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    <title>Random House New Releases - Political Science - Government - Between June 19, 2012 and July 19, 2013.</title>
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      <title>Red Ink by David Wessel</title>
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      <description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780770436162&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780770436162&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780770436162&quot;&gt;Red Ink&lt;/a&gt; Inside the High-Stakes Politics of the Federal Budget&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=93550&quot;&gt;David Wessel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Trade Paperback&lt;/b&gt;, 208 pages | Crown Business | Business &amp; Economics - Economics; Business &amp; Economics - Economic Conditions; Political Science - Government | &lt;b&gt;$12.99&lt;/b&gt; | July 2, 2013 | 978-0-7704-3616-2 (0-7704-3616-1)&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;David Wessel, the Pulitzer-Prize-winning reporter, columnist, and bestselling author of &lt;i&gt;In Fed We Trust&lt;/i&gt;, dissects the federal budget: a topic that is fiercely debated today in the halls of Congress and the media, and yet is misunderstood by the American public.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Now a &lt;i&gt;New York Times&lt;/i&gt; bestseller.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/b&gt;In a sweeping narrative about the people and the politics behind the budget, Wessel looks at the 2011 fiscal year (which ended September 30) to see where all the money was actually spent, and why the budget process has grown wildly out of control. Through the eyes of key people--Jacob Lew, White House director of the Office of Management and Budget; Douglas Elmendorf, director of the Congressional Budget Office; Blackstone founder and former Commerce Secretary Pete Peterson; and more--Wessel gives readers an inside look at the making of our unsustainable budget.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;From the Hardcover edition.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</description>
      <dc:date>2013-07-02T00:30:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Twilight of the Elites by Christopher Hayes</title>
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      <description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307720467&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780307720467&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307720467&quot;&gt;Twilight of the Elites&lt;/a&gt; America After Meritocracy&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=161526&quot;&gt;Christopher Hayes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Trade Paperback&lt;/b&gt;, 304 pages | Broadway Books | Political Science - Government - National; Business &amp; Economics | &lt;b&gt;$16.00&lt;/b&gt; | June 11, 2013 | 978-0-307-72046-7 (0-307-72046-2)&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Over the past decade, Americans watched in bafflement and rage as one institution after another&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;mdash;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;from Wall Street to Congress, the Catholic Church to Major League Baseball&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;mdash;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;imploded under the weight of corruption and incompetence. In the wake of the Fail Decade, the social contract between ordinary citizens and elites lies in tatters.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;How did we get here? With &lt;i&gt;Twilight of the Elites&lt;/i&gt;, Christopher Hayes upends well-worn ideological and partisan categories to offer a radically novel answer. Since the 1960s, as the meritocracy elevated a more diverse group of men and women into power, they learned to embrace the accelerating inequality that had placed them near the very top, leaving a new American elite more prone to failure and corruption and more out of touch with the people they govern.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Mixing deft political analysis, timely social commentary, and deep historical understanding, Hayes entirely reorients our perspective on our times by arguing that the public's loss of trust in the&amp;nbsp;federal government, corporate America, and&amp;nbsp;the media has led to a crisis of authority that threatens to engulf not just our politics but our day-to-day lives.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</description>
      <dc:date>2013-06-11T00:30:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>The Oath by Jeffrey Toobin</title>
