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When Ohio Was Blue: My Twenty-Year Journey with John Glenn
$34.95 Add to cartWhen Ohio Was Blue is a book about politics for people who aren’t steeped in it and who may not even like politics very much. Far more than simply a memoir, this book provides readers with a behind-th
- Series: Bliss Institute
- Author: Butland, Dale
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 221
- Publish Date: March 03 2026
- ISBN10: 1629223220
- Language: English
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The Ritz of the Bayou: The New Orleans Adventures of a Young Novelist Covering the Trials of the Governor of Louisiana, with Digressions on Smoldering
$24.00 Add to cartIn this “unjustly neglected” masterpiece, Nancy Lemann gives an atmospheric account of the New Orleans trial of the Governor of Louisiana for racketeering, fraud, and bribery. This 40th anniversary ed
- Author: Lemann, Nancy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: April 07 2026
- ISBN10: 9798885740708
- Language: English
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Washington Is Burning: Corruption and Lies in the Age of Trump
$29.95 Add to cartA DEVASTATING ACCOUNT OF AMERICAN MILITARY FOLLY AND POLITICAL DYSFUNCTION BY THE WASHINGTON EDITOR OF HARPER’S MAGAZINE
Washington Is Burning reveals the inner workings of Trump’s Washington — a gro- Author: Cockburn, Andrew
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: March 17 2026
- ISBN10: 1836741774
- Language: English
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Without Reservation: How a Controversial Indian Tribe Rose to Power and Built the World’s Largest Casino
$19.99 Add to cart“The book seems at times like a legal thriller, a psychological drama, a morality tale, and a scandal sheet.” — Richard Tambling, Hartford Journal Inquirer
Jeff Benedict, the author of No Bone Unturne
- Author: Benedict, Jeff
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: July 16 2024
- ISBN10: 0060931965
- Language: English
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Virginia Grit: From Poverty to Policymaker, Creating Opportunity for Everyone
$24.00 Add to cartIn this moving and compelling memoir, David Reid tells a difficult and yet inspiring story of perseverance and dedication to public service.
Growing up poor in the Virginia mountains, the first in
- Author: Reid, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: April 16 2024
- ISBN10: 9798987407691
- Language: English
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Califailure: Reversing the Ruin of America’s Worst-Run State
$32.00 Add to cartSteve Hilton tackles the (literally) burning question: What will it take to save California?
California is a “model for the nation,” Governor Gavin Newsom keeps telling us. “We’re following a formula f
- Author: Hilton, Steve
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: March 25 2025
- ISBN10: 0063390418
- Language: English
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The House That Madigan Built: The Record Run of Illinois’ Velvet Hammer
$29.95 Read moreMichael Madigan rose from the Chicago machine to hold unprecedented power as Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. In his thirty-six years wielding the gavel, Madigan outlasted governors, … [more below]
- Author: Long, Ray
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: February 15 2022
- ISBN10: 0252044479
- Language: English
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Down Ballot: How a Local Campaign Became a National Referendum on Abortion
$21.95 Read moreWhen an obscure primary election met the culture wars
In 1990, a suburban Chicago race for the Republican Party nomination for state representative unexpectedly became a national proxy battle over abo
- Author: Wohl, Patrick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: January 09 2024
- ISBN10: 0252087585
- Language: English
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Anatomy of a Purple State: A North Carolina Politics Primer
$22.00 Add to cartNorth Carolina represents a perfect distillation of the promise and peril of modern American democracy: hyperpartisanship, gerrymandering, dissatisfaction with the two-party system, the urban-rural di… [more below]
- Author: Cooper, Christopher A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: October 15 2024
- ISBN10: 1469681714
- Language: English
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Inside the Carnival: Unmasking Louisiana Politics
$24.95 Add to cartWith both an entertainer’s eye and a social scientist’s rigor, Wayne Parent subjects Louisiana’s politics to rational and empirical analysis, seeking and finding coherent reasons for the state’s well-
- Author: Parent, Wayne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: September 01, 2006
- ISBN10: 0807131989
- Language: English
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Democrats 101: A Primer for Us
$10.99 Add to cartWhat is a Democrat? Why is it so hard to define, and why do we keep letting the Republicans do it? Why do we squabble when we should be united? Why do we drift endlessly into policy disputes when bigg
- Author: Purvis, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: October 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1737251302
- Language: English
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Getting Elected Is the Easy Part: Working and Winning in the State Legislature
$24.95 Add to cartAcross the nation every two years, first-time lawmakers enter state legislatures–institutions steeped in tradition, arcane procedures, and unwritten rules. Although dozens of publications advise cand
- Author: Keiser, Karen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 170
- Publish Date: July 31 2023
- ISBN10: 1638640114
- Language: English
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The Black Woods: Pursuing Racial Justice on the Adirondack Frontier
$35.95 Add to cartThe Black Woods chronicles the history of Black pioneers in New York’s northern wilderness. From the late 1840s into the 1860s, they migrated to the Adirondacks to build farms and to vote. On their ne
- Author: Godine, Amy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 510
- Publish Date: November 15, 2023
- ISBN10: 150177168X
- Language: English
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California Plants: A Guide to Our Iconic Flora
$27.50 Add to cartAn essential resource for outdoor enthusiasts in California.
With his vibrant photographs and lively writing, Matt Ritter takes the reader on a journey through the Golden State’s iconic landscapes and
- Author: Ritter, Matt
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: January 20, 2018
- ISBN10: 0999896008
- Language: English
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Welcome to Capitol Hill: Fifty Years of Scandal in Tennessee Politics
$24.95 Add to cartAlthough Tennessee has a rich history of political scandals dating back to the founding of the state, the last fifty years have been a confusing, confounding, and sometimes ludicrous period of ne’er-d
- Author: Ebert, Joel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: August 15, 2023
- ISBN10: 0826505856
- Language: English
