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Constitution & Supreme Court
Voting & the Electoral College
General U.S. Political History
WaterGate, ChadGate & TreasonGate
Impeachment

on page two:
War & International Affairs
Other Political Matters
Walter Lippmann
Fiction about U.S. Politics
Magazines


'Smart Women Vote' non-partisan campaign
ThisNation.com website
America Blog
Center for Responsive Politics [est. 1983]
Progressive Democrats of America
dKosopedia online political encyclopedia [est. April 2004]
U.S. Politics Today: 'non-partisan news service'
Students For A New American Politics P.A.C. [est. Nov 2004]
Election 2008 at gather.com

2008 U.S. National Elections Page at Working Minds website
U.S. Senate RacesU.S. Congress RacesState RacesImpeachment

... or maybe there won't even BE a 2008 election !!

Congressional Petition & Regime Change Sites
Sen. Byrd's Wiretap Petition
Sen. Harkin's Censure Petition
Fighting Dems: Iraq War veterans running for Congress as Democrats

Political Film Festival Page
at Magic Lantern Book & Video Store

Working Minds / Things to Worry About
'U.S. Politics & Elections' Page

Political Science Page
at Maison d'Ętre Philosophy Bookstore

Working Minds TreasonGate Timeline Page

U.S. Presidents Page
Sen. Joe McCarthy Page
Hollywood Blacklist Page

Declaration of Independence poster
Declaration of Independence
4 July 1776
14"x16" art print
for 17.99 from AllPosters
U.S Constitution poster
U.S Constitution
17 September 1787
14"x16" art print
for 17.99 from AllPosters
U.S Bill of Rights poster
U.S Bill of Rights
approved 25 September 1789;
ratified 15 December 1791
14"x16" art print
for 17.99 from AllPosters

U.S. Constitution entry at Wikipedia
U.S. Constitution at National Archives website
Declaration of Independence entry at Wikipedia
Declaration of Independence at National Archives website
Bill of Rights entry at Wikipedia
Bill of Rights at National Archives website



General  U.S.  Political  History

Recent Additions

Decline of Black Politics   "The Decline of Black Politics: From Malcolm X To  
Barack Obama" [2008]
by Kevin Alexander Gray

Verso pb [DUE May 2008] pre-order for $11.53
Intellectual Devotional / American History   "The Intellectual Devotional: American History: Revive Your Mind, Complete Your Education & Converse Confidently About Our Nation's Past" [2007]
by David S. Kidder & Noah D. Oppenheim

Modern Times 8x5½ hardcover [10/2007] for $16.32
101 People Screwing America   "101 People Who Are Really Screwing America" [2006]
by Jack Huberman

Number 1 is Dick Cheney, #2 is George W. Bush, #3 is Karl Rove, #4 is Donald Rumsfeld, #5 is Osama bin Laden, #6 is Tom Delay, #7 is the American Enterprise Institute, #8 is the Heritage Foundation, #9 is Paul Weyrich (co-founder of the Heritage Foundation), #10 is Condoleeza Rice, tied for #11 are Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia & Clarence Thomas; Rupert Murdoch is #14; Richard Mellon Scaife is #21; drug-addled fatboy Rush Limbaugh is merely #27
Nation Books 8x5½ pb [5/2006] for $10.17

Wise Men / Isaacson & Thomas   "The Wise Men: Six Friends & The World They Made" [1986]
by Walter Isaacson & Evan Thomas

Dean Acheson, Charles E. Bohlen, W. Averell Harriman, George Kennan, Robert Lovett & John J. McCloy – all friends and also advisors to presidents from F.D.R. to L.B.J. – were the hidden architects behind the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan and Cold War containment.
S&S 9x6 pb [6/97] for $14.96
S&S hardcover [10/86] out of print/used
End of America / Warning To A Young Patriot   "The End of America: Letter of Warning To A Young Patriot" [2007]
by Naomi Wolf

Wolf explains how events of the last six years parallel steps taken in the early years of the XXth Century’s worst dictatorships such as Germany, Russia, China & Chile
Chelsea Green 8¼x5¼ pb [9/2007] for $11.16
publisher's bookpage
American Freedom Campaign website
Almanac of American Politics  "The Almanac of American Politics, 2008"
Edited by Michael Barone, with Richard E. Cohen & Grant Ujifusa