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      <description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307390714&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780307390714&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307390714&quot;&gt;The Oath&lt;/a&gt; The Obama White House and The Supreme Court&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=31260&quot;&gt;Jeffrey Toobin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Trade Paperback&lt;/b&gt;, 352 pages | Anchor | Law - Constitutional; Political Science - Government - Judicial Branch; Political Science - Political Ideologies - Conservatism &amp; Liberalism | &lt;b&gt;$16.00&lt;/b&gt; | June 4, 2013 | 978-0-307-39071-4 (0-307-39071-3)&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;A &lt;i&gt;Washington Post&lt;/i&gt; Notable Work of Nonfiction&lt;br&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the moment Chief Justice Roberts botched Barack Obama's oath of office, the relationship between the Court and the White House has been a fraught one. Grappling with issues as diverse as campaign finance, abortion, and the right to bear arms, the Roberts court has put itself squarely at the center of American political life. Jeffrey Toobin brilliantly portrays key personalities and cases and shows how the President was fatally slow to realize the importance of the judicial branch to his agenda. Combining incisive legal analysis with riveting insider details, &lt;i&gt;The Oath&lt;/i&gt; is an essential guide to understanding the Supreme Court of our interesting times.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</description>
      <dc:date>2013-06-04T00:30:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>The Endgame by Bernard E. Trainor</title>
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      <description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307388940&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780307388940&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307388940&quot;&gt;The Endgame&lt;/a&gt; The Inside Story of the Struggle for Iraq, from George W. Bush to Barack Obama&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=69694&quot;&gt;Michael R. Gordon&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=69915&quot;&gt;Bernard E. Trainor&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Trade Paperback&lt;/b&gt;, 832 pages | Vintage | History - Military - Iraq War (2003-); Political Science - Government - Executive Branch; Political Science - International Relations | &lt;b&gt;$18.00&lt;/b&gt; | March 12, 2013 | 978-0-307-38894-0 (0-307-38894-8)&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;A &lt;i&gt;Wall Street Journal&lt;/i&gt; Best Nonfiction Book of 2012&lt;br&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;In this follow-up to their national bestseller &lt;i&gt;Cobra II&lt;/i&gt;, Michael Gordon and General Bernard E. Trainor deftly piece together the story of the most widely reported but least understood war in American history. This stunning account of the political and military struggle between American, Iraqi, and Iranian forces brings together vivid reporting of diplomatic intrigue and gripping accounts of the blow-by-blow fighting that lasted nearly a decade. Informed by brilliant research, classified documents, and extensive interviews with key figures&amp;mdash;including everyone from the intelligence community to Sunni and Shi&amp;rsquo;ite leaders and former insurgents to senior Iraqi military officers&amp;mdash;&lt;i&gt;The Endgame&lt;/i&gt; presents a riveting chronicle of the occupation of Iraq to the withdrawal of American troops that is sure to remain the essential account of the war for years to come.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</description>
      <dc:date>2013-03-12T00:30:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>While America Sleeps by Russ Feingold</title>
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      <description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307952530&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780307952530&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307952530&quot;&gt;While America Sleeps&lt;/a&gt; A Wake-up Call for the Post-9/11 Era&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=147075&quot;&gt;Russ Feingold&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Trade Paperback&lt;/b&gt;, 320 pages | Broadway Books | Political Science - Government - National; History - United States - 21St Century | &lt;b&gt;$16.00&lt;/b&gt; | March 12, 2013 | 978-0-307-95253-0 (0-307-95253-3)&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;CHAMPION OF PROGRESSIVES AND LIBERALS, FORMER SENATOR RUSS FEINGOLD EXPLAINS FROM HIS UNIQUE VIEW WHERE AMERICA WENT WRONG AFTER 9/11 AND HOW WE CAN REVERSE OUR MISSTEPS.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/b&gt;Known for sticking to his convictions and revered across party lines, Russ Feingold draws extensively on his time as a member of the Senate Foregin Relations and Judiciary committees and with the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence to look at the failures of government in the post-9/11 era.&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Feingold&amp;rsquo;s hope is that when the history of this era is written, it will be said that&amp;nbsp;America was taken off guard at the height of its power, then&amp;nbsp;stumbled for a decade in an unfamiliar environment&amp;nbsp;before ultimately finding a new national committment to unity and resolving to adapt to its new status and leadership role in the world. With echoes of Churchill and&amp;nbsp;Kennedy, &lt;i&gt;While America Sleeps&lt;/i&gt; analyzes the ten years following 9/11 and proposes solutions to the international problems that threaten our country.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</description>
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      <title>Drift by Rachel Maddow</title>
