Obama not surprisingly garners a lot of mentions in a book that chronicles the growing power of unions over our elected officials.

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Premium items, such as a Duke Nukem Bust and an art book that chronicles the development of Duke Nukem Forever, flank a package that is overflowing with content.

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My sixth-grade class was reading this happy, snoozy tale about a girl and her horse, and my friend Michelle sneaked me the Wyndham book, which chronicles the end of the civilized world.

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Aubyn recently made a splash with the fifth and final book in his Patrick Melrose series, which chronicles 40 years in the life of a dysfunctional, drug abusing British aristocrat.

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