General Colin Powell served as Secretary of State under President George W. Bush and National Security Advisor to President Reagan. The retired four-star general is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star, and two Presidential Medals of Freedom. As Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under President George H.W. Bush, Powell became a national figure during the Desert Shield and Desert Storm operations in Kuwait....

""Four score and seven years ago..." "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." "Ask not what your country can do for you-ask what you can do for your country." The words of US presidents have comforted and challenged Americans since the country's earliest days, and readers discover the riveting stories behind the most powerful presidential words in this unique look at American history. Filled with memorable quotes, detailed sidebars, graphic...

"Get inside the head of Berkshire Hathaway chairman and CEO Warren Buffett, one of the most successful investors of our time and "the repository of all that is honest and wise in finance" (Time). This collection of quotes has been carefully curated from his numerous public statements, including speeches, interviews, editorials, shareholder letters, and more. The result is a comprehensive portrait of the man whose plainspoken wisdom offers not only...

For decades, Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack provided sage advice and commentary on eighteenth-century America. Now, a modern businessman reflects-writing as Benjamin Franklin-on what America has become. Federal and personal debt are ballooning beyond sustainable levels. Our futures are being jeopardized. Partisan bickering and the entrenched powers of special interests have made it nearly impossible for a real leader to lead. Where is...

From George Washington's "New Yorker" and Thomas Jefferson's "pedicure" to Theodore Roosevelt's "lunatic fringe," Richard Nixon's "silent majority," and Donald Trump's "covfefe," this entertaining and eminently readable volume compiles words and phrases that were coined or popularized by American presidents. Discover the origins of "bloviate" (Warren G. Harding), "military-industrial complex" (Dwight D. Eisenhower), "misunderestimate" (George W. Bush),...

Bob Dole presents a collection of his favorite anecdotes, witticisms, and political jokes, grouped by topic in over twenty chapters, each introduced by a story from Dole's own political career.

Contains quotations from President Barack Obama in which he shares his views on ninety-five topics, including abortion, AIDS, the current state of politics, gay marriage, global warming, immigration policy, nuclear weapons, the War on Terror, and other topics.

Presents a book of advice from our nation's founders on how to be a good citizen and a worthy member of civil society.

"Thomas Jefferson believed in the covenant between a government and its citizens, in both the government's responsibilities to its people and also the people's responsibility to the republic. In this illuminating collection, a project of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jon Meacham has gathered Jefferson's most powerful and provocative reflections on the subject, drawn from public speeches and documents as well...

"Liberty's Secrets exposes readers to the Founding Fathers as never before. Charles has cataloged all of the Founding Father's writings and in Liberty's Secrets provides an exposé of their profound yet glossed-over writings, delving into the subjects most important to maintaining a free society at a time when we most need to recover them. Liberty's Secrets equips those who already respect the Founders, as well as to destroy many of the cultural myths...