We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land: A Plan That Will Work
by Jimmy Carter
Published 2009 by Simon & Schuster

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781439140635

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In this urgent, balanced, and passionate book, Nobel Peace Laureate and former President Jimmy Carter argues that the present moment is a unique time for achieving peace in the Middle East -- and he offers a bold and comprehensive plan to do just that.... More...

Nothing to Fear: FDR's Inner Circle and the Hundred Days That Created Modern America
by Adam Cohen
Published 2009 by Penguin Press

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781594201967

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From "New York Times" editorial board member Cohen comes a revelatory account of the personal dynamics that shaped FDR's inner circle and a political narrative of the 100 days that created modern America. A revealing account of the critical first days of FDRas presidency, during the worst moments of the Great Depression, when he and his inner circle launched the New Deal and presided over the birth of modern America
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The Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life of Frances Perkins, FDR's Secretary of Labor and His Moral Conscience
by Kirstin Downey
Published 2009 by Nan A. Talese

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780385513654

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Written with a wit that echoes Frances Perkins's own, award-winning journalist Downey offers a riveting exploration of the woman who was named Secretary of Labor by Franklin Roosevelt in 1933, and how and why Perkins slipped into historical oblivion.... More...

Cheever: A Life
by Blake Bailey
Published 2009 by Knopf Publishing Group

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781400043941

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From the acclaimed author of "A Tragic Honesty: The Life and Work of Richard Yates" comes the unforgettable life of John Cheever, one of the foremost chroniclers of postwar America. From the acclaimed author of "A Tragic Honesty: The Life and Work of Richard Yates "comes the unforgettable life of John Cheever (1912-1982), a man who spent much of his career impersonating a perfect suburban gentleman, the better to become one of the foremost chroniclers of postwar America.... More...