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State of denial State of denial Bob Woodward "State of Denial examines how the Bush administration avoided telling the truth about Iraq to the public, to Congress, and often to themselves. Two days after the May report, the Pentagon told Congre… OL11651221W
The Shadow Factory The Shadow Factory James Bamford James Bamford has been the preeminent expert on the National Security Agency since his reporting revealed the agency's existence in the 1980s. Now Bamford describes the transformation of the NSA sinc… OL117553W
A Pretext for War A Pretext for War James Bamford The bestselling author of Body of Secrets and The Puzzle Palace presents his most hard-hitting book to date--a sweeping, authoritative, and fearless account of the failures of America's intelligence … OL117554W
The governor The governor Rod R. Blagojevich In his long-awaited and controversial book, former Illinois Governor, Rod Blagojevich finally details, for the first time ever, the story of the political scandal that continues to rock the nation. T… OL13854661W
Surrounded by idiots Surrounded by idiots Mike Gallagher The 2004 election was a watershed moment in our nation's history--to conservatives it was an affirmation of what they'd known all along: conservatives are the mainstream and liberals are the fringe. … OL15153468W
Michelle Obama in Her Own Words Michelle Obama in Her Own Words Michelle Obama,Carlton Books Staff The election of Barack Obama has brought worldwide attention not only to what his policies will be, but to what kind of First Lady Michelle Obama will be. Throughout the long campaign season, Michell… OL15187506W
Static Static Amy Goodman In Static, the brother-sister team of Amy Goodman, host of the popular international TV and radio news show Democracy Now!, and investigative journalist David Goodman once again take on government li… OL15188943W
The 2000 Presidential Election and the Foundations of Party Politics The 2000 Presidential Election and the Foundations of Party Politics Richard Johnston In the aftermath of the 2000 presidential election, campaigns suddenly seem to matter, as do questions about the electoral process. Professors Johnston, Hagen and Jamieson have examined the US electo… OL15189039W
Catastrophe Catastrophe Dick Morris It's time to take back our country.Now. It's that simple. It's that urgent.So begins Dick Morris and Eileen McGann's latest and most important book. They say that we must act before President Barack … OL15190358W
Decision Points Decision Points George W. Bush In this candid and gripping account, President George W. Bush describes the critical decisions that shaped his presidency and personal life. George W. Bush served as president of the United States… OL15437569W
Crusade Crusade James Carroll Publisher's description: With the words "this Crusade, this war on terror," George W. Bush defined the purpose of his presidency. And just as promptly, James Carroll-Boston Globe columnist, son of a … OL15835588W
Bushwomen Bushwomen Laura Flanders "The Bushwomen - the women appointed to the inner circle of the president's cabinet and sub-cabinet - are cast in the public mind as moderate, malleable, maverick, irrelevant or benign. Their careful… OL15848614W
Financing the 2008 election Financing the 2008 election David B. Magleby "Provides analysis of how campaign finance and spending shaped the historic presidential and congressional races of 2008; latest in a series of volumes on the costs and trends of campaign finance pub… OL15991224W
100 ways America is screwing up the world 100 ways America is screwing up the world John Tirman What do George W. Bush, Wal-Mart, Halliburton, gangsta rap, and SUVs have in common? They're all among the hundred ways in which America is screwing up the world. The country that was responsible for… OL16028830W
Authoritarianism and polarization in American politics Authoritarianism and polarization in American politics Marc J. Hetherington,Marc J. Hetherington,Jonathan D. Weiler "Although politics at the elite level has been polarized for some time, a scholarly controversy has raged over whether ordinary Americans are polarized. This book argues that they are and that the re… OL16063581W
The war within The war within Bob Woodward Bob Woodward's fourth book about the Bush presidency at war declassifies the secrets of America's political and military involvement in Iraq. Woodward once again pulls back the curtain on Washington … OL16063732W
The Conservative Soul The Conservative Soul Andrew Sullivan what does it mean to be a conservative anymore?With the Iraq war, the rise of Christian fundamentalism, exploding government spending, soaring debt, insecure borders, and an executive branch with gre… OL1855721W
The best of Slate The best of Slate David Plotz xix, 279 pages : 21 cm OL18765439W
God in the corridors of power God in the corridors of power Michael Ryan,Les Switzer God in the Corridors of Power: Christian Conservatives, the Media, and Politics in America is a comprehensive study of Christian conservative power in America's political culture -- how it was achiev… OL1920725W
Spoken from the heart Spoken from the heart Laura Welch Bush In a candid memoir, the former First Lady discusses the frantic and fearful months after September 11th, her trip to Afghanistan, her advocacy on behalf of women in oppressed countries, her love of l… OL19943927W
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