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Image of WHAT WE DO NOW: Standing Up for Your Values in Trump's America
Editor(s):
Dennis Johnson, Valerie Merians
Genre(s):
Politics & Politicians, U.S., Executive Branch, Political & Social Science, Politics

What We Do NOW: Standing Up for Your Values in Trump's America

February 11, 2017
Reviewed by: 
Michael Lipkin

“provides essential inspiration, information, resources, and insights.”

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Image of Washington's Farewell: The Founding Father's Warning to Future Generations
Author(s):
John Avlon
Genre(s):
Politics & Politicians, U.S., Executive Branch, History, U.S., 18th Century

Washington's Farewell: The Founding Father's Warning to Future Generations

January 9, 2017
Reviewed by: 
Francis P. Sempa

John Avlon calls George Washington’s Farewell Address “the most famous American speech you’ve never read.” His new book, Washington’s Farewell, explores the history, intellectual formation

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Image of Dangerous Doctrine: How Obama's Grand Strategy Weakened America
Author(s):
Robert G. Kaufman
Genre(s):
History, 21st Century, Politics—General, U.S., International & World Politics

Dangerous Doctrine: How Obama's Grand Strategy Weakened America

May 28, 2016
Reviewed by: 
Francis P. Sempa

Is there an Obama Doctrine—a grand strategy based on a coherent worldview that guides Obama’s foreign policy?

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Image of Nation on the Take: How Big Money Corrupts Our Democracy and What We Can Do About It
Author(s):
Wendell Potter
Genre(s):
Business, Investing & Economics, Politics & Politicians, U.S., Politics—General

Nation on the Take: How Big Money Corrupts Our Democracy and What We Can Do About It

February 29, 2016
Reviewed by: 
Roberta E. Winter

“no less than a clarion call to the American people to rise up and release these ties that bind.”

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Image of The Devil You Know: The Surprising Link between Conservative Christianity and Crime
Author(s):
Elicka Peterson Sparks
Genre(s):
Political Ideologies, Politics & Politicians, U.S., Christianity, Political & Social Science

The Devil You Know: The Surprising Link between Conservative Christianity and Crime

February 22, 2016
Reviewed by: 
Judith Reveal

“a compelling read, well researched, and interesting.”

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Image of The Nixon Effect: How Richard Nixon s Presidency Fundamentally Changed American Politics
Author(s):
Douglas E. Schoen
Genre(s):
Politics & Politicians, Elections, U.S., Political

The Nixon Effect: How Richard Nixon’s Presidency Fundamentally Changed American Politics

February 15, 2016
Reviewed by: 
Francis P. Sempa

“well-organized, splendidly written, and compelling . . .”

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Image of Power Wars: Inside Obama's Post-9/11 Presidency
Author(s):
Charlie Savage
Genre(s):
Government, Politics & Politicians, U.S.

Power Wars: Inside Obama's Post-9/11 Presidency

January 16, 2016
Reviewed by: 
James Denselow

Charlie Savage, the Pulitzer Prize winning New York Times journalist, has put together a wide-ranging and important examination of the Obama presidency focusing on the legal-security chall

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Image of Overhaul: An Insider's Account of the Obama Administration's Emergency Rescue of the Auto Industry
Author(s):
Steven Rattner
Genre(s):
U.S.

Overhaul: An Insider's Account of the Obama Administration's Emergency Rescue of the Auto Industry

October 1, 2010
Reviewed by: 
Robert Nersesian

Steven Rattner is known in New York circles as an operator.

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