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Hardback. Condizione: Good. ?Like taking a tour of the White House with a gifted storyteller at your side!? 1.Why, in the minutes before John F. Kennedy was murdered, was a blood-red carpet installed in the Oval Office? 2.If Abraham Lincoln never slept in the Lincoln Bedroom, where did he sleep? 3.Why was one president nearly killed in the White House on inauguration day?and another secretly sworn in? 4.What really happened in the Situation Room on September 11, 2001? History leaps off the page in this ?riveting,? ?fast-moving? and ?highly entertaining? book on the presidency and White House in Under This Roof, from award-winning White House-based journalist Paul Brandus. Reporting from the West Wing briefing room since 2008, Brandus?the most followed White House journalist on Twitter (@WestWingReport)?weaves together stories of the presidents, their families, the events of their time?and an oft-ignored major character, the White House itself. From George Washington?who selected the winning design for the White House?to the current occupant, Barack Obama?the story of the White House is the story of America itself, Brandus writes. You?ll: 1.Walk with John Adams through the still-unfinished mansion, and watch Thomas Jefferson plot to buy the Louisiana Territory 2.Feel the fear and panic as British invaders approach the mansion in 1814?and Dolley Madison frantically saves a painting of Washington 3.Gaze out the window with Abraham Lincoln as Confederate flags flutter in the breeze on the other side of the Potomac 4.Be in the room as one president is secretly sworn in, and another gambles away the White House china in a card game 5.Stand by the presidential bed as one First Lady?covering up her husband?s illness from the nation?secretly makes decisions on his behalf 6.Learn how telephones, movies, radio, TV changed the presidency?and the nation itself Through triumph and tragedy, boom and bust, secrets and scandals, Brandus takes you to the presidential bedroom, movie theater, Situation Room, Oval Office and more. Under This Roof is a ?sensuous account of the history of both the home of the President, and the men and women who designed, inhabited, and decorated it. Paul Brandus captivates with surprising, gloriously raw observations.. …

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Paperback. Condizione: Good. Fifty women. Fifty inspiring stories. Fifty role models for America?s girls!Spies. Venture capitalists. Pilots and Pulitzer Prize winners. Doctors and diplomats. Economists and engineers. Scientists and CEOs. Teachers. Software developers. Video game makers. And so many more! In this amazing book?based on dozens of interviews?fifty of America?s most successful women, some famous, some not, reveal their tips on how they made it. How they blazed their own trail. How they learned along the way. How they dealt with setbacks and defied the naysayers. Written for girls ages nine and up?girls who will soon enter what is a rapidly evolving economy and a rapidly evolving workforce?Girl to Boss! will inspire, entertain, and inform the next generation of leaders and achievers! Featuring interviews with: -Maureen Dowd, Pulitzer Prize?Winning Columnist for the New York Times -Norah O?Donnell, Anchor, CBS Evening News -Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Historian and Professor, NYU -Noël Bakhtian, Director of Tech Acceleration, Bezos Earth Fund -Carmen Medina, Former Deputy Director, CIA -Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Former US Representative -Eun Sun Kim, Music Director, San Francisco Opera -Jill Hennessy, Actor, Singer, Songwriter -Dr. Seema Yasmin, Epidemiologist, Stanford University -Vernice ?FlyGirl? Armour, First Black Female Combat Pilot -Cynthia Germanotta (Lady Gaga?s Mom), President, Born This Way Foundation -Pam Randhawa, CEO, Empiriko Corp. -Kimberly Smith Spacek, Head of Capital Formation, TechStars -Cynthia Marshall, CEO, Dallas Mavericks, NBA -Benita Fitzgerald Mosley, Olympic Gold Medalist -And many more inspiring women.…

