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These Are the Political Books You Actually Want to Read. We get it — you love politics, but you’re looking for something different to take to the beach this year. We’ve got you covered.
If you’re reading this, you almost certainly love politics, which means you’re probably on the hunt for a political book to take on vacation this summer.But All the President’s Men is a ...
16 Best Political Books to Read Before the 2022 Election. Dive into candidate memoirs, the Mueller report, and narrative histories to stay informed for November 2020.
Many of you read this book and considered how it shapes politics, too. “A Fever in the Heartland,” Timothy Egan (2023): A story of the expansion of the Ku Klux Klan across the country in the ...
The Earl of Louisiana, by A. J. Liebling. Liebling’s chronicle of the 1959 gubernatorial campaign of Earl Long, Huey Long’s brother, who became the dominant figure in state politics in the ...
Disillusioned by politics, I read these books to get out of my slump. The Washington Post’s longtime book critic Michael Dirda took a break from reading, then delved into some favorites and new ...
Booklovers have long debated whether politics belong in online book communities. Readers and authors, including Jodi Picoult, tell us their thoughts. Watch Party Newsletter What to watch Win $100 ...
"Primarily, though, the book is a story of frustration, bordering on despair", at how difficult it is to "get anything done" in the world of modern politics. Jonathan Cape 464pp £22; The Week ...
Reading in America is in sharp decline. Even college students now struggle to finish books. Some say we are becoming an “oral” culture — and that declining literacy is driving America’s ...
NASHVILLE — As politics move from school board meetings into classrooms, what students are taught and what they are reading has become more controversial. Partisan battle lines were drawn in a ...