Category: Political Leaders

Barn Burning Barn Building: Tales of a Political Life, From LBJ Through George W. Bush and Beyond

By: Barnes, Ben with Dickey, Lisa

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Albany, Texas, Bright Sky Press : 2006

Seller ID: EC21869BB

ISBN-13: 9781931721714

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

CG3 - A first printing hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket and book have some bumped corners and light shelf wear. Includes a laid in letter(with the author's company letterhead and in which he signed) from the author to previous owner regarding about where to get copies of the book. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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Mayor Helen Boosalis: My Mother's Life in Politics

By: Beth Boosalis Davis

Price: $19.99

Publisher: Lincoln, Nebraska, University of Nebraska Press : 2008

Seller ID: EC33590BB

ISBN-13: 9780803217409

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

AO5 - A first edition (no additional printings) hardcover book SIGNED and dated by Beth Boosalis Davis and also SIGNED by Helen Boosalis on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has less than an inch tear on the front bottom left corner, Book has remainder mark on the bottom, dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. 9.5"x6.5", 531 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. As a 1950s housewife and League of Women Voters volunteer who spearheaded the city of Lincoln's switch to a "strong may...
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My Life

By: Bill Clinton

Price: $149.99

Publisher: New York, Alfred A. Knopf : 2004

Seller ID: ec630

ISBN-13: 9780375414572

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

CV6 - A first edition (stated) hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by Bill Clinton to previous owner on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping and crease on the edges and corners, book has a few light stains/smudge on the page edges, dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON's My Life is the strikingly candid portrait of a global leader who decided early in life to devote his intellectual and political gifts, and his extraordinary capacity fo...
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Please Pass the Biscuits, Pappy: Pictures of Governor W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel

By: Bill Crawford

Price: $29.99

Publisher: Austin, Texas, University of Texas Press : 2004

Seller ID: 2204ec411

ISBN-13: 9780292705753

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

BA3 - A first edition (stated) hardcover book SIGNED and dated by author with "Columbus, Texas!" written on the half-title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling on the edges and corners, dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Introduction by John Anderson. Number Eight Clifton and Shirley Caldwell Texas Heritage Series. 10.25"x8.75", 180 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Long before movie stars Ronald Reagan and Arnold Schwarzenegger became governors of California, a popular radio p...
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How Things Really Work: Lessons from a Life in Politics

By: Bill Hobby with Saralee Tiede

Price: $13.99

Publisher: Austin, Texas, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History : 2010

Seller ID: EC41356BB

ISBN-13: 9780976669746

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

CV4 - A first edition (stated) hardcover book SIGNED by Bill Hobby on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has some wrinkling and crease on the edges, book has author's label adhered on the front free endpaper, dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Foreword by Dolph Briscoe, Editor's Preface by Done Carleton, Author's Preface by Bill Hobby, Introduction by Saralee Tiede. 9.5"x6.5", 214 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Bill Hobby has spent most of his life in and around Texas government, including a record eighte...
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Courage Counts: The Life of Larry Derryberry

By: Bob Burke

Price: $9.99

Publisher: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Heritage Association : 2003

Seller ID: ec46719

ISBN-13: 9781885596369

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

BV7 - A hardcover book SIGNED by Bob Burke on the front free endpaper in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket and book have some bumped cornes and light shelf wear. Also SIGNED and inscribed by Larry Derryberry to previous owner on the front free endpaper. Foreword by Andy Coats. Oklahoma Trackmaker Series, Gini Moore Campbell, Series Editor, Eric Dabney, Associate Editor. 8.5"x6", 333 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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Step by Step: A Memoir of Hope, Friendship, Perseverance, and Living the American Dream

By: Bowman, Bertie

Price: $5.00

Publisher: New York, One World : 2008

Seller ID: EC28094BB

ISBN-13: 9780345504111

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

BT2 - An advance uncorrected proof trade paperback in near fine condition that has light discoloration and shelf wear. The moving story of one man's rise from sweeping the steps of the U.S. Capitol, to one of the most highly influential positions on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. 9.25"x6", 203 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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The Unfinished Presidency: Jimmy Carter's Journey Beyond the White House

By: Brinkley, Douglas

Price: $9.99

Publisher: New York, Viking : 1998

Seller ID: EC38564BB

ISBN-13: 9780670880065

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

AD6 - A first edition hardcover book SIGNED by author in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has wrinkling, chipping and crease on the edges, corners and sides, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has bumped corners, some cupping on the spine, previous owner's inscription written on the front free endpaper, a few light stains on the page edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. A remarkable work of meticulous scholarship from a prizewinning historian, The Unfinished Presidency will be the definitive portrait of this complicated, compassionate, driven man, a formida...
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Golda

By: Burkett, Elinor

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, HarperColins Publishers : 2008

Seller ID: EC20868BB

ISBN-13: 9780060786656

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

CM6 - An uncorrected proof trade paperback book in near fine condition that has very light discoloration and shelf wear. An absorbing biography of one of the founders and architects of the State of Israel published to coincide with the sixtieth anniversary of that nation's independence. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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The Torch Is Passed: The Kennedy Brothers and American Liberalism

