Government

Image of Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible: The Surreal Heart of the New Russia
Genre(s):
Government, Nonfiction

Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible

December 2, 2014
Reviewed by: 
Nathaniel L. Moir

“readers will find Nothing is True and Everything Is Possible not only unsettling but also difficult to put down.”

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Image of Act of Congress: How America's Essential Institution Works, and How It Doesn't
Author(s):
Robert G. Kaiser
Genre(s):
Government, Government, Government, Government, Government, Government, Government

Act of Congress: How America's Essential Institution Works, and How It Doesn't

May 4, 2013
Reviewed by: 
Karl Wolff

“Act of Congress should be essential reading.”

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Image of The Cuban Connection: Nixon, Castro, and the Mob
Author(s):
William Weyand Turner
Genre(s):
Government, Intelligence, Government, Intelligence, Intelligence, Government, Government, Intelligence

The Cuban Connection: Nixon, Castro, and the Mob

April 29, 2013
Reviewed by: 
David Rosman

Conspiracies, intrigue, key political figures, CIA miscalculations, assassination failures, and the top Capos of the National Crime Syndicate—what a story that would make.

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Image of The Endgame: The Inside Story of the Struggle for Iraq, from George W. Bush to Barack Obama
Author(s):
Michael R. Gordon, Bernard E. Trainor
Genre(s):
Government, Intelligence, War/Military, Government, Intelligence, War/Military, War/Military, Intelligence, Government, War/Military, Intelligence, Government

The Endgame: The Inside Story of the Struggle for Iraq, from George W. Bush to Barack Obama

January 2, 2013
Reviewed by: 
Gian P. Gentile

“The essential point The Endgame misses, however, is what the Surge really showed, which . . .

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Image of Electoral Dysfunction: A Survival Manual for American Voters
Author(s):
Victoria Bassetti
Genre(s):
Government, United States, Government, Current/Public Affairs & Events, Current/Public Affairs & Events, Current/Public Affairs & Events

Electoral Dysfunction: A Survival Manual for American Voters

September 26, 2012
Reviewed by: 
Diane Brandley

“Ms. Bassetti offers a convincing argument.”

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Image of The Betrayal of the American Dream
Author(s):
Donald L. Barlett, James B. Steele
Genre(s):
Current/Public Affairs & Events, Government, Finance, Government, Finance, Current/Public Affairs & Events, Government, Finance, Current/Public Affairs & Events, Current/Public Affairs & Events, Government, Finance, Current/Public Affairs & Events, Finance, Government

The Betrayal of the American Dream

July 15, 2012
Reviewed by: 
David Rosman

“. . . a fast paced and enjoyable trip down the left side of the ‘Don’t Tread on Me’ highway . . .”

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Image of The Wounded Giant: America's Armed Forces in an Age of Austerity
Author(s):
O'Hanlon, Michael
Genre(s):
Economics, Government, Politics—General, United States, War/Military, War/Military, United States, Politics—General, Government, Economics

The Wounded Giant

December 6, 2011
Reviewed by: 
Andrew Rosenbaum

“Many will disagree with Michael O’Hanlon on essential points. But the level of debate is what counts so that our armed forces are supported by intelligent strategic decisions.

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Image of Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress--and a Plan to Stop It
Author(s):
Lawrence Lessig
Genre(s):
United States, Politics—General, Government

Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress—And a Plan to Stop It

October 1, 2011
Reviewed by: 
Liana Giorgi

“Could it be that what feeds both ‘dependence corruption’ and excess lobbying is simply overworked Representatives? . . .

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Image of Making Our Democracy Work: A Judge's View
Author(s):
Stephen Breyer
Genre(s):
Judicial Branch, Law

Making Our Democracy Work: A Judge's View

October 1, 2010
Reviewed by: 
Diane Brandley

(Alfred A. Knopf Publishers, September 14, 2010

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