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Out of the jungle

Jimmy Hoffa and the remaking of the American working class
2003
Chronicles the life and times of Jimmy Hoffa, discussing how he became the head of the largest and most powerful union in twentieth-century America.

"I heard you paint houses"

Frank "the Irishman" Sheeran and the inside story of the Mafia, the Teamsters, and the last ride of Jimmy Hoffa
2005
Provides an account of the life and activities of late Frank "the Irishman" Sheeran, based on taped interviews with Sheeran, one of only two non-Italians to appear on the FBI's La Cosa Nostra list, discussing his childhood, World War II service, and work as a hustler, hitman, and head of the Teamsters local in Wilmington, Delaware.

Silent coup

the removal of a president
1991
Documents the political and personal agendas that combined to topple Richard Nixon from the presidency.

Nixon, Ford and the abandonment of South Vietnam

2002
Examines factors that led U.S. presidents Nixon and Ford to withdraw from the Vietnam conflict, and argues that the war could have been won if America had honored its commitment to South Vietnam and not been distracted by other political, social, and economic concerns.

The Leakeys

a biography
2005
Presents a biography of noted paleoanthropologists Louis and Mary Leakey, and chronicles their research and fieldwork associated with their knowledge of human origin and evolution.

One of us

Richard Nixon and the American dream
1991
An examination of certain key elements, events, and characters in the development of the persona of Richard Nixon.

The Butcher of Lyon

the story of infamous Nazi Klaus Barbie
1983

The life and times of Menahem Begin

rebel to statesman
1979
A biography of Israel's controversial Prime Minister, with an analysis of the events and forces that brought him to power.

Menahem Begin

the legend and the man
1978

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