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A solid and unbiased source of primary documents on the most contentious political challenges facing the nation. For readers at all levels, especially high schoolers and undergrads.
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The Jan 6th Report
This fact-based accounting of the events of January 6, 2021, is one of the essential historical documents of this era. The thoughtful presentation of this audio edition makes it accessible to a wider audience.
Mohammadi’s haunting interviews make for an unsettling but deeply powerful listen. An excellent audio that provides insight into the Iranian legal system and the way the Iranian government treats its activist prisoners.
The U.S. Supreme Court is increasingly in the news, but its workings and history are opaque. This recommended book can help clear things up.
A fascinating exploration of technology and policy in the U.S., which will likely resonate with public-sector technologists.
Equal parts enlightening and terrifying, this is imperative reading for anyone in the United States.
Carlson’s study will be welcomed by anyone angered, conflicted about, or interested in gun control and devotion to the right to bear arms in the U.S.
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Why Congress
With its historical analysis of Congress and insight into its potential future, this book will appeal to political science and public policy majors. A recommended purchase for academic libraries.
Highly recommended for anyone interested in academia in present-day China. Readers interested in memoirs about life in contemporary China should also consider Cai Chongda’s Vessel.
Based on extensive archival research, this timely account of the John Birch Society is essential for readers interested in U.S. political history and far-right extremism.
Students of American government and public policy will gain useful insights from this study, and they may even view American politics in a whole new manner.
This encyclopedia may help high school and lower-level higher education students seeking rudimentary information about specific political violence topics, but it may not be needed in most libraries.
This is a provocative and important book that enables readers to gain a deep appreciation for the nuanced meaning of cancel culture.
Although the author could have used a more even-handed approach, this book covers enough on the suppression of language to make it a welcome addition at both public and academic libraries.
This is wisdom, pure and simple, for everyone in search of the strength necessary to live expansive lives in a world that too often relegates people to the margins.
A guide to decision-making past, present, and future that users will likely want to consult repeatedly.
This book should be required reading for anyone involved in government and higher education. Highly recommended.
Librarians may recognize and relate to Borowitz’s amusing and insightful observations. This superbly narrated book should be a part of every public library collection.
This book will appeal to students of U.S. immigration and civil-rights history, as well as anyone who loves a beautifully told story.
This title will likely be of high interest to scholars and those interested in social and behavioral sciences.
A disturbing clarity into the current biased news coverage is revealed through analysis of past industry reporting standards.
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Bibi: My Story
This books ranks of profound importance to readers interested in the recent history of the Middle East.
This book is a worthy companion to recent books by Marie Yovanovitch (Lessons from the Edge) and Alexander Vindman (Here, Right Matters). It is an unrelenting indictment of Donald Trump’s abuse of the presidency.
The life story of this history-making Congressional member eclipses the usual political memoir. Her story is riveting, moving, vivid, and radically vulnerable.
This book is a broad and welcome examination of sanctions and will be appreciated by both the general reader and serious scholar, which makes it a perfect addition to economic and policy collections.
This book will appeal and prove helpful to academic collections and scholarship examining political science through the lens of queer studies.
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Orwell and Empire
Readers seeking a different perspective on Orwell will appreciate this study. Kerr links Orwell’s writings to current discussions of Britain’s imperial past and matters of race, justice, and identity.
A powerful investigative work that is likely to circulate well with patrons interested in political science and sociology titles.
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Prisoners of Their Premises: How Unexamined Assumptions Lead to War and Other Policy Debacles
Academic libraries should include this work.
A serviceable academic study of conservative identity politics, though it may turn off some readers with its approach to showing both sides and underwhelming analysis.
With engrossing narration from Godfrey, this call-to-action for increased pandemic preparedness, including the removal of partisan politics and unrestrained capitalism from future health-care emergencies, is an essential purchase for all libraries.
This book returns the voices of Black women Communists to their rightful place in histories of labor, race, and gender in the 20th century. Libraries serving historians or general readers interested in Black women’s history and activism need to add this to their shelves.
Despite its limited coverage of amendments, this adds to the content in Bloch and Jackson’s and Vile’s works, and will interest general readers as well as students of political science, government, and teacher education.
Though the chapters are long, the copious notes, footnotes, and index add to this amusing but maddening book’s wealth of information.
Libraries with current political events collections will be interested; also valuable for libraries documenting the Trump era.
Recommended with reservation. However impressive, Zelensky’s quotations tell relatively little about Ukraine, its politics, or the war. A book with expanded context would be more useful.
Turner expertly exposes more unsubstantiated, secretive, organized anti-Obama agendas and offers valuable glimpses into what many Americans believe, what they think of others’ beliefs, and, most of all, what they think about who belongs where in U.S. society. An informative read.
Short has written a remarkable biography, rich in facts and details, of Putin’s life and career. This book will appeal to readers with an interest in Russia, world history, biographies of world leaders, and current events.
Essential reading for those interested in modern China. Readers curious about the various ways that President Xi has expanded his power should also consider Kai Strittmatter’s We Have Been Harmonized: Life in China’s Surveillance State.
Although academic, the prose is still accessible, and the author does a skillful job of breaking down the strategies that everyone will recognize from daily news coverage. An excellent buy for any political collection.
As an in-depth legal analysis written for the general population, this work will stir controversy and debate and likely be on many readers’ lists whether they agree or disagree with Siedel’s arguments.
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The Worm in the Apple: A History of the Conservative Party and Europe from Churchill to Cameron
Highly recommended for any reader interested in modern British politics or its relations with Europe.
