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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 |
  | "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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"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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"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 !! |
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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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"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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"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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"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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"Fiasco: The American Military Adventure In Iraq" [2006] by Thomas E. Ricks Penguin hardcover [7/2006] for $16.77 |
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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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"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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"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 |
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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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"Rogue State: A Guide To The World's Only Superpower" [2000; 3rd edition 2005] by William Blum recommended by Osama bin Laden in his January 2006 video tape Common Courage Press 7¾x5 pb [10/2005] for $12.89 Common Courage Press 7¾x5¼ hardcover [10/2005] for $39.95 |
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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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"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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"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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"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 |
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"What Orwell Didn't Know: Propaganda and The New Face of American Politics" [essays 2007] Edited by Andras Szanto, Introduction by Orville Schell PublicAffairs 8¼x5½ pb [11/2007] for $10.17 |
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"The Assault On Reason" [2007] by Al Gore, Jr. Penguin Press 9½x6½ hardcover [5/2007] for $15.57 Penguin audio CD [5/2007] for $19.77 |
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"Nemesis: The Last Days of The American Republic" [2007] by Chalmers Johnson Holt 8x5¼ pb [1/2008] for $10.88 Metropolitan Books 9¼x6¼ hardcover [2/2007] for $17.16 |
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"American Fascists: The Christian Right & The War On America" [2007] by Chris Hedges Free Press 8¾x5¾ hardcover [1/2007] for $14.99 |
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"Undermining Science: Suppression & Distortion In The Bush Administration" [2007] by Seth Shulman Univ CA Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [1/2007] for $16.47 |
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"Free Market Missionaries: The Corporate Manipulation of Community Values" [2006] by Sharon Beder "The 20th Century has seen three related developments; the growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy." Earthscan 9¼x6 hardcover [12/2006] for $21.86 |
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"Welcome To Doomsday" [2006] by Bill Moyers, Preface by Bill McKibben New York Review Books 7x5¾ pb [10/2006] for $7.95 |
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"Saving Democracy: A Plan For Real Representation In America" [2006] by Kevin O'Leary Stanford Univ Press 9x6 pb [9/2006] for $13.57 Stanford Univ Press 9x6¼ hardcover [9/2006] for $50.00 |
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"Delusional Democracy: Fixing The Republic Without Overthrowing The Government" [2006] by Joel S. Hirschhorn Common Courage Press 9x6½ pb [9/2006] for $12.89 Common Courage Press hardcover [9/2006] for $39.95 author's booksite |
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"Facing Fascism: The Threat To American Democracy In The 21st Century" [2006] by Jerry Sorlucco AuthorHouse 9x5¾ pb [8/2006] for $17.99 AuthorHouse 9x6 hardcover [8/2006] for $28.45 |
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"Losing Our Democracy: How Bush, The Far Right & Big Business Are Betraying Americans For Power & Profit" [2006] by Mark Green Sourcebooks 9x6¼ hardcover [8/2006] for $18.96 |
