Reading the Constitution: Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism
By: Stephen Breyer
4.05
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A provocative, brilliant analysis by recently retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer that dec…
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1. A Matter of Interpretation: Federal Courts and the Law
By: Antonin Scalia , Amy Gutmann
3.68
Format: 420 pages, Paperback
In exploring the neglected art of statutory interpretation, Antonin Scalia urges that judges resist… read more
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2. 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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3. An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s
By: Doris Kearns Goodwin
4.71
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
An Unfinished Love A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin, one of America’s most … read more
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4. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
By: Erik Larson
4.24
Format: 565 pages, Hardcover
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more
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"A house divided against itself cannot stand."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
5. The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic
By: Stephen Vladeck
4.21
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An acclaimed legal scholar’s “essential” (Linda Greenhouse) exp… read more
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"But in order after order, the Supreme Court gave the Trump administration most of what it wanted without endorsing principles that the justices would be bound to apply to future presidents, so that t…"-Stephen Vladeck, The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic
6. The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism
By: Tim Alberta
4.45
Format: 506 pages, Kindle Edition
Evangelical Christians are perhaps the most polarizing—and least understood—people living in Americ… read more
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7. 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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8. The Age of Grievance
By: Frank Bruni
4.13
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From bestselling author and longtime New York Times columnist Frank Bruni comes a lucid, powerful e… read more
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9. Tyranny of the Minority: Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point
By: Steven Levitsky
4.43
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A call to reform our antiquated political institutions before it’s too late—from the New York Times… read more
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10. What This Comedian Said Will Shock You
By: Bill Maher
4.27
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The hilarious and controversial host of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher has written his funniest, m… read more
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11. 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
12. White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy
By: Thomas F. Schaller
3.82
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A searing portrait and damning takedown of America’s proudest citizens — who are also the least lik… read more
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13. Nine Black Robes: Inside the Supreme Court's Drive to the Right and Its Historic Consequences
By: Joan Biskupic
4.00
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
New York Times Editor's Choice "Biskupic, an accomplished and well-sourced journalist, knows the co… read more
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14. Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present
By: Fareed Zakaria
4.23
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The CNN host and best-selling author explores the revolutions—past and present—that define the pola… read more
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15. New Cold Wars: China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West
By: David E. Sanger
4.37
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
A fast-paced account of America’s plunge into simultaneous Cold Wars against two very different adv… read more
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16. Who Owns This Sentence? A History of Copyrights and Wrongs
By: David Bellos
3.76
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A fascinating and original history of an idea that now controls and monetizes almost everything we … read more
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17. Attack from Within: How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America
By: Barbara McQuade
4.15
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
An urgent, comprehensive explanation of the ways disinformation is impacting democracy, and practic… read more
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18. Reading the Constitution: Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism
By: Stephen Breyer
4.05
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A provocative, brilliant analysis by recently retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer that dec… read more
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19. Chasing Hope: A Reporter's Life
By: Nicholas D. Kristof
4.55
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times columnist, Pulitzer Prize winner, and best-selling author Nicholas D. Kristof, … read more
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20. When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s
By: John Ganz
4.23
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A lively, revelatory look back at the convulsions at the end of the Reagan era―and their dark legac… read more
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21. On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service
By: Anthony Fauci
4.59
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
The memoir by the doctor who became a beacon of hope for millions through the COVID pandemic, and w… read more
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22. The Fall of Roe: The Rise of a New America
By: Elizabeth Dias
4.53
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
From two top New York Times journalists, the breathtaking untold story of the plan to overturn Roe … read more
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23. Vision: A Memoir of Blindness and Justice
By: David S. Tatel
4.48
Format: 325 pages, Kindle Edition
A memoir by one of America’s most accomplished public servants and legal thinkers—who spent years d… read more
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24. The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America
By: Jeffrey Rosen
4.36
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A fascinating examination of what “the pursuit of happiness” meant to our nation’s Founders and how… read more
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"If you had to sum it up in one sentence, the classical definition of the pursuit of happiness meant being a lifelong learner, with a commitment to practicing the daily habits that lead to character i…"-Jeffrey Rosen, The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America
25. True Gretch: What I've Learned About Life, Leadership, and Everything in Between
By: Gretchen Whitmer
4.34
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
From trailblazing Michigan governor and rising Democratic star Gretchen Whitmer comes an unconventi… read more
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26. Black Pill: How I Witnessed the Darkest Corners of the Internet Come to Life, Poison Society, and Capture American Politics
By: Elle Reeve
4.27
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
This tour de force of investigative journalism—in the vein of The Next Civil War and Why We’re Pola… read more
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27. Autocracy, Inc.
By: Anne Applebaum
4.28
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
All of us have in our minds a cartoon image of what an autocratic state looks like, with a bad man … read more
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"Americans who rarely think about Russia would be stunned to learn how much time Russian state television devotes to America’s culture wars, especially arguments over gender. Putin himself has display…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
"Isolationism is an instinctive and even understandable reaction to the ugliness of the modern interconnected world. For some politicians in democracies, it will continue to offer a successful path to…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
"The temptation of what is sometimes called realism—the belief that nations are solely motivated by a struggle for power, that they have eternal interests and permanent geopolitical orientations—is as…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
28. 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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29. Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law
By: Neil Gorsuch
4.27
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
America has always been a nation of laws. But today our laws have grown so vast and reach so deeply… read more
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30. Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
By: Steve Benen
4.50
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
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31. Lovely One: A Memoir
By: Ketanji Brown Jackson
4.64
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In her inspiring, intimate memoir, the first Black woman to ever be … read more
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