The Washington Post: 52 books
Obama
The Evolution of a President
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2012
Barack Obama arrived in Washington in 2008 symbolizing the political change he promised on the campaign trail during his historic presidential victory. But in many ways, Washington changed Obama more than Obama changed Washington. This is the story of how the idealist of the 2008 campaign evolved...
by The Washington Post
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2016
In this timely retrospective, leading voices from The Washington Post come together to discuss Barack Obama’s historic presidency.
When President Obama was elected, he was a figure of hope for many Americans. Throughout his presidency, he has become far more than a symbol of change; he has...
21 Lives in 2015
Obituaries from The Washington Post
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2015
Heroes and icons. Athletes and entertainers. Trailblazers and game-changers. The world lost many brilliant women and men in 2015, but legacies live on. The Washington Post beautifully and comprehensively encapsulates some of the luminaries the world lost in 2015. Brilliant and beloved, fiery and controversial,...
Uncovering Trump
The Truth Behind Donald Trump's Charitable Giving
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2017
From David A. Fahrenthold, winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting, comes a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the stories and scandals of Donald Trump’s campaign.
In February of 2016, Donald Trump promised $6 million in donations, including $1 million from his own pocket,...
State of Terror
The War Against ISIS
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2015
They have taken over a region the size of the United Kingdom, and sparked one of the great humanitarian crises of our time. Now, with coordinated attacks in Paris and the downing of a Russian passenger plane, the Islamic State (ISIS) has declared war on the wider world, galvanizing new calls for an intensified...
Generation Z
What It's Like to Grow up in the Age of Likes, LOLs, and Longing
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2016
From the Washington Post comes a fascinating profile of the digital native generation. For the generation after Millennials, technology has been the only way of life since birth. These children are the first group to have their formative moments chronicled on Facebook, to grow up surrounded by the ubiquity...
After the Storm
Katrina Ten Years Later
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
The aftermath was almost as devastating as the storm itself. In the ten years since Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, New Orleans has changed drastically, and The Washington Post returns to the region to take the full measure of the city’s long, troubled, inspiring, unfinished comeback. When Hurricane...
by Carol Leonnig, The Washington Post
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2015
The Secret Service has one of the most important jobs in the United States. In this Pulitzer Prize winning investigation, Carol Leonnig’s exposes the dereliction of duty that has put the President—and the nation—at risk. In September of 2014, a man leapt the White House fence, ran across the lawn,...
Worth the Wait
The Washington Capitals' Memorable Journey to the 2018 Stanley Cup
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2018
The Washington Capitals entered the 2017-18 season still stinging from their latest playoff disappointment months earlier after another dominant regular season. But the team retained its captain, Alex Ovechkin, and its core, including goaltender Braden Holtby and standouts such as Nicklas Backstrom,...
The Threatened Net
How the Web Became a Perilous Place
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2015
The Internet can appear to be elegantly designed, but as The Washington Post’s Craig Timberg demonstrated in his illuminating series “Net of Insecurity,” the network is much more an assemblage of kludges—more Frankenstein than Ferrari—that endure because they work, or at least work well enough....
by The Washington Post
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2013
The Washington Post's acclaimed KIDS AROUND THE WORLD feature now available in eBook format for the first time!Originally published in the hopes of providing children with a better understanding of their place in the world, both in a geographic and global sense, these stories by Post foreign correspondents...
21 Lives in 2013
Obituaries from The Washington Post
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2013
Holiday Cookies
45 of our Best Recipes
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2014
THE WASHINGTON POST shares some of its favorite recipes, culled from nine years of annual Holiday Cookies editions. This collection features 45 fun and delicious make-ahead recipes, including traditional sugar cookies, spiced cookies, low-fat cookies, no-bakes, gluten-free and more—all with full-color photos.
Ferguson
Three Minutes that Changed America
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2015
From the Pulitzer Prize winning Washington Post comes a meticulously detailed, insightful report on the killing that brought the nation's attention to a city coming apart at the seams. 12:00PM: Officer Darren Wilson turns his Chevy Tahoe police cruiser left on Canfield Drive. 12:01PM: Wilson orders two...