Labour in Britain
"Prolonged Labour" is a comprehensive, scholarly and balanced account of New Labour's domestic policies in its first two terms in office. It mobilizes ministerial speeches, elite interviews and policy documents, plus the best available, contemporary scholarship and political journalism, to build an accurate and full account of New Labour in power. It then subjects that record to systematic and sympathetic evaluation.
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Stories of Freedom in Black New York by Shane White, ISBN 0674008936
Through exhaustive research, White imaginatively re-creates the experience of black New Yorkers as they moved from slavery to freedom. He recovers the raucous world of the street, the elegance of the city's African-American balls, and the grubbiness of the Police Office. This book offers a unique understanding of emancipation's impact on everyday life, and on the many forms freedom can take.
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An Asperger Dictionary of Everyday Expressions
?This is a truly inspirational book and teaching tool and a very successful dictionary for all. It should be on the bookshelves of every inclusive classroom, house and office.? ? Good Autism Practice ?A useful addition to the reference library of parents and professionals working with children and adults with Autistic Spectrum Disorders.? ? The National Association for Gifted Children ?...illustrates just how complex the English language is... A brilliant idea if you?re not sure what an expression means or which one to use.? ? Autism West Midlands This revised and expanded edition adds over 300 new expressions that help unlock the meaning of everyday expressions. Both informative and entertaining, the book addresses an important aspect of social communication for people with Asperger Syndrome, who use direct, precise language and ?take things literally?. This dictionary aims to dispel any confusion that arises from the misinterpretation of language. It provides explanations of over 5000...
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