"For the first time, John Sampson is on his own. The brilliant crime-solving duo of Washington, DC's, Metro PD and the FBI has a proven MO: Detective Alex Cross makes his own rules. Detective John Sampson enforces them. When military-style attacks erupt, brutally sidelining Cross, Sampson is sent reeling. The patterns are too random--Sampson's friend, his partner, his brother--have told him. Don't trust anyone. As a shadow force advances on the nation's...

"As its title suggests, Waiter: Reflections and Memories is not a salacious and malicious exposé that tells lies to make a quick buck but remembering, reminiscing, and reflecting on things past as the author remembers them. An honest account of some famous, like Jose Andres, Michael Isabella, Fabio Trabocchi, Roberta Donna, and Ashok Bajaj, and some not-so-famous hardworking women and men he constantly bumped into in tight dining rooms, night after...

"Washington, DC is Indian land, but Indigenous peoples are often left out of the national narrative of the United States and erased in the capital city. To redress this myth of invisibility, Indigenous DC: Native Peoples and the Nation's Capital maps and analyzes historical and contemporary sites of Indigenous importance in the District of Columbia. This manuscript derives from the "Guide to Indigenous DC," a public history iOS mobile application...

"In this fascinating investigation into the real life inner workings of a post-Trump American government, uncover the odd and eccentric personalities grappling for their own bit of power in D.C. The Big Break investigates how Washington works, and how different kinds of people try to make it work for them. Ben Terris presents an inside history of this crucial moment in Washington, reporting from exclusive parties, poker nights, fundraisers, secluded...

Madeline and the other orphans of the vine-covered house in Paris spend Easter at the White House visiting with the President's daughter.

"Delving into one of the most intimate aspects of people's lives-their home-and placing it in the larger context of historical forces, this book shows row houses to be both personal and public. The row house was the most popular form of housing in Washington, and its examination reveals it to be a rich environment for understanding change-social, racial, technological, economic, and stylistic"--

"Welcome to Washington, D.C.! Let Ryker show you around where he lives. Learn about Washington, D.C.'s flag, bird, and flower. Find out his favorite activities too!"--

After a bitter and humiliating breakup, Charlie Vernon lives not-quite-alone in his Capitol Hill town house. He kept Mamie, the cockapoo that he and Freddie adopted together, but he's just arrived home to find he's been visited by thieves...and they've taken Mamie. For the next thirty-six hours, he and his family of choice-a pair of rhyming lesbians, a Georgia-born man who might be married to a sex addict, and the hostess of DC's hottest Drag Bingo-will...