By: Burner, David

Price: $2.00

Publisher: St. James, New York, USA, Brandywine Press : 1992

Seller ID: SCW13345

ISBN-13: 9781881089032

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

BH2 - A trade paperback book in very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in black and white photo illustrated black and white wraps with very minor overall shelf awer with some very light overall rubbing of the covers plus there are six heavily dogeared pages. A portriat of the Kennedy borthers and their move to the forefront of American liberal politics. The author includes material covering events such as the Cuban missile crisis and the civil rights struggle. Endnotes, indexed, 253p.
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Edward M. Kennedy: A Biography

By: Clymer, Adam

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, William Morrow and Company : 1999

Seller ID: EC20856BB

ISBN-13: 9780688142858

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

CM6 - An uncorrected bound galley trade paperback book in very good condition that has some crease, label on the back, light discoloration and shelf wear. The authoritative biography of the senator who is arguably the most influential Kennedy of his time, by a veteran New York Times reporter. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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Preston Smith: The Making of a Texas Governor

By: Conn, Jerry Douglas

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Austin, Texas, Jenkins Publishing Company : 1972

Seller ID: EC36967BB

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

BH4 - A first edition ex-library hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has label on the spine, some wrinkling and chipping on the edges and corners, inside flaps adhered to the fixed endpapers, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), lightly cocked and some bumped corners, some stains and smudge, light tanning and shelf wear. 9.5"x6.25", 173 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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Hugo Chavez

By: Cristina Marcano and Alberto Barrera Tyszka

Price: $5.00

Publisher: New York, Random House : 2007

Seller ID: EC27927BB

ISBN-13: 9780679456667

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

BT6 - An advance uncorrected proof trade paperback in fine condition. With an introduction by Moises Naim. A major new biography of one of the most controversial figures on the world stage and an unparalleled portrait of a defining political leader. 9"x6", 328 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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Free Ride: John McCain and the Media

By: David Brock and Paul Waldman

Price: $5.00

Publisher: New York, Anchor Books : 2008

Seller ID: EC28158BB

ISBN-13: 9780307279408

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

BT2 - A bound galley trade paperback in near fine condition that has some info written on the front and light shelf wear. A surprising and in-depth account of how the mainstream media has helped enable John McCain's rise to national prominence. 8"x5", 215 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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The Faiths of the Founding Fathers

By: David L. Holmes

Price: $23.00

Publisher: New York, Oxford University Press : 2006

Seller ID: EC40434BB

ISBN-13: 9780195300925

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

BV2 - A 5th printing hardcover book SIGNED by author on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has wrinkling, chipping and crease on the edges and corners, light scratches and rubbing, some light discoloration and shelf wear. Book lightly bowed and cocked, some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. 8.5"x5.75", 225 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. It is not uncommon to hear Christians argue that America was founded as a Christian nation. But how true is this claim? In this compact book, David L. Holmes offers a cl...
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The Governor's Stake - The Parallel Lives of Two Texas Governors: Richard Coke and Lawrence Sullivan Ross

By: Dede Weldon Casad

Price: $109.99

Publisher: Austin, Texas, Eakin Press : 2002

Seller ID: 2211ec1298

ISBN-13: 9781571687494

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Q4 - A first edition (stated with complete numberline) hardcover book in very good condition that has tiny patch scuffed on the top spine, some scattered light scratches and rubbing, some light discoloration and shelf wear with no dust jacket. 9.25"x6.25", 244 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. In the last half of the nineteenth century, two men rose to prominence in Texas: Richard Coke and Lawrence Sullivan Ross. Beginning in Waco, their careers started to parallel when they answered the call to public service, and it is the commingling of their various roles, with their complementary strengths ...
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Passion and Principle: John and Jessie Fremont, the Couple Whose Power, Politics, and Love Shaped Nineteenth-Century America

By: Denton, Sally

Price: $7.50

Publisher: New York, Bloomsbury : 2007

Seller ID: EC20869BB

ISBN-13: 9781596910195

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

CM6 - An advance reading copy trade paperback book in fine condition. The passionate story of America's first power couple, the target of one of the greatest smears in American political history. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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Gerald R. Ford

By: Douglas Brinkley

Price: $29.99

Publisher: New York, Times Books International : 2007

Seller ID: EC38795BB

ISBN-13: 9780805069099

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

U2 - A first edition (stated with complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED by author on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Book has remainder mark on the top, dust jacket and book have some light discoloration and shelf wear. The "accidental" president whose innate decency and steady hand restored the presidency after its greatest crisis. 8.5"x5.75", 199 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. When Gerald R. Ford entered the White House in August 1974, he inherited a presidency tarnished by the Watergate scandal, the economy was in...
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The Hammer: Tom DeLay, God, Money, and the Rise of the Republican Congress

By: Dubose, Lou and Reid, Jan

Price: $9.99

Publisher: New York, Public Affairs : 2004

Seller ID: EC14809BB

ISBN-13: 9781586482381

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

AN2 - A first edition hardcover book signed and dated by Lou Dubose and Jan Reid in near fine condition in near fine dust jacket. Dust jacket and book have some light shelf wear. Tom DeLay didn't look like he was going to amount much. 8.5"x5.75", 306 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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The Hammer: Tom DeLay, God, Money, and the Rise of the Republican Congress

By: Dubose, Lou and Reid, Jan

Price: $9.99

Publisher: New York, Public Affairs : 2004

Seller ID: EC33374BB

ISBN-13: 9781586482381

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

BS5 - A first edition hardcover book signed by both authors in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket and book have some light discoloration and shelf wear.Tom DeLay didn't look like he was going to amount much. 8.5"x5.75", 306 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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Category: Political Leaders