9 must-read politics books like Democracy in Retrograde: How to Make Changes Big and Small in Our Country and in Our Lives by Sami Sage

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Democracy in Retrograde: How to Make Changes Big and Small in Our Country and in Our Lives

By: Sami Sage

4.13

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A whip-smart combo of self-help and political manifesto that is perfect for anyone who wants to sav…

"There's a small handful of very wealthy and powerful people who actively strategize and spend a lot of money (numbers with multiple commas) to make sure that you ignore politics and neglect your privileges that come with being an American citizen."

-Sami Sage, Democracy in Retrograde: How to Make Changes Big and Small in Our Country and in Our Lives

If you liked the politics plot in Democracy in Retrograde: How to Make Changes Big and Small in Our Country and in Our Lives by Sami Sage , here is a list of 9 books like this:

1. The Distance Between Us

By: Reyna Grande

3.80

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From an award-winning novelist and sought-after public speaker, an eye-opening memoir about life be… read more

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2. Margo's Got Money Troubles

By: Rufi Thorpe

3.97

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A bold, laugh-out-loud funny, and heartwarming story about one young woman’s attempt to navigate ad… read more

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  • adult
  • audiobook
"I’m just saying,"

-Rufi Thorpe, Margo's Got Money Troubles

"I fell into a state that, if not sleep, was sleep adjacent."

-Rufi Thorpe, Margo's Got Money Troubles

"It really makes you wonder, what kind of truth would require this many lies to tell?"

-Rufi Thorpe, Margo's Got Money Troubles

"Who cared about sex, really? When what you needed was someone to talk to in the dark."

-Rufi Thorpe, Margo's Got Money Troubles

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3. One in a Millennial: On Friendship, Feelings, Fangirls, and Fitting In

By: Kate Kennedy

3.78

Format: 328 pages, Hardcover

From pop culture podcaster and a voice of a generation, Kate Kennedy, a celebration of the millenni… read more

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  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Why would I ever let someone who drafts make-believe football teams make me believe I should be embarrassed by my interests?"

-Kate Kennedy, One in a Millennial: On Friendship, Feelings, Fangirls, and Fitting In

"Pregnancy loss...is an open wound with the most vulnerable scab, forced to constantly replenish its surface-level protection as it's picked at daily, not by you, but inadvertently by other people's j…"

-Kate Kennedy, One in a Millennial: On Friendship, Feelings, Fangirls, and Fitting In

"I'm a weird contradiction of someone who pursues and values traditions but tries to reject the parts that are oppressive, unfair or unnecessary, because we can adapt things to who we are, not to who …"

-Kate Kennedy, One in a Millennial: On Friendship, Feelings, Fangirls, and Fitting In

"That's the thing about girlhood. You and your friends have to take yourselves seriously, because no one else will. We had to keep our emotional behavior to diary pages and fangirl in private, perform…"

-Kate Kennedy, One in a Millennial: On Friendship, Feelings, Fangirls, and Fitting In

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4. Sandwich

By: Catherine Newman

3.75

Format: 229 pages, Hardcover

From the beloved author of We All Want Impossible Things, a moving, hilarious story of a family sum… read more

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  • adult
  • audiobook
"What does loss look like, in your body? Where is it? It feels like an air bubble stuck in your psyche. It feels like peering down into a deep hole. The vertigo of that. The potential for obliteration…"

-Catherine Newman, Sandwich

"We're just ruined by sex, women---our bodies, our psyches. We're sexually assaulted every five minutes. We're infected with everything. Traumatized by conceiving, by not conceiving. But let's keep at…"

-Catherine Newman, Sandwich

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5. 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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  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"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

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6. The Truths We Hold: An American Journey

By: Kamala Harris

4.01

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

From one of America's most inspiring political leaders, a book about the core truths that unite us,… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"When you break through a glass ceiling, you're going to get cut, and it's going to hurt."

-Kamala Harris, The Truths We Hold: An American Journey

"One of my mother’s favorite sayings was “Don’t let anybody tell you who you are. You tell them who you are."

-Kamala Harris, The Truths We Hold: An American Journey

"Politics is a realm where the grand pronouncement often takes the place of the painstaking and detail-oriented work of getting meaningful things done."

-Kamala Harris, The Truths We Hold: An American Journey

". . . Being a good person meant standing for something larger than yourself; that success is measured in part by what you help others achieve and accomplish."

