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From the moment he took office as governor in 1928 to the day an assassin?s bullet cut him down in 1935, Huey Long wielded all but dictatorial control over the state of Louisiana. A man of shameless ambition and ruthless vindictiveness, Long orchestrated elections, hired and fired thousands at will, and deployed the state militia as his personal police force. And yet, paradoxically, as governor and later as senator, Long did more good for the state?s poor and uneducated than any politician before or since. Outrageous demagogue or charismatic visionary? In this powerful new biography, Richard D. White, Jr., brings Huey Long to life in all his blazing, controversial glory.

Allen West discusses his life, focusing on his time in the military and U.S. Congress.

A biography of Hillary Rodham Clinton.

"Hillary Clinton has accumulated a lifelong record of public service as a lawyer and children's advocate, First Lady, US Senator, and Secretary of State. Her tenacious personality has created both loyal supporters and harsh critics. Clinton's bid for the presidency of the United States in 2008 failed, but after launching another run in 2015, she could become the first woman to attain the highest office in the land"--From the publisher's web site.

Legislators are scrambling to solve the increasingly serious problem of global warming, and when Anna discovers a way to solve the problem globally, she tries to get the information out to the public before regulators and other interested parties suppress the evidence.

Readers will learn about Clinton's family background, childhood, education, political career, and historic presidential campaign.

"Give[s] readers a...glimpse into the boyhood of Civil Rights leader John Lewis. John wants to be a preacher when he grows up--a leader whose words stir hearts to change, minds to think, and bodies to take action. But why wait? When John is put in charge of the family farm's flock of chickens, he discovers that they make a wonderful congregation! So he preaches to his flock, and they listen, content under his watchful care, riveted by the rhythm of his voice. Includes an author's note about John Lewis, who grew up to be a member of the Freedom Riders, chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and demonstrator on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, and is now a Georgia congressman"--Provided by publisher.

History remembers Robert F. Kennedy as a racial healer, a tribune for the poor, and the last progressive knight of a bygone era of American politics. But Kennedy?s enshrinement in the liberal pantheon was actually the final stage of a journey that had its beginnings in the conservative 1950s. In Bobby Kennedy, Larry Tye peels away layers of myth and misconception to paint a complete portrait of this singularly fascinating figure.

An illustrated biography of New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, that chronicles her childhood and early dreams, education and law school, and First Lady of both Arkansas and the United States.