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The Passage of Power
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My Happy Days in Hollywood
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The Path to Power
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Paris in Love
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Then Again
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The Warmth of Other Suns
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The Diary of a Young Girl
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Sweet Revenge
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Master of the Senate
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Eisenhower in War and Peace
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Dreams from My Father
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Elizabeth the Queen
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A Short History of Nearly Everything
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