National Journal Group pb [8/2007] for $47.22
National Journal Group hardcover [8/2007] for $94.95
official booksite
Nation of Secrets   "Nation of Secrets: The Threat To Democracy & The American Way of Life" [2006]
by Ted Gup

Doubleday 9¼x6 hardcover [5/2006] for $18.96
Man of The House / Speaker Tip O'Neill   "Man of The House: The Life & Political Memoirs of Speaker Tip O'Neill" [1987]
by Thomas P. O'Neill, with William Novak

Random House 9¼x6¼ hardcover [8/87] out of print/many used
Moral Minority / Founding Fathers   "Moral Minority: Our Skeptical Founding Fathers" [2006]
by Brooke Allen

Ivan R. Dee pb [10/2007] for $14.95
Ivan R. Dee 8½x6 hardcover [10/2006] for $15.72
Liberal Tradition In America   "Liberal Tradition In America: An Interpretation of American Political Thought Since The Revolution" [1955 classic]
by Louis Hartz

Harcourt 8x5¼ pb [5/91] for $10.40
Broken Branch / Congress   "The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing America & How To Get It Back On Track" [2006]
by Thomas E. Mann & Norman J. Ornstein

Oxford Univ Press 8¼x6½ hardcover [8/2006] for $17.16


History of The House of Representatives   "The House: The History of The House of Representatives" [2006]
by Robert V. Remini

Smithsonian/Collins 9¼x6¼ hardcover [4/2006] for $23.07
Overthrow / Regime Change   "Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change From Hawaii To Iraq" [2006]
by New York Times foreign correspondent Stephen Kinzer

Times Books 9½x6¼ hardcover [4/2006] for $16.50
Tantor Media UNABR audio CD [5/2006] for $25.19
Reinventing The People   "Reinventing 'The People': The Progressive Movement, The Class Problem & The Origins of Modern Liberalism" [2006]
by Shelton Stromquist

Univ IL Press 9x6 pb [2/2006] for $22.00
Univ IL Press 9¼x6½ hardcover [2/2006] for $50.00
History of The United States Senate   "The Most Exclusive Club: A History of The Modern United States Senate" [2005]
by Lewis Gould

Basic Books 9x6 pb [10/2006] for $12.21
Basic Books 9½x6½ hardcover [11/2005] for $18.15
1776 by David McCullough   "1776" [2005]
by David McCullough

S&S 9¼x6 pb [6/2006] for $10.80
S&S hardcover [5/2005] for $21.12
S&S UNABR audio CD [5/2005] for $31.47
Party / People   "Party of the People: A History of the Democrats" [2003]
by Jules Witcover

Random House 9¼x6½ hardcover [11/2003] for $23.80
Grand Old Party   "Grand Old Party: A History of the Republicans" [2003]
by Lewis L. Gould

Random House 9½x6.3 hardcover [11/2003] for $23.80
Fierce Discontent   "A Fierce Discontent: The Rise & Fall of the Progressive Movement in America, 1870-1920" [2003]
by Michael McGerr

Oxford Univ Press pb [6/2005] for $11.67
Free Press 9¼x6.3 hardcover [9/2003] for $18.90
People's History by HZinn   "A People's History of the United States: 1492 - Present" [1999]
by Howard Zinn

Perennial Classics 8x5¼ pb [4/2003] for $13.26
HarperCollins 9½x6½ hardcover [rev 2/2003] for $24.45
"A People's History of the United States CD: Highlights from the 20th Century", narrated by Matt Damon
HarperAudio audio CD [2/2003] 6 disks for $20.37
HarperAudio ABR audio [12/99] for $17.65
Populist Persuasion  
"The Populist Persuasion: An American History" [1995]
by Michael Kazin

Cornell Univ Press 9½x6 pb [10/98] for $19.95
Basic Books 9¾x6½ hardcover [2/95] out of print/used
author homepage
House & Senate   "House and Senate" [1990]
by Ross K. Baker

