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"Indispensable Enemies: The Politics of Misrule In America" [1973] by Walter Karp Franklin Square 9x6 pb [1/2003] for $10.47 E.P. Dutton hardcover [5/73] out of print/used |
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"The Better Angels" [1979] by Charles McCarry Thirty years ago, the author predicted that a lantern-jawed Eastern liberal would lose to a right-wing cowboy with ties to big oil in a stolen election for the U.S. presidency; the plot also involves Islamic terrorists intent on obtaining nuclear weapons. Kindle Edition from Overlook [1/2010] for $12.99 Overlook Trade 8x5½ pb [1/2010] for $11.21 Fawcett mass pb [3/82] out of print/used Overlook 9x6 hardcover [3/2008] for $17.13 Dutton/Hutchinson hardcover [7/79] out of print/many used |
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"The Politics of The Presidency" [Wiley & Sons 1983] by Joseph A. Pika & John Anthony Maltese Kindle Edition from CQ Press [7/2009] for $51.96 {sic} 7th Edition: CQ Press 9x6 pb textbook [7/2009] for $59.76 publisher's bookpage |
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"The Puzzle Palace: Inside America's Most Secret Intelligence Organization" [1983] by James Bamford Penguin 7¾x5 pb [9/83] for $10.37 |
 | "The Triumph of Politics: Why The Reagan Revolution Failed" [1986] by David Stockman "No other book comes close to understanding America's domestic political process." — J. Roberts (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) Avon mass pb [1/87] out of print/many used HarperCollins hardcover [5/86] out of print/230+ used Sept 2003 article on Slate by Timothy Noah |
 | "The Power Game: How Washington Works" [1988] by journalist Hedrick Smith Ballantine 8¼x5½ pb [9/96] for $11.53 Random House hardcover [2/88] out of print/used |
 | "Lost Rights: The Destruction of American Liberty" [1994] by James Bovard Palgrave Macmillan 9½x6¼ pb [9/95] for $11.53 Palgrave Macmillan 9½x6½ hardcover [3/94] for $65.00 author website |
 | "The Virtue of Civility: Selected Essays On Liberalism, Tradition & Civil Society" [1997] by Edward Albert Shils, edited by Steven Grosby recommended by Tony Hillerman Liberty Fund 9¼x6¼ pb [7/97] for $11.99 Liberty Fund 9¾x6½ hardcover [7/97] for $19.99 |
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"The Piracy of America: Profiteering In The Public Domain" [1999] Edited by Judith Scherff Clarity Press 9x6 pb [4/99] for $18.95 |
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"Body of Secrets: Anatomy of The Ultra-Secret National Security Agency" [2001] by James Bamford Anchor 8x5¼ pb [4/2002] for $10.37 Doubleday 9½x6½ hardcover [4/2001] out of print/used |
 | "Who Rules America?: Power & Politics" [2001] by G. William Domhoff McGraw-Hill 8¾x6 pb [6/2001] for $37.65 |
 | "Blinded By The Right: The Conscience of An Ex-Conservative" [2002] by David Brock The author participated in the very real 'vast right-wing conspiracy' that sought to bring down the Clinton presidency; this book sets the record straight with much documentary evidence. Three Rivers Press 8x5¼ pb [2/2003] for $10.50 Crown 9½x6½ hardcover [3/2002] for $18.17 |
 | "Silencing Political Dissent: How Post-September 11 Anti-Terrorism Measures Threaten Our Civil Liberties" [2002] by Nancy Chang, Foreward by Howard Zinn
Seven Stories Press 7x5 pb [7/2002] for $9.95 |
 | "Terrorism & The Constitution: Sacrificing Civil Liberties In The Name of National Security" [2002] by James X. Dempsey & David Cole
New Press 8¼x6¼ pb [9/2002] for $16.95 |
 | "Unequal Protection: The Rise of Corporate Dominance & The Theft of Human Rights" [2002] by radio host Thom Hartmann
Rodale 8¾x6 pb [4/2004] for $10.85 Rodale 9½x6½ hardcover [10/2002] for $16.98 author website • official booksite |
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"The Fight Is For Democracy: Winning The War of Ideas In America & The World" [9 essays; 2003] Edited by George Packer Perennial 8x5¼ pb [8/2003] for $11.16 |
 | "Perfectly Legal: The Secret Campaign To Rig Our Tax System To Benefit The Super Rich - and Cheat Everybody Else" [2003] by New York Times reporter David Cay Johnston Portfolio 8½x5½ pb [1/2005] for $10.20 Portfolio 9¼x6.4 hardcover [12/2003] for $16.35 official booksite |
