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Notable Books on Politics (page 2)


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Cover art for A JOURNEY
NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 2, 2010

"A vividly rendered account of life in office, with plenty of beneficial pointers to aspiring politicos on either side of the Atlantic."
Long-awaited, uncommonly candid memoir by the former British prime minister. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE FUTURE OF POWER
NONFICTION
Released: Feb. 1, 2011

"A great reminder that fear and hate are not the only tools used to sell books these days--a substantial work that should be read by anyone with an interest in how politics works."
Illuminating analysis of the mechanisms of power shaping global politics. Read full book review >
Cover art for A CONTEST FOR SUPREMACY
NONFICTION
Released: Aug. 15, 2011

A stern, carefully worded warning about why the United States should be more wary of China's meteoric rise. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE QUEST
NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 20, 2011

"Capably ranging from science to history to politics, Yergin serves up a highly readable, sometimes sobering view of what the near future will look like—and it may not be pretty."
CNBC global energy expert and Pulitzer winner Yergin (The Commanding Heights: The Battle Between Government and the Marketplace That Is Remaking the Modern World, 1998, etc.) returns with an appropriately massive tome on an endlessly important subject: the world's energy future. Read full book review >