Howard Baker

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James Pickett Jones

"James P. Jones ... uses newspaper accounts, private letters, and the records of Congress to examine Major General John A. Logan's return to his political and legislative career after the Civil War. Logan emerged from the national conflict a military hero and uncommitted to any political party ... By 1884 his personality and fiercely defended principles had earned him the vice-presidential nomination on the ill-fated Republican ticket. Many writers on this period have portrayed Logan as a corrupt politician, but Jones successfully clears the Illinoisan's record"--Jacket.

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Arlen Specter with Charles Robbins

A former senator describes the independent spirit that estranged him from both the Republican and Democratic parties while describing how he helped to establish the Tea Party movement.

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William H. Frist with J. Lee Annis, Jr

Based on in-depth research and personal interviews, Tennessee Senators, 1911-2001 tells the life stories of seventeen U.S. Senators, exploring each man's motivation to enter public service and his place in Tennessee, national, and world history and politics.

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Meihong Xu and Larry Engelmann

"Meihong Xu grew up during the upheaval of the Chinese Cultural Revolution and was inducted into the People's Liberation Army at the age of seventeen. Selected as one of the country's best and brightest, she became a member of the elite intelligence corps and was asked to spy on visiting professor Larry Engelmann, who had unwittingly drawn the suspicion of the Chinese authorities. But as she got to know him, she realized her old loyalties were gradually being divided. When their friendship was discovered, she was arrested, beaten, interrogated, and imprisoned. Engelmann was accused of raping Meihong Xu, shown her written accusation (forged by her interrogators), and ordered to leave the country or face immediate arrest."--BOOK JACKET. "This is their stunning story."--BOOK JACKET.