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      <description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307460998&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780307460998&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307460998&quot;&gt;Drift&lt;/a&gt; The Unmooring of American Military Power&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=95708&quot;&gt;Rachel Maddow&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Trade Paperback&lt;/b&gt;, 288 pages | Broadway Books | Political Science - Political Freedom &amp; Security; History - United States - 21St Century; Political Science - Government - National | &lt;b&gt;$15.00&lt;/b&gt; | March 5, 2013 | 978-0-307-46099-8 (0-307-46099-1)&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;The #1 New York Times bestseller that charts America&amp;rsquo;s dangerous drift into a state of perpetual war. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Written with bracing wit and intelligence, Rachel Maddow's &lt;i&gt;Drift &lt;/i&gt;argues that we've drifted away from America's original ideals and become a nation weirdly at peace with perpetual war. To understand how we've arrived at such a dangerous place, Maddow takes us from the Vietnam War to today's war in Afghanistan, along the way exploring Reagan's radical presidency,&amp;nbsp;the disturbing rise of executive authority, the gradual outsourcing of our war-making capabilities to private companies, the plummeting percentage of American families whose children fight our constant wars for us, and even the changing fortunes of G.I. Joe. Ultimately, she shows us just how much we stand to lose by allowing the scope of American military power to overpower our political discourse.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Sensible yet provocative, dead serious yet seri&amp;shy;ously funny, &lt;i&gt;Drift &lt;/i&gt;will reinvigorate a &quot;loud and jangly&quot; political debate about our vast and confounding national security state.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</description>
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      <title>Out of Order by Sandra Day O'Connor</title>
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      <description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780812993929&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780812993929&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780812993929&quot;&gt;Out of Order&lt;/a&gt; Stories from the History of the Supreme Court&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=22507&quot;&gt;Sandra Day O'Connor&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hardcover&lt;/b&gt;, 256 pages | Random House | Law - Legal History; History - United States; Political Science - Government - Judicial Branch | &lt;b&gt;$26.00&lt;/b&gt; | March 5, 2013 | 978-0-8129-9392-9 (0-8129-9392-6)&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;NEW YORK TIMES &lt;/i&gt;BESTSELLER&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;ldquo;I called this book &lt;i&gt;Out of Order&lt;/i&gt; because it reflects my goal, which is to share a different side of the Supreme Court. Most people know the Court only as it exists between bangs of the gavel, when the Court comes to order to hear arguments or give opinions. But the stories of the Court and the Justices that come from the &amp;lsquo;out of order&amp;rsquo; moments add to the richness of the Court as both a branch of our government and a human institution.&amp;rdquo;&amp;mdash;Justice Sandra Day O&amp;rsquo;Connor&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt; From Justice Sandra Day O&amp;rsquo;Connor, the first woman to sit on the United States Supreme Court, comes this fascinating book about the history and evolution of the highest court in the land.&lt;br&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt; &lt;i&gt;Out of Order &lt;/i&gt;sheds light on the centuries of change and upheaval that transformed the Supreme Court from its uncertain beginnings into the remarkable institution that thrives and endures today. From the early days of circuit-riding, when justices who also served as trial judges traveled thousands of miles per year on horseback to hear cases, to the changes in civil rights ushered in by Earl Warren and Thurgood Marshall; from foundational decisions such as &lt;i&gt;Marbury vs. Madison &lt;/i&gt;to modern-day cases such as &lt;i&gt;Hamdi vs. Rumsfeld, &lt;/i&gt;Justice O&amp;rsquo;Connor weaves together stories and lessons from the history of the Court, charting turning points and pivotal moments that have helped define our nation&amp;rsquo;s progress. &lt;br&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt; With unparalleled insight and her unique perspective as a history-making figure, Justice O&amp;rsquo;Connor takes us on a personal exploration, painting vivid pictures of Justices in history, including Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., one of the greatest jurists of all time; Thurgood Marshall, whose understated and succinct style would come to transform oral argument; William O. Douglas, called &amp;ldquo;The Lone Ranger&amp;rdquo; because of his impassioned and frequent dissents; and John Roberts, whom Justice O&amp;rsquo;Connor considers to be the finest practitioner of oral argument she has ever witnessed in Court. We get a rare glimpse into the Supreme Court&amp;rsquo;s inner workings: how cases are chosen for hearing; the personal relationships that exist among the Justices; and the customs and traditions, both public and private, that bind one generation of jurists to the next&amp;mdash;from the seating arrangements at Court lunches to the fiercely competitive basketball games played in the Court Building&amp;rsquo;s top-floor gymnasium, the so-called &amp;ldquo;highest court in the land.