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  • Lincoln's Mentors

    The Education of a Leader

    by Michael J. Gerhardt ...
    An "original, insightful" examination of how Abraham Lincoln learned to lead—and made an extraordinary political comeback ( The Wall Street Journal).In 1849, when Abraham Lincoln returned to Springfield, Illinois, after two seemingly uninspiring years in the U.S. House of Representatives, his political career appeared all but finished. His sense of failure was so great that friends worried about ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Federal Impeachment Process

    A Constitutional and Historical Analysis

    by Michael J. Gerhardt ...
    As President Trump and Congressional Democrats battle over the findings of the Mueller report, talk of impeachment is in the air. But what are the grounds for impeaching a sitting president? Who is subject to impeachment? Is impeachment effective as a safeguard against presidential misconduct? What challenges does today's highly partisan political climate pose to the impeachment process, and what, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Forgotten Presidents

    Their Untold Constitutional Legacy

    by Michael J. Gerhardt ...
    Their names linger in memory mainly as punch lines, synonyms for obscurity: Millard Fillmore, Chester Arthur, Calvin Coolidge. They conjure up not the White House so much as a decaying middle school somewhere in New Jersey. But many forgotten presidents, writes Michael J. Gerhardt, were not weak or ineffective. They boldly fought battles over constitutional principles that resonate today. Gerhardt ... Read more

    $24.69 USD

  • FDR's Mentors

    Navigating the Path to Greatness

    by Michael J. Gerhardt ...
    A unique and illuminating exploration of the key relationships that shaped Franklin Delano Roosevelt into one of America’s most definitive leaders and impacted his influence on the world stage, from presidential historian Michael J. Gerhardt, the acclaimed author of Lincoln’s Mentors and principal adviser in the official annotation of the Constitution at the Library of Congress.Franklin Delano ... Read more

    $19.59 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Law of Presidential Impeachment

    A Guide for the Engaged Citizen

    by Michael J. Gerhardt ...
    A clear and comprehensive overview of presidential impeachment from a leading expert in the fieldAs a result of Donald Trump’s presidency, impeachment was once again thrust into the spotlight of American political discussion. However, its history goes back to the very founding of the nation, when American colonists, remembering their grievances against their former king, entrenched the process in ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • The Federal Appointments Process

    A Constitutional and Historical Analysis

    by Michael J. Gerhardt, Neal Devins, Mark A. Graber ...
    Series series Constitutional Conflicts
    Although the federal appointment of U.S. judges and executive branch officers has consistently engendered controversy, previous studies of the process have been limited to particular dramatic conflicts and have tended to view appointments in a vacuum without regard to other incidents in the process, other legislative matters, or broader social, political, and historical developments. The Federal ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • Impeachment

    What Everyone Needs to Know®

    by Michael J. Gerhardt ...
    Series series What Everyone Needs To Know®
    Impeachment: What Everyone Needs to Know® is the step back and deep reflection on the law of impeachment that everyone needs now. Written in an accessible and lively question-and-answer format, it offers a timely explanation of the impeachment process from its very meaning to its role in politics today. The book defines the scope of impeachable offenses, and how the Constitution provides ... Read more

    $10.49 USD

  • The Power of Precedent

    by Michael J. Gerhardt ...
    The role that precedent plays in constitutional decision making is a perennially divisive subject among scholars of law and American politics. The debate rages over both empirical and normative aspects of the issue: To what extent are the Supreme Court, Congress, and the executive branch constrained by precedent? To what extent should they be? Taking up a topic long overdue for comprehensive ... Read more

    $41.39 USD

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    Lincoln's Mentors

    The Education of a Leader

    by Michael J. Gerhardt ...
    Narrated by James Lurie ...

    Unabridged

    17 hours 48 min

    A brilliant and novel examination of how Abraham Lincoln mastered the art of leadership, revealing how five men mentored an obscure lawyer with no executive experience to become America’s greatest president“Gerhardt has devised an ingenious solution for demystifying America’s most enigmatic president: examining the key people who influenced Lincoln as he developed his own unique skills and ... Read more

    $39.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    FDR's Mentors

    Navigating the Path to Greatness

    by Michael J. Gerhardt ...
    Narrated by Danny Campbell ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 53 min

    A unique and illuminating exploration of the key relationships that shaped Franklin Delano Roosevelt into one of America's most definitive leaders and impacted his influence on the world stage, from the acclaimed author of Lincoln's MentorsFranklin Delano Roosevelt wasn't a born leader. He became one. As a boy he was in poor health, was insecure, and an average student at best. Growing into ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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  • Six Amendments

    How and Why We Should Change the Constitution

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