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#BroaderBookshelf 2021:Read a Book by a Journalist (Government & Politics)

  • Chantal W.
  • Friday, May 28, 2021

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Compete the #BroaderBookshelf 2021 prompt of reading a book written by a journalist with these engaging and thought-provoking titles about government and politics.  

The American Crisis

The American Crisis

What Went Wrong, How We Recover
Published in 2020
vii, 566 pages ; 24 cm
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Book
 
The Mueller Report

The Mueller Report

Presented with Related Materials by The Washington Post
Published in 2019
729 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Book
 
Proof of Corruption

Proof of Corruption

Bribery, Impeachment, and Pandemic in the Age of Trump
Abramson, Seth, 1976- author.
Published in 2020
viii, 561 pages ; 25 cm
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Book
 
American Carnage

American Carnage

On the Front Lines of the Republican Civil War and the Rise of President Trump
Alberta, Tim, author.
Published in 2019
x, 678 pages ; 24 cm
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Book
 
Shattered

Shattered

Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign
Allen, Jonathan (Jonathan J. M.), author.
Published in 2017
xii, 464 pages ; 25 cm
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Book
 
Twilight of Democracy

Twilight of Democracy

The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism
Applebaum, Anne, 1964- author.
Published in 2020
206 pages ; 20 cm
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Book
 
All the Truth is out

All the Truth is out

The Week Politics Went Tabloid
Bai, Matt.
Published in 2014
xv, 263 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Book
 
Herding Donkeys

Herding Donkeys

The Fight to Rebuild the Democratic Party and Reshape American Politics
Berman, Ari.
Published in 2010
292 pages ; 24 cm
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Book
 
All the President's Men

All the President's Men

Bernstein, Carl, 1944- author.
Published in 2014
361 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Book
 
The Forgotten

The Forgotten

How the People of One Pennsylvania County Elected Donald Trump and Changed America
Bradlee, Ben, Jr., author.
Published in 2018
vii, 295 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Book
 
The Terror Courts

The Terror Courts

Rough Justice at Guantanamo Bay
Bravin, Jess.
Published in 2013
440 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
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Book
 
The Greatest Comeback

The Greatest Comeback

Buchanan, Patrick J. (Patrick Joseph), 1938-
Published in 2014
392 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Book
 
The Spy's Son

The Spy's Son

The True Story of the Highest-ranking CIA Officer Ever Convicted of Espionage and the Son He Trained to Spy for Russia
Denson, Bryan, author.
Published in 2015
365 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
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Book
 
The Year of Voting Dangerously

The Year of Voting Dangerously

Dowd, Maureen, author.
Published in 2016
xxxi, 432 pages ; 24 cm
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Book
 
War on Peace

War on Peace

The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence
Farrow, Ronan, 1987- author.
Published in 2018
xxxiii, 392 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Book
 
Thank You for Your Service

Thank You for Your Service

Finkel, David, 1955-
Published in 2013
256 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Book
 
Comeback

Comeback

Conservatism That Can Win Again
Frum, David, 1960-
Published in 2007
viii, 213 pages ; 24 cm
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Book
 
Dark Mirror

Dark Mirror

Edward Snowden and the American Surveillance State
Gellman, Barton, 1960- author.
Published in 2020
xvii, 426 pages ; 25 cm
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Book
 
Surviving Autocracy

Surviving Autocracy

Gessen, Masha, author.
Published in 2020
xvi, 270 pages ; 21 cm
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Book
 
Double Down

Double Down

Game Change 2012
Halperin, Mark, author.
Published in 2013
499 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
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Book
 
The Mueller Report Illustrated

The Mueller Report Illustrated

The Obstruction Investigation
Helderman, Rosalind S., author.
Published in 2019
203 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm
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Book
 
The Killing of Osama Bin Laden

The Killing of Osama Bin Laden

Hersh, Seymour M., author.
Published in 2016
132 pages ; 22 cm
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Book
 
MBS

MBS

The Rise to Power of Mohammed Bin Salman
Hubbard, Ben (Journalist), author.
Published in 2020
xx, 359 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
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Book
 
The Victory Lab

The Victory Lab

The Secret Science of Winning Campaigns
Issenberg, Sasha.
Published in 2012
357 pages ; 25 cm
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Book
 
Bill of Wrongs

Bill of Wrongs

The Executive Branch's Assault on America's Fundamental Rights
Ivins, Molly.
Published in 2007
xxi, 214 pages ; 22 cm
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Book
 
Monsoon

Monsoon

The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power
Kaplan, Robert D., 1952-
Published in 2010
xvi, 366 pages : maps ; 25 cm
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Book
 
Asia's Cauldron

Asia's Cauldron

The South China Sea and the End of a Stable Pacific
Kaplan, Robert D., 1952- author.
Published in 2014
xxi, 225 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Book
 