 | "The Price of Loyalty: George W. Bush, The White House & The Education of Paul O'Neill" [2004] by Ron Suskind
S&S pb [9/2004] for $10.50 S&S 9½x6.4 hardcover [1/2004] for $17.68 Audioworks ABR audio CD [1/2004] out of prodn/many used Audioworks ABR audio [1/2004] out of prodn/used official booksite "El Precio de la Lealtad: Con una Cierta Mirada" Peninsular pb [5/2004] for $21.90 |
 | "The Coming Generational Storm: What You Need To Know About America's Economic Future" [2004] by Laurence J. Kotlikoff & Scott Burns "On balance, the book does an excellent job of preaching two economic basics. First, our promise of Social Security & Medicare benefits in their current form to all retired Americans, regardless of means, is unsustainable . . . Second, individuals & families need to save more for their futures." — Los Angeles Times Book Review M.I.T. Press pb [1/2005] for $11.53 M.I.T. Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [4/2004] for $17.61 |
 | "The Exception To The Rulers: Exposing Oily Politicians, War Profiteers & The Media That Love Them" [2004] by Amy Goodman {host of "Democracy Now!"}, with David Goodman Kindle Edition from A.B.C. News [2004 edition] for $7.69 Hyperion 8x5¼ pb [3/2005] for $11.01 Hyperion 8¼x5¾ hardcover [4/2004] for $21.95 |
 | "We The People: A Call To Take Back America" [2004] by radio host Thom Hartmann, illustrated by Neil Cohn Coreway Media 10½x6¼ pb [5/2004] for $14.11 author website |
 | "The Republican Noise Machine: Right-Wing Media & How It Corrupts Democracy" [2004] by David Brock Three Rivers Press pb [4/2005] for $11.16 Crown Books 9¼x6.4 hardcover [5/2004] for $16.35 Random House ABR audio CD [5/2004] for $18.87 Random House ABR audio [5/2004] for $16.35 |
 | "America Alone: The Neo-Conservatives & The Global Order" [2004] by Stefan Halper & Jonathan Clarke Cambridge Univ Press 9¼x6½ hardcover [6/2004] for $19.04 |
 | "Losing America: Confronting A Reckless & Arrogant Presidency" [2004] by Sen. Robert C. Byrd [Dem-WV 1959-2010] W.W. Norton 8x5¾ pb [4/2005] for $11.16 W.W. Norton 8½x5½ hardcover [7/2004] for $16.29 |
 | "Running On Empty: How The Democratic & Republican Parties Are Bankrupting Our Future & What Americans Can Do About It" [2004] by Peter G. Peterson "It's a rare pleasure to see both political parties chastised equally." — Howard S. Marks, Los Angeles Times Book Review Picador 8½x5½ pb [7/2005] for $10.20 FS&G hardcover [7/2004] for $16.32 |
 | "Let's Stop Beating Around The Bush: More Political Subversion" [2004] by Jim Hightower Viking 9¼x6¼ hardcover [7/2004] for $15.37 Penguin ABR audio CD [7/2004] for $20.37 |
 | "Imperial Hubris: Why The West Is Losing The War On Terror" [2004] by Anonymous {Michael Scheuer} Brassey's/Potomac Books 9x6 pb [3/2005] for $12.21 Brassey's/Potomac Books 9¼x6½ hardcover [7/2004] for $17.32 |
 | "The Power of Nightmares: The Rise of The Politics of Fear" [BBC2 documentary Aug 2004] Written & directed by Adam Curtis BN Publng CD-ROM [9/2005] for $19.99 BN Publng video CD-ROM [11/2005] for $19.95 feature DVD [11/2005] for $39.99 full credits at IMDb • B.B.C. News webpage |
 | "Fortress America: On The Frontlines of Homeland Security - An Inside Look At The Coming Surveillance State" [2004] by Matthew Brzezinski Bantam 9&fracx6½ hardcover [8/2004] for $15.75 |
 | "Democracy Matters: Winning The Fight Against Imperialism" [2004] by Cornel West Penguin pb [8/2005] for $15.00 Penguin 9½x6.3 hardcover [9/2004] for $15.72 Penguin UNABR audio CD [9/2004] for $20.37 author's music project website |
 | "This Can't Be Happening!: Resisting The Disintegration of American Democracy" [2004] by Dave Lindorff Common Courage 9x6 pb [9/2004] for $11.53 Common Courage 9¼x6¼ hardcover [9/2004] for $35.85 |
 | "When Presidents Lie: A History of Official Deception & Its Consequences" [2004] by Eric Alterman Penguin pb [10/2005] for $10.88 Viking 9¼x6½ hardcover [9/2004] for $17.61 Viking Adobe Reader ebook [10/2004] for $18.45 Viking M/S Reader ebook [10/2004] for $18.45 |
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"Confessions of An Economic Hit Man" [2004 bestseller] by John Perkins A conscience-stricken insider's exposé of the global petro-industrial system and its basis of greed, power, control and personal, corporate and governmental corruption. Berrett-Koehler 9½x6½ hardcover [11/2004] for $15.72 Blackstone UNABR audio CD [4/2005] for $29.95 Blackstone UNABR audio [4/2005] for $29.95 |
