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Summary of Destiny and Power: by Jon Meacham | Includes Analysis
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Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush by Jon Meacham is a biography of George H.W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States, who served from 1988 to 1992. The author argues that as president and as a politician, Bush used prudence and compromise to an extent that would seem out of place in today's era of highly partisan US politics.
George H.W. Bush had a varied career before winning the presidency: He was a Navy pilot, oilman, congressman, ambassador to the UN, envoy to China, head of the Republican Party, and later director of the CIA. In the executive branch, he first served as vice president of the United States under Ronald Reagan for eight years before beginning his own presidency….
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Alexander Hamilton started his life in the British West Indies. His story seems like a classic tale from rags to riches, of a poor boy whose hard work and perseverance allowed him to become one of the greatest historical figures of a nation. Alexander Hamilton left behind an impressive legacy, in no small part due to his success in defining the economic and political systems of the United States.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A good book 10/10
- De Anonymous User en 04-03-20
De: The History Hour
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How Ike Led
- The Principles Behind Eisenhower's Biggest Decisions
- De: Susan Eisenhower
- Narrado por: Bernadette Dunne, Susan Eisenhower
- Duración: 12 h y 40 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 195
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 164
Few people have made decisions as momentous as Eisenhower, nor has one person had to make such a varied range of them. From D-Day to Little Rock, from the Korean War to Cold War crises, from the Red Scare to the Missile Gap controversies, he was able to give our country eight years of peace and prosperity by relying on a core set of principles. These were informed by his heritage and upbringing, his strong character and his personal discipline, but he also avoided making himself the center of things. He tried to be the calmest man in the room, not the loudest.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A President of the UNITED States
- De Happy Doc en 09-10-20
De: Susan Eisenhower
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The Last Republicans
- Inside the Extraordinary Relationship Between George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush
- De: Mark K. Updegrove
- Narrado por: Milton Jeffers
- Duración: 14 h y 24 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 181
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 161
In this balanced, illuminating audiobook, Updegrove tells the story of the Bushes' relationship from the birth of George W. through their postpresidential years and Jeb Bush's failed candidacy. Drawing on exclusive access and interviews with both presidents and the key people in their lives, Updegrove reveals the Bushes' views on the current state of the nation and the GOP and how the party they both led and helped build is undergoing a radical transformation.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Father and Son Presidents
- De Jean en 02-14-18
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JFK: History in an Hour
- De: Sinead Fitzgibbon
- Narrado por: Jonathan Keeble
- Duración: 1 h y 16 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 52
Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. John Fitzgerald Kennedy: America’s youngest president. But, barely 1,000 days into his presidency, was he assassinated. JFK in an Hour provides a compelling and comprehensive overview of this man credited with introducing an aspirational new approach to American politics. Learn about the Kennedy family, the cast that propelled JFK to success despite family tragedy. Discover Kennedy’s talented diplomatic skills when navigating the Space Race, the nuclear missile crisis and his sympathies with the fledging civil rights movement.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Overview
- De Jessica en 12-21-16
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Bush
- De: Jean Edward Smith
- Narrado por: Tom Perkins
- Duración: 25 h y 2 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 246
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 217
In Bush, Jean Edward Smith demonstrates that it was not Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, or Condoleezza Rice, but President Bush himself who took personal control of foreign policy. Bush drew on his deep religious conviction that important foreign-policy decisions were simply a matter of good versus evil. Domestically, he overreacted to 9/11 and endangered Americans' civil liberties.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Delusions of Competence
- De Rick en 11-18-16
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The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution: 1763-1789
- De: Robert Middlekauff
- Narrado por: Robert Fass
- Duración: 26 h y 56 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,250
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,049
The first book to appear in the illustrious Oxford History of the United States, this critically-acclaimed volume - a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize - offers an unsurpassed history of the Revolutionary War and the birth of the American republic.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Strong History Rich With Behind The Scenes Details
- De John en 10-06-11
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Saving Freedom
- Truman, the Cold War, and the Fight for Western Civilization
- De: Joe Scarborough
- Narrado por: Joe Scarborough
- Duración: 8 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 275
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 228
History called on Harry Truman to unite the Western world against Soviet communism, but first he had to rally Republicans and Democrats behind America’s most dramatic foreign policy shift since George Washington delivered his farewell address. How did one of the least prepared presidents to walk into the Oval Office become one of its most successful?
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5 out of 5 stars
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An engaging review of a remarkable president
- De Mark A en 11-29-20
De: Joe Scarborough
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Franklin Roosevelt
- A Captivating Guide to the Life of FDR
- De: Captivating History
- Narrado por: Duke Holm
- Duración: 1 h y 41 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 22
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 22
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 22
As the 32nd president of the United States of America, Franklin Delano Roosevelt is a common household name in both his home country and the world. Known as the man who led the United States through the Great Depression and World War II, Roosevelt was a leader and a statesman, a scholar, and a politician. Franklin D. Roosevelt is the only president to have served for three consecutive terms and voted in for a fourth, a fact that allows him to stand out among the long list of American presidents.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The top book, I love Franklin.
