Four Threats: The Recurring Crises of American Democracy
By: Suzanne Mettler
3.99
Format: 301 pages, Kindle Edition
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1. Antony and Cleopatra
By: William Shakespeare , Barbara A. Mowat , Paul Werstine , Cynthia Marshall
3.71
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
A romantic tragedy about the relationship between Mark Antony and the Queen of Egypt, including not… read more
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"Melt Egypt into Nile!"-William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra
"Make death proud to take us."-William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra
"...make death proud to take us."-William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra
"Thou are the armourer of my heart—"-William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra
2. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
By: Frederick Douglass
4.11
Format: 158 pages, Paperback
Born a slave circa 1818 (slaves weren't told when they were born) on a plantation in Maryland, Doug… read more
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"For my part, I should prefer death to hopeless bondage."-Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
"You will be free as soon as you are twenty-one, but I am a slave for life! Have not I as good a right to be free as you have?"-Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
"I say , this picture sometimes appalled us, and made us rather bear those ills we had. Than fly to others, that we knew not of."-Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
"They attend with Pharisaical strictness to the outward forms of religion, and at the same time neglect the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith."-Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
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4. Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence
By: Joseph J. Ellis
3.50
Format: 218 pages, ebook
A distinctive portrait of the crescendo moment in American history from the Pulitzer-winning Americ… read more
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5. 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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6. It's Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided With the Politics of Extremism
By: Norman J. Ornstein , Thomas E. Mann
4.11
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Acrimony and hyperpartisanship have seeped into every part of the political process. Congress is de… read more
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7. The Devil & Sherlock Holmes: Tales of Murder, Madness & Obsession
By: David Grann
3.60
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Acclaimed New Yorkerwriter and author of the breakout debut bestseller The Lost City of Z, David Gr… read more
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8. On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
By: Timothy Snyder
4.12
Format: None pages, Paperback
An historian of fascism offers a guide for surviving and resisting America's turn towards authorita… read more
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9. Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism
By: Benedict Anderson
3.77
Format: None pages, Paperback
What makes people love and die for nations, as well as hate and kill in their name? While many stud… read more
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10. This Side of Paradise
By: F. Scott Fitzgerald
3.64
Format: 275 pages, Paperback
This Side of Paradise, F. Scott Fitzgerald's romantic and witty first novel, was written when the a… read more
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"A squalid phantasmagoria of breath"-F. Scott Fitzgerald, This Side of Paradise
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"Amory: I love you. Rosalind: I love you- now."-F. Scott Fitzgerald, This Side of Paradise
"Good luck to you and bad luck to your theories."-F. Scott Fitzgerald, This Side of Paradise
11. Ninety Percent of Everything: Inside Shipping, the Invisible Industry That Puts Clothes on Your Back, Gas in Your Car, and Food on Your Plate
By: Rose George
4.07
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Eye-opening and compelling, the overlooked world of freight shipping, revealed as the foundation of… read more
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12. Grace: President Obama and Ten Days in the Battle for America
By: Cody Keenan
4.56
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “At a time when the meaning of America is up for grabs, Cody Keenan’s n… read more
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13. 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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14. The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
By: David Graeber
4.20
Format: 692 pages, Hardcover
A dramatically new understanding of human history, challenging our most fundamental assumptions abo… read more
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"Humans - from this other perspective, which is just as extreme in its own way - are at best an arbitrary constellation of cultural elements, perhaps assembled according to some prevailing spirit, cod…"-David Graeber, The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
"One might ask, how could that most basic element of all human freedoms, the freedom to make promises and commitments and thus build relationships, be turned into its very opposite: into peonage, serf…"-David Graeber, The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
"There is an obvious objection to evolutionary models which assume that our strongest social ties are based on close biological kinship: many humans just don’t like their families very much. And this …"-David Graeber, The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
"In the Middle Ages, most people in other parts of the world who actually knew anything about northern Europe at all considered it an obscure and uninviting backwater full of religious fanatics who, a…"-David Graeber, The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
15. 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
16. How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future
By: Steven Levitsky
4.15
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Donald Trump's presidency has raised a question that many of us never thought we'd be asking: Is ou… read more
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"Authoritarian politicians cast their rivals as criminal, subversive, unpatriotic, or a threat to national security or the existing way of life."-Steven Levitsky, How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future
"The drift into authoritarianism doesn’t always set off alarm bells. Citizens are often slow to realize that their democracy is being dismantled even as it happens before their eyes."-Steven Levitsky, How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future
