American Government
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On Fascism: 12 Lessons from American History
$15.00 Add to cartAs featured on NPR’s On Point
The twelve lessons in On Fascism draws from American history and brilliantly complement those of Timothy Snyder’s On Tyranny.
–Laurence Tribe An expert on American auth- Author: Macwilliams, Matthew C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: September 29 2020
- ISBN10: 1250752698
- Language: English
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Indecent Assembly: The North Carolina Legislature’s Blueprint for the War on Democracy and Equality
$16.95 Add to cartFirebrand constitutional attorney and professor Gene Nichol describes how the Republican-majority NC legislature became a blueprint for dismantling democracy.
The war is still raging. A
- Author: Nichol, Gene R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: April 14 2020
- ISBN10: 1949467279
- Language: English
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1960: LBJ vs. JFK vs. Nixon–The Epic Campaign That Forged Three Presidencies
$24.00 Add to cartAward-winning historian David Pietrusza’s hard-edged account of the 1960 Presidential Campaign-the bare-knuckle politics of the primaries, the party conventions’ backroom dealings, the unprecedented t… [more below]
- Author: Pietrusza, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 555
- Publish Date: September 04 2018
- ISBN10: 1635764467
- Language: English
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Blind Ambition: The White House Years
$24.99 Add to cartA six-month New York Times bestseller: “Not only the best Watergate book, but a very good book indeed” (The Sunday Times).
As White House counsel to Richard Nixon, a young John W. Dean was one of the- Author: Dean, John W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 504
- Publish Date: December 20 2016
- ISBN10: 1504041011
- Language: English
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Rediscovering Americanism: And the Tyranny of Progressivism
$16.99 Add to cartFrom five-time #1 New York Times bestselling author, radio host, and “one of the conservative moment’s most influential voices” (The Washington Times) Mark R. Levin comes a searing plea for a return t… [more below]
- Author: Levin, Mark R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 01 2018
- ISBN10: 1476773459
- Language: English
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Impeached: The Trial of President Andrew Johnson and the Fight for Lincoln’s Legacy
$19.99 Add to cartHistorian and Constitution expert David O. Stewart recaps the landmark impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson. “The fullest recounting we have of the high politics of that immediate post-Civil … [more below]
- Author: Stewart, David O.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: June 15 2010
- ISBN10: 1416547509
- Language: English
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Kids Have Questions, Too! What Does the U.S. Constitution Say?
$20.99 Add to cartMost people have heard about the U.S. Constitution.
But do you know what it actually says?
What it means for you?
The four pages of the U.S. Constitution shaped history, and it is so important that we
- Series: Kids Have Questions, Too! #1
- Author: Slate, M. J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1733532226
- Language: English
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Democracy or Republic?: The People and the Constitution
$25.00 Add to cartIn recent years, the Constitution has become a source of political controversy between conservatives and progressives. While the right defends our founding document, the left argues that it’s an antiq
- Author: Cost, Jay
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 175
- Publish Date: October 03 2023
- ISBN10: 0844750514
- Language: English
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The Best Presidential Writing: From 1789 to the Present
$20.00 Add to cart- Author: Fehrman, Craig
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: October 04 2022
- ISBN10: 1476788561
- Language: English
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An Ordinary Man: The Surprising Life and Historic Presidency of Gerald R. Ford
$28.99 Read moreWall Street Journal Top 10 Best Books of 2023
“Richard Norton Smith had brought a lifetime of wisdom, insight, and storytelling verve to the life of a consequential president–Gerald R. Ford. Ford’s is
- Author: Smith, Richard Norton
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 848
- Publish Date: April 09 2024
- ISBN10: 0062684175
- Language: English
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The Supreme Court: The Personalities and Rivalries That Defined America
$21.99 Add to cartSuperbly well written . . . a wonderfully informative guide to the Supreme Court both past and present.–David J. Garrow, American History
Jeffrey Rosen recounts the history of the Supreme Court throu- Author: Rosen, Jeffrey
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: December 26 2007
- ISBN10: 0805086854
- Language: English
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Congress for Dummies
$24.99 Add to cartA clear, direct guide into the nitty-gritty workings of Congress and the way the institution really functions
Congress For Dummies helps you sort out what Congress does on a daily basis and what it all… [more below]
- Series: For Dummies
- Author: Silverberg, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: September 27 2002
- ISBN10: 0764554212
- Language: English
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How Democratic Is the American Constitution?
$21.00 Add to cartA Washington Post Book World Best Seller
“Robert A. Dahl . . . is about as covered in honors as a scholar can be. . . . He knows what he is talking about. And he thinks that the Constitution has somet- Series: Castle Lectures in Ethics, Politics, & Economics (Hardcover)
- Author: Dahl, Robert A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: November 10 2003
- ISBN10: 0300095244
- Language: English
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Crimes Against Nature: How George W. Bush and His Corporate Pals Are Plundering the Country and Hijacking Our Democracy
$17.99 Add to cartCrimes against Nature reveals the hidden history behind three of the nation’s first parklands: the Adirondacks, Yellowstone, and the Grand Canyon. Focusing on conservation’s impact on local inhabitant… [more below]
- Author: Kennedy, Robert F.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: July 05 2005
- ISBN10: 0060746882
- Language: English
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Of Bears and Ballots: An Alaskan Adventure in Small-Town Politics
$16.95 Add to cart“This book will inspire people to work with and for their neighbors in all kinds of ways!” –Bill McKibben, author of Falter
Heather Lende was one of the thousands of women inspired to take an activ- Author: Lende, Heather
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 25 2021
- ISBN10: 1643751409
- Language: English
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Break It Up: Secession, Division, and the Secret History of America’s Imperfect Union
$30.00 Read moreFrom journalist and historian Richard Kreitner, a “powerful revisionist account”of the most persistent idea in American history: these supposedly United States should be broken up (Eric Foner).
The n- Author: Kreitner, Richard
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: August 18, 2020
- ISBN10: 0316510602
- Language: English
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Of Goats & Governors: Six Decades of Colorful Alabama Political Stories
$25.95 Add to cartFew states have as colorful a political history as Alabama, especially in the post-World War II era. During the past six decades, the state played a central role in the civil rights movement, largely
- Author: Flowers, Steve
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: July 01 2018
- ISBN10: 1588383865
- Language: English
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Glenn Beck’s Common Sense: The Case Against an Ouf-Of-Control Government, Inspired by Thomas Paine
$18.00 Add to cartGlenn Beck, the New York Times bestselling author of The Great Reset, revisits Thomas Paine’s Common Sense.
In any era, great Americans inspire us to reach our full potential. They know with convicti- Author: Beck, Glenn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: June 16 2009
- ISBN10: 1439168571
- Language: English
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The January 6th Report: The Report of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol
$19.99 Read moreThe most important political investigation since Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s probe into Russian influence on the 2016 election of Donald J. Trump.
The full report by the Select Committee- Author: Beattie, Darren
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 888
- Publish Date: January 10 2023
- ISBN10: 1510775080
- Language: English
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American Reboot: An Idealist’s Guide to Getting Big Things Done
$17.99 Add to cartFrom former US Congressman and CIA Officer Will Hurd, a “how-to guide with a prescription for getting the nation on the right footing” (Politico) and “a clarion call for a major political pivot” (San … [more below]
- Author: Hurd, Will
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: March 14 2023
- ISBN10: 1982160772
- Language: English
