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  | "Presidential Lottery: The Reckless Gamble In The American Electoral System" [1969] by James A. Michener [1907-97]
Fawcett Crest mass pb [11/69] out of print/used Random House hardcover [3/69] out of print/used RH/Vintage hardcover [12/69] out of print/rare |
  | "The People's President: The Electoral College In American History & The Direct Vote Alternative" [1968] by Neal R. Peirce & Lawrence D. Longley
Yale Univ Press 9¼x6¼ pb [rev 6/81] out of print/used Yale Univ Press 9¾x6¼ hardcover [rev 6/81] out of print/used |
  | "Direct Democracy: The Politics of Initiative, Referendum & Recall" [1989] by Thomas E. Cronin iUniverse 9x6 pb [6/99] for $18.95 Replica Books 9½x6½ hardcover [7/2001] out of print/used |
  | "When No Majority Rules: The Electoral College & Presidential Succession" [1992] by Michael J. Glennon Congressional Quarterly Books 9x6¼ pb [11/92] out of print/used |
  | "An Economic Theory of Democracy" [1997] by Anthony Downs Addison Wesley 8x5½ pb [1/97] for $60.60 |
  | "The Electoral College Primer 2000" [1999] by Lawrence D. Longley & Neal R. Peirce Yale Univ Press 8¼x5½ pb [9/99] for $18.00 Yale Univ Press 8½x5¾ hardcover [10/99] out of print/used |
  | "Choosing A President: The Electoral College & Beyond" [2002] Edited by Paul D. Schumaker & Burdett A. Loomis C.Q. Press 9x6 pb [3/2002] for $26.95 |
  | "Voting In America" [2003] by Joanne Weisman Deitch Discovery Enterprises 9½x6¾ pb [1/2003] for $8.95 |
  | "Black Box Voting: Ballot-Tampering In The 21st Century" [2003] by Bev Harris, with David Allen Elon House/Plan Nine 8¼x5½ pb [7/2003] for $19.95 |
  | "Stealing Elections: How Voter Fraud Threatens Our Democracy" [2004] by John H. Fund Encounter Books 9x6¼ pb [9/2004] for $11.53 |
  | "Enlightened Democracy: The Case For The Electoral College" [2004] by Tara Ross Colonial Press 9x6¼ pb [9/2005] for $14.95 World Ahead 9¼x6¼ hardcover [11/2004] for $17.13 |
  | "What Went Wrong In Ohio: The Conyers Report On The 2004 Presidential Election" [2005] Edited by Anita Miller, Introduction by Gore Vidal Academy Chicago 8½x5½ pb [5/2005] for $8.76 |
  | "How The G.O.P. Stole America's 2004 Election and Is Rigging 2008" [2005] by Bob Fitrakis & Harvey Wasserman self-published 11x8¼ pb [9/2005] for $12.00 |
  | "Fooled Again: How The Right Stole The 2004 Election & Why They'll Steal The Next One Too (Unless We Stop Them)" [2005] by Mark Crispin Miller Basic Books 8½x6 hardcover [10/2005] for $16.47 |
  | "Conned: How Millions Went To Prison, Lost The Vote & Helped Send George W. Bush To The White House" [2006] by Sasha Abramsky New Press 8½x6 hardcover [4/2006] for $16.35 author's website |
  | "Looking Forward To It: or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying & Love The American Electoral Process" [2004] by Stephen Elliott Picador 8¾x5½ pb [10/2004] for $11.20 author website |
  | "It Takes A Candidate: Why Women Don't Run For Office" [2005] by Jennifer L. Lawless & Richard L. Fox Cambridge Univ Press 8¾x6 pb [9/2005] for $26.31 Cambridge Univ Press 9x6 hardcover [9/2005] for $87.00 updated in 2010 as "It Still Takes A Candidate" {see below} |
  | "Going Dirty: The Art of Negative Campaigning" [2006] by David Mark Rowman & Littlefield 9x6¼ hardcover [3/2006] for $24.95 |
  | "Taming The Electoral College" [2006] by Robert W. Bennett Stanford Univ Press 9x6 pb [4/2006] for $21.95 Stanford Univ Press 9¼x6 hardcover [4/2006] for $55.00 |
  | "Politicians: Owned & Operated By Corporate America - Why Campaign Reform Is Crucial To The U.S. Economy & National Security!" [2006] by Jack E. Lohman Colgate Press hardcover [6/2006] for $23.95 |
  | "The Power of The Vote: Electing Presidents, Overthrowing Dictators & Promoting Democracy Around The World" [2007] by Douglas E. Schoen Wm. Morrow hardcover [4/2007] for $19.72 official booksite |
  | "Count My Vote: A Citizen's Guide To Voting" [2008] by Steven Rosenfeld AlterNet Publng 8¾x5¾ pb [9/2008] out of print/used |
