LT picks: Blue Books

Beschreibung
This is a member-created list of "blue books"—books that Democrats like. They will be used in an upcoming feature. Please do not intentionally spike this list with "Politics for Idiots," or whatever.
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Fahrenheit 451
von Ray Bradbury
53,885 Mitglieder
998 Rezensionen
4
Globaler Rang 37
4 Members
quartzite, janoorani24, CGlanovsky, cej1027,eromsted
2
Die Große Rezession. Was zu tun ist, damit die Weltwirtschaft nicht kippt.
von Paul R. Krugman
1,030 Mitglieder
14 Rezensionen
3.8
Globaler Rang 57
3 Members
claytonhowl, quartzite, eromsted
3
The Other America: Poverty in the United States
von Michael Harrington
731 Mitglieder
8 Rezensionen
4.2
Globaler Rang 55
3 Members
claytonhowl, quartzite, eromsted
4
The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker
von Steven Greenhouse
106 Mitglieder
1 Rezension
3.8
Globaler Rang 58
3 Members
quartzite, eromsted, Jestak
5
The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison: Ideology, Class, and Criminal Justice, Seventh Edition
von Jeffrey Reiman
207 Mitglieder
4.2
Globaler Rang 59
3 Members
quartzite, aulsmith, al.vick
6
1984
von George Orwell
81,920 Mitglieder
1,270 Rezensionen
4.2
Globaler Rang 56
3 Members
quartzite, John_Vaughan, M_Clark,Myrabela
7
Thieves in High Places: They've Stolen Our Country--And It's Time to Take It Back
von Jim Hightower
334 Mitglieder
4 Rezensionen
½ 3.4
Globaler Rang 62
3 Members
waitingtoderail, claytonhowl, quartzite
8
Peddling Prosperity: Economic Sense and Nonsense in an Age of Diminished Expectations
von Paul Krugman
310 Mitglieder
2 Rezensionen
½ 3.6
Globaler Rang 63
3 Members
quartzite, Jestak, aulsmith
9
No One Is Illegal: Fighting Racism and State Violence on the U.S.-Mexico Border
von Justin Akers Chacón
212 Mitglieder
1 Rezension
½ 3.7
Globaler Rang 42
4 Members
quartzite, eromsted, prosfilaes, Myrabela
10
Angriff auf die Vernunft
von Al Gore
2,206 Mitglieder
39 Rezensionen
3.8
Globaler Rang 41
4 Members
waitingtoderail, quartzite, al.vick, Myrabela
11
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
von Michelle Alexander
5,287 Mitglieder
139 Rezensionen
½ 4.4
Globaler Rang 15
7 Members
lorax, pammab, quartzite, eromsted, lahochstetler, kara.shamy, LTietz
12
How Would a Patriot Act? Defending American Values from a President Run Amok
von Glenn Greenwald
238 Mitglieder
4 Rezensionen
4.2
Globaler Rang 49
4 Members
waitingtoderail, quartzite, Jestak, prosfilaes
13
Why We're Liberals: A Political Handbook for Post-Bush America
von Eric Alterman
125 Mitglieder
2 Rezensionen
½ 3.3
Globaler Rang 38
5 Members
claytonhowl, quartzite, CherylsPearls, prosfilaes, Myrabela
14
Everything for Sale: The Virtues and Limits of Markets
von Robert Kuttner
150 Mitglieder
1 Rezension
3.8
Globaler Rang 36
4 Members
quartzite, Jestak, aulsmith, Myrabela
15
Bushwhacked: Life in George W. Bush's America
von Molly Ivins
1,053 Mitglieder
14 Rezensionen
3.8
Globaler Rang 28
5 Members
quartzite, lahochstetler, prosfilaes, LucindaLibri, LTietz
16
Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot
von Al Franken
1,749 Mitglieder
35 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
Globaler Rang 25
6 Members
waitingtoderail, quartzite, prosfilaes, al.vick, Myrabela, kara.shamy
17
13 Bankers: The Wall Street Takeover and the Next Financial Meltdown
von Simon Johnson
380 Mitglieder
11 Rezensionen
3.9
Globaler Rang 29
4 Members
quartzite, Jestak, prosfilaes, M_Clark
18
The War on Choice: The Right-Wing Attack on Women's Rights and How to Fight Back
von Gloria Feldt
172 Mitglieder
1 Rezension
½ 3.7
Globaler Rang 21
6 Members
quartzite, eromsted, aulsmith, LucindaLibri, Myrabela, kara.shamy
19
THE REACTIONARY MIND: CONSERVATISM FROM EDMUND BURKE TO SARAH PALIN BY (Author)Robin, Corey[Hardcover]Sep-2011
von Corey Robin
470 Mitglieder
8 Rezensionen
3.8
Globaler Rang 34
4 Members
quartzite, eromsted, lahochstetler, prosfilaes
20
Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis
von Jimmy Carter
1,743 Mitglieder
28 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
Globaler Rang 33
5 Members
quartzite, janoorani24, CherylsPearls, prosfilaes, al.vick
21
Stupid White Men. Eine Abrechnung mit dem Amerika unter George W. Bush
von Michael Moore
6,357 Mitglieder
52 Rezensionen
3.2
Globaler Rang 12
8 Members
waitingtoderail, claytonhowl, pammab, quartzite, lahochstetler, prosfilaes, askum, Myrabela
22
The Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap
von Stephanie Coontz
1,006 Mitglieder
13 Rezensionen
3.8
Globaler Rang 18
7 Members
quartzite, eromsted, CherylsPearls, Jestak, lahochstetler, LucindaLibri, Myrabela
23
Molly Ivins Can't Say That, Can She?
