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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.

Master of the Senate, Book Three of The Years of Lyndon Johnson, carries Johnson’s story through one of its most remarkable periods: his twelve years, from 1949 to 1960, in the United States Senate. A Los Angeles Times Best Nonfiction Book of the Last 30 Years At the heart of the book is its...

With a new "10 years later" epilogue for every chapter, comes an eye-opening assessment of American power and deglobalization in the bestselling tradition of The World is Flat and The Next 100 Years. Near the end of the Second World War, the United States made a bold strategic gambit that...

From the co-creators of Slow Burn, Fiasco is a narrative podcast that transports listeners into the day-to-day reality of America’s most pivotal historical events.

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.

The provocative bestseller explaining the decline of power in the twenty-first century -- in government, business, and beyond. br> Power is shifting -- from large, stable armies to loose bands of insurgents, from corporate leviathans to nimble start-ups, and from presidential palaces to public...

Master of the Senate, Book Three of The Years of Lyndon Johnson, carries Johnson’s story through one of its most remarkable periods: his twelve years, from 1949 to 1960, in the United States Senate. A Los Angeles Times Best Nonfiction Book of the Last 30 Years At the heart of the book is its...

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.

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.

THE INSIDE STORY OF THE MILIBAND AND CORBYN YEARS, AND HOW THEY LED TO THE LABOUR LEFT'S DEMISE. For 42 years, Chris Williamson was a Labour Party member. In 2010, he was elected to Parliament to represent his home town. However, in 2019, he was unceremoniously suspended from the party after being subjected to a smear campaign, and he later resigned in protest at the betrayal. In this forensic memoir - free of his Labourist clutches - Williamson provides a unique ringside view.

In A Year at the Circus: Inside Trump's White House, BBC North America Editor Jon Sopel takes you inside Trump’s West Wing and explores the impact this presidency has had on the most iconic of American institutions. Each chapter starts inside a famous Washington room, uncovering its history and its new resonance in the Trump era.

Maureen Dowd's incendiary takes and takedowns from 2016--the most bizarre, disruptive and divisive Presidential race in modern history. Trapped between two candidates with the highest recorded unfavorables, Americans are plunged into The Year of Voting Dangerously. In this perilous and shocking...

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.

"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.

Political unions, milestones related to deceased authors and the commemoration of one major religious event highlight the 2017 anniversary calendar.

"A Year to Toast Independence, Reformation and Satire" is from the January 08, 2017 Travel section of The New York Times. It was written by Elaine Glusac and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"This Merciful Year" is from the November 23, 2016 Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by Mark K. Shriver 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.

"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.

In 2015, The New York Times documented a year in the lives of six New Yorkers older than 85, one of the fastest-growing age groups in the United States. All six survived 2015, an accomplishment in itself. This past year, I kept in touch with the group to see how they were doing.

"The 'Oldest Old' Brave Another Year" is from the December 31, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by John Leland and narrated by Mike DelGaudio.