W.W. Norton 3rd edition 8¼x5½ pb [9/2000] for $22.40
W.W. Norton hardcover 1st edition [3/90] out of print/used
Populist Moment   "The Populist Moment: A Short History of the Agrarian Revolt in America" [abridged version of "Democratic Promise"; 1978]
Oxford Univ Press 8x5¼ pb [10/78] for $17.95
Oxford Univ Press 8&fracx6 hardcover [10/78] out of print/used
"Democratic Promise: The Populist Moment in America" [1976 classic]
by Lawrence Goodwyn

Oxford Univ Press 9½x6½ hardcover [6/76] out of print/rare
Wasserman's History  
"Harvey Wasserman's History of the United States" [1972]
self-published 9x6 pb [3/2004] for $18.00
4 Walls 8 Windows 8x5¼ pb [12/88] out of print/used
author's website
Creation of The American Republic   "The Creation of The American Republic, 1776-1787" [1969 classic]
by Gordon S. Wood

Univ NC Press 9x6 pb [4/98] for $21.95
Univ NC Press 9½x6½ hardcover [4/98] for $51.56
Boorstin / Politics   "The Genius of American Politics" [1953 classic]
by Daniel J. Boorstin

Univ of Chicago Press 8x5.3 pb [6/53] for $19.00
Univ of Chicago press hardcover [6/53] out of print/used
American Political Tradition   "The American Political Tradition & The Men Who Made It"
[Knopf 1948 classic]
by Richard Hofstadter [1916-70]

Vintage 8¼x5¼ pb [4/89] for $9.72
A.C.L.S. 9x6 hardcover [12/99] for $45.00
2006 Hofstadter bio by David S. Brown
Hofstadter entry at Wikipedia



Impeachment !

Impeachment Handbook   "Impeachment: A Handbook" [1974 classic]
by Charles L. Black, Jr.; Foreward by Akhil Reed Amar of Yale

Yale Univ Press 8x5 pb [10/98] for $11.95
Yale Univ Press 8¼x5¼ hardcover [10/98] for $27.00
Warrior King / Impeaching Bush  "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
Case for Impeachment   "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
Genius of Impeachment   "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   "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
U.S. v. George W. Bush   "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
Constitution In Crisis / Blueprint For Impeachment   "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




The Constitution  &  the Supreme Court

Constitutional Law catalog at Amazon
Supreme Court Resources at U.S. Library of Congress
Library of Congress online texts of the Federalist Papers [1787-88]
'Books To Ponder' on Science, Religion & Evolution
Henry Mark Holzer's Supreme Court Watch commentary [est. July 2006]

'The Washington Spectator' article [April 2007] "The Legal Muscle Leading The Fight
To End The Separation of Church and State" by journalist Sarah Posner

The Nine / Inside The Supreme Court   "The Nine: Inside The Secret World of The Supreme Court" [2007]
by Jeffrey Toobin

listed #8 on TIME Top Ten Best Non-Fiction Books of The Year (12/2007)
Doubleday 9¼x6 hardcover [9/2007] for $16.77
The Brethren / Inside The Supreme Court   "The Brethren: Inside The Supreme Court" [1979]
by Bob Woodward & Scott Armstrong

S&S 8½x5½ pb [7/2005] for $12.21
Avon mass pb [7/96] out of print/many used
S&S hardcover [12/79] out of print/many used
Retained By The People / Constitutional Rights   "Retained By The People: The 'Silent' Ninth Amendment & The Constitutional Rights Americans Don't Know They Have" [2007]
by Daniel A. Farber

Perseus Books hardcover [5/2007] for $20.48
Supreme Conflict   "Supreme Conflict: The Inside Story of The Struggle For Control of The United States Supreme Court" [2007]
by Jan Crawford Greenburg

Penguin Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [1/2007] for $18.45
Blocking The Courthouse Door   "Blocking The Courthouse Door: How The Republican Party & Its Corporate Allies Are Taking Away Your Right To Sue" [2006]
by Stephanie Mencimer

