John Quincy Adams"Penetrating, detailed, and very readable. . . . A splendid biography." Wall Street Journal Few figures in American history have held as many roles in public life as John Quincy Adams. The son of John Adams, he was a brilliant ambassador and secretary of state, a frustrated president, and a dedicated congressman who staunchly opposed slavery. In John Quincy Adams, scholar and journalist James Traub draws on Adams's diaries, letters, and writings to

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breakneck-paced thriller

Monica Eustace and Joan McDonald met as next-door-neighbours living in Mersey View in Liverpool

PAPER CUTS is the inside story of the slow death of the British music press

Sarah Ockwell-Smith provides a trustworthy combination of what-to-expect information and gentle-parenting solutions to the most common challenges faced by parents with young children

From her countless suitors

Checkpoints for each set of exercises

For many legitimate dynasties are teams that not only won two or more titles but combine personality superstar talent and consistent winning seasons

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