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Authors Lincoln's Strategy To Turn Rivals Into Allies

After he won the presidency, Abraham Lincoln brought three of his rivals for the Republican nomination into his cabinet. Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin's book, Team of Rivals, recounts the life and work of our 16th president — and the principal characters of his administration.

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Joshua Rifkin; 'Solace'
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Artist:
Joshua Rifkin
Composer:
Joplin
CD Title:
Scott Joplin: Piano Rags
Label:
Elektra/Nonesuch
Catalog Number:
79159-2
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Bennie Maupin Quartet & Maupin, Bennie Quartet; 'Prophet's Motifs'
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Artist:
Bennie Maupin Quartet & Maupin, Bennie Quartet
Composer:
Maupin
CD Title:
Early Reflections
Label:
Cryptogramophon
Catalog Number:
600137
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- Artist: The Bennie Maupin Quartet
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- Released: 2008
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The Modern Jazz Quartet; 'Vendome'
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Artist:
The Modern Jazz Quartet
Composer:
The Modern Jazz Quartet
CD Title:
Complete Modern Jazz Quartet Prestige & Pablo Recordings
Label:
Prestige
Catalog Number:
4prcd-4438-2
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- Artist: The Modern Jazz Quartet
- Label: Prestige
- Released: 2003
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Authors The 'Religionization' Of The Oval Office

Scholar Randall Balmer explores the interplay between religion and American politics in his book, God in the White House. Balmer is a professor of religious history at Barnard College, and the editor-at-large for Christianity Today.

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Various; 'I'm On Fire'
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Artist:
Various
Composer:
Bruce Springsteen
CD Title:
Light of Day: a Tribute to Bruce Springsteen
Label:
Schoolhouse
Catalog Number:
22
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- Artist: Various
- Label: Schoolhouse
- Released: 2003
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Greyboy; 'Smokescreen'
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Artist:
Greyboy
Composer:
Stevens/Andrews/May
CD Title:
Happy Endings
Label:
Commotion
Catalog Number:
10
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Books We Like By Maureen Corrigan 'Little Book' Tells A Wonderfully Big Story

A new novel three decades in the making features time travel, screwball hidden identity plots and lively background music. Reviewer Maureen Corrigan calls The Little Book by Selden Edwards an "an ideal late-summer reading getaway."

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Smith, Willie "The Lion" & Ewell, Don; 'Twelfth Street Rag'
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Artist:
Smith, Willie "The Lion" & Ewell, Don
Composer:
Bowman
CD Title:
Stride Piano Duets
Label:
Delmark
Catalog Number:
249
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