&amp;rdquo;&lt;br&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt; Wise, candid, and assured, &lt;i&gt;Out of Order &lt;/i&gt;is a rich offering of inspiring stories of one of our country&amp;rsquo;s most important institutions, from one of our country&amp;rsquo;s most respected pioneers.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Advance praise for &lt;i&gt;Out of Order&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt; &amp;ldquo;In this delightful collection of tales, Sandra Day O&amp;rsquo;Connor shows us the personal side of the Supreme Court while reminding us of the critical role the Court plays. It&amp;rsquo;s a lovely book&amp;mdash;and a valuable treasure for all Americans.&amp;rdquo;&amp;mdash;Walter Isaacson, author of &lt;i&gt;Steve Jobs&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt; &amp;ldquo;A maker of history, Sandra Day O&amp;rsquo;Connor proves herself an engaging historian in this fine book, taking us inside perhaps the most important and least understood institution in American life: the Supreme Court. With her characteristic clear-eyed common sense, Justice O&amp;rsquo;Connor has given us a valuable and entertaining gift.&amp;rdquo;&amp;mdash;Jon Meacham, author of &lt;i&gt;Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</description>
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      <title>Out of Order by Sandra Day O'Connor</title>
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      <description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780812993936&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780812993936&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780812993936&quot;&gt;Out of Order&lt;/a&gt; Stories from the History of the Supreme Court&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=22507&quot;&gt;Sandra Day O'Connor&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;eBook&lt;/b&gt;, 256 pages | Random House | Law - Legal History; History - United States; Political Science - Government - Judicial Branch | &lt;b&gt;$12.99&lt;/b&gt; | March 5, 2013 | 978-0-8129-9393-6 (0-8129-9393-4)&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;NEW YORK TIMES &lt;/i&gt;BESTSELLER&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;ldquo;I called this book &lt;i&gt;Out of Order&lt;/i&gt; because it reflects my goal, which is to share a different side of the Supreme Court. Most people know the Court only as it exists between bangs of the gavel, when the Court comes to order to hear arguments or give opinions. But the stories of the Court and the Justices that come from the &amp;lsquo;out of order&amp;rsquo; moments add to the richness of the Court as both a branch of our government and a human institution.&amp;rdquo;&amp;mdash;Justice Sandra Day O&amp;rsquo;Connor&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt; From Justice Sandra Day O&amp;rsquo;Connor, the first woman to sit on the United States Supreme Court, comes this fascinating book about the history and evolution of the highest court in the land.&lt;br&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt; &lt;i&gt;Out of Order &lt;/i&gt;sheds light on the centuries of change and upheaval that transformed the Supreme Court from its uncertain beginnings into the remarkable institution that thrives and endures today. From the early days of circuit-riding, when justices who also served as trial judges traveled thousands of miles per year on horseback to hear cases, to the changes in civil rights ushered in by Earl Warren and Thurgood Marshall; from foundational decisions such as &lt;i&gt;Marbury vs. Madison &lt;/i&gt;to modern-day cases such as &lt;i&gt;Hamdi vs. Rumsfeld, &lt;/i&gt;Justice O&amp;rsquo;Connor weaves together stories and lessons from the history of the Court, charting turning points and pivotal moments that have helped define our nation&amp;rsquo;s progress. &lt;br&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt; With unparalleled insight and her unique perspective as a history-making figure, Justice O&amp;rsquo;Connor takes us on a personal exploration, painting vivid pictures of Justices in history, including Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., one of the greatest jurists of all time; Thurgood Marshall, whose understated and succinct style would come to transform oral argument; William O. Douglas, called &amp;ldquo;The Lone Ranger&amp;rdquo; because of his impassioned and frequent dissents; and John Roberts, whom Justice O&amp;rsquo;Connor considers to be the finest practitioner of oral argument she has ever witnessed in Court. We get a rare glimpse into the Supreme Court&amp;rsquo;s inner workings: how cases are chosen for hearing; the personal relationships that exist among the Justices; and the customs and traditions, both public and private, that bind one generation of jurists to the next&amp;mdash;from the seating arrangements at Court lunches to the fiercely competitive basketball games played in the Court Building&amp;rsquo;s top-floor gymnasium, the so-called &amp;ldquo;highest court in the land.&amp;rdquo;&lt;br&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt; Wise, candid, and assured, &lt;i&gt;Out of Order &lt;/i&gt;is a rich offering of inspiring stories of one of our country&amp;rsquo;s most important institutions, from one of our country&amp;rsquo;s most respected pioneers.