9 best-selling journalism books like Lucky: How Joe Biden Barely Won the Presidency by Jonathan Allen

Cover of Lucky: How Joe Biden Barely Won the Presidency by Jonathan   Allen

Lucky: How Joe Biden Barely Won the Presidency

By: Jonathan Allen

3.87

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

Almost no one thought Joe Biden could make it back to the White House—not Donald Trump, not the two…

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Cover of The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency by Chris Whipple

1. The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency

By: Chris Whipple

4.28

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The first in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at the White House Chiefs of Staff, whose actions--and i… read more

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"At a farewell party, his staff presented him with a gift: a beaten-up car seat—a nod to his Secret Service code name."

-Chris Whipple, The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency

"When government works, it is usually because the chief understands the fabric of power, threading the needle where policy and politics converge."

-Chris Whipple, The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency

Cover of What It Takes: The Way to the White House by Richard Ben Cramer

2. What It Takes: The Way to the White House

By: Richard Ben Cramer

3.06

Format: 220 pages,

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Cover of Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America by Rick Perlstein

3. Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America

By: Rick Perlstein

4.33

Format: 308 pages,

Politically insightful, Nixonland recaptures the turbulent 60s & early 70s, revealing how Dick Nixo… read more

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Cover of American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America by Colin Woodard

4. American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America

By: Colin Woodard

4.56

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

An illuminating history of North America's eleven rival cultural regions that explodes the red stat… read more

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  • american history
  • american
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Cover of Primary Colors: A Novel of Politics by Anonymous, Joe Klein

5. Primary Colors: A Novel of Politics

By: Anonymous , Joe Klein

3.64

Format: 221 pages, Paperback

A brilliant and penetrating look behind the scenes of modern American politics, Primary Colors is a… read more

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  • politics

6. What Happened

By: Hillary Rodham Clinton

4.50

Format: 191 pages,

"In the past, for reasons I try to explain, I've often felt I had to be careful in public, like I w… read more

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7. Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime

By: John Heilemann , Mark Halperin

3.31

Format: None pages,

"This shit would be really interesting if we weren't in the middle of it." --Barack Obama, Septembe… read more

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Cover of Tired of Winning: Donald Trump and the End of the Grand Old Party by Jonathan Karl

8. Tired of Winning: Donald Trump and the End of the Grand Old Party

By: Jonathan Karl

4.28

Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition

An extraordinary view into the politics of our times, Tired of Winning explores how Donald Trump re… read more

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  • audiobook
Cover of The Return of Great Powers: Russia, China, and the Next World War by Jim Sciutto

9. The Return of Great Powers: Russia, China, and the Next World War

By: Jim Sciutto

4.01

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The essential new book by CNN Chief National Security Correspondent Jim Sciutto, reporting from the… read more

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Cover of Romney: A Reckoning by McKay Coppins

10. Romney: A Reckoning

By: McKay Coppins

4.36

Format: 416 pages, ebook

A remarkably illuminating biography of the political maverick, filled with revelations and written … read more

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Cover of Peril by Bob Woodward

11. Peril

By: Bob Woodward

4.09

Format: 512 pages, Kindle Edition

The book covers the end of the Trump presidency and the early months of the Biden presidency. Th… read more

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"Graham said, "I can get an affidavit tomorrow saying the world is flat."

-Bob Woodward, Peril

Cover of Goodbye, Eastern Europe: An Intimate History of a Divided Land by Jacob Mikanowski

12. Goodbye, Eastern Europe: An Intimate History of a Divided Land

By: Jacob Mikanowski

4.09

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Eastern Europe is disappearing. Not off the map of course, but as an idea. Today it calls to min… read more

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  • politics
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Cover of Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine by David H. Petraeus

13. Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine

By: David H. Petraeus

4.06

Format: 544 pages, Hardcover

Two leading authorities—an acclaimed historian and the outstanding battlefield commander and strate… read more

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  • politics
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"A recurring theme of this book is that money spent on deterrence is seldom wasted, especially when considered against the costs incurred when the deterrence fails."

