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In Politics It's the Charm, Stupid

Tom Alderman | Posted 03.26.2013 | Books
Read More: Eisenhower, Silent Cal, Laura Wilson, Seaker of the House, Jerry Parr, Calvin Coolidge, Ronald Reagan, Jason Culp, Secret Service, Kennedy, Massachusetts, Jim Brady, The Near Assassination of Ronald Reagan, John Hinckley Jr., Franklin Roosevelt, George Washington Hospital, Democrats, Rawhide Down, Politics, Theodore Roosevelt, Ohio, Jimmy Carter, Audiobook, Alexander Haig, MacMillan Audio, Harperaudio, Spaudio, Books News
Tom Alderman

We've had several presidents whose personalities were a primary sell. Think both Roosevelts, Eisenhower, Kennedy and -- Democrats, hold your breath -- Ronald Reagan. If you listen to or read, Rawhide Down: The Near Assassination of Ronald Reagan by Del Quentin Wilber, you'll begin to get it.

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From the Father of Our Country to the Brat Pack in Three Easy Biographies

Tom Alderman | Posted 09.13.2011 | Books
Read More: Charlie Sheen, Rachel Dratch, Paul Lynde, Hartman, Kristen Wiig, Rob Lowe, Random House Audio, Emilio Estevez, The Outsiders, Father of Our Country, Henry Holt, Matt Dillon, Reagan Arthur Books, Sheldon Leonard, Stories I Only Tell My Friends, Leif Garrett, Francis Ford Coppola, Second City, Ralph Macchio, Dick Van Dyke, George Washington, Hachette Audio, Hammond, Maya Rudolph, Saturday Night Live, Crown Archetype, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Patrick Swayze, MacMillan Audio, Bossy Pants, Ron Chernow, Belushi, The Brat Pack, Autobiography, Books News
Tom Alderman

If your summer reading includes Ron Chernow's MASSIVE George Washington: A Life, you're going to need some relief, aren't you? Here are a few biographies that are sometimes edifying and a bit more, uhhh, recreational.

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Amazon Caves To Macmillan's eBook Pricing Demands

AP | DAVID KOENIG | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: MacMillan Audio, Kindle, eBook Prices, Macmillan, Amazon Kindle, Amazon vs. Macmillan, Ebooks, Book Publishing, Books News

Amazon.com says it will give in to publishing giant Macmillan and agree to sell electronic versions of its books even at prices it considers too high....

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Current Best Sellers: Buyers Beware

Tom Alderman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Harper Audio, The Making of a President, Mitch Rapp, Arthur Morey, Richard Wolffe, William Morrow, Theodore White, Obama, Fire and Ice, Random House, Nick Heller, Renegade, Jack Reacher, Crown Publishing, Joseph Finder, J. A. Jance, Blackwater, Joanne Brady, Paranoia, J. P. Beaumont, Vanished, Holgter Graham, Killer Instinct, St. Martin's Press, MacMillan Audio, Media News
Tom Alderman

If you're the kind of reader who must finish a book no matter how disappointing, you might want to save time by simply avoiding these current offerings from three marquee-name writers.

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