  | "It Still Takes A Candidate: Why Women Don't Run For Office" [2010] by Jennifer L. Lawless & Richard L. Fox Cambridge Univ Press 9x6 pb [6/2010] for $24.21 Cambridge Univ Press 9x6 hardcover [6/2010] for $78.69 update of "It Takes A Candidate" [2005] book {above} |
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"Vote For Me!" [ages 4 & up; 2012] Written & illustrated by Ben Clanton Kids Can Press, Ltd. 10x8¼ hardcover [4/2012] for $11.53 |
  | "TIME: The Essential Voter's Guide - Obama vs. Romney - Your Ringside Seat To The 2012 Election" [2012] 96 pages; published a week after the two conventions Time, Inc. 10½x7¾ pb [9/2012] for $17.95 the Kindle Edition is removed from Amazon (2016) |
  | "The Year of Voting Dangerously: The Derangement of American Politics"  [2016] by Maureen Dowd, New York Times columnist Kindle Edition from Twelve/Hachette [9/2016] for $15.99 Twelve 9¼x6¼ hardcover [9/2016] for $18.72 |
WaterGate,  ChadGate,  &  TreasonGate
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... and let us not forget: Sen. Joseph McCarthy and the Hollywood blacklist from the Fifties
  | "All The President's Men" [1974 bestseller] by Carl Bernstein & Bob Woodward Pocket mass pb [6/2005] for $7.99 S&S 8½x5½ pb [6/94] for $11.20 Warner pb [1/75] out of print/used S&S hardcover [6/74] out of print/many used Recorded Books audio CD [3/2004] for $34.99 |
          | "All The President's Men" feature film [Warner/Wildwood April 1976] Directed by Alan J. Pakula; screenplay by William Goldman from the bestselling book; starring Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Jack Warden, Martin Balsam, Hal Holbrook, Jason Robards & Jane Alexander; won Oscars for Best Script, Best Supporting Actor [JR], Best Sound, Best Art Direction, Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress [JA], Best Editing; WGA Award for Best Script; added to National Film Registry (2010) Warner special edition DVD [2/2006] 2 disks for $17.49 Warner widescreen DVD [10/97] for $14.99 Warner color VHS [3/2003] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb • watch official trailer [1:50] at YouTube |
  | "The Wars of Watergate: The Last Crisis of Richard Nixon" [1990] by Stanley I. Kutler recommended by Watergate figure John W. Dean W.W. Norton 8¼x5½ pb [5/92] for $11.53 Knopf 9¼x6¾ hardcover [5/90] out of print/used |
  | "Watergate: The Corruption of American Politics & The Fall of Richard Nixon" [1994] by Fred Emery
Touchstone 9x6¼ pb [9/95] for $25.95 Crown 9½x6½ hardcover [6/94] out of print/used |
  | "The Betrayal of America: How The Supreme Court Undermined The Constitution & Chose Our President" [2001] by Vincent Bugliosi
Thunder's Mouth Press 7½x5 pb [5/2001] for $9.95 |
  | "Too Close To Call: The Thirty-Six-Day Battle To Decide The 2000 Election" [2001] by Jeffrey Toobin Random House pb [10/2002] for $10.47 Random House 9½x6.4 hardcover [10/2001] for $18.17 |
  | "Supreme Injustice: How The High Court Hijacked Election 2000" [2002] by Alan M. Dershowitz Oxford Univ Press pb [10/2002] for $10.47 Oxford Univ Press 9½x6.4 hardcover [6/2001] for $17.50 Adobe Reader [.pdf format] ebook download [6/2001] for $19.95 M/S Reader [.lit format] ebook download [6/2001] for $19.95 |
  | "The Disputed Presidential Election of 2000: A History & Reference Guide" [2003] by E.D. Dover Greenwood Press 9½x6½ hardcover [5/2003] for $46.95 |
  | "The Secret Man: The Story of Watergate's Deep Throat" [2005] by Bob Woodward, with Carl Bernstein S&S hardcover [7/2005] for $15.64 |
  | "Fair Game: My Life As A Spy, My Betrayal By The White House" [2007] by Valerie Plame Wilson Kindle Edition from Simon & Schuster [10/2007] for $11.99 S&S 8½x5½ pb [6/2008] for $10.20 S&S 9¼x6½ hardcover [10/2007] out of print/hundreds used S&S ABR audio CD [10/2007] out of prodn/many used official book site basis for the movie released in November 2010 starring Sean Penn & Naomi Watts: latest info |
Impeachment !