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Advance praise for &lt;i&gt;Out of Order&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt; &amp;ldquo;In this delightful collection of tales, Sandra Day O&amp;rsquo;Connor shows us the personal side of the Supreme Court while reminding us of the critical role the Court plays. It&amp;rsquo;s a lovely book&amp;mdash;and a valuable treasure for all Americans.&amp;rdquo;&amp;mdash;Walter Isaacson, author of &lt;i&gt;Steve Jobs&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt; &amp;ldquo;A maker of history, Sandra Day O&amp;rsquo;Connor proves herself an engaging historian in this fine book, taking us inside perhaps the most important and least understood institution in American life: the Supreme Court. With her characteristic clear-eyed common sense, Justice O&amp;rsquo;Connor has given us a valuable and entertaining gift.&amp;rdquo;&amp;mdash;Jon Meacham, author of &lt;i&gt;Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;From the Hardcover edition.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</description>
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      <description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780385360791&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780385360791&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780385360791&quot;&gt;Out of Order&lt;/a&gt; Stories from the History of the Supreme Court&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=22507&quot;&gt;Sandra Day O'Connor&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;b&gt;Read by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=22507&quot;&gt;Sandra Day O'Connor&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Unabridged Compact Disc&lt;/b&gt; | Random House Audio | Law - Legal History; History - United States; Political Science - Government - Judicial Branch | &lt;b&gt;$35.00&lt;/b&gt; | March 5, 2013 | 978-0-385-36079-1 (0-385-36079-7)&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;ldquo;I called this book &lt;i&gt;Out of Order&lt;/i&gt; because it reflects my goal, which is to share a different side of the Supreme Court. Most people know the Court only as it exists between bangs of the gavel, when the Court comes to order to hear arguments or give opinions. But the stories of the Court and the Justices that come from the &amp;lsquo;out of order&amp;rsquo; moments add to the richness of the Court as both a branch of our government and a human institution.&amp;rdquo;&amp;mdash;Justice Sandra Day O&amp;rsquo;Connor&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;From Justice Sandra Day O&amp;rsquo;Connor, the first woman to sit on the United States Supreme Court, comes this fascinating book about the history and evolution of the highest court in the land.&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;Out of Order &lt;/i&gt;sheds light on the centuries of change and upheaval that transformed the Supreme Court from its uncertain beginnings into the remarkable institution that thrives and endures today. From the early days of circuit-riding, when justices who also served as trial judges traveled thousands of miles per year on horseback to hear cases, to the changes in civil rights ushered in by Earl Warren and Thurgood Marshall; from foundational decisions such as &lt;i&gt;Marbury vs. Madison &lt;/i&gt;to modern-day cases such as &lt;i&gt;Hamdi vs. Rumsfeld, &lt;/i&gt;Justice O&amp;rsquo;Connor weaves together stories and lessons from the history of the Court, charting turning points and pivotal moments that have helped define our nation&amp;rsquo;s progress. &lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;With unparalleled insight and her unique perspective as a history-making figure, Justice O&amp;rsquo;Connor takes us on a personal exploration, painting vivid pictures of Justices in history, including Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., one of the greatest jurists of all time; Thurgood Marshall, whose understated and succinct style would come to transform oral argument; William O. Douglas, called &amp;ldquo;The Lone Ranger&amp;rdquo; because of his impassioned and frequent dissents; and John Roberts, whom Justice O&amp;rsquo;Connor considers to be the finest practitioner of oral argument she has ever witnessed in Court. We get a rare glimpse into the Supreme Court&amp;rsquo;s inner workings: how cases are chosen for hearing; the personal relationships that exist among the Justices; and the customs and traditions, both public and private, that bind one generation of jurists to the next&amp;mdash;from the seating arrangements at Court lunches to the fiercely competitive basketball games played in the Court Building&amp;rsquo;s top-floor gymnasium, the so-called &amp;ldquo;highest court in the land.&amp;rdquo;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;Wise, candid, and assured, &lt;i&gt;Out of Order &lt;/i&gt;is a rich offering of inspiring stories of one of our country&amp;rsquo;s most important institutions, from one of our country&amp;rsquo;s most respected pioneers.&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;ldquo;In this delightful collection of tales, Sandra Day O&amp;rsquo;Connor shows us the personal side of the Supreme Court while reminding us of the critical role the Court plays. It&amp;rsquo;s a lovely book&amp;mdash;and a valuable treasure for all Americans.&amp;rdquo;&amp;mdash;Walter Isaacson, author of &lt;i&gt;Steve Jobs&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</description>
