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Summary: "For as long as historical records have existed, people in positions of authority have tried to rewrite history to suit their purposes. The pattern has become tragically familiar: dictatorial powers use their editing pens to create myths, spread propaganda, justify decisions, erase opponents, and even dispose of crimes. Today, as Republican politics becomes increasingly radicalized, it's not...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 320.973 BENMichaels, Jon D.
Summary: "For readers of How Democracies Die, two legal scholars expose the history of the GOP's hidden political strategy to rollback protected rights, from abortion and gun control to surveillance and LGBTQ rights. Virginia's governor sets up a tip line for parents to snitch on teachers who acknowledge the reality of racial inequality. Texas unleashes bounty hunters against individuals who aid or abet...
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Publisher / Publication Date: One Signal Publishers/Atria, an imprint of Simon & Schuster
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Summary: "A bold new assessment of the multipronged attack on American rights, and how to push back, from experts at the Fletcher School at Tufts and the Carr Center at Harvard. In fifteen accessible chapters dealing with voting rights, freedom of speech, criminal justice, gun rights, LGBTQ+ rights, disability rights, religious freedom, privacy, immigration, and more, three renowned thought-leaders,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The New Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 342.7308 SHAYoung, Carl S.
Summary: Project 2025 is a blueprint for a future that's not yours. It threatens your right to choose, your financial security, and the very fabric of American life. "Project 2025: Exposing the Radical Agenda" is more than just a book—it’s a call to action. It’s a handbook for activists, policymakers, and concerned citizens who believe in a fairer, greener, and more just world. It’s a powerful toolkit...
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 320.973 YOUSowell, Thomas
Summary: "The quest for social justice is a powerful crusade of our time, with an appeal to many different people, for many different reasons. But those who use the same words do not always present the same meanings. Clarifying those meanings is the first step toward finding out what we agree on and disagree on. From there, it is largely a question of what the facts are. Social Justice Fallacies reveals...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2023
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Summary: "In a divided America, the biggest solvable problem fueling political extremism and dysfunction is hiding in plain party primaries. The Primary Solution shows how to fix them." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 324.273 TROSatin, Mark Ivor
Summary: "An essential introduction to the visionary, beyond-left-and-right political activism of the last 60 years, and a deeply honest insider account of why those activists have--so far--fallen short. In a gripping first-person narrative that reads like a novel, using his own experiences as a lens, Mark Satin tells the story of three generations of thinkers and activists who tried--and are still...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bombardier Books, an imprint of Post Hill Press 2023
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SATIN, MARK IVOR SATRoberts, Kevin
Summary: "An explanation of how conservatives can take back control of America's institutions"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadside Books
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 320.52 ROBCheney, Liz
Summary: This first-hand account of the January 6 events tells of those who helped Trump spread the stolen election lie, those whose actions preserved our constitutional framework, and the risks we still face.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 CHENEY, LIZ CHERamos, Paola
Summary: "An award-winning journalist's deeply reported exploration of how race, identity, and political trauma have influenced the rise of far-right sentiment among Latinos, and how this group can shape American politics. Democrats have historically assumed they can rely on the Latino vote, but recent elections have called that loyalty into question. In fact, despite his vociferous anti-immigrant...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2024
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Summary: "An precedented, colorful look at how and why politicians lie - and why republicans do it more." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books
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Summary: From a #1 New York Times best-selling author and beloved television host comes a new book on how to come home to our core values, fortify our families and re-embrace self-determination and self-governance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Threshold Editions 2024
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: 306.2 MCGCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.2 MCGCopies Available at Peninsula
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Social Cult McGrawNguyen, Tina
Summary: "An explosive, first-person account chronicling the rise of the MAGA movement from acclaimed political journalist Tina Nguyen, who began her career--and her education--on the ground levels of the conservative recruiting machine"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: One Signal Publishers/Atria 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 NGUYEN, TINA NGURabb, Steven
Summary: "If the Founding Fathers surveyed our nation today and together composed a single speech to America, what would they say? The prologue begins to answer that question as it chronicles a current-day reunion of America's Founding Fathers at Independence Hall in Philadelphia. Through a stroke of Providence, the Founders have assembled once again to take up their pen and save the country they love....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liberty For All Publishers 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Social Politic RabbMamet, David
Summary: Exposing how oppressive cultural codes-encapsulated in buzzwords such as inclusion, diversity, social justice, appropriation-are constricting the vibrant intellectual life of the world's freest country, a renowned author and playwright examines how politics and cultural attitudes about rebellion have shifted in the U.S. throughout history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadside Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320.5 MAMPurdy, Jedediah
Summary: "American democracy is in crisis. In 2020, more than half of Americans claimed they were dissatisfied with their political system, and an increasing number are willing to consider alternatives to popular rule-including authoritarianism. We view our political opponents with disdain, if not terror. These fears aren't entirely misguided: democratic debate often puts America's ugliest impulses on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320.973 PURStevens, Stuart
Summary: A former chief Republican strategist and best-selling author examines the five driving forces on the Right-financers, propagandists, party support, legal theories to legitimize and shock troops-and makes clear how they are working in concert to end our democracy as we know it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twelve 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 324.2734 STETackett, Michael
Summary: The first definitive biography of Mitch McConnell, revealing the personal and political life of one of the most powerful senators in American history. Drawing on thousands of pages of archival materials, letters, and more than 100 interviews with associates, colleagues, and McConnell himself, Michael Tackett pieces together the story of McConnell's early life, his formative battle with polio as...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MCCONNELL, MITCH TACWoodward, Bob
Summary: War is an intimate and sweeping account of one of the most tumultuous periods in presidential politics and American history. We see President Joe Biden and his top advisers in tense conversations with Russian president Vladimir Putin, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky. We also see Donald Trump, conducting a shadow presidency and seeking to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC WOOTrump, Donald
Summary: In "SAVE AMERICA", President Donald J. Trump offers an unparalleled look into his four years as the 45th President of the United States, and a vision for his next term! "SAVE AMERICA" is filled with iconic moments from the first Trump Administration. From Historic Summits with World Leaders to candid scenes from the White House, every photo has been selected by President Trump, alongside his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Winning Team Publishing 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: OVS 973.933 TRUMercieca, Jennifer R.
Summary: "Political communication expert Jennifer Mercieca shows how the Trump campaign expertly used the common rhetorical techniques of a demagogue, a word with two contradictory definitions--"a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power" or "a leader championing the cause of the common people in ancient times" (Merriam-Webster, 2019). These...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Texas A&M University Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.933 MERHurd, Will
Summary: "From former Republican Congressman and CIA Officer Will Hurd, a bold political playbook for America rooted in the timeless ideals of bipartisanship, inclusivity, and democratic values. It's getting harder to get big things done in America. The gears of our democracy have been mucked up by political nonsense. To meet the era-defining challenges of the 21st century, our country needs a reboot....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320.973 HURBruni, Frank
Summary: "An examination of the ways in which grievance has come to define our current culture and politics, on both the right and left. More and more Americans are convinced that they're losing because somebody else is winning. More and more tally their slights, measure their misfortune, and assign particular people responsibility for it. The blame game has become very popular. Grievance needn't be...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avid Reader Press 2024
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Summary: To save both democracy and a decent economy, here's why it's crucial that Americans elect a truly progressive president. The 2020 presidential election will determine the very survival of American democracy. To restore popular faith in government-and win the election-Democrats need to nominate and elect an economic progressive. The Stakes explains how the failure of the economy to serve...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019