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Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America
Rick Perlstein
Scribner, 2008
The Rise of Nixon and the Silent Majority
"Nixonland" is the second part of a large project by Perlstein to describe the rise of modern conservatism. This project is extremely important, especially for those on the left, in that it presents a counter narrative to the accepted history of the era. For many ...
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The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
Barack Obama
Three Rivers Press, 2007
The Hopemongering ;-)
Barck Obama is a self described hopemongerer ( I think we need to add this word to the dictionary if it is not already there given the publicity it has gotten!). In this book he gives practical advice on what an individual can do to make a difference. I found the ...
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John Adams
David McCullough
Simon & Schuster, 2008
Secrets of the Secret Place
An excellent resource for those desiring to know HOW to draw closer to God. Clear and honest, bite-size scriptural insights with relevant, practical application.
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The Last Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy and 82 Days That Inspired America
Thurston Clarke
Henry Holt and Co., 2008
The Wound
What was there about this intense, brave, confused, very funny, and very tender-hearted campaign - one that lasted a mere 82 days - that haunts us more than ever after 40 years? Why is it impossible to see even a glimpse of Robert Kennedy on TV without feeling, in ...
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Counselor: A Life at the Edge of History
Ted Sorensen
Harper, 2008
Counselor: A Life at the Edge of History
This is a very readable and enoyable book by a man who was involved at the core of JFK's decision-making process. Starting with a history of his family's background and proceeding through his life with Kennedy from his election as Senator till his death and beyond ...
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What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception
Scott McClellan
PublicAffairs, 2008
Affirmation the country was sold a bill of goods!
"What Happened" doesn't give much new information on how we were all misled on the run up to the Iraq war, and it re-affirms all our worst fears that we were sold a bill of goods. Sadly there are still people who don't want to hear it, and are so afraid of the truth ...
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The Revolution: A Manifesto
Ron Paul
Grand Central Publishing, 2008
An absolute must read for anyone with any political persuasion.
Even if you don't think much of Ron Paul, this book will provoke you into learning more about your own political positions on the issues. Insightful, well written, easy to read, and brilliant.
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Dead Heat (Political Thrillers Series #5)
Joel C. Rosenberg
Tyndale House Publishers, 2008
I hope this is not another foreshadowing of a terror attack on American soil...
This is one of those books that makes you hope and pray that fact doesn't follow fiction again... Dead Heat by Joel C. Rosenberg. Rosenberg's previous novels have been remarkably accurate in terms of terror acts occurring in ways very similar to what he wrote in a ...
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A Time it Was: Bobby Kennedy in the Sixties
Bill Eppridge
Abrams, 2008
What a book!
The first actual memory I have is sitting at the foot of my parent's bed watching RFK's funeral on TV. I was 5 and I had made a little matchbox car motorcade with a flag draped box for a hearse. So maybe this moment in history, which I have subsequently learned more ...
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Your Government Failed You: Breaking the Cycle of National Security Disasters
Richard A. Clarke
Ecco, 2008
The Failure Of The War On Terror
With "Your Government Has Failed You", Mr. Clarke has written his fourth book on national security issues. His first bestseller was "Against All Enemies" (2004) was a history of his years as a national security expert for the White House, followed by two novels with ...
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Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Simon & Schuster, 2006
A Unique Look at a Presidential Administration
Abraham Lincoln's political life has been the subject of many books. Yet with Team of Rivals Doris Kearns Goodwin provides a unique and provactive look.
Much of what she covers is familiar. Yet this book is more than another Lincoln biography. It is a ...
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Rick and Bubba for President: The Two Sexiest Fat Men Alive Take on Washington
Rick Burgess, Bill Bussey
Thomas Nelson, 2008
Stupid is as Stupid is!!!
Nobody does Comedic stick like Rick and Bubba - they are so real and the best!! The background crew realy knows how to laugh and that makes it even better!! Get the book; reads like butter - BUT - the CD with the book gives you the laughs all over again!!! Getter ...
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Truth and Consequences: Special Comments on the Bush Administration's War on American Values
Keith Olbermann
Random House, 2007
Do we need Keith?
Legal History of the Color Line: The Rise And Triumph of the One-drop Rule
YES! I haven't seen anything like Keith since British MP George Galloway gave Congress the tongue-lashing it so desperately needed. He knows how to combine important political commentary ...
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The Revolution
Grand Central Publishing, 2008
Should be said more often
The fact that our government has strayed so far from what was originally intended and moreover, that we citizens have let it happen and not question it is a hard pill to swallow, but needs to be acknowledged nonetheless. Ron Paul does an amazing job of outlining some ...
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Broken Government: How Republican Rule Destroyed the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches
John W. Dean
Viking Adult, 2007
How "Worse" Is It?
This is the third in a series of books that John W. Dean has written about the failures of the Republican party to govern over the past 40 years. He has a platform from which to speak. A self-professed "card-carrying Republican" for most of his life, he has also seen ...
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