-David H. Petraeus, Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine

"Hybrid warfare particularly appeals to China and Russia, since they are much more able to control the information their populaces receive than are their Western adversaries. A 1999 book, Unrestricted…"

-David H. Petraeus, Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine

Cover of This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden and the Battle for American Democracy by Jonathan  Martin

14. This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden and the Battle for American Democracy

By: Jonathan Martin

4.00

Format: None pages, Audiobook

The shocking, definitive account of the 2020 election and the first year of the Biden presidency by… read more

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Cover of The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis by George  Stephanopoulos

15. The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis

By: George Stephanopoulos

4.45

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

George Stephanopoulos, former senior advisor to President Clinton and for more than 20 years anchor… read more

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Cover of Reaganland: America's Right Turn 1976-1980 by Rick Perlstein

16. Reaganland: America's Right Turn 1976-1980

By: Rick Perlstein

4.34

Format: 1107 pages, Hardcover

A complex portrait of President Ronald Reagan that charts the rise of the modern conservative brand… read more

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  • american
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Cover of Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward

17. Fear: Trump in the White House

By: Bob Woodward

3.87

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

With authoritative reporting honed through eight presidencies from Nixon to Obama, author Bob Woodw… read more

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"He’s a fucking moron,"

-Bob Woodward, Fear: Trump in the White House

"When Trump called Mexicans “rapists"

-Bob Woodward, Fear: Trump in the White House

"Mr. President, you've got to buy some democrats," Graham said. The good news is they come cheap."

-Bob Woodward, Fear: Trump in the White House

"For Mr. Trump, though, bringing in Mr. Bannon was the political equivalent of ordering comfort food."

-Bob Woodward, Fear: Trump in the White House

Cover of Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House by Michael  Wolff

18. Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House

By: Michael Wolff

3.44

Format: 322 pages, Hardcover

With extraordinary access to the West Wing, Michael Wolff reveals what happened behind-the-scenes i… read more

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Cover of Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It by Richard V. Reeves

19. Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It

By: Richard V. Reeves

4.07

Format: 298 pages, Hardcover

"A landmark, one of the most important books of the year" - David Brooks, New York Times“Real, prac… read more

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"True equality between groups that are different in any way can be attained only by providing for the differences". That´s Margaret Mead again, in 1974. Mead´s idea of true equality might now be label…"

-Richard V. Reeves, Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It

Cover of Battle for the Soul: Inside the Democrats' Campaigns to Defeat Trump by Edward-Isaac Dovere

20. Battle for the Soul: Inside the Democrats' Campaigns to Defeat Trump

By: Edward-Isaac Dovere

4.00

Format: 528 pages, Kindle Edition

An award-winning political journalist for The Atlantic tells the inside story of how the embattled … read more

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Cover of The Last Politician: Inside Joe Biden's White House and the Struggle for America's Future by Franklin Foer

21. The Last Politician: Inside Joe Biden's White House and the Struggle for America's Future

By: Franklin Foer

3.87

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Franklin Foer tells the definitive insider story of the first two years of the Biden presidency, wi… read more

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Cover of Persist by Elizabeth Warren

22. Persist

By: Elizabeth Warren

4.34

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The inspiring, influential senator and bestselling author mixes vivid personal stories with a passi… read more

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"Plans are the essential means by which we chart a course for our collective future."

-Elizabeth Warren, Persist

"And early on I learned that no one gives you anything for free. If you really care about something, if you really want something, you have to fight for it."

-Elizabeth Warren, Persist

"Whether the future looks scary or bright, plans are hopes made practical. They reassure people that there's a roadmap that will take them to a better place and they give people a reason to join in th…"

-Elizabeth Warren, Persist

"Despite the overwhelming evidence of the impact of racism, today the fundamental idea of race neutrality continues to claim an elevated status in law. The consequence, Professor Ibram Kendi observes,…"

-Elizabeth Warren, Persist

Cover of Landslide: The Final Days of the Trump Presidency by Michael  Wolff

23. Landslide: The Final Days of the Trump Presidency

By: Michael Wolff

3.88

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

“We won. Won in a landslide. This was a landslide.”―President Donald J. Trump, January 6, 2021We al… read more

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Cover of Say More: Lessons from Work, the White House, and the World by Jen Psaki

24. Say More: Lessons from Work, the White House, and the World

By: Jen Psaki

3.96

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Former White House Press Secretary and current MSNBC host Jen Psaki shares the surprising lessons s… read more

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"There was also a large crew of people who tried to nickname the previously mentioned Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework "BIF". If you would like your audience to start making fun of a big, serious, …"

