A full-scale, critical biography, by a veteran reporter, traces the fortieth president's achievements and failures as radio announcer, actor, politician, governor, and president

Reagan

Literature & Fiction

Cannon, Lou

Genre Fiction

G.P.Putnam's Sons

TarcherPerigee

In a startling and powerful examination of race, politics, and the media, the bestselling biographer of Ronald Reagan probes the events and characters surrounding the deadliest urban riots of the century. 25 photos.

Official Negligence

Random House Value Publishing

Updated with recent assessments from many quarters, including the comments of former U.S. and Soviet diplomats, Nancy Reagan, and former independent counsel Lawrence Walsh, this masterwork probes the achievements and failures of the Reagan presidency with critical detachment. It examines the reasons for his political success, explains his economic policies, and exposes the roots of the Iran-contra scandal. Above all, President Reagan is an incisive portrait of one of America's most important presidents.

President Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

Simon&Schuster

The only writer to cover Reagan throughout his political career offers an account of his presidency, uncovering important subtleties

Leaders & Notable People

Touchstone Books

The Presidential Portfolio combines the unparalleled perspective of reporter and historian Lou Cannon with the vast holdings of the Reagan Library to create the second volume in the PublicAffairs Presidential Library Series. Lavishly illustrated with photos-many in full color-from the president's youth to his last days in office, hand-annotated documents, and everyday notes and doodles, and packaged with a 60minute CD containing the original recordings of some of Reagan's most memorable speeches, the book serves as a remarkable illustrated journey back in time. The journey starts with Reagan's childhood in Dixon, Illinois and includes his years in Hollywood; his marriage to Nancy Davis; his years as governor of California; the presidential campaigns; the assassination attempt; Reaganomics; his foreign policy; the Strategic Defense Initiative; the INF treaty; and Iran-Contra, and ends with Reagan's retirement and battle with Alzheimer's disease. A Gallup survey recently designated Reagan as the greatest president of all time, and Ronald Reagan: The Presidential Portfolio is a timely reference work and a beautiful gift.

Ronald Reagan: The Presidential Portfolio

Diane Pub Co.

A study of the Rodney King case and its long-term repercussions for Los Angeles discusses the acquittal of the officers involved in the beating, the devastating riots that followed, the significance in terms of the justice system, and the varied roles of the media, police, politics, and race. 35,000 first printing. Tour.

Official Negligence : How Rodney King and the Riots Changed Los Angeles and the LAPD

History

Americas

Times Books/Random House

In the Spring of 1992 five days of rioting laid waste to South Central Los Angeles, took scores of lives, cost the city more than 900 million in property damages and captured the attention of horrified people worldwide. Lou Cannon, veteran journalist, combines extensive research with interviews from hundreds of survivors, offering the only definitive story behind what happened and why.Official Negligence takes a hard look at the circumstances leading up to the riots. Cannon reveals how the videotape of the brutal beating of Rodney King had been sensationally edited by a local TV station, how political leaders required LAPD officers to carry metal batons despite evidence linking them to the rising toll of serious injury in the community, and how poorly prepared the city was for the violence that erupted.

Basic Books

REPORTING: An Inside View is a book that will prove fascinating to anyone interested in the workings of the press during the post-Watergate era and the relationship between reporters and politicians in California and the nation's capital.

Reporting: An Inside View

Reference

California Journal Pr

In Governor Reagan, Lou Cannon offers--through recent interviews and research drawn from his unique access to the cabinet minutes of Reagan's first years as governor of California--a fresh look at the development of a master politician. At first, Reagan suffered from political amateurism, an inexperienced staff, and ideological blind spots. But he quickly learned to take the measure of the Democrats who controlled the State Legislature and surprised friends and foes alike by agreeing to a huge tax increase, which made it possible for him to govern for eight years without additional tax hikes. He developed an environmental policy that preserved the state 's scenic valleys and wild rivers, and he signed into law what was then the nation's most progressive declaration on abortion rights. His quixotic 1968 presidential campaign revealed his higher ambitions to the world and taught him how much he had to learn about big-league politics. Written by the definitive biographer of Ronald Reagan, this new biography is a classic study of a fascinating individual's evolution from a conservative hero to a national figure whose call for renewal stirred Republicans, working-class Democrats, and independents alike.

Governor Reagan: His Rise To Power

PublicAffairs

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Cannon, Lou. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Cannon, Lou

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Cannon, Lou. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Reagan

Reagan

Official Negligence

President Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime

President Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime

Ronald Reagan: The Presidential Portfolio

Official Negligence : How Rodney King and the Riots Changed Los Angeles and the LAPD

Official Negligence : How Rodney King and the Riots Changed Los Angeles and the LAPD

Reporting: An Inside View

Governor Reagan: His Rise To Power