Free Press 9x6¼ hardcover [12/2006] for $17.94
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt   "Beyond A Reasonable Doubt" [2006] Edited by Larry King
The title phrase is nowhere mentioned in the constitution and nowhere defined in our laws; in this book, over 80 influential scholars, attorneys, novelists, journalists, and religious figures discuss, explore, interpret, and define the phrase and its meaning.
Phoenix Books 9x6¼ hardcover [11/2006] for $20.40
Bush vs. Constitution   "George W. Bush versus The U.S. Constitution: The Downing Street Minutes & Deception, Manipulation, Torture, Retribution, Coverups In The Iraq War & Illegal Domestic Spying" [2006]
Compiled at the direction of Representative John Conyers

Academy Chicago pb [9/2006] for $10.85
Constitution in Exile   "The Constitution In Exile: How The Federal; Government Has Seized Power By Rewriting The Supreme Law of The Land"
[2006] by Andrew P. Napolitano

Nelson Current 9¾x6¼ hardcover [4/2006] for $16.37
author's website
Keeper of the Flame   "The Keeper of The Flame: The Supreme Court Opinions of Justice Clarence Thomas, 1991-2005" [2006]
by Henry Mark Holzer

Booklocker 9x6 pb [2/2006] for $18.00
author's website
Heritage Guide to the Constitution   "The Heritage Guide to the Constitution" [2005]
by Edwin Meese III, Matthew Spalding & David F. Forte

Regnery 10x7½ hardcover [11/2005] for $22.05
America's Constitution   "America's Constitution: A Biography" [2005]
by Akhil Reed Amar

Random House hardcover [9/2005] for $19.77
author's homepage at Yale
Contempt / American Justice   "Contempt: How the Right Is Wronging American Justice" [2005]
by Catherine Crier of Court TV

Rugged Land 9¾x6½ hardcover [9/2005] for $18.45
Men In Black   "Men In Black: How The Supreme Court Is Destroying America" [2005]
by Mark R. Levin

A right-wing talkshow host's whining fulmination against the Supreme Court, tainted by raves from radio fool Limp Rushbaugh & politico Edwin Meese III
DO NOT buy this book!
A Court Divided   "A Court Divided: The Rehnquist Court & The Future of Constitutional Law" [2005]
by Mark Tushnet

W.W. Norton 9½x6½ hardcover [1/2005] for $27.95
Constitutional Chaos   "Constitutional Chaos: What Happens When The Government Breaks Its Own Laws" [2004]
by Andrew P. Napolitano

Nelson Current 8½x5½ pb [2/2006] for $9.74
Nelson Current 9¾x6¾ hardcover [11/2004] for $19.80
author's website
Twilight of Democracy   "The Twilight of Democracy: The Bush Plan For America" [2004]
by Jennifer Van Bergen

Common Courage Press 7½x5¼ pb [9/2004] for $10.85
Common Courage Press 7¾x5¼ hardcover [9/2004] for $29.95
Separation of Church & State   "The Separation of Church and State: Writings On A Fundamental Freedom By America's Founders" [2004]
Edited by Forrest Church

Beacon Press 7¼x4½ hardcover [8/2004] for $10.88
Freethinkers / Secularism   "Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism" [2004]
by Susan Jacoby

Holt/Owl 8¼x5½ pb [1/2005] for $10.88
Holt/Metropolitan 9¾x6½ hardcover [5/2004] for $17.32
Lost Constitution   "Restoring The Lost Constitution: The Presumption of Liberty" [2003]
by Randy E. Barnett

Princeton Univ Press 9.4x6½ hardcover [12/2003] for $32.50
online excerpt: "Why Care What The Constitution Says?"
Hentoff / Bill of Rights   "The War On The Bill of Rights and The Gathering Resistance" [2003]
by Nat Hentoff

Seven Stories Press 8¼x5½ pb [10/2004] for $11.16
Seven Stories Press 8½x5¾ hardcover [9/2003] for $12.60
Overruling Democracy   "Overruling Democracy: The Supreme Court vs. The American People"
[2003] by Jamin B. Raskin