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      <description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780385360807&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780385360807&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780385360807&quot;&gt;Out of Order&lt;/a&gt; Stories from the History of the Supreme Court&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=22507&quot;&gt;Sandra Day O'Connor&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;b&gt;Read by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=22507&quot;&gt;Sandra Day O'Connor&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Unabridged Audiobook Download&lt;/b&gt; | Random House Audio | Law - Legal History; History - United States; Political Science - Government - Judicial Branch | &lt;b&gt;$17.50&lt;/b&gt; | March 5, 2013 | 978-0-385-36080-7 (0-385-36080-0)&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;ldquo;I called this book &lt;i&gt;Out of Order&lt;/i&gt; because it reflects my goal, which is to share a different side of the Supreme Court. Most people know the Court only as it exists between bangs of the gavel, when the Court comes to order to hear arguments or give opinions. But the stories of the Court and the Justices that come from the &amp;lsquo;out of order&amp;rsquo; moments add to the richness of the Court as both a branch of our government and a human institution.&amp;rdquo;&amp;mdash;Justice Sandra Day O&amp;rsquo;Connor&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;From Justice Sandra Day O&amp;rsquo;Connor, the first woman to sit on the United States Supreme Court, comes this fascinating book about the history and evolution of the highest court in the land.&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;Out of Order &lt;/i&gt;sheds light on the centuries of change and upheaval that transformed the Supreme Court from its uncertain beginnings into the remarkable institution that thrives and endures today. From the early days of circuit-riding, when justices who also served as trial judges traveled thousands of miles per year on horseback to hear cases, to the changes in civil rights ushered in by Earl Warren and Thurgood Marshall; from foundational decisions such as &lt;i&gt;Marbury vs. Madison &lt;/i&gt;to modern-day cases such as &lt;i&gt;Hamdi vs. Rumsfeld, &lt;/i&gt;Justice O&amp;rsquo;Connor weaves together stories and lessons from the history of the Court, charting turning points and pivotal moments that have helped define our nation&amp;rsquo;s progress. &lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;With unparalleled insight and her unique perspective as a history-making figure, Justice O&amp;rsquo;Connor takes us on a personal exploration, painting vivid pictures of Justices in history, including Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., one of the greatest jurists of all time; Thurgood Marshall, whose understated and succinct style would come to transform oral argument; William O. Douglas, called &amp;ldquo;The Lone Ranger&amp;rdquo; because of his impassioned and frequent dissents; and John Roberts, whom Justice O&amp;rsquo;Connor considers to be the finest practitioner of oral argument she has ever witnessed in Court. We get a rare glimpse into the Supreme Court&amp;rsquo;s inner workings: how cases are chosen for hearing; the personal relationships that exist among the Justices; and the customs and traditions, both public and private, that bind one generation of jurists to the next&amp;mdash;from the seating arrangements at Court lunches to the fiercely competitive basketball games played in the Court Building&amp;rsquo;s top-floor gymnasium, the so-called &amp;ldquo;highest court in the land.&amp;rdquo;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;Wise, candid, and assured, &lt;i&gt;Out of Order &lt;/i&gt;is a rich offering of inspiring stories of one of our country&amp;rsquo;s most important institutions, from one of our country&amp;rsquo;s most respected pioneers.&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;ldquo;In this delightful collection of tales, Sandra Day O&amp;rsquo;Connor shows us the personal side of the Supreme Court while reminding us of the critical role the Court plays. It&amp;rsquo;s a lovely book&amp;mdash;and a valuable treasure for all Americans.&amp;rdquo;&amp;mdash;Walter Isaacson, author of &lt;i&gt;Steve Jobs&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</description>
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      <description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780770437091&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780770437091&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780770437091&quot;&gt;The Last Line of Defense&lt;/a&gt; The New Fight for American Liberty&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=161328&quot;&gt;Ken Cuccinelli&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hardcover&lt;/b&gt;, 272 pages | Crown Forum | Biography &amp; Autobiography - Political; Political Science - Political Ideologies - Conservatism &amp; Liberalism; Political Science - Government - Judicial Branch | &lt;b&gt;$25.00&lt;/b&gt; | February 12, 2013 | 978-0-7704-3709-1 (0-7704-3709-5)&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli leads the historic fight against the unprecedented overreach of the federal government.