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Hardback. Condizione: Good. ?Like taking a tour of the White House with a gifted storyteller at your side!? 1.Why, in the minutes before John F. Kennedy was murdered, was a blood-red carpet installed in the Oval Office? 2.If Abraham Lincoln never slept in the Lincoln Bedroom, where did he sleep? 3.Why was one president nearly killed in the White House on inauguration day?and another secretly sworn in? 4.What really happened in the Situation Room on September 11, 2001? History leaps off the page in this ?riveting,? ?fast-moving? and ?highly entertaining? book on the presidency and White House in Under This Roof, from award-winning White House-based journalist Paul Brandus. Reporting from the West Wing briefing room since 2008, Brandus?the most followed White House journalist on Twitter (@WestWingReport)?weaves together stories of the presidents, their families, the events of their time?and an oft-ignored major character, the White House itself. From George Washington?who selected the winning design for the White House?to the current occupant, Barack Obama?the story of the White House is the story of America itself, Brandus writes. You?ll: 1.Walk with John Adams through the still-unfinished mansion, and watch Thomas Jefferson plot to buy the Louisiana Territory 2.Feel the fear and panic as British invaders approach the mansion in 1814?and Dolley Madison frantically saves a painting of Washington 3.Gaze out the window with Abraham Lincoln as Confederate flags flutter in the breeze on the other side of the Potomac 4.Be in the room as one president is secretly sworn in, and another gambles away the White House china in a card game 5.Stand by the presidential bed as one First Lady?covering up her husband?s illness from the nation?secretly makes decisions on his behalf 6.Learn how telephones, movies, radio, TV changed the presidency?and the nation itself Through triumph and tragedy, boom and bust, secrets and scandals, Brandus takes you to the presidential bedroom, movie theater, Situation Room, Oval Office and more. Under This Roof is a ?sensuous account of the history of both the home of the President, and the men and women who designed, inhabited, and decorated it. Paul Brandus captivates with surprising, gloriously raw observations.. …

Condizione: Good. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Edition: First ] Publisher: Lyons Press Pub Date: 9/29/2015 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 296 First edition.

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Hardcover. Condizione: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Hardback. Condizione: Good. Everyone knows that Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was married to two of the twentieth centurys most powerful men: John F. Kennedy and Aristotle Onassis. Lesser known are the five incredible years between those marriages, when she was on her own. Jackietells that storythe story of a woman who was globally famous, and yet utterly enigmatic.…

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Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. Everyone knows that Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was married to two of the twentieth centurys most powerful men: John F. Kennedy and Aristotle Onassis. Lesser known are the five incredible years between those marriages, when she was on her own. Jackietells that storythe story of a woman who was globally famous, and yet utterly enigmatic.…

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Paperback. Condizione: Good. Fifty women. Fifty inspiring stories. Fifty role models for America?s girls!Spies. Venture capitalists. Pilots and Pulitzer Prize winners. Doctors and diplomats. Economists and engineers. Scientists and CEOs. Teachers. Software developers. Video game makers. And so many more! In this amazing book?based on dozens of interviews?fifty of America?s most successful women, some famous, some not, reveal their tips on how they made it. How they blazed their own trail. How they learned along the way. How they dealt with setbacks and defied the naysayers. Written for girls ages nine and up?girls who will soon enter what is a rapidly evolving economy and a rapidly evolving workforce?Girl to Boss! will inspire, entertain, and inform the next generation of leaders and achievers! Featuring interviews with: -Maureen Dowd, Pulitzer Prize?Winning Columnist for the New York Times -Norah O?Donnell, Anchor, CBS Evening News -Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Historian and Professor, NYU -Noël Bakhtian, Director of Tech Acceleration, Bezos Earth Fund -Carmen Medina, Former Deputy Director, CIA -Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Former US Representative -Eun Sun Kim, Music Director, San Francisco Opera -Jill Hennessy, Actor, Singer, Songwriter -Dr. Seema Yasmin, Epidemiologist, Stanford University -Vernice ?FlyGirl? Armour, First Black Female Combat Pilot -Cynthia Germanotta (Lady Gaga?s Mom), President, Born This Way Foundation -Pam Randhawa, CEO, Empiriko Corp. -Kimberly Smith Spacek, Head of Capital Formation, TechStars -Cynthia Marshall, CEO, Dallas Mavericks, NBA -Benita Fitzgerald Mosley, Olympic Gold Medalist -And many more inspiring women.…

Condizione: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condizione: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condizione: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condizione: good. Missing dust cover, otherwise book is in good condition with some wear from normal use.

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. John F. Kennedys fascination with deathparticularly his ownand Lee Harvey Oswalds love of violence and desire for fame made November 22, 1963 practically inevitable.