The Red and the Blue

The Red and the Blue

The 1990s and the Birth of Political Tribalism
Kornacki, Steve, 1979- author.
Published in 2018
497 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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Book
 
Liberty and Tyranny

Liberty and Tyranny

A Conservative Manifesto
Levin, Mark R. (Mark Reed), 1957-
Published in 2009
x, 245 pages ; 22 cm
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Book
 
The Fifth Risk

The Fifth Risk

Lewis, Michael (Michael M.), author.
Published in 2018
221 pages ; 25 cm
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Book
 
Democracy in Chains

Democracy in Chains

The Deep History of the Radical Right's Stealth Plan for America
MacLean, Nancy, author.
Published in 2017
xxxii, 334 pages ; 24 cm
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Book
 
Drift

Drift

The Unmooring of American Military Power
Maddow, Rachel.
Published in 2012
275 pages ; 22 cm
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Book
 
Dark Money

Dark Money

The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right
Mayer, Jane.
Published in 2016
14 audio discs (17 hr.) : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in.
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Audiobook on CD
 
The Way of the Knife

The Way of the Knife

The CIA, a Secret Army, and a War at the Ends of the Earth
Mazzetti, Mark.
Published in 2013
xii, 381 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Book
 
See Jane Win

See Jane Win

The Inspiring Story of the Women Changing American Politics
Moscatello, Caitlin, author.
Published in 2019
320 pages ; 24 cm
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Book
 
Kompromat

Kompromat

How Russia Undermined American Democracy
Pegues, Jeff, 1970- author.
Published in 2018
287 pages ; 24 cm
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Audience of One

Audience of One

Donald Trump, Television, and the Fracturing of America
Poniewozik, James, author.
Published in 2019
xxiii, 325 pages ; 25 cm
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Book
 
Fracture

Fracture

Barack Obama, the Clintons, and the Racial Divide
Reid, Joy-Ann Lomena.
Published in 2015
xiii, 367 pages ; 24 cm
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Book
 
The Man Who Sold America

The Man Who Sold America

Trump and the Unraveling of the American Story
Reid, Joy-Ann Lomena, author.
Published in 2019
294 pages ; 24 cm
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Book
 
A Very Stable Genius

A Very Stable Genius

Donald J. Trump's Testing of America
Rucker, Philip, author.
Published in 2020
xii, 465 pages ; 25 cm
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Book
 
Under Fire

Under Fire

Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House
Ryan, April, 1967- author.
Published in 2018
x, 181 pages ; 24 cm
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Book
 
Resistance (at All Costs)

Resistance (at All Costs)

How Trump Haters Are Breaking America
Strassel, Kimberley A., author.
Published in 2019
xiii, 235 pages ; 24 cm
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Book
 
Fear and Loathing

Fear and Loathing

On the Campaign Trail '72
Thompson, Hunter S.
Published in 2012
xxvi, 481 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Book
 
How Barack Obama Won

How Barack Obama Won

A State-by-state Guide to the Historic 2008 Presidential Election
Todd, Chuck, 1972-
Published in 2009
xii, 258 pages : maps ; 21 cm
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Book
 
The Nine

The Nine

Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court
Toobin, Jeffrey.
Published in 2007
viii, 369 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
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Book
 
The Oath

The Oath

The Obama White House and the Supreme Court
Toobin, Jeffrey.
Published in 2012
viii, 325 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
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Book
 
Good and Mad

Good and Mad

The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger
Traister, Rebecca, author.
Published in 2018
xxxi, 284 pages ; 24 cm
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Book
 
Unbelievable

Unbelievable

My Front-row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History
Tur, Katy, 1983- author.
Published in 2017
xii, 291 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Book
 
The Gatekeepers

The Gatekeepers

How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency
Whipple, Chris.
Published in 2017
608 pages (large print) ; 24 cm
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Large Print
 
Reputation

Reputation

Portraits in Power
Williams, Marjorie, 1958-2005.
Published in 2008
xxvi, 287 pages ; 24 cm
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Book
 
Fire and Fury

Fire and Fury

Inside the Trump White House
Wolff, Michael, 1953- author.
Published in 2018
xiii, 321 pages ; 25 cm
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Book
 
American Character

American Character

A History of the Epic Struggle Between Individual Liberty and the Common Good
Woodard, Colin, 1968- author.
Published in 2016
308 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
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Book
 
The Agenda

The Agenda

Inside the Clinton White House
Woodward, Bob, 1943-
Published in 1994
352 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Book
 
The War Within

The War Within

A Secret White House History 2006-2008
Woodward, Bob, 1943-
Published in 2008
xvi, 487 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
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Book
 
Fear

Fear

Trump in the White House
Woodward, Bob, 1943- author.
Published in 2018
xxii, 420 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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Book
 
Author

Chantal W.

Research and Readers' Advisory Manager

British mystery show addict and lover of fantasy, romance and mystery novels.

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