Meanwhile, the five troglodyte U.S. Supreme Court Justices who mandated a fascist political regime
George W. Bush and Dick Cheney et al were not impeached for their crimes
– however, responsibilty for their acts of treason and murder and willful violations
of the Geneva Conventions does NOT expire due to any Statutes of Limitation.
here in the United States by their 17 January 2010 ruling in the
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. case
(and who also belong to both the Federalist Society and the P.N.A.C. conspiracy)
are now candidates for the constitutional process of Impeachment
– and especially Clarence Thomas for his public G.O.P. fundraising in 2010.
And since the wingnuts of the TEA Party cannot tolerate That Black Man In The White House, there is a movement to impeach President Obama.
Problem is, he hasn't committed any qualifying crimes, so news-slash-propaganda people foment and Congress is on a witchhunt - Benghazi! Benghazi! -
looking for any misdemeanor that they can over-dramatize as an impeachable offense. (Which is just one reason that each and every mid-term election
is critical for the continued existence of the already-weakened U.S. Constitution.)
  | "Impeachment: A Handbook" [1974 classic] by Charles L. Black, Jr.; Foreword by Akhil Reed Amar of Yale Kindle Edition from Yale Univ Press [1998 edition] for $7.99 Yale Univ Press 8x5 pb [10/98] out of print/used Yale Univ Press 8¼x5¼ hardcover [10/98] out of print/used |
  | "Warrior King: The Case For Impeaching George Bush" [2003] by John Bonifaz, Preface by Rep. John Conyers Jr. of Michigan The Nation 7¾x5 pb [10/2003] for $8.76 publisher's bookpage |
  | "The Case For Impeachment: The Legal Argument For Removing President George W. Bush From Office" [2006] by Dave Lindorff & Barbara Olshansky Thomas Dunne Books 8½x6 hardcover [5/2006] for $15.57 |
  | "The Genius of Impeachment: The Founders' Cure For Royalism & Why It Must Be Applied To George W. Bush" [2006] by John Nichols New Press pb [10/2006] for $10.85 |
  | "Impeach The President: The Case Against Bush & Cheney" [2006] Edited by Dennis Loo & Peter Phillips, Introduction by Howard Zinn Seven Stories Press 9x6 pb [10/2006] for $12.21 |
  | "United States v. George W. Bush et al" [2006] by Elizabeth de la Vega Seven Stories Press 7x5 pb [11/2006] for $10.17 official bookpage |
  | "The Constitution In Crisis: The High Crimes of The Bush Administration & A Blueprint For Impeachment - Deception, Manipulation, Torture, Retribution, Illegal Surveillance & Cover-Ups" [2007] by Rep. John C. Conyers, Jr. & Staff, Introduction by Elizabeth Holtzman Skyhorse Publng 8½x6 pb [4/2007] for $11.21 |
  | "Impeachable Offenses: The Case For Removing Barack Obama From Office" [2013] by Aaron Klein & Brenda Elliott Conservatives whining! The Republican-controlled Congress does nothing to solve serious national and planetary problems, President Obama uses executive orders to get stuff done, and the fascists are upset. You might as well read this book so that you can see the hollow and partisan nature of their complaints. Kindle Edition from W.N.D. Books [10/2013] for $8.99 W.N.D. Books 9¼x6¼ hardcover [8/2013] for $16.76 |
  | "Faithless Execution: Building The Political Case For Obama’s Impeachment" [2014] by Andrew C. McCarthy A conservative whines! The Republican-controlled Congress does nothing to solve serious national and planetary problems, President Obama uses executive orders to get stuff done, and the fascists are upset. You might as well read this book so that you can see the hollow and partisan nature of their complaints. Kindle Edition from Encounter Books [6/2014] for $9.99 Encounter Books 9x6 hardcover [6/2014] for $18.44 |
  | "Impeachment: A Citizen’s Guide" [2017] by Cass R. Sunstein “Sunstein has written the story of impeachment [that] every citizen needs to know. This is a remarkable, essential book.” — Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin Kindle Edition from Harvard Univ Press [10/2017] for $5.25 Harvard Univ Press mass pb [10/2017] for $5.53 |
  | "To End A Presidency: The Power of Impeachment" [2018]  by Laurence Tribe & Joshua Matz Kindle Edition from Basic Books/Hachette [5/2018] for $16.99 Basic Books pb [DUE March 2019] for $17.99 Basic Books 9½x6½ hardcover [5/2018] for $19.04 |
War  &  International  Affairs
  | "The Tragedy of American Diplomacy" [1959 classic] William Appleman Williams W.W. Norton 50th Anniv Edition 8x5½ pb [7/2009] for $12.21 W.W. Norton 7¼x5 pb [7/88] for $11.01 |