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Realigners: Partisan Hacks, Political Visionaries, and the Struggle To Rule American Democracy
A composite biography of political influencers since 1776, this book will deepen readers’ understanding of the American democratic process.
The timely advice and analysis will pique the interest of readers interested in politics and government and will be a strong title to offer prior to election season.
This work is something of an economics, history, and philosophy lecture all in one, reading more like an extended essay than a typical book. It is particularly recommended for libraries servicing economics, political science, and labor studies departments.
A meticulously written and engaging volume that may make readers pause and reconsider an issue they thought they already knew. Best suited for those interested in the history of the Middle East, Israel, U.S. studies, and Jewish history.
This book’s lucid language explains techniques such as manipulative push and unofficial straw polls, while setting the topic in its historical context.
Miller’s book is nothing less than essential reading in this over-heated moment. Highly recommended for all public and academic libraries, plus contemporary religion collections.
Kaba and Ritchie’s provocative position may not convince all readers, but their arguments are worth considering. This book will appeal to readers interested in social justice, activism, and police reform.
At once incredibly impactful and insightful, this is a lesson in history and humanity. Highly recommended.
Very timely for anyone who uses social media or who follows American, Russian and worldwide politics.
While not the first to identify these serious issues within the U.S. political system, Pfeiffer offers a concise overview of the issues and discusses ways that Democrats can remedy their messaging to combat these lies. Concerned citizens, political junkies, and fans of his podcast will find this work accessible and informative.
Susskind provides historical background and philosophical underpinnings for a robust but admitted patchwork of efforts to get past political gridlock and on to adapting to the needs of the unfolding century.
A timely and powerful book that should be read by everyone interested in preserving American democracy.
Highly recommended fast paced, quality drama exposing the realities of official Russian criminality.
Recommended for reading groups looking for active discussions of racism. This book will help readers learn more about racism and its lasting effects on society.
Jones summons readers concerned about abuse of authority, accountability, human rights, and establishing justice to demand rethinking and revising the USBP’s expansive reach, with its legalized racial profiling and carved out exceptions to constitutional protections, along with the implications of an unchecked, heavily militarized police force operating throughout the U.S.
More useful for specialists and historians than the general public but a valuable source for policy development during a confusing period.
A broad view of recent Indian and U.S. history and the individuals involved in creating, and hindering, bilateral ties between the two countries.
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No Escape
An important, harrowing overview of the ongoing human rights crisis in Xinjiang, China.
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Scorpion’s Dance
With a complex cast of characters, Cold War espionage, and tense courtroom drama, Morley’s timely book will appeal to readers seeking an in-depth understanding of both Watergate and CIA history.
Essential reading for all students of political science. Fukuyama’s scholarly, yet approachable work is highly recommended for any reader interested in understanding the current political environment.
A necessary addition to academic collections, and also a great choice to round out any biography collection.
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Growing Up Biden
Owens’s narrative is informative and engaging and is a perceptive firsthand account of President Biden’s background. Readers who are interested in political campaign operations and strategy or want to know more about the Bidens will enjoy this book.
: This book will please Kazin’s enthusiasts and win favor among new readers previously bereft of his reality-grounded ruminations.
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Modern Greece
A valuable resource, ideal for students doing research or general readers interested in knowing more about Greece, both its current state and its history.
General readers on both sides of the political aisle will welcome this instructional, conscience-stricken account and will want to compare the book to the five-part miniseries based on it (to appear on HBO in 2022).
A thoughtful and comprehensive account of the Sanders 2020 campaign and an authoritative description of the candidate’s personality. Readers who want to know more about Sanders or are interested in political campaign narratives will enjoy this book.
Worthily preceded by Sanford Levinson’s Written in Stone and David Gobel and Daves Rossell’s Commemoration in America, Thompson’s book underlines the need to evaluate public monuments, murals, and exhibits, to make them nexuses of learning rather than reinforcers of past beliefs.
This is a beautifully written individual story made more meaningful by thoughtful and well-informed insights into a country ravaged by war and undermined by foreign powers. Highly recommended.
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It Could Happen Here: Why America Is Tipping from Hate to the Unthinkable—And How We Can Stop It
A well-reasoned argument for vigilance against of hate, with useful suggestions. Recommended for readers interested in politics and current events who would like to take action.
Purnell’s writing is personal, moving, and offers a globally relevant perspective. It dramatically expands the scope of how Americans can think about policing and justice and will leave a lasting impact.
Readers interested in societal inequity and effecting change will find this book informative and helpful.
With accessible and engaging writing, McHangama’s book is a highly recommended intellectual history for casual readers and those interested in the currency of free speech.
Readers interested in law and systemic racism will come away with greater insight from this highly recommended book. Haynes’s perseverance, compassion, and relatability create a memoir that will stick with readers long after the last page.
This book can be read as a case study of the laborious U.S. legislative process, set against the changing political landscape of the 1960s. Readers interested in U.S. politics will appreciate Frost’s research.
A thought-provoking, thoroughly researched work that asks readers to reconsider World War II mythology. Samet's analysis, solidly based in pop culture, will be welcomed in public library collections and will appeal to readers of military history.
Readers interested in Hill’s life and in international relations will be well informed by this book; her reporting of behind-the-scenes activity in the Trump White House will also fascinate.
This mostly fast-moving account is at times slowed by jargon and acronyms. It will appeal to general readers and specialists intrigued by the modern CIA.
A highly recommended, in-depth history of migration that accounts for the lives affected by American border policing and immigration restrictions.
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