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"The Plot Against Social Security: How The Bush Plan Is Endangering Our Financial Future" [2005] by Michael A. Hiltzikz {Pulitzer-winning L.A. Times columnist]
HarperCollins 9¼x6¼ hardcover [5/2005] for $16.47 |
 | "Off Center: The Republican Revolution & The Erosion of American Democracy" [2005] by Jacob S. Hacker & Paul Pierson Yale Univ Press 9½x6½ hardcover [10/2005] for $16.50 publisher's bookpage • authors' booksite |
 | "Democracy's Edge: Choosing To Save Our Country By Bringing Democracy To Life" [2005] by Frances Moore Lappé lauded by Cornel West, Noam Chomsky, Greg Palast, Amy Domini & Howard Zinn Jossey-Bass 9½x6 hardcover [10/2005] for $16.47 |
 | "Attention Deficit Democracy" [2006] by James Bovard Palgrave Macmillan 8¼x5&frac hardcover [2/2006] for $17.79 author website |
 | "Brandeis On Democracy" [1995] Edited by Philippa Strum Louis D. Brandeis [1856-1941] was known as "The People's Attorney" for his investigations of corporate corruption, and was later appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court [1916-39] Univ Press of KS 9x6 pb [1/95] for $19.94 Univ Press of KS 9¼x6¼ hardcover [1/95] for $29.95 |
 | "Reason: Why Liberals Will Win The Battle For America" [2004] by Robert B. Reich {former U.S. Labor Secretary 1993-97} Vintage 7¾x5¾ pb [3/2005] for $10.50 Knopf 8¾x6 hardcover [5/2004] for $16.32 Highbridge UNABR audio CD [5/2004] for $18.87 Highbridge UNABR audio [5/2004] for $18.87 author's website |
 | "The Age of Anxiety: McCarthyism To Terrorism" [2005] by Haynes Johnson Harvest Books pb [10/2006] for $16.99 Harcourt 9¼x6½ hardcover [10/2005] for $17.16 Highbridge ABR audio CD [10/2005] for $23.07 |
 | "The Covenant With Black America" [2006] Edited by Tavis Smiley #1 non-fiction softcover per New York Times Book Review (April 2006) Third World Press 9x6½ pb [1/2006] for $9.60 official booksite |
 | "The Blue Pages: A Directory of Companies Rated By Their Politics & Practices" [2006] by Editors of PoliPoint Press 8½x3¾ pocket directory [2/2006] for $9.95 publisher's bookpage |
 | "Crashing The Gate: Netroots, Grassroots & The Rise of People-Powered Politics" [2006] by Jerome Armstrong & Markos Moulitsas Zúniga Chelsea Green 8¼x5½ pb [9/2006] for $10.36 Chelsea Green 9x6 hardcover [3/2006] for $19.00 |
 | "The K Street Gang: The Rise & Fall of The Republican Machine" [2006] by Matthew Continetti Doubleday 9½x6½ hardcover [4/2006] for $16.47 |
 | "All Together Now: Common Sense For A Fair Economy" [2006] by Jared Bernstein Berrett-Koehler 8½x5½ pb [5/2006] for $9.24 official booksite |
 | "Hostile Takeover: How Big Money & Corruption Conquered Our Government – and How We Can Take It Back" [2006] by David Sirota "Every politically-engaged citizen should read this book." — Al Gore, Jr. Crown hardcover [5/2006] for $16.32 author's blogsite |
 | "Losing Our Democracy: How Bush, The Far Right & Big Business Are Betraying Americans For Power & Profit" [2006] by Mark Green
Sourcebooks 9x6¼ hardcover [8/2006] for $18.96 |
 | "Facing Fascism: The Threat To American Democracy In The 21st Century" [2006] by Jerry Sorlucco AuthorHouse 9x5¾ pb [8/2006] for $17.99 AuthorHouse 9x6 hardcover [8/2006] for $28.45 see also the Working Minds Philosophy's Barbarians & Fascists Pages |
 | "Delusional Democracy: Fixing The Republic Without Overthrowing The Government" [2006] by Joel S. Hirschhorn Common Courage Press 9x6½ pb [9/2006] for $12.89 Common Courage Press hardcover [9/2006] for $39.95 author's booksite |
 | "Saving Democracy: A Plan For Real Representation In America" [2006] by Kevin O'Leary Stanford Univ Press 9x6 pb [9/2006] for $13.57 Stanford Univ Press 9x6¼ hardcover [9/2006] for $50.00 |
 | "Welcome To Doomsday" [2006] by Bill Moyers, Preface by Bill McKibben New York Review Books 7x5¾ pb [10/2006] for $7.95 |
 | "Free Market Missionaries: The Corporate Manipulation of Community Values" [2006] by Sharon Beder "The 20th Century has seen three related developments; the growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy." Earthscan 9¼x6 hardcover [12/2006] for $21.86 |
