The Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon: A Graying American Looks Back at His Suburban Boyhood and Wonders What the Hell Happened
By: Bill McKibben
4.19
Format: 226 pages, Hardcover
One of the New Yorker 's Best Books of 2022 Bill McKibben―award-winning author, activist, educat…
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1. The Scandalous Gospel of Jesus: What's So Good About the Good News?
By: Peter J. Gomes
2.89
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Jesus came preaching, but the church wound up preaching Jesus. Why does the church insist upon maki… read more
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- religion
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2. Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism
By: Rachel Maddow
4.45
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Rachel Maddow traces the fight to preserve American democracy back to World War II, when a handful … read more
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"One big appeal of fascism, if nothing else, was its unapologetic embrace of cruelty. Cruelty towards others, coupled with hypersensitivity towards any slight to oneself."-Rachel Maddow, Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism
3. 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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4. 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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5. 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
6. The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy
By: Philip S. Gorski
4.19
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
A bracing examination of a force that imperils American democracy Most Americans were shocked by t… read more
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"White Christian nationalism is a “deep story"-Philip S. Gorski, The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy
"For white Americans who affirm Christian nationalist ideology, “true Americans"-Philip S. Gorski, The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy
"Even as it’s become riskier for mainstream politicians to use negative dog whistles like “thug"-Philip S. Gorski, The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy
"It’s not that Christian nationalists have a different understanding of American history; it’s that they often have an incorrect understanding."-Philip S. Gorski, The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy
7. Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America
By: Heather Cox Richardson
4.42
Format: 286 pages, Hardcover
“Engaging and highly accessible.” —Boston Globe “A vibrant, and essential history of America's u… read more
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8. Fen, Bog and Swamp: A Short History of Peatland Destruction and Its Role in the Climate Crisis
By: Annie Proulx
3.65
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
A lifelong acolyte of the natural world, Annie Proulx brings her witness and research to the subjec… read more
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- history
- environment
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9. 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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- american history
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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
10. Poverty, by America
By: Matthew Desmond
4.27
Format: 284 pages, Hardcover
Reimagining the debate on poverty, making a new and bracing argument about why it persists in Ameri… read more
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"To live and strive in modern America is to participate in a series of morally fraught systems. If a family’s entire financial livelihood depends on the value of its home, it’s not hard to understand …"-Matthew Desmond, Poverty, by America
"The rest of us, on the ·other hand-we members of the protected classes-have grown increasingly· dependent on our welfare programs. In 2020 the federal government spent more than $193 billion on homeo…"-Matthew Desmond, Poverty, by America
"In her book The Government-Citizen Disconnect, the political scientist Suzanne Mettler reports that 96 percent of American adults have relied on a major government program at some point in their live…"-Matthew Desmond, Poverty, by America
11. 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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- american history
- history
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12. Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World
By: John Vaillant
4.35
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A stunning account of a colossal wildfire that collided with a city and a panoramic exploration of … read more
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- nature
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- politics
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- environment
13. The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet
By: Jeff Goodell
4.32
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The world is waking up to a new wildfires are now seasonal in California, the Northeast is getting… read more
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14. 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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15. The Rebels: Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and the Struggle for a New American Politics
By: Joshua Green
4.16
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Devil’s Bargain comes the revelatory inside sto… read more
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16. Birchers: How the John Birch Society Radicalized the American Right
By: Matthew Dallek
3.97
Format: None pages, Audiobook
How a notorious far right organization set the Republican Party on a long march toward extremism At… read more
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17. Blowback A Warning to Save Democracy from the Next Trump
By: Miles Taylor
4.44
Format: 343 pages, Kindle Edition
Donald Trump will be president again, whether he is on the ballot or not. That is because Trumpism … read more
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18. Renegade: Defending Democracy and Liberty in Our Divided Country
By: Adam Kinzinger
4.14
Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Adam Kinzinger captures one of the most transformative periods in… read more
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19. They Came for the Schools: One Town's Fight Over Race and Identity, and the New War for America's Classrooms
By: Mike Hixenbaugh
4.48
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The urgent, revelatory story of how a school board win for the conservative right in one Texas subu… read more
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20. An American Dreamer: Life in a Divided Country
By: David Finkel
3.79
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
An immersive account of a man navigating the startling changes underway in contemporary America, fr… read more
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21. 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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22. The MAGA Diaries: My Surreal Adventures Inside the Right-Wing (And How I Got Out)
By: Tina Nguyen
3.31
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
An explosive, first-person account of the alt-right from acclaimed political journalist Tina Nguyen… read more
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23. Ours Was the Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream
By: David Leonhardt
4.28
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
The clear-eyed, definitive history of the modern American economy and the decline of the American D… read more
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24. Network of Lies: The Epic Saga of Fox News, Donald Trump, and the Battle for American Democracy
By: Brian Stelter
4.08
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling author of HOAX, “[a] rare look inside the profoundly influential… read more
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25. Getting Out of Saigon: How a 27-Year-Old Banker Saved 113 Vietnamese Civilians
By: Ralph White
4.18
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A “captivating” ( The Washington Post ) true story of “courage, resolve, and determination” ( Chris… read more
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26. After the Ivory Tower Falls: How College Broke the American Dream and Blew Up Our Politics—and How to Fix It
By: Will Bunch
3.98
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Will Bunch, the epic untold story of college—the great polit… read more
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27. The Deadline
By: Jill Lepore
4.30
Format: 640 pages, Hardcover
TIME • 10 Best Books of August 2023 A book to be read and kept for posterity, The Deadline is th… read more
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28. The Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon: A Graying American Looks Back at His Suburban Boyhood and Wonders What the Hell Happened
By: Bill McKibben
4.19
Format: 226 pages, Hardcover
One of the New Yorker 's Best Books of 2022 Bill McKibben―award-winning author, activist, educat… read more
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29. The Fishermen and the Dragon: Fear, Greed, and a Fight for Justice on the Gulf Coast
By: Kirk Wallace Johnson
4.20
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A gripping, twisting account of a small town set on fire by hatred, xenophobia, and ecological disa… read more
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30. Kent State: An American Tragedy
By: Brian VanDeMark
4.42
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
A definitive history of the fatal clash between Vietnam War protestors and the National Guard, illu… read more
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31. White Poverty: How Exposing Myths About Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy
By: William J. Barber
4.50
Format: 278 pages, Kindle Edition
An explosive work with far-ranging historical implications, White Poverty promises to be one of the… read more
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