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Weapons of Mass Delusion
When the Republican Party Lost Its Mind
2022
EN
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**One of The Washington Post's 10 Best Books of 2022The disturbing eyewitness account of how a new breed of Republicans—led by Marjorie Taylor Greene, Paul Gosar, Matt Gaetz, Lauren Boebert, and Madison Cawthorn—far from moving on from Trump, have taken the politics of hysteria to even greater extremes and brought American democracy to the edge**The violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, was a terrible day for American democracy, but many peop...
8,58 €
To Start a War
How the Bush Administration Took America into Iraq
2020
EN
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**“Detailed, nuanced, gripping . . . A must-read for all who care about presidential power.” —The Washington PostFrom the New York Times bestselling author comes the definitive, revelatory reckoning with arguably the most consequential decision in the history of American foreign policy--the Bush and Cheney administration's decision to invade Iraq.**Even now, after more than fifteen years, it is hard to see the invasion of Iraq through the cool, considered ...
10,27 €
Dead Certain
The Presidency of George W. Bush
2007
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In this ambitious work of political narrative, Robert Draper takes us inside the Bush White House and delivers an intimate portrait of a tumultuous decade and a beleaguered administration. Virtually every page of this book crackles with scenes, anecdotes, and dialogue that will surprise even long- time observers of George W. Bush.With unprecedented access to all the key figures of this administration -- from six one-on-one sessions with the president, to Laura Bush, Dick Cheney, Do...
18,33 €
When the Tea Party Came to Town
Inside the U.S. House of Representatives' Most Combative, Dysfunctional, and Infuriating Term in Modern History
2012
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When the Tea Party Came to Towndemonstrates Robert Draper’s uncanny ability to ferret out news-making tidbits and provides us with the first look at this game-changing Congress—sure to be a classic work.In When the Tea Party Came to Town, Robert Draper delivers the definitive account of what may turn out to be the worst congressional term in United States history. As he did in writing about President George W. Bush in Dead Cer...
13,74 €
2016
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As modern football legends, the Class of 92 need no introduction. Class of 92: Out of Their League, however, opens a dramatic new chapter in the story of former Manchester United greats Gary and Phil Neville, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs and Nicky Butt, as they take on a new role in each of their lives: owners of semi-professional club Salford City FC.An enthralling, in-depth account of Salford's first two years under new ownership, Class of 92: Out of Their League co...
12,99 €
Turn Out the Lights
Chronicles of Texas during the 80s and 90s
2010
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Whether the subject is Jack Ruby, Willie Nelson, or his own leukemia-stricken son Mark, when it comes to looking at the world through another person's eyes, nobody does it better than Gary Cartwright. For over twenty-five years, readers of Texas Monthly have relied on Cartwright to tell the stories behind the headlines with pull-no-punches honesty and wry humor. His reporting has told us not just what's happened over three decades in Texas, but, more importantly, what we've become...
21,08 €
Weapons of Mass Delusion
When the Republican Party Lost Its Mind
- Narrated by
- Paul Boehmer
Unabridged
15 hours 1 min
2022
EN
**One of The Washington Post's 10 Best Books of 2022The disturbing eyewitness account of how a new breed of Republicans—led by Marjorie Taylor Greene, Paul Gosar, Matt Gaetz, Lauren Boebert, and Madison Cawthorn—far from moving on from Trump, have taken the politics of hysteria to even greater extremes and brought American democracy to the edge**The violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, was a terrible day for American democracy, but many peop...
22,30 €
To Start a War
How the Bush Administration Took America into Iraq
- Narrated by
- Stefan Rudnicki
Unabridged
15 hours 30 min
2020
EN
**“Detailed, nuanced, gripping . . . A must-read for all who care about presidential power.” —The Washington PostFrom the New York Times bestselling author comes the definitive, revelatory reckoning with arguably the most consequential decision in the history of American foreign policy--the Bush and Cheney administration's decision to invade Iraq.**Even now, after more than fifteen years, it is hard to see the invasion of Iraq through the cool, considered ...
22,30 €
When the Tea Party Comes to Town
Inside the U.S. House of Representatives' Most Combative, Dysfunctional, and Infuriating Term in Modern History
- Narrated by
- Holter Graham
Unabridged
11 hours 17 min
2012
EN
From the author of the New York Times bestseller Dead Certain, the definitive book about the Bush Presidency, a revealing and riveting look at the new House of Representatives, elected in the history-making 2010 midterm elections.
24,08 €
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The Destructionists
The Twenty-Five Year Crack-Up of the Republican Party
- Narrated by
- Dana Milbank
Unabridged
11 hours 58 min
2022
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**NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • A scalding history of twenty-five years of Republican attempts to hold on to political power by any means necessary, by a hugely popular Washington Post political columnist"A thorough and scathing account of how the Republican Party fell prey to Trumpism."—The New York Times Book Review**In 1994, more than 300 Republicans under the command of obstructionist and rabble-rouser Congressman Newt Gingrich stood outside th...
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Unchecked
The Untold Story Behind Congress’s Botched Impeachments of Donald Trump
- Narrated by
- Courtney Patterson
Unabridged
17 hours 36 min
2022
EN
A revealing, behind-the-scenes examination of how Congress twice fumbled its best chance to hold accountable a president many considered one of the most dangerous in American history. The definitive—and only—insider account of both Trump impeachments, as told by the two reporters on the front lines covering them for The Washington Post and Politico.In a riveting account that flips the script on what readers think they know about the two impeachments of Donald Trump...
39,21 €
American Resistance
The Inside Story of How the Deep State Saved the Nation
- Narrated by
- David Rothkopf
Unabridged
8 hours 15 min
2022
EN
It could have been so much worse: a deeply reported, insider story of how a handful of Washington officials staged a daring resistance to an unprecedented presidency and prevented chaos overwhelming the government and the nation.Each federal employee takes an oath to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies foreign and domestic,” but none had imagined that enemy might be the Commander-in-Chief. With the presidency of Donald Trum...
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