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt; With Obamacare and agencies like the EPA, the FCC, and the National Labor Relations Board attempting to exercise unprecedented control over the American people, the Obama Administration was breaking federal laws, ignoring federal courts, and violating the Constitution to achieve its goals of redistributing wealth, concentrating power in Washington, and rewarding its supporters.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; Without enough lawmakers in Washington devoted to protecting the rule of law to stop the federal government's liberty-stealing power grab, the battle had to be waged in an unprecedented way: from the states -- just as our Founding Fathers intended.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; The man who led the charge was Ken Cuccinelli, the first state attorney general to argue in federal court against Obamacare, an unapologetic defender of the Constitution, and a man admirers and detractors alike said &quot;was tea party long before there was a Tea Party.&quot;&amp;nbsp; &lt;i&gt;The Last Line of Defense&lt;/i&gt; provides a behind-the-scenes account of the myriad of legal battles in which our states were the only instruments of resistance to federal abuses of power.&amp;nbsp; It is a must-read for every patriot.&lt;br&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</description>
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      <title>The Last Line of Defense by Ken Cuccinelli</title>
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      <description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780770437107&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780770437107&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780770437107&quot;&gt;The Last Line of Defense&lt;/a&gt; The New Fight for American Liberty&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=161328&quot;&gt;Ken Cuccinelli&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;eBook&lt;/b&gt;, 272 pages | Crown Forum | Biography &amp; Autobiography - Political; Political Science - Political Ideologies - Conservatism &amp; Liberalism; Political Science - Government - Judicial Branch | &lt;b&gt;$12.99&lt;/b&gt; | February 12, 2013 | 978-0-7704-3710-7 (0-7704-3710-9)&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli leads the historic fight against the unprecedented overreach of the federal government.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt; With Obamacare and agencies like the EPA, the FCC, and the National Labor Relations Board attempting to exercise unprecedented control over the American people, the Obama Administration was breaking federal laws, ignoring federal courts, and violating the Constitution to achieve its goals of redistributing wealth, concentrating power in Washington, and rewarding its supporters.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; Without enough lawmakers in Washington devoted to protecting the rule of law to stop the federal government's liberty-stealing power grab, the battle had to be waged in an unprecedented way: from the states -- just as our Founding Fathers intended.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; The man who led the charge was Ken Cuccinelli, the first state attorney general to argue in federal court against Obamacare, an unapologetic defender of the Constitution, and a man admirers and detractors alike said &quot;was tea party long before there was a Tea Party.&quot;&amp;nbsp; &lt;i&gt;The Last Line of Defense&lt;/i&gt; provides a behind-the-scenes account of the myriad of legal battles in which our states were the only instruments of resistance to federal abuses of power.&amp;nbsp; It is a must-read for every patriot.&lt;br&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</description>
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      <title>Cheating Justice by Cynthia Cooper</title>
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      <description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780807003381&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780807003381&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780807003381&quot;&gt;Cheating Justice&lt;/a&gt; How Bush and Cheney Attacked the Rule of Law and Plotted to Avoid Prosecution? and What We Can Do about It&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=146330&quot;&gt;Elizabeth Holtzman&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=146331&quot;&gt;Cynthia Cooper&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Trade Paperback&lt;/b&gt; | Beacon Press | Political Science - Government - Executive Branch; Law - Ethics; Political Science - Civil Rights | &lt;b&gt;$18.00&lt;/b&gt; | February 5, 2013 | 978-0-8070-0338-1 (0-8070-0338-7)&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Holtzman and Cooper reveal how the Bush-Cheney administration broke the law&amp;mdash;and why and how the people can bring them to justice.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt; Deceiving Congress about the war in Iraq, illegal wire-tapping, and torture are only a few of the ways that the Bush-Cheney administration transgressed the law. Yet, they remain unindicted for these and other offenses. This book details how they got away with it, and how we can hold them accountable.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;From the Hardcover edition.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</description>
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      <title>Madison and Jefferson by Nancy Isenberg</title>
