The Crooked Path to Abolition by James Oakes
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A compact and fascinating examination of Abraham Lincoln’s antislavery evolution.
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The Best Presidential Writing, edited by Craig Fehrman
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Presidential historian Craig Fehrman assembles some of the most memorable presidential writings.
Read MoreRage by Bob Woodward
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Celebrated journalist Bob Woodward’s already-infamous new book gives an inside look at the Trump White House.
Read MoreTo Start A War by Robert Draper
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A veteran journalist’s account of the White House lead-up to war in Iraq.
Read MoreThe Education of John Adams by R. B. Bernstein
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A new biography attempts to present a fully-rounded picture of America’s second President.
Read MoreUnholy by Sarah Posner
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Sarah Posner’s book examines how American evangelicals can embrace a figure like Donald Trump
Read MoreThe Living Presidency by Saikrishna Bangalore Prakash
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A smart analysis of the growing power of the US Presidency - and a call to limit that power.
Read MoreFront Row at the Trump Show by Jonathan Karl
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ABC’s chief White House correspondent writes a book about the first three years of the Trump administration.
Read MoreRunning Against the Devil by Rick Wilson
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Republican strategist Rick Wilson, author of the bestselling “Everything Trump Touches Dies,” writes a strategy guide for Democrats to defeat Trump in 2020.
Read MoreAudience of One by James Poniewozik
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A television critic assesses the symbiotic relationship between TV and Donald Trump
Read MoreCommander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump by Rick Reilly
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“It’s not so much the promises Trump breaks or the lies he tells, it’s the sheer volume of them.”
Read MoreThe Back Channel by William J. Burns
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The clear animating force of the book is the author’s worry that all the behind-the-scenes labors of his friends and colleagues over the years have been summarily invalidated.
Read MoreWinter War by Eric Rauchway
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A timely look at an epic realignment in American political history.
Read MoreLady First: The World of First Lady Sarah Polk by Amy S. Greenberg
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It’s a testament to Amy Greenberg’s narrative abilities that the years after Sarah’s bereavement are every bit as interesting as the years of power.
Read MoreIf We Can Keep It by Michael Tomasky
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Any hope that the book might somehow stagger on to hit some thought-provoking points is dashed fairly early and keeps getting dashed throughout the book
Read MoreTrump Sky Alpha by Mark Doten
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A speculative novel that dares to be rigorously inventive and left-field profound and wholly accessible.
Read MoreTeam of Vipers by Cliff Sims
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There’s virtually nothing in this book that couldn’t have been written by a careful viewer of MSNBC.
Let Me Finish by Chris Christie
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A defense that seems full-throated but actually allows the defender a good deal of leeway to back out if things get rocky
Read MoreImpeachment: An American History
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Exploring the only three impeachment cases from history, as well as its power and meaning for today.
Read MoreNobody Hates Trump More Than Trump by David Shields
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The author presents the idea that the President’s psychological makeup and insecurities are hiding behind the façade of a bully.
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