 | "Undermining Science: Suppression & Distortion In The Bush Administration" [2007] by Seth Shulman Univ CA Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [1/2007] for $16.47 |
 | "American Fascists: The Christian Right & The War On America" [2007] by Chris Hedges Free Press 8¾x5¾ hardcover [1/2007] for $14.99 see also the Working Minds Philosophy's Barbarians & Fascists Pages |
 | "Radicals For Capitalism: A Freewheeling History of The Modern American Libertarian Movement" [2007] by Brian Doherty
Kindle Edition from PublicAffairs/Hachette [4/2009] for $12.99 PublicAffairs 9¼x6 pb [5/2008] for $15.05 PublicAffairs 9½x6½ hardcover [2/2007] out of print/70+ used |
 | "Nemesis: The Last Days of The American Republic" [2007] by Chalmers Johnson Holt 8x5¼ pb [1/2008] for $10.88 Metropolitan Books 9¼x6¼ hardcover [2/2007] for $17.16 |
 | "The Assault On Reason" [2007] by Al Gore, Jr. Penguin Press 9½x6½ hardcover [5/2007] for $15.57 Penguin audio CD [5/2007] for $19.77 |
 | "What Orwell Didn't Know: Propaganda and The New Face of American Politics" [essays 2007] Edited by Andras Szanto, Introduction by Orville Schell PublicAffairs 8¼x5½ pb [11/2007] for $10.17 see also Spirit of America Bookstore's George Orwell [1903-50] Page |
 | "Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency" [2008 bestseller] by Pulitzer-winner Barton Gellman Penguin 8½x5½ pb [8/2009] for $13.50 Penguin Press 9x6½ hardcover [9/2008] for $26.55 book optioned by H.B.O. in March 2011 for a miniseries |
 | "Fifteen Steps To Corporate Feudalism: How The Rich Convince America's Middle Class To Eliminate Themselves - From Ronald Reagan To The TEA Party Move-ment" [2012] by Dennis Marker
Kindle Edition from One Standard Press [5/2012] for $8.00 One Standard Press 9x6 pb [5/2012] for $17.00 official book site |
 | "Beyond Outrage: What Has Gone Wrong With Our Economy and Our Democracy, and How To Fix It - Expanded Edition" [2012] by Robert B. Reich, with illustrations by the author "A plan for action for everyone who cares about the future of America" Kindle Edition from Random House Digital [9/2012] for $8.99 Vintage 8x5 pb [9/2012] for $9.99 |
 | "Who Stole The American Dream? Can We Get It Back?" [2012] by Pulitzer-winning journalist Hedrick Smith Over the past four decades, the 'American Dream' has been dismantled and we became two Americas; book combines a history lesson with provocative reporting on what happens when pivotal laws & policies are altered while the public isn’t looking, Congress ignores public opinion, moderate politicians are sidelined, and Wall Street hires more than 1,400 former government officials as lobbyists; Smith also offers a path back to the right track. Kindle Edition from Random House Digital [9/2012] for $14.99 Random House 9½x6½ hardcover [9/2012] for $18.00 |
 | "The End of White Christian America" [2016] by Robert P. Jones Kindle Edition from Simon & Schuster Digital Sales [7/2016] for $14.99 Simon & Schuster 9x6 hardcover [7/2016] for $19.01 |
 | "Our Revolution: A Future To Believe In" [2016] by Sen. Bernie Sanders Kindle Edition from Thomas Dunne/Macmillan [11/2016] for $12.99 Thomas Dunne Books pb [DUE Sept 2017] for $10.70 Thomas Dunne Books hardcover [11/2016] for $16.20 Macmillan Audio UNABR audio CD [11/2016] for $25.94 official 'Our Revolution' website [est. 8/2016] |
 | "Fever Swamp: A Journey Through The Strange Neverland of The 2016 Presidential Race" [2017] by Richard North Patterson Author was invited to write a weekly column on the 2016 presidential race for Huffington Post; 48 of those essays are collected here Kindle Edition from Quercus/Hachette Book Group [1/2017] for $12.99 Quercus 9¼x6½ hardcover [1/2017] for $17.70 |
 | "Insane Clown President: Dispatches From The 2016 Circus" [2017] by Matt Taibbi, Illustrated by Victor Juhasz tells the story of Western civilization’s very own train wreck, from its tragicomic beginnings to its apocalyptic conclusion; 25 articles from Rolling Stone Magazine plus two new essays Kindle Edition from Spiegel & Grau/Random House [1/2017] for $9.99 Spiegel & Grau 8½x6 hardcover [1/2017] for $15.60 |
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