Society President

Although most Americans attribute shifting practices in the financial industry to the invisible hand of the market, Mark H. Rose reveals the degree to which presidents, legislators, regulators, and even bankers themselves have long taken an active interest in regulating the industry.

Two Secret Service agents sworn to guard their protectees lost them in a single moment . . . and in this #1 New York Times bestseller, they're about to learn that the violence has just begun. Michelle Maxwell has just wrecked her promising career at the Secret Service. Against her instincts, she...

From a #1 New York Times bestselling author, Beecher White must stop a killer in Washington, D.C. who's meticulously re-creating the crimes of four notorious assassins. From John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald, there have been more than two dozen assassination attempts on the President of the...

The Secret Society in the Redwoods" is a comprehensive exploration of the enigmatic Bohemian Grove. This book delves into the origins of the Grove, tracing its birth and initial purpose. It examines the evolution of the Grove over the years, exploring the changes in membership, the expansion of activities, and the influence of external factors. The book also delves into the notable attendees of the Bohemian Grove, discussing their backgrounds and motivations for attendance. Furthermore, it provides an in-depth analysis of the activities that take place at the Grove, uncovering their ...

Discover the “convincingly researched and thoroughly entertaining” (The Wall Street Journal) history of the world’s oldest and most influential fraternity Founded in London in 1717 as a way of binding men in fellowship, Freemasonry proved so addictive that within two decades it had spread...

Agent Jess Hunter, fresh from her Secret Service training got an unexpected first mission: shadow the President’s 18-year-old daughter Sarah when she attended the exclusive all-girls Hammon University. The seemingly simple assignment proved to be anything but, not because of threats against her charge, but their growing closeness and the inevitable moment they gave in to their potentially scandalous. Jess and the President’s Daughter on Campus contains the first three books in Jess’ erotic adventures as a lesbian secret service agent and her relationship with Sarah. Along the way, ...

Throughout this lively and concise historical account of Mao Zedong's life and thought, Rebecca E. Karl places the revolutionary leader's personal experiences, social visions and theory, military strategies, and developmental and foreign policies in a dynamic narrative of the Chinese revolution. She situates Mao and the revolution in a global setting informed by imperialism, decolonization, and third worldism, and discusses worldwide trends in politics, the economy, military power, and territorial sovereignty.

Lafayette Square, just across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House, was once the most fashionable neighborhood in Washington. In its row houses and mansions lived cabinet secretaries, members of Congress, and many of the most memorable characters in the history of the nation. Eventually the old houses were allocated to other uses and plans were made to demolish them all until, in the early 1960s, President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy, new residents in the White House, prevailed - they were determined to preserve them.

Six months after the events that broke the Apollo lie open for the world, former President Raymond Ellington comes home to Rome, Georgia, to find his roots — and finds something he was never supposed to know. A fisherman named Tommy Pruitt hauls a rusted iron box out of the Coosa River. Inside is a steel disc etched with one word: Subterra. The disc pulses in the hand. It has been waiting in the river for someone from the right bloodline to find it. What follows leads Ellington and a small group of Rome locals underground — literally — into a cave system running seventy miles from ...

Book Two of the Selene Reborn Series — Steampunk. Alternate History. Lunar Revolution The Moon has found its voice. Now it must learn to be heard. Fresh from humanity’s first steampunk voyage to the Moon, the Free Peoples of Selene arrive in Galveston, Texas—not as curiosities, but as diplomats seeking freedom. Their cause is urgent: three centuries of lunar enslavement under a tyrant sustained by dark power, ancient bargains, and fear. But Earth is not a simple refuge. As presidents and world leaders gather for a glittering international celebration, the gears of global politics turn...

The president and his cabinet are responsible for enforcing the laws of the nation, making foreign policy, and working with Congress in creating legislation. Through this title, young readers will understand the scope of the president's power and duties as the real and symbolic face of the nation.

6 days, 13 hours and 37 minutes to go . . . At the end of The Prodigal Daughter, Florentyna Kane is elected President – the first woman President of the United States. At 7.30 one evening the FBI learn of a plot to kill her – the 1572nd such threat of the year. At 8.30 five people know all...

In politics, the man who takes the highest spot after a landslide is not standing on solid ground. In this riveting work of narrative nonfiction, Jonathan Darman tells the story of two giants of American politics, Lyndon Johnson and Ronald Reagan, and shows how, from 1963 to 1966, these two...

In the shadows of crusades and collapsing empires, a secret order rises. In 1319, Europe stands at the crossroads of faith, power, and betrayal. The great Crusades have faded, but the wars have not. Kings battle sons. Popes scheme against monarchs. Assassins move in silence beneath cathedral spires. When Daniel de Valois—Templar knight and rumored ghost of the battlefield—returns from death, he brings with him knowledge drawn from the darkest corners of the world. From the shadow soldiers of the Great Khan to the deadly arts of the Fedayeen, Daniel has mastered the science of protection...

Res Gestae Christiani: My Time as the President of the Cambridge University Korean Society 2002-2003by Christian Kim is a heart-warming real-life account of the struggle of Korean students at Cambridge University to empower themselves against all odds. At the helm of this endeavor is Christian Kim, who was the President of Cambridge University Korean Society from 2002 to 2003.

“If you've been wishing someone would start writing smart thrillers...J. L. Brown is for you.”—Howard Michael Gould, author of Last Looks The second book in the Jade Harrington political thriller series from award-winning author J. L. Brown. FBI Special Agent Jade Harrington finds herself holding the line in a case that hits a little too close to home, personally and professionally. A bullied boy in a Washington, DC suburb commits suicide after being beaten. Within days, the bodies of his classmates start turning up—with injuries similar to the victims of TSK. But Jade knows TSK is ...

The 2016 presidential election prompted intense scrutiny over the Electoral College. But its importance goes further than protecting our country from mob rule. Learn why the founders created the Electoral College for electing the president, the differences between a Republic and a Democracy, why we shouldn’t elect the president based on popular vote, and how we can maintain the Electoral College for future generations.

Growing up in one of the toughest Cities in America called The Bronx, New York, Justice experienced the harsh realities of life and how government agencies and public servants could use their power for good or use it to abuse the American people. Justice understands that the president has a serious duty to the American people and has the ability and power to hold his government agencies to account if in breach of their conduct and constitutional duties. A great president also holds himself to account and is responsible for all the citizens and legal guests in the country.