Bushnow brings us Showdown, the dramatic inside story of Barack Obamas fight to save his presidency. Olitical journalist andNew York Timesbestselling author goes behind the scenes at the White House to recount the dramatic tale of the pivotal period of the Obama presidency, from the game-changing 2010 midterm elections to the beginning of the critical 2012 campaign season-a tumultuous time that tested the president as never before and set the stage for a titanic clash over the future of the nation.David CornWashington Bureau Chief for Mother Jones magazine and New York Times bestselling author of Hubris (with Michael Isikoff) and The Lies of George W. Showdown: The Inside Story of How Obama Battled the GOP to Set Up the 2012 Election (Telord 1403) Book Information:
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To date, Bunny Roo has reached over 200,000 unit in English, as well as rights sold in French, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, and Bulgarian. It was written while she was in the hospital with her baby, who was very sick. Her first picture book (Bunny Roo, I Love You) was released in April 2015. With Kelley Armstrong, Melissa is the co-author of the Blackwell Pages trilogy (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers), a children’s trilogy about the Norse myth of Ragnarök. Following that she has edited anthologies with Kelley Armstrong (Enthralled and Shards & Ashes) and with Tim Pratt (Rags & Bones), and released a second adult novel (The Arrivals) in 2013. Her debut adult book, Graveminder, released to strong critical reception in 2011. It debuted as a NY Times Bestseller and evolved into a multi-book series with myriad accolades and international bestseller lists. Wicked Lovely, her debut novel, was simultaneously released in the US and UK by HarperCollins in 2007 (with translation rights also sold in twenty-some countries). She is best known for the Wicked Lovely series for teens and Graveminder for adults-and her utter inability to stick to one age demographic, format, and genre. Her books have been translated into 28 languages to date and been bestsellers in the US (NY Times, LA Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal) as well as various countries overseas. Melissa writes fiction for adults, teens, and children. |