American Character: A History of the Epic Struggle Between Individual Liberty and the Common GoodColin Woodard★★★★★4.5(361)Winner, 2017 Maine Literary Award for Non-Fiction Finalist, 2017 Chautauqua Prize "Woodard...is a terrific writer, and...
Comrade JPete Earley★★★★★4.5(359)Pete Earley, a former reporter for The Washington Post , is the author of eight works of nonfiction, including the...
Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic LifeEric Klinenberg★★★★★4.5(355)Shortlisted for the Goddard Riverside Stephan Russo Book Prize for Social Justice “Eric Klinenberg offers a new...
Don't Call it a Cult: The Shocking Story of Keith Raniere and the Women of NXIVMSarah Berman★★★★★4.5(330)*SHORTLISTEDxa0for the 2022 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize* xa0 *FINALISTxa0for 2022 Crime Writers of Canada Brass...
My Traitor's Heart: A South African Exile Returns to Face His Country, His Tribe, and His ConscienceRian Malan★★★★★4.5(330)From Library Journal This soul-searching account of an Afrikaner's life in apartheid South Africa joins a growing body...
The Tyranny of Experts: Economists, Dictators, and the Forgotten Rights of the PoorWilliam Russell Easterly★★★★★4.5(310)William Easterly is a professor of economics at New York University and a director of NYUs award-winning Development...
Doomed to Succeed: The U.S.-Israel Relationship from Truman to ObamaDennis Ross★★★★★4.5(306)“Dennis Ross and ‘Middle East Peace Process’ are nearly synonymous . . . In Doomed to Succeed , the Washington...
The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good CitizensRichard Haass★★★★★4.5(304)“Richard Haass has turned his keen mind and large heart to the most important of questions: The meaning of...
Wisdom Sits in Places: Landscape and Language Among the Western ApacheKeith H. Basso★★★★★4.5(299)From Library Journal Basso, an anthropologist who has done fieldwork among the Western Apache of Arizona for over 30...
Philosopher of the Heart: The Restless Life of Søren KierkegaardClare Carlisle★★★★★4.5(274)Carlisle . . . has an absolute mastery of Kierkegaard’s life and works. At the same time, she is a lucid and stylish...
The Covenant with Black AmericaTavis Smiley★★★★★4.5(270)From Booklist This collection of essays is both a plea and a response to the self-assessed critical circumstances of...
Spy Dust: Two Masters of Disguise Reveal the Tools and Operations That Helped Win the Cold WarAntonio J. Mendez★★★★★4.5(269)Admiral Stansfield Turner former head of the CIA A true story of spying with all the suspense and intrigue of a James...
Pussification: The Effeminization of the American MaleDoug Giles★★★★★4.5(268)Doug Giles is the man behind ClashDaily.com, a blog he started four years ago that has attracted over 154 million page...
How the Poor Can Save Capitalism: Rebuilding the Path to the Middle ClassJohn Hope Bryant★★★★★4.5(268)“John Bryant is what I call a practical idealist who dreams big and then moves with precision to action. He reminds...
Google Archipelago: The Digital Gulag and the Simulation of FreedomMichael Rectenwald★★★★★4.5(258)When I read Springtime for Snowflakes and interviewed Michael Rectenwald, I recognized an extremely well-versed...
Socialism: The Failed Idea That Never DiesKristian Niemietz★★★★★4.5(258)About the Author Dr Kristian Niemietz is the Head of Health and Welfare at the Institute of Economic Affairs, and a...
The Eaves of Heaven: A Life in Three WarsAndrew X. Pham★★★★★4.5(256)One of the Ten Best Books of the Year, Washington Post Book WorldOne of the Los Angeles Times’ Favorite Books of the...
One-Dimensional Man: Studies in the Ideology of Advanced Industrial Society, 2nd EditionHerbert Marcuse★★★★★4.5(252)Review Marcuse shows himself to be one of the most radical and forceful thinkers of this time. -- The Nation About the...
Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA, 1981-1987Bob Woodward★★★★★4.5(251)Woodward has established himself as the best reporter of our time. He may be the best reporter of all time." -- Bob...
Navajos Wear Nikes: A Reservation LifeJim Kristofic★★★★★4.5(250)With tales of gangs and skinwalkers, an Indian Boy Scout troop, a fanatical Sunday school teacher, and the author's own...
Magnificent Delusions: Pakistan, the United States, and an Epic History of MisunderstandingHusain Haqqani★★★★★4.5(246)From Publishers Weekly Mistrust and cross-purposes characterize relations between Pakistan and the U.S., writes...
Dr. Disaster's Guide to Surviving Everything: Essential Advice for Any Situation Life Throws Your WayJohn Torres★★★★★4.5(245)About the Author John E. Torres, MD , is the NBC News/MSNBC senior medical correspondent and an emergency room...
The Grace of Silence: A MemoirMichele Norris★★★★★4.5(241)“An insightful, elegant rendering of how the history of an American family illuminates the history of our...
The Path of the Law (Books of American Wisdom)Oliver Wendell Holmes★★★★★4.5(237)From the Inside Flap The single most important essay about law ever written. This essay defines the responsibilities of...