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Friends in High Places

Before the nation came to know them as the President and First Lady, Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham were close friends of Webb Hubbell. Now Hubbell offers insight into how he and the Clintons climbed the political ranks from Arkansas to the White House.

Included in this book are intricate tales of Hubbell’s support of Bill Clinton in his tensest moments; his friendship with Hillary Rodham Clinton; the tragic death of Vince Foster; details of involvement in Whitewater; and insights into famous personalities such
as Janet Reno, Mac McLarty, Bernie Nussbaum, Bruce Lindsey, Mickey Kantor, and George Stephanopoulos.

The story is told from the perspective of one who personally knows the President and First Lady. Their friendship began as partners at Little Rock’s Rose Law Firm. When Bill Clinton worked as Governor of Arkansas, Hubbell served with him as Mayor of Little Rock, and later as chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court. Hubbell joined the Clintons in the White House as associate attorney general, but his political career ended with the Whitewater scandal and incarceration in federal prison.

Why Hubbell committed the crimes he assumes responsibility for are detailed; a conflicted soul struggling with the cynical maelstrom of power and politics. Hubbell reflects on his resignation and prison sentence, and his old friends who have since isolated him from the White House.

His recounting resonates with the humanity in us all: the love he shares with his wife and family, the grief over losing friends to death or circumstances, and humility when faced with calamity. In the end, Hubbell faces the truth with a steadfastness seldom seen in Washington.

About: Webb Hubbell

Paperback: $19.95 (ISBN: 9780825307812)

E-book: $14.95 (ISBN: 9780825307089)

Memoir

342 pages

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Ginger Snaps

Jack is back! Attorney Jack Patterson returns to Little Rock, Arkansas after an old acquaintance, Dr. Douglas Stewart, is arrested for marijuana cultivation, possession, and distribution. Jack is no expert on drug cases, but meets with Stewart to fulfill a promise to his late wife, Angie, who was close to Stewart. Expecting to wrap up his involvement in an hour and enjoy the rest of the weekend golfing, Jack hears from Stewart that his arrest isn’t about the marijuana. Teaming up with his bodyguard, Clovis, and defense attorney Micki Lawrence, Jack begins to investigate why this highly-respected scientist was growing marijuana. He learns that Stewart had alerted the government about the existence of his marijuana garden years ago. Why the arrest now? Why are the Feds claiming terrorist involvement? Stewart’s wife, Liz, claims it has to be about her ginger snaps which are laced with marijuana to help ease the pain of cancer patients. As Jack delves deeper into the case, he discovers that both Stewarts and the federal government are hiding secrets; secrets that connect to a past Jack and all involved would rather forget.

Ginger Snaps is the first sequel to Webb Hubbell’s acclaimed When Men Betray.

About: Webb Hubbell

Hardcover: $24.95 (ISBN: 9780825307775)

Ebook: $24.95 (ISBN: 9780825307065)

Thriller/Suspense

360 pages

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11 Principles of a Reagan Conservative

Perhaps no other president’s name is invoked by politicians as much as Ronald Reagan’s. Every election, as presidential hopefuls jockey for the Republican nomination, each one claims to be a “Reagan conservative.” But are these candidates truly carrying on the mantle of Ronald Reagan, or are they abusing the memory of our great president? What did Ronald Reagan really believe?

In 11 Principles of a Reagan Conservative, biographer Paul Kengor analyzes Ronald Reagan’s speeches and actions to paint a full, accurate picture of his beliefs. Kengor identifies these principles that lie at the crux of Reagan’s conservatism; Freedom, Faith, Family, Sanctity and Dignity of Human Life, American Exceptionalism, The Founders’ Wisdom and Vision, Lower Taxes, Limited Government, Peace Through Strength, Anti-Communism, and Belief in the Individual. And it is through these principles that Reagan’s modern emulators may create a successful, conservative future.

Many a politician has asked: What would Reagan do if he were president now? Where would Reagan stand on today’s issues? Who is the next Ronald Reagan? Paul Kengor dissects Reagan’s presidency and provides decisive conclusions. The answers to some of these questions may surprise conservatives and liberals alike.

About: Paul Kengor, Ph. D.

Hardcover: $16.95 (ISBN: 9780825306990)

Paperback: $12.95 (ISBN: 9780825308284)

E-book $9.95 (ISBN: 9780825306587)

Political Science

175 pages

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Homeland

A tribute to a generation of survivors, Dr. Mordecai Hacohen’s powerful memoir recounts a period of great turmoil and triumph: the foundation of the Jewish State in Israel. As a young man, Dr. Hacohen was a leader in the heroic but little-known Clandestine Immigration of Jews from Nazi-controlled Europe to Israel, which eventually transported over 22,000 European Jews to what would eventually become the State of Israel. He also assisted in the foundation of the State of Israel, and helped create the Israeli Foreign Service.

In this intriguing memoir, Hacohen relates the numerous efforts that brought him into contact with many of the brightest and most influential personalities of the twentieth century, including Eleanor Roosevelt, Albert Einstein, Isaac Stern, Golda Meir, Elie Wiesel, and many others. The book includes an introduction by Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and an epilogue written by Dr. Hacohen’s son, Israel Hacohen.

About: Dr. Mordecai Hacohen

Hardcover: $24.95 (ISBN: 9780825305900)

E-Book: $9.99 (ISBN: 9780825305894)

Memoir

256 pages

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You Must Remember This

You Must Remember This is published on the 40th anniversary of the most exhilarating, turbulent, violent and tragic year in modern U.S. political history. In it, author Lansing Lamont offers the personal eyewitness narrative of a national magazine correspondent who covered the assassinations, riots and burnings that accompanied the fiercely fought presidential campaign that year – 1968. He etches the personalities and characters of the outsize figures who commanded the political stage. Forty years later, the nation is consumed with another fateful presidential campaign, another war, another transformative young political figure who has excitingly captured the public’s imagination as Robert Kennedy did in 1968. What was it like reporting the legendary events of ’68? How do the two years, 1968 and 2008 – the stakes, the key players, the national moods – compare? 1968 is the transforming year in a broad canvas of exciting decades, from the Kennedys’ Camelot to 9/11, which You Must Remember This explores through the eyes of a veteran journalist who was there when it happened.

About: Lansing Lamont

Hardcover: $24.95 (ISBN: 9780825305832)

Memoir

264 Pages

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