William Howard Taft never wanted to be president and yearned instead to serve as chief justice of the United States. But despite his ambivalence about politics, the former federal judge found success in the executive branch as governor of the Philippines and secretary of war, and he won a resounding victory in the presidential election of 1908 as Theodore Roosevelt's handpicked successor.
The Pursuit of Liberty : How Hamilton vs. Jefferson Ignited the Lasting Battle Over Power in America
Jeffrey Rosen
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The Pursuit of Happiness : How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America
Jeffrey Rosen
audiobook
William Howard Taft
Jeffrey Rosen
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The Supreme Court
Jeffrey Rosen
audiobook
The Corrosion of Conservatism
Max Boot
audiobook
An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa (1942-1943)
Rick Atkinson
audiobook
American Civil Wars
audiobook
Laughter: an Essay on the Meaning of the Comic
Henri Bergson
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Oostboeren, zee-germanen en turfstekers : kolonisatie tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog
David Barnouw
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Summary of When Violence Is the Answer
Paul Adams
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The Road Not Taken
Max Boot
audiobook
Economics and Governance of Vocational and Professional Education and Training (including Apprenticeship) (E-Book) : Theoretical and Empirical Results for Researchers and Educational Policy Leaders
Uschi Backes-Gellner, Ursula Renold, Stefan C. Wolter
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The Mint (Unabridged) : Lawrence of Arabia's memoirs of his undercover service in Royal Air Force
T. E. Lawrence, Lawrence of Arabia
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Lincoln's Melancholy : How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness
Joshua Wolf Shenk
audiobook
Archaeologies of Violence and Privilege
audiobook
A Thousand Naked Strangers: A Paramedic's Wild Ride to the Edge and Back
Kevin Hazzard
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