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BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

THE PRINCE OF DARKNESS

by Robert D. Novak

Sure to be popular reading inside the Beltway, and worthy of an audience far beyond it as well. Full review >

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CURRENT EVENTS & SOCIAL ISSUES

THE REPUBLICAN WAR ON SCIENCE

by Chris Mooney

Mooney has put the right-wing handwriting on the wall, and the prospect is scary. Full review >

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CURRENT EVENTS & SOCIAL ISSUES

THE REPUBLICAN WAR AGAINST WOMEN

by Tanya Melich

Nevertheless, Melich's history is thorough and her rage well substantiated at every turn. Full review >

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CURRENT EVENTS & SOCIAL ISSUES

REPUBLICANISM

by Maurizio Viroli & translated by Antony Shugaar

Though repetitive and sometimes vague, Viroli’s examination of political ideals should be of great interest to students of... Full review >

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CURRENT EVENTS & SOCIAL ISSUES

THE ESSENTIAL NEOCONSERVATIVE READER

edited by Mark Gerson

Uncommonly sensible and civil discourses from a bridge group whose ideas are fast entering the mainstream, if not the realm... Full review >

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HISTORY

THE CONSERVATIVE ASSAULT ON THE CONSTITUTION

by Erwin Chemerinsky

A hard-hitting polemic from the left, timed to coincide with the opening of the Court’s next term. Full review >

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HISTORY

THE REBELLION OF RONALD REAGAN

by James Mann

An incisive illustration of the often underrated role a leader’s personality plays in shaping world events. Full review >

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BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

REAGAN’S DISCIPLE

by Lou Cannon and Carl M. Cannon

Impossible for admirers of the current president to dismiss, the Cannons’ detailed reporting, fluid style and mature... Full review >

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