Best Political Books

by Ari Berman

Engaging and balanced—a stand-out book. Full review >

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by Tony Blair

A vividly rendered account of life in office, with plenty of beneficial pointers to aspiring politicos on either side of the... Full review >

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by Christopher Brownfield

Witty, insightful, scathing, appalling and inspiring—a must-read book on the Iraq war. Full review >

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by John W. Dower

An unrelenting, incisive, masterly comparative study. Full review >

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by Mark Feldstein

Entertaining and enlightening, with lots of fresh reporting for politics buffs. Full review >

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by André Gerolymatos

Those who suspect espionage is a mug’s game will find plenty of evidence here, as well as a great deal of amusement. Full review >

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by Jill Lepore

Learned, lively and shrewd. Full review >

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by Edward McClelland

An engaging overview of the president’s early political education. Full review >

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by Gideon Rose

Essential reading for national policymakers. Full review >

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by Richard E. Rubenstein

A lively, contrarian view of history—fruitful reading for peaceniks and warfighters alike. Full review >

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by Gabriel Schoenfeld

A timely, sure-to-be controversial take on a problem that has no easy resolution. Full review >

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by Rebecca Traister

A nuanced look at how the recent election shaped—and was shaped by—gender. Full review >

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by Julian E. Zelizer

A timely analysis of the forces that will collide as President Obama ponders the way forward in Afghanistan. Full review >

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