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"Hostile Takeover: How Big Money & Corruption Conquered Our Government – and How We Can Take It Back" [2006] by David Sirota "Every politically-engaged citizen should read this book." — Al Gore, Jr. Crown hardcover [5/2006] for $16.32 author's blogsite |
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"All Together Now: Common Sense For A Fair Economy" [2006] by Jared Bernstein Berrett-Koehler 8½x5½ pb [5/2006] for $9.24 official booksite |
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"The K Street Gang: The Rise & Fall of The Republican Machine" [2006] by Matthew Continetti Doubleday 9½x6½ hardcover [4/2006] for $16.47 |
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"Crashing The Gate: Netroots, Grassroots & The Rise of People-Powered Politics" [2006] by Jerome Armstrong & Markos Moulitsas Zúniga Chelsea Green 8¼x5½ pb [9/2006] for $10.36 Chelsea Green 9x6 hardcover [3/2006] for $19.00 |
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"The Blue Pages: A Directory of Companies Rated By Their Politics & Practices" [2006] by Editors of PoliPoint Press 8½x3¾ pocket directory [2/2006] for $9.95 publisher's bookpage |
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"The Covenant With Black America" [2006] Edited by Tavis Smiley #1 non-fiction softcover per New York Times Book Review (April 2006) Third World Press 9x6½ pb [1/2006] for $9.60 official booksite |
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"The Age of Anxiety: McCarthyism To Terrorism" [2005] by Haynes Johnson Harvest Books pb [10/2006] for $16.99 Harcourt 9¼x6½ hardcover [10/2005] for $17.16 Highbridge ABR audio CD [10/2005] for $23.07 |
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"Reason: Why Liberals Will Win The Battle For America" [2004] by Robert B. Reich {former U.S. Labor Secretary 1993-97} Vintage 7¾x5¾ pb [3/2005] for $10.50 Knopf 8¾x6 hardcover [5/2004] for $16.32 Highbridge UNABR audio CD [5/2004] for $18.87 Highbridge UNABR audio [5/2004] for $18.87 author's website |
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"Brandeis On Democracy" [1995] Edited by Philippa Strum
Louis D. Brandeis [1856-1941] was known as "The People's Attorney" for his investigations of corporate corruption, and was later appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court [1916-39] Univ Press of KS 9x6 pb [1/95] for $19.94 Univ Press of KS 9¼x6¼ hardcover [1/95] for $29.95 |
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"Attention Deficit Democracy" [2006] by James Bovard Palgrave Macmillan 8¼x5&frac hardcover [2/2006] for $17.79 author website |
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"Democracy's Edge: Choosing To Save Our Country By Bringing Democracy To Life" [2005] by Frances Moore Lappé lauded by Cornel West, Noam Chomsky, Greg Palast, Amy Domini & Howard Zinn Jossey-Bass 9½x6 hardcover [10/2005] for $16.47 |
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"Off Center: The Republican Revolution & The Erosion of American Democracy" [2005] by Jacob S. Hacker & Paul Pierson Yale Univ Press 9½x6½ hardcover [10/2005] for $16.50 publisher's bookpage authors' booksite |
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"The Plot Against Social Security: How The Bush Plan Is Endangering Our Financial Future" [2005] by Michael A. Hiltzik {Pulitzer-winning L.A. Times columnist] HarperCollins 9¼x6¼ hardcover [5/2005] for $16.47 |
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"Confessions of An Economic Hit Man" [2004 bestseller] by John Perkins A conscience-stricken insider's exposé of the global petro-industrial system and its basis of greed, power, control and personal, corporate and governmental corruption. Berrett-Koehler 9½x6½ hardcover [11/2004] for $15.72 Blackstone UNABR audio CD [4/2005] for $29.95 Blackstone UNABR audio [4/2005] for $29.95 |
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"When Presidents Lie: A History of Official Deception & Its Consequences" [2004] by Eric Alterman Penguin pb [10/2005] for $10.88 Viking 9¼x6½ hardcover [9/2004] for $17.61 Viking Adobe Reader ebook [10/2004] for $18.45 Viking M/S Reader ebook [10/2004] for $18.45 |
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"This Can't Be Happening!: Resisting The Disintegration of American Democracy" [2004] by Dave Lindorff Common Courage 9x6 pb [9/2004] for $11.53 Common Courage 9¼x6¼ hardcover [9/2004] for $35.85 |
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"Democracy Matters: Winning The Fight Against Imperialism" [2004] by Cornel West Penguin pb [8/2005] for $15.00 Penguin 9½x6.3 hardcover [9/2004] for $15.72 Penguin UNABR audio CD [9/2004] for $20.37 author's music project website |
