The Art of the Presidential Autobiography

Presidential autobiographies offer insight into the personalities and key decisions of the some of the most powerful and influential people in US history, offering readers the chance to know these leaders by their own words and recollections. For those who love americana and US history, such autobiographies are irresistible. If you want to start or expand your collection, you'll be glad to know that there are scores of them available in collectible editions, many signed by the author and priced very reasonably. As collector's items they can be quite rare and valuable. As pieces of the American story, they can be priceless. Read more >>

Presidential Autobiography Selections:

An Autobiography by Theodore Roosevelt

The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: 1874-1920 Years of Adventure by Hoover, Herbert

RN : The Memoirs of Richard Nixon by Richard Nixon

A Charge to Keep by George W. Bush

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Countdown: Signed Presidential Books

10. Lyndon Baines Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH

9. Harry Truman TYPED LETTER SIGNED (TLS) as President with HOLOGRAPH addition and accompanying archive

8. John F. Kennedy Profiles in Courage

7. Ronald Reagan An American Life

6. Gerald Ford Pioneer Annual of 1931 [Gerald Ford's High School Yearbook, Signed 9 Times by Ford]

5. (It's a tie!) James A. Garfield Message from the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress At the Commencement of the First Session of the Thirty-Seventh Congress

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Franklin D. Roosevelt The Public Papers And Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt

4. Andrew Jackson Candid Appeal to the American Public: In Reply to Messrs. Ingram, Branch, and Berrien on the Dissolution of the Late Cabinet. By John H. Eaton. Accompanied by an Original Autograph Letter Signed from Andrew Jackson as President in 1829 to Reverend Ezra St

3. Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt the Citizen

2. Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johson The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln; a collection of presidential material including vellum document signed by Lincoln as President, and further documents signed by Johnson as President

1. Presidents 1-37 Foundational Collection of Presidential Documents: George Washington to Ronald Reagan, Inclusive - Two Hundred Years of American Presidents

Politics: Dirty Business, Delightful Reads

Politics is a dirty business. A list of political books running the gamut from unsentimental to down-right attacks:

The Obama Nation: Leftist Politics and the Cult of Personality by Corsi, Jerome R

The co-author of the 2004 bestseller Unfit for Command is back with a decidedly biased version of Barak Obama's political past and prospective future.

Unfit for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry by John E. O'Neill and Jerome R. Corsi

The book that arugably helped decide the outcome of the 2004 presidential elections against John Kerry by alleging a failure of leadership in his Vietnam military service.

What Happened Inside the Bush White House: Washington's Culture of Deception by Scott Mcclellan

George W. Bush's former Press Secretary stunned readers with this tell-all account of the Bush White House and the events that lead up to the war.
Primary Colors: A Novel of Politics by Anonomous; Klein, Joe The truth about the dirt of politics, the way that can only be told in fiction. Journalist Joe Kelin anonymously penned this novel about a Southern governor's run for the White House in the 1990's amidst scandals surrounding sexual improprieties and youthful anti-war protests. Can you guess what real life political figure inspired this novel?

The Rise of David Duke by Tyler Bridges

This former Lousiana Representative has a colorful political career that begs for this unauthorized biography. Dukes ran in presidential primaries for both the Democratic and Republican parties, and is a former Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan.

George Bush: The Unauthorized Biography by Anton Chaitkin; Webster Griffin Tarpley

An expose of the Bush families rise to fortune and power, including damning allegations of the family's funding of the German Nazi regime.

Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations by Al Franken

Before running for the Minnesota seat for the US Senate, political comedian Franken lambasts Limbaugh, among other Conservative personalities.

See, I Told You So by Rush Limbaugh

The Right Wing comedian and political pundit's second book is a scathingly conservative view of the Clinton years.

Nancy Reagan: The Unauthorized Biography by Kitty Kelley

As controversial today as when it first came out, biographer Kitty Kelley turns her attention to the former First Lady, giving an unflinching appraisal of her life and politics.

Aboard the Straight Talk Express with John McCain and a Whole Bunch of Actual Reporters, Thinking About Hope by David Foster Wallace

Before the tragic, untimely death of this award winning author, Wallace spent a campaign season inside the McCain caravan, giving us this unique perspective on one of the most complicated presidential elections in American history.

Smashmouth: Two Years in the Gutter With Al Gore and George W. Bush Notes from the 2000 Campaign Trail by Dana Milbank

Want to know more still about the behind the scenes working of the 2000 presidential campaigns? Milbank gives his irreverent and entertaining version of events.

Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72 by Hunter S. Thompson

The book that defined modern political campaign reporting. Hunter S. Thompson's gonzo reporting of the Nixon-McGovern race is a timeless classic of politics. Thompson levels his sites on the Democrats and Republicans in equal turns.

Customer Book Reviews

The Chalice and the Blade by Riane Eisler
Reviewed by: earthdaughter

If you are happy with the way that humanity is in the world today, do not read this book. The information contained in "The Chalice and the Blade" can cause a serious paradigm shift in your view of what it means to be human. My only regret is ignoring friends' advice for years and not reading it until this year. Read more >>