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An intimate account of the Spitzer administration, one man's political downfall, and the enduring friendship between two complex men. The March 10, 2008, disclosure that Governor Eliot Spitzer had patronized prostitutes from the Emperor's Club VIP sex ring shocked New Yorkers and his admirers around the world, who had celebrated Spitzer as the "Sheriff of Wall Street" and a likely future U.S. president. Ironically, one man's disillusionment with Spitzer had begun to disappear 15 hours earlier, when Spitzer confessed what the rest of the world would soon learn in a media storm of unprecedented intensity.

A portrait of the current Israeli prime minister, one of Israel's more noticeable leaders in recent decades. Benjamin Netanyahu is currently serving his fourth term in office as prime minister of Israel, the longest serving prime minister in the country's history. Now Israeli journalist Ben Caspit puts Netanyahu's life under a magnifying glass, focusing on his last two terms in office.

David Kilcullen was one of the architects of America's strategy in the late phases of the second Gulf War, and also spent time in Afghanistan and other hotspots. In Blood Year, he provides a view of the current situation in the Middle East and analyzes how America and the West ended up in such dire circumstances. This is an essential book for anyone interested in understanding not only why the region has collapsed into utter chaos, but also what the US can do to alleviate the grim situation.

Designing and operating an effective White House are critical to the success of any presidency—and to democracy in the United States. Former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Christopher Liddell offers a strategic approach to building a strong and successful presidency. An astute and experienced operative, he demonstrates persuasively that action must be taken early, comprehensively, and visibly, starting in what he calls Year Zero, the year before governing.

A fascinating new angle on presidential history, assessing the performances of all 44 presidents in their freshman years of the toughest job in the world. Grouped by the issues the new presidents confronted in their first years in office, The President's First Year takes listeners into the history, thought processes, and results on a case-by-case basis, including how the presidents' subsequent actions prove that they learned - or didn't learn - from their mistakes.

Geoff Hodge takes you month by month through the tasks to make your garden beautiful. With general jobs each month and detailed information about herbaceous borders, fruit bushes, vegetables, houseplants, trees, and shrubs with a plant of the month and an analysis of a garden tool each month. An essential guide from an horticultural expert, past editor of Garden News, web editor for the Royal Horticultural Society, and contributor to Radio Gardening.

There is a grisly murder in your neighborhood. You stand outside with your neighbors and watch, or maybe you peek out your curtains. Hours pass, then days, maybe years. Then one day there is a knock at your door, and the police take you in for questioning. Do you remember what happened? Do you have an alibi? Can you take countless hours of interrogation without breaking? This can happen to you. And it happens to more people than you think.

Blind Ambition is an autobiographical account of a young lawyer who accelerated to the top of the Federal power structure to become Counsel to the President at 30 years of age, only to discover that when reaching the top, he had touched the bottom. Most striking in this chronicle is its honesty. Dean spares no one, including himself. But, as Time noted, Dean survived, despite the opposition of powerful foe, because he had no false story to protect and he had an amazing ability to recall the truth.

Although Tennessee has a rich history of political scandals dating back to the founding of the state, the last fifty years have been a confusing, confounding, and sometimes ludicrous period of ne'er-do-welling. Welcome to Capitol Hill is a guide to the state's modern history of corruption. From Governor Ray Blanton's pardon scandals to the FBI investigation that started with now lieutenant governor Randy McNally wearing a wire in the late 1980s to the sexual misconduct that plagues Tennessee politics, this book chronicles it all.

Read by the author, In Trump Time is the definitive insider’s account of America’s plague year in the Trump White House. This innovative audio presentation features the voices of numerous other people appearing in the book, from Corey Lewandowski, Steve Bannon, and Dr. Steven Hatfill to Anthony Fauci and President Trump himself.

"Year of Upheaval for Restaurants That Ended Tipping" is from the December 13, 2016 Lifestyle section of The New York Times. It was written by Julia Moskin and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Year after Iran Nuclear Deal, Kerry Confronts Concerns of Arab States" is from the April 07, 2016, World section of The New York Times. It was written by David E. Sanger and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Waste in Cancer Drugs Costs $3 Billion a Year, a Study Says" is from the Health section of The New York Times. It was written by Gardiner Harris and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"2015 Was Hottest Year in Recorded History, Scientists Say" is from the Science section of The New York Times. It was written by Justin Gillis and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Emails Show Michigan Aides Worried about Flint's Water a Year before Acting" is from the Health section of The New York Times. It was written by Monica Davey and Julie Bosman and narrated by Paul Ryden.

"French Utility to Build Britain's First Nuclear Plant in Years" is from the July 28, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Stanley Reed and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Sharapova's Tennis Suspension Is for Two Years" is from the June 08, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Naila Jean Meyers and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Going for the Gold in the Golden Years" is from the September 16, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Amy Zipkin and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"Trump Reveals Rifts among Evangelicals That Could Shape Politics for Years" is from the October 16, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Laurie Goodstein and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"The Last (and Most Expensive) Night of the Year" is from the Lifestyle section of The New York Times. It was written by Rachel Abrams and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.