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WINTER CHALLENGE 2012
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10.7 - Hail to the Chief
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The Legends of Mount Rushmore: The Lives of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt
Reagan: The Hollywood Years
Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever
My Father at 100
Thomas Jefferson's Creme Brulee: How a Founding Father and His Slave James Hemings Introduced French Cuisine to America
Secret Lives of the U.S. Presidents
From Canal Boy to President
LBJ: The MasterMind of JFK's Assassination
Franklin and Lucy
its really long - but I highly recommend Washington: A Life - it won the pulitzer for biography a few years agoTried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief was also a good read
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Would this book work pending ebook verification Sandy?The Legends of Mount Rushmore: The Lives of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt by Charles River Editors
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The Legends of Mount Rushmore: The Lives of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt by Charles River Edi..."
that will work if the ebook verification is okay.
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No, it doesn't have to cover their time as president.
I have been avoiding John Adams, even though I own it, due to its size. Maybe I will tackle it for this task.
Bea - you can always start now and use the 500+ page rule ;)
Dee wrote: "Bea - you can always start now and use the 500+ page rule ;)"I am seriously thinking about that...except I also have The Time Traveler's Wife and Les Misérables to work on also....DECISIONS!
yeah, i kinda got distracted on Les mis - I need to get back to it
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It's supposed to be really good.
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"yep.
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I'll take that.
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I read that earlier this fall - it's long, but really good!
Does the memoir need to be written by the president? I was thinking My Father at 100 about Ronald Reagan written by his son.Thanks.
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Thanks."
Sounds like it fits as a biography.
I'm struggling with finding a book for this task as everything I have looked at just doesn't appeal to me :( I found this book
at the library today and wondering if it will work.
Sandy wrote: "Bluemoon wrote: "Does the memoir need to be written by the president? I was thinking My Father at 100 about Ronald Reagan written by his son.Thanks."
Sounds like it fits as a biography."
Great thanks!!
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at t..."I'll take it - it seems as if it's about his life and the way he handled events in his life, so that's biographical.
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sure. And, wow, I learned something new just from the title! After reading the description, I think I may have to read that book myself.
I am having an awful time finding anything for this task. It is way out of my reading comfort zone and I was about to give up for the night until I ran across the following book and wondered if it would be okay?From Canal Boy to President by Horatio Alger Jr.
I was hoping to read Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power, but I am not sure I will come up on the library list soon enough :( But Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President is available to pick up over the weekend and looks like a fascinating book about our short term president :)
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But Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder..."
Sure, this works - and you're right, it does sound fascinating!
How about mine Sandy in post 31? :(
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Sorry, Jennifer - for some reason, it didn't show up with red "new" on the post! Looking at the book, it certainly appears to be a book geared toward early elementary school readers, but since it's a 10 pont task, you can use it.
LOL thank you thank you Sandy! Like I said I was struggling with this task because I am not huge on non-fiction at all.
I was wondering if Secret Lives of the U.S. Presidents would work? It is listed under "biography", but it is about all the the presidents, not just one. Thanks.
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no, that won't work.
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I'll take it.
Sandy wrote: "Janice CA wrote: "I was wondering if Secret Lives of the U.S. Presidents would work? It is listed under "biography", but it is about all the the presidents, not just one. Thanks."I'll take it."
Thanks, Sandy.
Does LBJ: The MasterMind of JFK's Assassination by Phillip F. Nelson work? It is about 2 different presidents ...
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sure, that works
Sandy wrote: "Laurie wrote: "Does LBJ: The MasterMind of JFK's Assassination by Phillip F. Nelson work? It is about 2 different presidents ..."sure, that works"
Thanks Sandy!
Sandy - can I double check on Franklin and Lucy - abt FDR and the women who played major roles in his life
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sure, that works. Sounds interesting, too - I added it to my TBR.
its pretty interesting - i'm only like 2 hours in - but each chapter (at least so far) is split into Franklin; Eleanor and Lucy as they grew up
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In honor of Presidents Day and Inaugural Day, read a biography, autobiography, or memoir of a U.S. President.