- De Elizabeth en 11-04-17
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The Hardest Job in the World
- The American Presidency
- De: John Dickerson
- Narrado por: John Dickerson
- Duración: 15 h y 44 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 342
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 310
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 310
The American presidency is in trouble. It has become overburdened, misunderstood, almost impossible to do. “The problems in the job unfolded before Donald Trump was elected, and the challenges of governing today will confront his successors”, writes John Dickerson. After all, the founders never intended for our system of checks and balances to have one superior Chief Magistrate, with Congress demoted to “the little brother who can’t keep up”.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Couldn’t wait for this book!
- De David H. Lawrence XVII en 06-17-20
De: John Dickerson
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Don't Know Much About the American Presidents
- De: Kenneth C. Davis
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey, Kirby Heyborne, Mark Bramhall, y otros
- Duración: 23 h y 48 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 243
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 214
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For more than 20 years since his New York Times best seller Don't Know Much About History first appeared, Davis has shown that Americans don't hate history, just the dull version dished out in school. Now Davis turns his attention to what is arguably the most important and most fascinating subject in American history: our presidents. From the heated debates over executive powers through the curious election of George Washington in 1789 and, for more than 200 years, up through the meteoric rise of Barack Obama, the presidency has been at the heart of American history.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Too Biased
- De Justin Swihart en 05-29-13
De: Kenneth C. Davis
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41
- A Portrait of My Father
- De: George W. Bush
- Narrado por: George W. Bush
- Duración: 7 h y 43 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,717
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,533
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,529
George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United States, has authored a personal biography of his father, George H. W. Bush, the 41st president. Forty-three men have served as president of the United States. Countless books have been written about them. But never before has a president told the story of his father, another president, through his own eyes and in his own words. A unique and intimate biography, the book covers the entire scope of the elder President Bush’s life and career.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Heartwarming and Honoring
- De Marie en 12-24-14
De: George W. Bush
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Asia's Reckoning
- China, Japan, and the Fate of U.S. Power in the Pacific Century
- De: Richard Mcgregor
- Narrado por: Steve West
- Duración: 16 h y 15 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 155
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 138
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 139
Richard McGregor's Asia's Reckoning is a compelling account of the widening geopolitical cracks in a region that has flourished under an American security umbrella for more than half a century. The toxic rivalry between China and Japan, two Asian giants consumed with endless history wars and ruled by entrenched political dynasties, is threatening to upend the peace underwritten by Pax Americana since World War II.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good info to learn, but...
- De Neal en 02-24-18
De: Richard Mcgregor
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The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Presidents
- From Wilson to Obama
- De: Steven F. Hayward
- Narrado por: Johnny Heller
- Duración: 9 h y 57 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 274
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 234
Academics, journalists, and popular historians agree: our greatest presidents are the ones who confronted a national crisis and mobilized the entire nation to face it. That’s the conventional wisdom. The chief executives who are celebrated in textbooks and placed in the top echelon of presidents in surveys of experts are the bold leaders - the Woodrow Wilsons and Franklin Roosevelts - who reshaped the United States in line with their grand “vision” for America. Unfortunately, along the way, these “great” presidents inevitably expanded government - and shrank our liberties.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Really enjoyed it
- De Jkc-007 en 02-15-17
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Bibi
- De: Anshel Pfeffer
- Narrado por: Paul Boehmer
- Duración: 18 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 70
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 61
Benjamin Netanyahu is embroiled in numerous scandals, all of his own making, and may soon be ousted from the office he has held longer than any prior Israeli prime minister outside of David Ben Gurion. But Bibi, as he is known by friend and foe alike, is no stranger to controversy. For many in Israel and elsewhere, he is an embarrassment, a threat to democracy, even a precursor to Donald Trump. He nevertheless continues to dominate Israeli public life - and he may yet survive his current crises, the most challenging of his career.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Very biased.
- De Anonymous User en 10-14-22
De: Anshel Pfeffer
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The Presidents
- Noted Historians Rank America's Best - and Worst - Chief Executives
- De: Brian Lamb, Susan Swain, Douglas Brinkley - introduction, y otros
- Narrado por: Gary Tiedemann, Grace Angela Henry
- Duración: 19 h y 15 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 33
The complete rankings of our best - and worst - presidents, based on C-SPAN's much-cited Historians Surveys of Presidential Leadership. Over a period of decades, C-SPAN has surveyed leading historians on the best and worst of America's presidents across a variety of categories - their ability to persuade the public, their leadership skills, their moral authority, and more. The crucible of the presidency has forged some of the very best and very worst leaders in our national history, along with everyone in between.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Too Much Praise
- De veronica d en 02-05-21
De: Brian Lamb, y otros
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The Man Who Ran Washington
- The Life and Times of James A. Baker III
- De: Peter Baker, Susan Glasser
- Narrado por: Michael Quinlan
- Duración: 26 h y 35 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 867
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 730
For a quarter-century, from the end of Watergate to the aftermath of the Cold War, no Republican won the presidency without his help or ran the White House without his advice. James Addison Baker III was the indispensable man for four presidents because he understood better than anyone how to make Washington work at a time when America was shaping events around the world. The Man Who Ran Washington is a pause-resisting portrait of a power broker who influenced America's destiny for generations.
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5 out of 5 stars
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We Need Baker Now More Than Ever
- De @Gazi2a en 01-08-21
De: Peter Baker, y otros
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