-Jen Psaki, Say More: Lessons from Work, the White House, and the World

"I've spent time with a lot of very busy people - business leaders, prominent journalists, and multiple presidents. Despite the unusually high demands on their schedules, something they all have in co…"

-Jen Psaki, Say More: Lessons from Work, the White House, and the World

Cover of Joe Biden: The Life, the Run, and What Matters Now by Evan Osnos

25. Joe Biden: The Life, the Run, and What Matters Now

By: Evan Osnos

3.71

Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition

*A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR* A concise, brilliant, and trenchant examination of Joseph… read more

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"I'm embarrassed to say, I thought you could defeat hate. You can't. It only hides. It crawls under the rocks, and, when given oxygen by any person in authority, it comes roaring back out. And what I …"

-Evan Osnos, Joe Biden: The Life, the Run, and What Matters Now

Cover of The Whiteness of Wealth: How the Tax System Impoverishes Black Americans—And How We Can Fix It by Dorothy A. Brown

26. The Whiteness of Wealth: How the Tax System Impoverishes Black Americans—And How We Can Fix It

By: Dorothy A. Brown

4.28

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A groundbreaking exposé of racism in the American taxation system from a law professor and expert o… read more

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"Once again, a single sentence would hold the key. I found it in The Economic Status of Black Women: An Exploratory Investigation, a 1990 staff report of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights: On averag…"

-Dorothy A. Brown, The Whiteness of Wealth: How the Tax System Impoverishes Black Americans—And How We Can Fix It

Cover of Lucky: How Joe Biden Barely Won the Presidency by Jonathan   Allen

27. Lucky: How Joe Biden Barely Won the Presidency

By: Jonathan Allen

3.87

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

Almost no one thought Joe Biden could make it back to the White House—not Donald Trump, not the two… read more

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Cover of The Fight of His Life: Inside Joe Biden's White House by Chris Whipple

28. The Fight of His Life: Inside Joe Biden's White House

By: Chris Whipple

3.94

Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Gatekeepers comes a revelatory, insider’s look at… read more

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Cover of Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America by Stacey Abrams

29. Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America

By: Stacey Abrams

4.42

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

"This is a narrative that describes the urgency that compels me and millions more to push for a dif… read more

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"…any voter denied a say in democracy has been harmed, and a remedy is in order regardless of the effect on an electoral outcome."

-Stacey Abrams, Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America

"I embrace identity politics because for the marginalized, the disadvantaged, and the minority groups still grappling for purchase in our politics, identity is the strongest defense against invisibili…"

-Stacey Abrams, Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America

"Difference is real, and to acknowledge such does no harm to the American identity as a whole. The vibrance of our identity politics reaffirms the complexity of our nation and the underpinning of our …"

-Stacey Abrams, Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America

"My non-concession speech on November 16, 2018, served as a declaration of intent. We have been taught to expect concessions not only to the outcome of an electoral contest but to the system that unde…"

-Stacey Abrams, Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America

Cover of Joe Biden: A Life of Trial and Redemption by Jules Witcover

30. Joe Biden: A Life of Trial and Redemption

By: Jules Witcover

3.72

Format: 576 pages, Paperback

UPDATED AND WITH NEW PHOTOS Newly updated, the definitive biography of the President-elect of the U… read more

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Cover of The Art of Power: My Story as America's First Woman Speaker of the House by Nancy Pelosi

31. The Art of Power: My Story as America's First Woman Speaker of the House

By: Nancy Pelosi

4.10

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The most powerful woman in American political history tells the story of her transformation from ho… read more

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23 Top audiobook books like Lucky: How Joe Biden Barely Won the Presidency by Jonathan Allen

Transform Your Habits

The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency

Chris Whipple

4.28

Transform Your Habits

Tired of Winning: Donald Trump and the End of the Grand Old Party

Jonathan Karl

4.28

Transform Your Habits

Romney: A Reckoning

McKay Coppins

4.36

Transform Your Habits

Peril

Bob Woodward

4.09

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11 Top audiobook books like Reaganland: America's Right Turn 1976-1980 by Rick Perlstein

Transform Your Habits

The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America

Greg Grandin

4.29

Transform Your Habits

G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century

Beverly Gage

4.37

Transform Your Habits

Reaganland: America's Right Turn 1976-1980

Rick Perlstein

4.34

Transform Your Habits

Watergate: A New History

Garrett M. Graff

4.49

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