Routledge 9x6 pb [9/2004] for $14.25
Routledge 9½x6¼ hardcover [2/2003] for $19.50
Washington College of Law faculty profile
Words We Live By / Constitution   "The Words We Live By: Your Annotated Guide To The Constitution"
[2003] by Linda R. Monk

Hyperion pb [2/2004] for $10.17
Hyperion 9¼x7¾ hardcover [2/2003] for $16.29
author's website
Founding Fathers & Religion   "The Founding Fathers and The Place of Religion In America" [2003]
by Frank Lambert

Princeton Univ Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [1/2003] for $32.95
Unequal Protection / Hartmann   "UNequal Protection: The Rise of Corporate Dominance & The Theft of Human Rights" [2002]
by Thom Hartmann

Rodale 8¾x6 pb [4/2004] for $10.85
Rodale 9.4x6.4 hardcover [10/2002] for $16.98
author website
official booksite
Terrorism & the Constitution   "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
Church & State   "Separation of Church and State" [2002]
by Philip Hamburger

This book takes the position that the principle of church-state separation has no historical foundation, and that Jefferson and others invoked the First Amendment out of fear & prejudice, and that that somehow voids the principle.
Ludicrous, illogical & unsupportable – do not buy this book!
Velvet Coup   "The Velvet Coup: The Constitution, The Supreme Court & The Decline of American Democracy" [2001]
by Daniel Lazare

Verso 7x5¾ hardcover [10/2001] for $14.95
Myth of Christian America   "The Myth of Christian America: What You Need to Know About The Separation of Church & State" [1999]
by Mark Weldon Whitten

Smyth & Helwys 8¾x5¾ pb [10/99] for $9.60
Origins of The Bill of Rights   "Origins of The Bill of Rights" [1999]
by {Pulitzer-winner} Leonard W. Levy

Yale Univ Press 7¾x5 pb [3/2001] for $11.96
Yale Univ Press 8½x5¾ hardcover [7/99] for $48.00
Constitution & Fascinating Facts   "The U.S. Constitution: And Fascinating Facts About It" [1999]
by Terry L. Jordan

Oak Hill 6¼x3.4 pb [5/99] for $4.94
Bill of Rights   "The Bill of Rights: Creation & Reconstruction" [1998]
by Akhil Reed Amar

Yale Univ Press 8¼x5½ pb [4/2000] for $12.89
Yale Univ Press 9½x6½ hardcover [8/98] for $49.49
author's homepage at Yale
For the People / Constitution / Rights   "For the People: What The Constitution Really Says About Your Rights"
[1998] by Akhil Reed Amar & Alan R. Hirsch

Touchstone 9x6 pb [8/99] for $19.95
Free Press 9½x6½ hardcover [1/98] out of stock/used
Eternal Hostility   "Eternal Hostility: The Struggle Between Theocracy & Democracy"
[1997] by Frederick Clarkson

Common Courage 7½x5 pb [3/97] for $10.85
Common Courage hardcover [3/97] out of print/rare
author's blogsite
Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court   "The Oxford Companion To The Supreme Court of The United States" [1992]
Edited by Kermit L. Hall

Oxford Univ Press 10½x7½ hardcover [5/2005] for $40.95
bargain price hardcover [5/2005] out of print/used
Bill of Rights User's Guide   "The Bill of Rights: A User's Guide" [1991]
by Linda R. Monk

Close Up Publng pb 4th edition [2/2004] for $19.95
author's website
A More Perfect Union for kids 4-8   "A More Perfect Union: The Story of Our Constitution"
[for readers aged 4 to 8; 1987] by Betsy & Giulio Maestro

HarperTrophy 11x9 pb [10/90] for $7.99
Sagebrush 11¼x9 hardcover [10/99] for $15.80
HarperCollins 11¼x9½ hardcover [8/87] for $17.88
Storm Center / Supreme Court   "Storm Center: The Supreme Court In American Politics"
[orig 1986; rev 2005] by David M. O'Brien

W.W. Norton 7th edition 8¼x6½ pb [3/2005] for $19.00
Intellectual Origins of the Constitution   "Novus Ordo Seclorum: The Intellectual Origins of The Constitution"
[1985] by Forrest McDonald

