Bill Clinton

President Bill Clinton gives us his views on the challenges facing the United States today and why government matters. He explains how we got into the current economic crisis, and offers specific recommendations on how we can put people back to work, increase bank lending and corporate investment, double our exports, restore our manufacturing base, and create new businesses. He supports President Obama's emphasis on green technology, saying that...

President Bill Clinton's My Life is the strikingly candid portrait of a global leader who decided early in life to devote his intellectual and political gifts, and his extraordinary capacity for hard work, to serving the public. It shows us the progress of a remarkable American, who, through his own enormous energies and efforts, made the unlikely journey from Hope, Arkansas, to the White House-a journey fueled by an impassioned interest in the political...

A look at the life and work of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

A look at how individual endeavors can save lives and solve problems, offering compelling examples of both citizen and corporate activism at work in the world today. "Almost everyone--regardless of income, available time, age, and skills--can do something useful for others and, in the process, strengthen the fabric of our shared humanity." Inspiring stories of people and organizations--some famous, as well as many private citizens whom readers will...

"In a provocative and candid new memoir, the former president speaks out on his own personal life and public service, looking back over his triumphs and failures, exploring the evolution of the American political arena over the past four decades, and reflecting on his youth, education, and early career in the first of a two-volume version of his best-selling memoirs."--PUBLISHER DESCRIPTION.

An account of the Rainbow Bridge-Monument Valley Expedition (1933-38) and Ansel Hall, the man who made it happen. Illustrated with hand-tinted photographs shown during talks given across the county by Hall to promote the region and support the expedition.

From their college years and early political activism, the inseparable pair built a legacy of public service that would lead to the governorship of Arkansas and eventually to the Presidency of the United States. Beyond their years in the White House, the high-profile couple didn't retire. Hillary served as a U.S. Senator and made an historical run for the presidency against Barack Obama, finally becoming Secretary of State. Bill continued to make...

“A searing and emotionally gripping account of a young black girl growing up to become a strong black woman during the most difficult time of racial segregation.”—Professor Charles Ogletree, Harvard Law School
 
“Provides important context for an important moment in America’s history.”—Associated Press

When fourteen-year-old Carlotta Walls walked up the stairs of Little...

Documentary about the Clinton presidential campaign, from the New Hampshire primary to the victory party 10 months later. At the center are the two men most responsible for Clinton's victory- James Carville, the campaign manager, and George Stephanopoulos, the communications director. This is a compelling portrait of the two men and the skill and determination required to bring about a victory.