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Late 20th Century
The late 20th Century is the last third of the century, going from 1967 to 2000, or the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s decades.
The late 20th Century can also be the post-War era from 1945 to the end of the Cold War in 1991, 2000 or the 9/11 attacks.
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The Best and the Brightest
The Best and the Brightest (1972) is an account by journalist David Halberstam of the origins of the Vietnam War. The focus of the book is on the foreign policy crafted by the academics and intellectuals who were in John F. Kennedy's administration,...
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- 1997
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- 12201
Living History
Living History is the autobiography of Secretary of State, former United States Senator from New York, and former First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, published in 2003.
In December 2000, Simon & Schuster agreed to pay Clinton a reported $8 million...
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- Jun 9, 2003
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Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations
Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations (ISBN 0-385-31474-4) is a 1996 American book by now Senator Al Franken. It is satirically critical of 1990s right-wing political figures such as Bob Dole, Phil Gramm, Newt Gingrich, and...
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- 1996
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Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72
Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72 is a collection of articles covering the 1972 presidential campaign written by the gonzo journalist Hunter S Thompson and illustrated by Ralph Steadman. The articles were first serialized in Rolling Stone...
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- Jan 1973
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Essence of Decision
Essence of Decision: Explaining the Cuban Missile Crisis is an analysis, by political scientist Graham T. Allison, of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Allison used the crisis as a case study for future studies into governmental decision-making. The book...
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The Great Shark Hunt
The Great Shark Hunt is a book by Hunter S. Thompson. Originally published in 1979 as Gonzo Papers, Vol. 1: The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time, the book is a roughly 600-page collection of Thompson's essays from 1956 to the end...
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- 1979
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Deterring Democracy
Deterring Democracy is a book published in 1992 by Noam Chomsky, which explores the differences between the humanitarian rhetoric and imperialistic reality of United States foreign policy and how it affects various countries around the world.
In the...
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- 1991
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- Apr 1992
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While America Sleeps: Self-Delusion, Military Weakness, and the Threat to Peace Today
While America Sleeps is a book by historians Donald Kagan and Frederick Kagan, published September 2000. Their thesis was that the United States at the end of the Cold War resembled Britain following World War I. They argue for a policy of...
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- 2000
The Years of Lyndon Johnson
The Years of Lyndon Johnson is a biography of Lyndon B. Johnson by the American writer Robert Caro. Three volumes have published, running to more than 2,000 pages in total, detailing Johnson's early life, education, and political career. A fourth...
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My Life
My Life is a 2004 autobiography written by former President of the United States Bill Clinton, who left office on January 20, 2001. It was released on June 22, 2004. The book was published by the Knopf Publishing Group; the book sold in excess of 2...
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- 2004
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The Trial of Henry Kissinger
The Trial of Henry Kissinger (2001), is Christopher Hitchens' examination of the war crimes of Henry Kissinger, the National Security Advisor and later Secretary of State for President Nixon and President Ford. Acting in the role of the prosecution,...
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- 2001
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Political Fictions
Political Fictions is a 2001 book of essays by Joan Didion on the American political process. Written for The New York Review of Books between October 1988 and October 2000, the collection includes three essays previously published as the ...
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Generation of Swine
Gonzo Papers, Vol. 2: Generation of Swine: Tales of Shame and Degradation in the '80s is a book by the American writer and journalist Hunter S. Thompson, originally published in 1988. The book contains 100 of Thompson's columns from the San...
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- 1988
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Songs of the Doomed
'Gonzo Papers, Vol. 3: Songs of the Doomed: More Notes on the Death of the American Dream' is a book by the American writer and journalist Hunter S. Thompson, originally published in 1990. This third installment of the Gonzo Papers is a...
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- Nov 1, 1991
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Faith of My Fathers: A Family Memoir
Faith of My Fathers is a 1999 best selling non-fiction book by United States Senator John McCain with Mark Salter. Published by Random House, it is part autobiography, part family memoir. It traces the story of McCain's life growing up, during his...
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- Aug 1999
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The Fourth Turning: An American Prophecy - What the Cycles of History Tell Us About America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny
The Fourth Turning (1997) is the third book by William Strauss and Neil Howe. It expands the theory they presented in their first book Generations by examining the generations in anglo-american history since the War of the Roses (1459-1487). It...
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- 1997
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Better Than Sex
Better Than Sex: Confessions of a Political Junkie is a 1994 book written by American author and journalist Hunter S. Thompson. In Volume IV of the Gonzo Papers series of books, Thompson details his reactions to the 1992 election of Bill Clinton as...
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- Aug 22, 1994
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The Case Against Hillary Clinton
The Case Against Hillary Clinton is a book by Peggy Noonan.
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- 2000
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Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream
Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream is a book by Doris Kearns Goodwin.
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- 1976
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The Years of Lyndon Johnson: Means of Ascent
The Years of Lyndon Johnson: Means of Ascent is a book by Robert Caro.
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- 1990
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Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson
Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson is a book by Robert Caro.
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- Apr 2002
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The Years of Lyndon Johnson: The Path to Power
The Years of Lyndon Johnson: The Path to Power is a book by Robert Caro.
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- 1982
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War in a Time of Peace: Bush, Clinton, and the Generals
War in a Time of Peace: Bush, Clinton, and the Generals is a book by David Halberstam.
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- 2001
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Beyond the White House: Waging Peace, Fighting Disease, Building Hope
Beyond the White House: Waging Peace, Fighting Disease, Building Hope is a book by Jimmy Carter.
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- 2007
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Living Faith
Living Faith is a book by Jimmy Carter.
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- Oct 29, 1996