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"Fortress America: On The Frontlines of Homeland Security - An Inside Look At The Coming Surveillance State" [2004] by Matthew Brzezinski Bantam 9&fracx6½ hardcover [8/2004] for $15.75 |
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"The Power of Nightmares: The Rise of The Politics of Fear" [BBC2 documentary Aug 2004] Written & directed by Adam Curtis BN Publng CD-ROM [9/2005] for $19.99 BN Publng video CD-ROM [11/2005] for $19.95 feature DVD [11/2005] for $39.99 full credits at IMDb; B.B.C. News webpage |
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"Imperial Hubris: Why The West Is Losing The War On Terror" [2004] by Anonymous {Michael Scheuer} Brassey's/Potomac Books 9x6 pb [3/2005] for $12.21 Brassey's/Potomac Books 9¼x6½ hardcover [7/2004] for $17.32 |
  | "Let's Stop Beating Around The Bush: More Political Subversion" [2004] by Jim Hightower Viking 9¼x6¼ hardcover [7/2004] for $15.37 Penguin ABR audio CD [7/2004] for $20.37 |
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"Running On Empty: How The Democratic & Republican Parties Are Bankrupting Our Future & What Americans Can Do About It" [2004] by Peter G. Peterson "It's a rare pleasure to see both political parties chastised equally." — Howard S. Marks, Los Angeles Times Book Review Picador 8½x5½ pb [7/2005] for $10.20 FS&G hardcover [7/2004] for $16.32 |
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"Losing America: Confronting A Reckless & Arrogant Presidency" [2004] by Sen. Robert C. Byrd [Dem-WV since 1958] W.W. Norton 8x5¾ pb [4/2005] for $11.16 W.W. Norton 8½x5½ hardcover [7/2004] for $16.29 |
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"America Alone: The Neo-Conservatives & The Global Order" [2004] by Stefan Halper & Jonathan Clarke Cambridge Univ Press 9¼x6½ hardcover [6/2004] for $19.04 |
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"The Republican Noise Machine: Right-Wing Media & How It Corrupts Democracy " [2004] by David Brock Three Rivers Press pb [4/2005] for $11.16 Crown Books 9¼x6.4 hardcover [5/2004] for $16.35 Random House ABR audio CD [5/2004] for $18.87 Random House ABR audio [5/2004] for $16.35 |
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"We The People: A Call To Take Back America" [2004] by Thom Hartmann, illustrated by Neil Cohn Coreway Media 10½x6¼ pb [5/2004] for $14.11 author website |
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"The Exception To The Rulers: Exposing Oily Politicians, War Profiteers & The Media That Love Them" [2004] by Amy Goodman {host of "Democracy Now!"}, with David Goodman Hyperion 8x5¼ pb [3/2005] for $9.97 Hyperion 8¼x5¾ hardcover [4/2004] for $14.27 |
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"The Coming Generational Storm: What You Need To Know About America's Economic Future" [2004] by Laurence J. Kotlikoff & Scott Burns "On balance, the book does an excellent job of preaching two economic basics. First, our promise of Social Security & Medicare benefits in their current form to all retired Americans, regardless of means, is unsustainable. ... Second, individuals & families need to save more for their futures." — Los Angeles Times Book Review M.I.T. Press pb [1/2005] for $11.53 M.I.T. Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [4/2004] for $17.61 |
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"The Price of Loyalty: George W. Bush, The White House & The Education of Paul O'Neill" [2004] by Ron Suskind S&S pb [9/2004] for $10.50 S&S 9½x6.4 hardcover [1/2004] for $17.68 Audioworks ABR audio CD [1/2004] for $21.00 Audioworks ABR audio [1/2004] for $17.68 official booksite "El Precio de la Lealtad: Con una Cierta Mirada" Peninsular pb [5/2004] for $21.90 |
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"Perfectly Legal: The Secret Campaign To Rig Our Tax System To Benefit The Super Rich - and Cheat Everybody Else" [2003] by New York Times reporter David Cay Johnston Portfolio 8½x5½ pb [1/2005] for $10.20 Portfolio 9¼x6.4 hardcover [12/2003] for $16.35 official booksite |
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"The Fight Is For Democracy: Winning The War of Ideas In America & The World" [2003] 9 essays; edited by George Packer Perennial 8x5¼ pb [8/2003] for $11.16 |
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"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 9½x6½ hardcover [10/2002] for $16.98 author website official booksite |
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"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 |