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"From Wealth To Power: The Unusual Origins of America's World Rule" [1998] by Fareed Zakaria Princeton Univ Press 9¼x6 pb [7/99] for $15.61 Princeton Univ Press 9½x6½ hardcover [3/98] out of print/used |
  | "Rogue State: A Guide To The World's Only Superpower" [2000] by William Blum recommended by Osama bin Laden in his January 2006 video tape Common Courage Press 3rd edition 7¾x5 pb [10/2005] for $12.89 Common Courage Press 3rd edition 7¾x5¼ hardcover [10/2005] for $39.95 |
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"Rogue Nation: American Unilateralism & The Failure of Good Intentions" [2003] by Clyde Prestowitz Basic Books 8x5¼ pb [5/2004] for $10.37 Basic Books 9½x6½ hardcover [5/2003] out of print/used |
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"Oil, Power and Empire: Iraq & The U.S. Global Agenda" [2003] by Larry Everest Common Courage Press 9x6 pb [1/2004] for $15.56 Common Courage Press hardcover [5/2003] for $39.95 |
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"America As Empire: Global Leader or Rogue Power?" [2004] by Jim Garrison Berrett-Koehler 9½x6.4 hardcover [1/2004] for $9.98 |
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"Rise of The Vulcans: The History of Bush's War Cabinet" [2004] by James Mann Penguin 8½x5½ pb [9/2004] for $11.20 Viking 9.3x6.3 hardcover [3/2004] for $17.65 |
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"War and The American Presidency" [2004] by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. W.W. Norton 9x6¼ hardcover [9/2004] for $16.77 |
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"Crossing The Rubicon: The Decline of The American Empire At The End of The Age of Oil" [2004] by Michael C. Ruppert
Are there connections between the the C.I.A. and the world drug trade, American money markets, Peak Oil, and September 11th? The author presents a strong case for secret forces within and around the U.S government that have orchestrated a world financial crisis that may not be preventable. New Society Publrs 8¾x5¾ pb [10/2004] for $15.61 |
  | "House of War: The Pentagon & The Disastrous Rise of American Power" [2006] by James Carroll Houghton Mifflin 9½x7 hardcover [5/2006] for $18.90 Random House audio CD [5/2006] for $25.17 |
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"The Mighty and The Almighty: Reflections On America, God & World Affairs" [2006] by Madeleine Albright
HarperCollins 9¼x6¼ hardcover [5/2006] for $16.35 |
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"Fiasco: The American Military Adventure In Iraq" [2006] by Thomas E. Ricks Penguin hardcover [7/2006] for $16.77 |
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"The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda & The Road To 9/11" [2006] by Lawrence Wright Vintage 7¾x5¼ pb [8/2007] for $9.57 Knopf 9½x6¼ hardcover [8/2006] for $17.61 |
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"Prince of Darkness: Richard Perle - The Kingdom, The Power & The End of Empire In America" [2007] by Alan Weisman
Union Square Press 9x6¼ hardcover [11/2007] for $18.21 Richard Perle entry at Wikipedia |
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"The Late Great U.S.A.: The Coming Merger With Mexico & Canada" [2007] by Jerome R. Corsi, PhD WND/World Ahead 9x6 hardcover [7/2007] for $17.13 |
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"The Godfather Doctrine: A Foreign Policy Parable" [2009] by John C. Hulsman & A. Wess Mitchell Princeton Univ Press hardcover [2/2009] for $9.95 |
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"Courting Disaster: How The C.I.A. Kept America Safe and How Barack Obama Is Inviting The Next Attack" [2010] by Marc A. Thiessen
wishful thinking of a bungle-headed Bush loyalist backed up by no facts whatsoever and lazy counter-factual claims — DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK !! |
  | "Bomb Power: The Modern Presidency and The National Security State" [2010] by Garry Wills Wills's alarming account of the unprecedented growth of the executive branch's power is reviewed as both an "unfocused jeremiad" and as "a meticulously researched, readable, and well-timed treatise on the state of the U.S. government" – which probably qualifies the book as 'thought-provoking' at the very least Penguin Press 9x6¼ hardcover [1/2010] for $15.37 |