Univ Press of KS 8½x5½ pb [11/86] for $14.95
Univ Press of KS 8¾x5¾ hardcover [11/85] out of print/used
Supreme Court & the Commander in Chief   "The Supreme Court and The Commander In Chief" [1976]
by Clinton Lawrence Rossiter

Cornell Univ Press 8¾x5½ pb [11/76] for $19.95
Cornell Univ Press hardcover [11/76] out of print/used
Creation of the American Republic   "The Creation of The American Republic, 1776-1787" [1969 classic]
by Gordon S. Wood

"One of the half dozen most important books ever written about the American Revolution." — The New York Times Book Review
Univ NC Press 9x6 pb [4/98] for $19.95
Univ NC Press 9½x6½ hardcover [4/98] for $55.00
Ideological Origins of the American Revolution   "The Ideological Origins of The American Revolution: Enlarged Edition" [1967 classic]
by Bernard Bailyn

"a classic of American historical literature"; winner of Pulitzer & Bancroft Prizes
Belknap Press 8x5½ pb [3/92] for $20.95
Belknap Press hardcover [12/67] out of print/used

Oyez: The Supreme Court Multimedia Project




Campaigns,  Voting  &  the  Electoral  College

National Popular Election of the President

Power of The Vote   "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
Politicians / Owned & Operated By Corporate America   "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
Taming The Electoral College   "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
Going Dirty / Negative Campaigning   "Going Dirty: The Art of Negative Campaigning" [2006]
by David Mark

Rowman & Littlefield 9x6¼ hardcover [3/2006] for $24.95
Looking Forward To It   "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
Conned / Lost Vote   "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
Fooled Again   "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
How the G.O.P. Stole 2004 Election   "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
What Went Wrong In Ohio / Conyers Report   "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
Enlightened Democracy   "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
Stealing Elections   "Stealing Elections: How Voter Fraud Threatens Our Democracy"
[2004] by John H. Fund

Encounter Books 9x6¼ pb [9/2004] for $11.53
Black Box Voting   "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
Voting in America   "Voting In America" [2003]
by Joanne Weisman Deitch

Discovery Enterprises 9½x6¾ pb [1/2003] for $8.95
Choosing A President   "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
Electoral College Primer   "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
Economic Theory of Democracy   "An Economic Theory of Democracy" [1997]
by Anthony Downs

Addison Wesley 8x5½ pb [1/97] for $60.60
When No Majority Rules   "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
Direct Democracy   "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
People's President   "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

"Presidential Lottery: The Reckless Gamble In The American Electoral System" [1969]
by James A. Michener
Fawcett Crest pb [11/69] not listed on Amazon
Random House hardcover [3/1969] out of print/used
RH/Vintage hardcover [12/69] out of print/rare




WaterGate,  ChadGate,  &  TreasonGate

Working Minds TreasonGate Timeline Page

Fair Game memoir by Valerie Plame Wilson  "Fair Game: My Life As A Spy, My Betrayal By The  
White House" [2007]
by Valerie Plame Wilson

S&S hardcover [10/2007] for $17.16
S&S ABR audio CD [10/2007] for $19.77
official book site
latest info on the Working Minds TreasonGate Page
Secret Man / Watergate's Deep Throat  
"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
Disputed Presidential Election of 2000   "The Disputed Presidential Election of 2000: A History & Reference Guide" [2003]
by E.D. Dover

Greenwood Press 9½x6½ hardcover [5/2003] for $46.95
Dershowitz / Supreme Injustice   "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
Too Close To Call   "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
Adobe Reader ebook download [10/2001] for $20.95
M/S Reader ebook download [10/2001] for $20.95
Bugliosi / Betrayal of America  
"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
Watergate / Corruption / American Politics   "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
Wars of Watergate   "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
All The President's Men book   "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 $23.09
Woodward-Bernstein Watergate papers at UTexas/Austin

All The President's Men movie   "All The President's Men" [Warner/Wildwood April 1976]
Directed by Alan J. Pakula; screenplay by William Goldman from the bestselling book [below]; 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
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 stock/used
full credits from IMDb

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