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"Silencing Political Dissent: How Post-September 11 Anti-Terrorism Measures Threaten Our Civil Liberties" [2002] by Nancy Chang, Foreward by Howard Zinn Seven Stories Press 7x5 pb [7/2002] for $9.95 |
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"Blinded By The Right: The Conscience of An Ex-Conservative" [2002] by David Brock The author participated in the very real 'vast right-wing conspiracy' that sought to bring down the Clinton presidency; this book sets the record straight with much documentary evidence. Three Rivers Press 8x5¼ pb [2/2003] for $10.50 Crown 9½x6½ hardcover [3/2002] for $18.17 |
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"Who Rules America?: Power & Politics" [2001] by G. William Domhoff McGraw-Hill 8¾x6 pb [6/2001] for $37.65 |
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"Body of Secrets: Anatomy of The Ultra-Secret National Security Agency" [2001] by James Bamford Anchor 8x5¼ pb [4/2002] for $10.37 Doubleday 9½x6½ hardcover [4/2001] out of print/used |
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"The Piracy of America: Profiteering In The Public Domain" [1999] Edited by Judith Scherff Clarity Press 9x6 pb [4/99] for $18.95 |
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"The Virtue of Civility: Selected Essays On Liberalism, Tradition & Civil Society" [1997] by Edward Albert Shils, edited by Steven Grosby recommended by Tony Hillerman Liberty Fund 9¼x6¼ pb [7/97] for $11.99 Liberty Fund 9¾x6½ hardcover [7/97] for $19.99 |
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"Lost Rights: The Destruction of American Liberty" [1994] by James Bovard Palgrave Macmillan 9½x6¼ pb [9/95] for $11.53 Palgrave Macmillan 9½x6½ hardcover [3/94] for $65.00 author website |
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"The Power Game: How Washington Works" [1988] by journalist Hedrick Smith Ballantine 8¼x5½ pb [9/96] for $11.53 Random House hardcover [2/88] out of print/used |
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"The Puzzle Palace: Inside America's Most Secret Intelligence Organization" [1983] by James Bamford Penguin 7¾x5 pb [9/83] for $10.37 |
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"The Politics of The Presidency" [Wiley & Sons 1983] by Joseph A. Pika & John Anthony Maltese 6th Edition: CQ Press 9x6 pb textbook [12/2003] for $54.95 publisher's bookpage |
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"The Better Angels" [1979] by Charles McCarry
Thirty years ago, the author predicted that a lantern-jawed Eastern liberal would lose to a right-wing cowboy with ties to big oil in a stolen election for the U.S. presidency; the plot also involves Islamic terrorists intent on obtaining nuclear weapons. Overlook Trade pb [DUE Jan 2010] for $10.08  
Fawcett mass pb [3/82] out of print/used Overlook 9x6 hardcover [3/2008] for $17.13 Dutton/Hutchinson hardcover [7/79] out of print/many used |
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"Indispensable Enemies: The Politics of Misrule In America" [1973] by Walter Karp Franklin Square 9x6 pb [1/2003] for $10.47 E.P. Dutton hardcover [5/73] out of print/used |
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"The Iron Heel" [1908] by Jack London [1876-1916]
A visionary novel about class struggle that anticipates the political upheavals of the 1930s and beyond Lawrence Hill 8.4x5.4 pb [1/81] for $9.71 Wildside Press 8¾x6½ hardcover [9/2003] for $18.95 Quiet Vision CD-ROM [7/99] for $5.98 |
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"It Can't Happen Here: A Novel" [June 1935] by Sinclair Lewis [1885-1951] "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 |
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"The Man In The High Castle" [1962] by Philip K. Dick
Fifteen years after losing World War Two, 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 |
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"'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 |
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"The White House Mess" [1986] by Christopher Buckley Penguin 7¾x5 pb [5/95] for $10.36 Knopf hardcover [2/86] out of print/used |
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"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 |
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"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 |
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"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 |
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"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 |
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"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 |
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