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Fiction  About  U.S.  Politics
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  | "The Iron Heel" [1908] by Jack London A visionary novel about class struggle that anticipates the political upheavals of the 1930s and beyond Lawrence Hill 8½x5½ pb [1/81] for $9.71 Wildside Press 8¾x6½ hardcover [9/2003] for $18.95 |
  | "It Can't Happen Here: A Novel" [June 1935] by Sinclair Lewis "An alarming, eerily timeless work" Signet Classic pb [3/2005] for $7.95 Signet Classics pb [12/93] out of print/used Doubleday hardcover [6/1935] out of print/used AMS/Collier hardcover [6/1935] out of print/used |
  | "The Man In The High Castle" [1962] by Philip K. Dick Fifteen years after the Allies lost World War Two, North America is still occupied by Nazi Germany & Imperialist Japan . . . Vintage 8x5¼ pb [6/92] for $9.00 Putnam hardcover[1/62] out of print/used |
  | "'68: A Novel of Presidential Politics" [1964] by Peter Scaevola Signet/N.A.L. mass pb [1964] out of print/used W.W. Norton 8½x5¾ hardcover [1964] out of print/used |
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"Captains and The Kings: The Story of An American Dynasty" [1972] by Taylor Caldwell [1900-85] Effectively weaves fictional and historical characters into the tapestry of American life from 1857-1912. Fawcett mass pb [12/83] for $7.99 Fawcett pb [8/76] out of print/many used Doubleday hardcover [1972] out of print/many used tv miniseries [Universal/NBC Sept 1976] Directed by Douglas Heyes & Allen Reisner; starring Richard Jordan, Perry King, Patty Duke, Ray Bolger, Blair Brown, John Carradine, Charles Durning & Henry Fonda; nominated for 8 Emmy Awards (won 2) MCA color VHS [10/2000] 5 tape set - out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb |
  | "The White House Mess" [1986] by Christopher Buckley Penguin 7¾x5 pb [5/95] for $10.36 Knopf hardcover [2/86] out of print/used |
  | "Primary Colors: A Novel of Politics" [1996 bestseller] by Anonymous {aka Joe Klein} Random House 7x5 pb [10/2006] for $11.86 Trafalgar Square pb [10/96] for $9.40 Chatto & Windus hardcover [2/96] out of print/used Random House ABR audio [8/2000] for $9.99 |
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"Primary Colors" feature film [Universal March 1998] Directed by Mike Nichols; script by Elaine May, based on Joe Klein's bestselling novel; starring John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates, Adrian Lester, Maura Tierney, Larry Hagman & Diane Ladd; script/adaptation nominated for Oscar, WGA & USC Scripter awards, won BAFTA; KB nominated for Best Supporting Actress Oscar, BAFTA & SAG awards Universal widescreen DVD [4/99] for $8.99 Universal color DVD [9/98] for $8.99 full credits at IMDb |
  | "The Running Mate" sequel to 'Primary Colors' [2000] by Joe Klein Delta 9x5¾ pb [4/2001] out of print/used Dial Press 9½x6½ hardcover [4/2000] out of print/used |
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"No Way To Treat A First Lady" [2002] by Christopher Buckley Random House 8&frac5¼ pb [10/2003] for $11.16 Random House 9¼x6½ hardcover [10/2002] out of print/many used |
  | "Is America Nuts?: Uncle Sam Takes The Couch" [2004] by Richard J. Weisman Psychologist Dr. Stanley Warlib is forced to treat Uncle Sam and his co-dependent family; the sequel "Fascists in Christian Clothing" is below. iUniverse 9x6 pb [4/2004] for $15.95 |
  | "Military State: Society On The Verge of Collapse" [2005] by Kevin Warren Canon Stone Press 9x6 pb [3/2005] for $21.95 Canon Stone Press 9x6 hardcover [11/2005] for $24.95 |
  | "Fascists In Christian Clothing: The Vast Right Wing Conspiracy" [2005] by Richard J. Weisman In the sequel to Weisman's "Is America Nuts?" novel {see above}, psychologist Dr. Stanley Warlib uses a radio show to fight the Council on National Policy, the force behind a Christian-Fascist takeover of America. iUniverse 9x6 pb [6/2005] for $17.95 |
  | "Mandate: A Man For The Times - The Presidency of George Herman 'Ted' Williams" [2012] by Michael A. Connelly "an optimistic, research-intensive, character-driven, humorous, and insightful fantasy of how the United States might reach its technology-fueled potential over the next twenty years" Kindle Edition from iUniverse [2/2012] for $3.03 {sic} iUniverse 9x6 pb [2/2012] for $25.16 |
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