"Institutions become political weapons, wielded forcefully by those who control them against those who do not. This is how elected autocrats subvert democracy—packing and “weaponizing"-Steven Levitsky, How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future
"But when faced with a would-be authoritarian, establishment politicians must unambiguously reject him or her and do everything possible to defend democratic institutions—even if that means temporaril…"-Steven Levitsky, How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future
17. How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States
By: Daniel Immerwahr
4.46
Format: 513 pages, Hardcover
A pathbreaking history of the United States' overseas possessions and the true meaning of its empir… read more
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"At various times, inhabitants of the U.S. Empire have been shot, shelled, starved, interned, dispossessed, tortured, and experimented on. What they haven't been, by and large, is seen."-Daniel Immerwahr, How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States
"Hoover’s greatest challenge was one of the least visible: the humble screw thread. Screws, nuts, and bolts are universal fasteners. They function in industrial societies, as one writer put it, like s…"-Daniel Immerwahr, How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States
18. And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle
By: Jon Meacham
4.46
Format: 676 pages, Hardcover
The life and moral evolution of Abraham Lincoln, exploring why and how Lincoln confronted secession… read more
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19. Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism
By: Anne Applebaum
3.91
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author, professor, and historian offers an expert guide to understanding… read more
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"Unity is an anomaly. Polarization is normal. Skepticism about liberal democracy is also normal. And the appeal of authoritarianism is eternal."-Anne Applebaum, Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism
"Given the right conditions, any society can turn against democracy. Indeed, if history is anything to go by, all of our societies eventually will."-Anne Applebaum, Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism
"Olga Tokarczuk, 2019: We horen niet langer de harmonie van de wereld, maar de kakofonie van geluiden, een ondraaglijke ruis waarin we wanhoping een een rustiger melodie proberen te ontdekken, al is h…"-Anne Applebaum, Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism
"Throughout history, pandemics have led to an expansion of the power of the state: at times when people fear death, they go along with measures that they believe, rightly or wrongly, will save them—ev…"-Anne Applebaum, Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism
20. Nine Nasty Words: English in the Gutter — Then, Now, and Forever
By: John McWhorter
3.95
Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition
One of the preeminent linguists of our time examines the realms of language that are considered sho… read more
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21. 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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22. Radical Compassion: Learning to Love Yourself and Your World with the Practice of RAIN
By: Tara Brach
4.23
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
One of the most beloved and trusted mindfulness teachers in America offers a lifeline for difficult… read more
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23. American Carnage: On the Front Lines of the Republican Civil War and the Rise of President Trump
By: Tim Alberta
4.17
Format: 688 pages, Hardcover
Politico Magazine’s chief political correspondent provides a rollicking insider’s look at the makin… read more
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24. Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal
By: George Packer
4.07
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Acclaimed National Book Award-winning author George Packer diagnoses America’s descent into a faile… read more
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25. Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy
By: Adam Jentleson
4.26
Format: 352 pages, ebook
Every major decision governing our diverse, majority-female, and increasingly liberal country bears… read more
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26. How America Lost Its Mind: The Assault on Reason That’s Crippling Our Democracy (Volume 15) (The Julian J. Rothbaum Distinguished Lecture Series)
By: Thomas E. Patterson
4.12
Format: 193 pages, Hardcover
Americans are losing touch with reality. On virtually every issue, from climate change to immigrati… read more
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27. A Brief History of Equality
By: Thomas Piketty
4.00
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The world's leading economist of inequality presents a short but sweeping and surprisingly optimist… read more
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"The idea that each country–or worse yet–each person in each country is individually responsible for its production and its wealth, makes little sense from a historical point of view. All wealth is co…"-Thomas Piketty, A Brief History of Equality
"The growth of wealth in the Western world, like that in Japan or China, has long been based on the international division of labor and the feverish exploitation of natural and human resources worldwi…"-Thomas Piketty, A Brief History of Equality
28. Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich, the Fall of a Speaker, and the Rise of the New Republican Party
By: Julian E. Zelizer
3.83
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
The story of how Newt Gingrich and his allies tainted American politics, launching an enduring era … read more
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29. Four Threats: The Recurring Crises of American Democracy
By: Suzanne Mettler
3.99
Format: 301 pages, Kindle Edition
An urgent, historically-grounded take on the four major factors that undermine American democracy, … read more
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30. The Bitter End: The 2020 Presidential Campaign and the Challenge to American Democracy
By: John Sides
3.83
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
What an intensely divisive election means for American politics The year 2020 was a tumultuous tim… read more
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31. Republic of Wrath: How American Politics Turned Tribal, From George Washington to Donald Trump
By: James A. Morone
4.03
Format: 4323 pages, Hardcover
A prize-winning political scientist untangles the deep roots of tribalism in America. American p… read more
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