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      <description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780812979008&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780812979008&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780812979008&quot;&gt;Madison and Jefferson&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=3861&quot;&gt;Andrew Burstein&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=76088&quot;&gt;Nancy Isenberg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Trade Paperback&lt;/b&gt;, 848 pages | Random House Trade Paperbacks | History - United States - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800); Biography &amp; Autobiography - Presidents; Political Science - Government - National | &lt;b&gt;$20.00&lt;/b&gt; | January 29, 2013 | 978-0-8129-7900-8 (0-8129-7900-1)&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;ldquo;[A] monumental dual biography . . . a distinguished work, combining deep research, a pleasing narrative style and an abundance of fresh insights, a rare combination.&amp;rdquo;&lt;i&gt;&amp;mdash;The Dallas Morning News&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;The third and fourth presidents have long been considered proper gentlemen, with Thomas Jefferson&amp;rsquo;s genius overshadowing James Madison&amp;rsquo;s judgment and common sense. But in this revelatory book about their crucial partnership, both are seen as men of their times, hardboiled operatives in a gritty world of primal politics where they struggled for supremacy for more than fifty years. With a thrilling and unprecedented account of early America as its backdrop, &lt;i&gt;Madison and Jefferson&lt;/i&gt; reveals these founding fathers as privileged young men in a land marked by tribal identities rather than a united national personality. Esteemed historians Andrew Burstein and Nancy Isenberg capture Madison&amp;rsquo;s hidden role&amp;mdash;he acted in effect as a campaign manager&amp;mdash;in Jefferson&amp;rsquo;s career. In riveting detail, the authors chart the courses of two very different presidencies: Jefferson&amp;rsquo;s driven by force of personality, Madison&amp;rsquo;s sustained by a militancy that history has been reluctant to ascribe to him.&lt;br&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt; Supported by a wealth of original sources&amp;mdash;newspapers, letters, diaries, pamphlets&amp;mdash;&lt;i&gt;Madison and Jefferson&lt;/i&gt; is a watershed account of the most important political friendship in American history.&lt;br&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt; &lt;b&gt;&amp;ldquo;Enough colorful characters for a miniseries, loaded with backstabbing (and frontstabbing too).&amp;rdquo;&amp;mdash;&lt;i&gt;Newsday&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;ldquo;An important, thoughtful, and gracefully written political history.&amp;rdquo;&amp;mdash;&lt;i&gt;Publishers Weekly&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;(starred review)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</description>
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      <title>Mr. President by Ray Raphael</title>
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      <description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307742384&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780307742384&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307742384&quot;&gt;Mr. President&lt;/a&gt; How and Why the Founders Created a Chief Executive&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=65196&quot;&gt;Ray Raphael&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Trade Paperback&lt;/b&gt;, 336 pages | Vintage | History - United States - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800); Political Science - Government - Executive Branch; Law - Constitutional | &lt;b&gt;$16.00&lt;/b&gt; | January 22, 2013 | 978-0-307-74238-4 (0-307-74238-5)&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;The dramatic and penetrating story of the political maneuverings and personalities behind the creation of the office of the president, with ramifications that continue to this day.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/b&gt;For the first time, by focusing closely on the dynamic give-and-take at the Constitutional Convention, Ray Raphael reveals how politics and personalities cobbled together a lasting, but flawed, executive office. Remarkably, the hero of this saga is Gouverneur Morris, a flamboyant, peg-legged delegate who pushed through his agenda with amazing political savvy, and not a little deceit. Without Morris&amp;rsquo;s perseverance, a much weaker American president would be appointed by Congress, serve for seven years, could not be reelected, and have his powers tightly constrained.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Charting the presidency as it evolved during the administrations of Washington, Adams, and Jefferson, Raphael shows how, given the Constitution&amp;rsquo;s broad outlines, the president&amp;rsquo;s powers could easily be augmented but rarely diminished. Today we see the result&amp;mdash;an office that has become more sweeping, more powerful, and more inherently partisan than the framers ever intended. And the issues of 1787&amp;mdash;whether the Electoral College, the president&amp;rsquo;s war powers, or the extent of executive authority&amp;mdash;continue to stir our political debates.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</description>
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      <title>Two Americans by William Lee Miller</title>
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