Books, Nonfiction, Government, Civics

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Plato
The Republic (Everyman's Library (Cloth))
by Everyman's Library (Hardcover) (Release Date: 1993-01-11)

Presents a new translation of Plato's celebrated account of a political utopia, which remains one of the most compelling and influential works in the history of philosophy.

Peggy Noonan
Patriotic Grace: What It Is and Why We Need It Now
by Collins (Hardcover) (Release Date: 2008-09-30)

In this long season of searing political attacks and angry partisan passions, Peggy Noonan's Wall Street Journal column has been must reading for thoughtful liberals and conservatives alike. Now she issues an urgent, heartfelt call for all Americans to see each other anew, realize what time it is, and come together to support the next President—whoever he is. Because it is not the threats and challenges we face, but how we face them that defines us as a nation. The terrible events of 9/11 brought us together in a way not seen since World War II. But the stresses and divisions of the Bush years have driven us apart to a point that is unhealthy and destructive. Today, Noonan argues, the national mood is for a change in our politics and it is well past time for politicians to catch up. Americans are tired of the old partisan divisions and the campaign tricks that seek to widen and exploit them. We long for leaders who can summon us to greatness and unity, as they did in the long ...

Frederic Bastiat
The Law
by Blackstone Audiobooks (Audio Cassette)

Frederic Bastiat's arguments against socialism are as valid today as when first published in 1850. 2 cassettes.

Saul Alinsky
Rules for Radicals
by Vintage (Paperback) (Release Date: 1989-10-23)

This primers tells the "have-nots" how they can organize to achieve real political power for the practice of true democracy.

Naomi Wolf
Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries
by Simon & Schuster (Paperback)

As the practice of democracy becomes a lost art, Americans are increasingly desperate for a restored nation. Many have a general sense that the "system" is in disorder -- if not on the road to functional collapse. But though it is easy to identify our political problems, the solutions are not always as clear. In Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries, bestselling author Naomi Wolf illustrates the breathtaking changes that can take place when ordinary citizens engage in the democratic system the way the founders intended and tells how to use that system, right now, to change your life, your community, and ultimately, the nation.

Thomas Patterson
We The People
by McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages (Paperback)

We The People is a concise yet comprehensive book provides a positive, lively, future-oriented narrative introduction to American government and politics. We the People presents material with a currency and relevancy that captures the vivid world of real-life politics. In addition, the text challenges readers to think critically; by giving contextual understanding of major concepts and issues, it encourages them to think about the implications for society and themselves. We the People delves deeper into the basics than most brief books, and each of the 17 chapters (including 3 policy chapters) concludes with a brief reading selection, making the book serve as text and reader in one concise format..

Thom Hartmann
Screwed: The Undeclared War Against the Middle Class - And What We Can Do about It (BK Currents (Paperback))
by Berrett-Koehler Publishers (Paperback)

Nationally syndicated radio host and bestselling author Thom Hartmann exposes the covert war conservatives, and corporations are waging against America's middle class?a war that's reducing the rest of us to a politically impotent working poor. This book asks: How did this happen? Who's benefiting? And how can we stop it?

Drew Westen
The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation
by PublicAffairs (Paperback)

Through a bravura tour of American political leaders and their appeals to the electorate, Drew Westen shows that Americans don't vote with their heads but with their hearts--and that Democratic politicians had better wise up in their approach. The Political Brain is a serious and groundbreaking investigation into the role of emotion in deciding the outcome of elections. It looks at data across several presidential elections from the 1950s through 2000, examines the evidence for the role of emotion in driving voting behavior, and provides a "clinical" view of a number of campaign ads, debate lines, and personal profiles of the candidates who have sought to win our hearts.

Benjamin Ginsberg, Theodore J. Lowi, Margaret Weir
We the People: An Introduction to American Politics, Sixth Shorter Edition
by W. W. Norton (Paperback)

Walter E. Williams
Do the Right Thing: The People's Economist Speaks (Hoover Institution Press Publication)
by Hoover Institution Press (Paperback)

Nationally syndicated columnist Walter E. Williams is chairmain of the economic department at George Mason University. This thought-provoking book contains nearly one hundred of William's most popular essays on race and sex, government, education, environment and health, law and society, international politics, and other controversial topics.

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