-Kamala Harris, The Truths We Hold: An American Journey

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7. Such a Bad Influence

By: Olivia Muenter

3.52

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A razor-sharp debut about what happens when one of the first child stars of the social media age gr… read more

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  • adult
  • audiobook
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8. The Wedding People

By: Alison Espach

4.25

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A propulsive and uncommonly wise novel about one unexpected wedding guest and the surprising people… read more

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  • adult
  • audiobook
"Phoebe feels powerless to help. She imagines this what mothers often feel."

-Alison Espach, The Wedding People

"To be stuck inside her house was to be stuck inside herself and all the choices she made over the years."

-Alison Espach, The Wedding People

"Phoebe was the only person waiting in the dark to condemn herself for every single thing when the day was over."

-Alison Espach, The Wedding People

"To collect is to care more than most. But it is also to hoard. to Take things out of the world and make them only yours."

-Alison Espach, The Wedding People

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9. A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy

By: Tia Levings

4.48

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

“Today it hit me when he hit me, blood shaking in my brain. Maybe there wasn’t a savior coming. May… read more

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  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Democracy or Else: How to Save America in 10 Easy Steps by Jon  Favreau

10. Democracy or Else: How to Save America in 10 Easy Steps

By: Jon Favreau

4.17

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

From your friends at Pod Save America  and Crooked Media comes a useful and illustrated guide to sa… read more

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  • activism
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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11. 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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  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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12. 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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  • politics
  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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13. The PLAN: Manage Your Time Like a Lazy Genius

By: Kendra Adachi

4.24

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of The Lazy Genius Way brings her beloved Kind Big Sister Ene… read more

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  • nonfiction
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14. Democracy in Retrograde: How to Make Changes Big and Small in Our Country and in Our Lives

By: Sami Sage

4.13

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A whip-smart combo of self-help and political manifesto that is perfect for anyone who wants to sav… read more

Similar categories in Sami Sage's Democracy in Retrograde: How to Make Changes Big and Small in Our Country and in Our Lives book and Sami Sage's Democracy in Retrograde: How to Make Changes Big and Small in Our Country and in Our Lives

  • american
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • activism
  • adult
  • audiobook
"There's a small handful of very wealthy and powerful people who actively strategize and spend a lot of money (numbers with multiple commas) to make sure that you ignore politics and neglect your priv…"

-Sami Sage, Democracy in Retrograde: How to Make Changes Big and Small in Our Country and in Our Lives

Cover of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past by Steve Benen

15. Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past

By: Steve Benen

4.50

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

None read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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16. A Bit Much

By: Lyndsay Rush

4.42

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

The debut poetry collection from Lyndsay Rush (aka @maryoliversdrunkcousin) is a humorous and joyfu… read more

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  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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17. 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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  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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18. The Third Gilmore Girl: A Memoir

By: Kelly Bishop

4.52

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

“Come for the Gilmore Girls anecdotes, stay for the revealing truths about what it takes to build a… read more

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  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Birds, the Bees, and the Elephant in the Room: Talking to Your Kids About Sex and Other Sensitive Topics by Rachel Coler Mulholland

19. The Birds, the Bees, and the Elephant in the Room: Talking to Your Kids About Sex and Other Sensitive Topics

By: Rachel Coler Mulholland

4.59

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Known as Shug to her nearly 1 million TikTok followers, Rachel Coler Mulholland has become a favori… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir by Ina Garten

20. Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir

By: Ina Garten

4.60

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In her long-awaited memoir, Ina Garten—aka the Barefoot Contessa, author of thirteen bestselling co… read more

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  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement by Sharon McMahon

21. The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement

By: Sharon McMahon

4.78

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

America’s favorite government teacher offers thrilling, heartfelt stories of ordinary American hero… read more

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  • politics
  • american
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook

11 must-read adult books like Democracy in Retrograde: How to Make Changes Big and Small in Our Country and in Our Lives by Sami Sage

Transform Your Habits

Margo's Got Money Troubles

Rufi Thorpe

3.97

Transform Your Habits

One in a Millennial: On Friendship, Feelings, Fangirls, and Fitting In

Kate Kennedy

3.78

Transform Your Habits

Sandwich

Catherine Newman

3.75

Transform Your Habits

Such a Bad Influence

Olivia Muenter

3.52

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16 Best adult books like Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir by Ina Garten

Transform Your Habits

Margo's Got Money Troubles

Rufi Thorpe

3.97

Transform Your Habits

Blue Sisters

Coco Mellors

4.21

Transform Your Habits

Here One Moment

Liane Moriarty

4.15

Transform Your Habits

Sandwich

Catherine Newman

3.75

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