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In November 2014, thirteen members of the Biden family gathered on Nantucket for Thanksgiving, a tradition they had been celebrating for the past forty years. It was the one constant in what had become a hectic, scrutinized, and overscheduled life. But this year felt different from all those that had come before. Joe and Jill Biden's eldest son, Beau, had been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor fifteen months earlier, and his survival was uncertain....
2) Peril
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2021.
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Bob Woodward and Robert Costa cover the end of the Trump presidency and the early months of the Biden presidency.
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"Vice President Joe Biden is fresh out of the Obama White House and feeling adrift when his favorite railroad conductor dies in a suspicious accident, leaving behind an ailing wife and a trail of clues. To unravel the mystery, "Amtrak Joe" re-teams with the only man he's ever fully trusted: the 44th president of the United States. Together they'll plumb the darkest corners of Delaware, traveling from cheap motels to biker bars and beyond, as they...
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"Joe Biden grew up in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the oldest of four children. His parents always encouraged him and his siblings to be independent and strong. The family moved to Wilmington, Delaware, where at twenty-nine, Biden was elected one the youngest United States Senators ever elected. This is his story"--
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2022.
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"New York Times reporters Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns show how both our political parties confronted a series of national traumas, including the coronavirus pandemic, the January 6 attack on the Capitol, and the political brinksmanship of President Biden's first year in the White House. From Donald Trump's assault on the 2020 election and his ongoing campaign of vengeance against his fellow Republicans, to the behind-the-scenes story of Biden's...
11) Joe Biden
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[2021]
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This title will introduce little readers to the 46th president of the United States, Joe Biden.
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"Long-serving congressman, Vice President, and now President. Joe Biden's journey to the highest position in the land has been long and winding. As a child, he didn't let his stutter stop him from success; as a senator, he carried on despite personal heartbreak; and now, as president, we'll see all this man can do. Learn about the spectacular life of America's 46th president"--
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2022.
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"A memoir from Valerie Biden Owens, Joe Biden's younger sister, trusted confidante, and lifelong campaign manager. [She] ... writes of the role of family, faith, and fate in shaping her life, and the power of empathy and kindness in the face of turmoil and division. [Her book] details [her] decades-long professional career in politics, and the central role she played in her brother's life as an insightful adviser, an ever-loyal advocate, and best...
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[2022]
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"The U.S. is divided and dealing with civil unrest. Now, more than ever, the world wants to know what inclusive, empathic leadership looks like. President Biden is widely respect as a man of integrity and authenticity, who has overcome great personal tragedy, and turned his own personal suffering into a source of compassion and leadership strength. Author Jeffrey Krames excels at distilling what every manager can learn from celebrity leaders like...
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2021.
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"When he was two years old, Hunter Biden was badly injured in a car accident that killed his mother and baby sister. In 2015, he suffered the devastating loss of his beloved big brother, Beau, who died of brain cancer at the age of forty-six. These hardships were compounded by the collapse of his marriage and a years-long battle with drug and alcohol addiction. [In this memoir] Hunter recounts his descent into substance abuse and his tortuous path...
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2023.
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"In The Last Politician, Franklin Foer dramatizes the first two years of the presidency of Joseph R. Biden, concluding with the historic midterm elections. It is a high-definition portrait of a president who used old-fashioned politics--deal-making and compromise--to move his agenda forward. As the midterms drew near, via a series of bills, Biden found a way to invest trillions of dollars in clean energy, the domestic semiconductor industry, and new...
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2022.
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Discover what sets leaders like President Biden apart from the rest In The Joe Biden Way: How to Become a Bold and Empathic Leader, bestselling author and leadership expert Jeffrey Krames provides listeners with leadership secrets gleaned from one of the most transformative and successful presidents in modern times: Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. In this book, the author sets out seven lessons in inspiring leadership that have helped the forty-sixth...
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2019.
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This is the story of how Jill built a family of her own: from seeking small moments of joy, to balancing the family's needs with her personal and professional goals, to forming traditions that helped carry them through tragedy - all with the support of an extended family circle. That circle would morph over the years, but the one constant was love. And whether finding her own voice as Second Lady or changing lives as a teacher, whether nurturing the...
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2022.
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"In an original and compelling argument, Thomas McGarity shows how adding populists to the Republican's traditional base of free market ideologues and establishment Republicans allowed Trump to come dangerously close to achieving his goal of demolishing the programs that Congress put in place over the course of many decades to protect consumers, workers, communities, children, and the environment. The book also offers a blueprint for rebuilding the...
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