von Molly Ivins
719 Mitglieder
6 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
Globaler Rang 26
6 Members
claytonhowl, quartzite, lahochstetler, prosfilaes, aulsmith, LucindaLibri
24
We're Right, They're Wrong: A Handbook for Spirited Progressives
von James Carville
389 Mitglieder
2 Rezensionen
3.2
Globaler Rang 20
7 Members
waitingtoderail, claytonhowl, quartzite, CherylsPearls, prosfilaes, al.vick, Myrabela,eromsted
25
Nach Bush. Das Ende der Neokonservativen und die Stunde der Demokraten
von Paul Krugman
1,054 Mitglieder
23 Rezensionen
4
Globaler Rang 14
8 Members
waitingtoderail, claytonhowl, quartzite, CherylsPearls, prosfilaes, aulsmith, LucindaLibri, Myrabela
26
The Republican War on Science
von Chris Mooney
630 Mitglieder
10 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
Globaler Rang 17
6 Members
timspalding, lorax, waitingtoderail, quartzite, eromsted, prosfilaes
27
Qualifiziert und arbeitslos: Eine Irrfahrt durch die Bewerbungswüste
von Barbara Ehrenreich
1,749 Mitglieder
55 Rezensionen
½ 3.4
Globaler Rang 7
10 Members
waitingtoderail, claytonhowl, quartzite, eromsted, prosfilaes, AnnaClaire, aulsmith, LucindaLibri, kara.shamy, M_Clark
29
What's the Matter with Kansas?: How Conservatives Won the Heart of America
von Thomas Frank
2,726 Mitglieder
43 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
Globaler Rang 3
12 Members
lorax, waitingtoderail, claytonhowl, quartzite, lahochstetler, prosfilaes, metamariposa, aulsmith, CGlanovsky, al.vick, M_Clark, taylan.drago
31
Doktor Schiwago
von Boris Pasternak
11,373 Mitglieder
152 Rezensionen
3.9
Globaler Rang 192
2 Members
quartzite, janoorani24,timspalding ,lorax ,eromsted ,aulsmith ,al.vick
32
Common Sense.
von Thomas Paine
5,170 Mitglieder
59 Rezensionen
4
Globaler Rang 181
3 Members
quartzite, CherylsPearls, fuzzy_patters,timspalding ,eromsted ,prosfilaes ,norabelle414 ,aulsmith
33
Die Torheit der Regierenden. Sonderausgabe. Von Troja bis Vietnam.
von Barbara W. Tuchman
2,834 Mitglieder
37 Rezensionen
4
Globaler Rang 146
2 Members
quartzite, janoorani24,eromsted
34
America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction
von Jon Stewart
7,412 Mitglieder
61 Rezensionen
4.1
Globaler Rang 81
3 Members
lorax, quartzite, CGlanovsky,eromsted
35
The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
von Greg Palast
1,131 Mitglieder
5 Rezensionen
3.8
Globaler Rang 95
2 Members
claytonhowl, quartzite
36
The Paranoid Style in American Politics and Other Essays
von Richard Hofstadter
530 Mitglieder
5 Rezensionen
4.1
Globaler Rang 70
3 Members
quartzite, eromsted, M_Clark
37
Schlachthof 5 oder Der Kinderkreuzzug
von Kurt Vonnegut
44,000 Mitglieder
704 Rezensionen
4.1
Globaler Rang 43
4 Members
quartzite, fuzzy_patters, askum, M_Clark,eromsted
38
(I Am America (and So Can You!)) By Colbert, Stephen (Author) Hardcover on (10 , 2007)
von Stephen Colbert
5,860 Mitglieder
132 Rezensionen
3.8
Globaler Rang 92
2 Members
quartzite, CGlanovsky
39
How Can I Help? Stories and Reflection on Service
von Ram Dass
534 Mitglieder
2 Rezensionen
4.1
Globaler Rang 177
Member
quartzite,eromsted ,aulsmith
40
The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron
von Bethany McLean
1,266 Mitglieder
20 Rezensionen
4
Globaler Rang 73
3 Members
quartzite, Jestak, M_Clark
41
Affluenza : Zeitkrankheit Konsum
von John de Graaf
906 Mitglieder
20 Rezensionen
3.8
Globaler Rang 149
Member
quartzite
42
Losing America
von Robert C. Byrd
175 Mitglieder
6 Rezensionen
3.9
Globaler Rang 96
2 Members
quartzite, M_Clark
43
What We've Lost
von Graydon Carter
69 Mitglieder
1 Rezension
½ 4.4
Globaler Rang 151
Member
quartzite
44
F.U.B.A.R.: America's Right-Wing Nightmare
von Sam Seder
128 Mitglieder
3 Rezensionen
½ 2.6
Globaler Rang 103
2 Members
quartzite, Myrabela
45
How Do I Save My Honor?: War, Moral Integrity, and Principled Resignation
von William F. Felice
5 Mitglieder
Globaler Rang 167
Member
quartzite,eromsted
46
Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water
von Marc Reisner
1,748 Mitglieder
35 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
Globaler Rang 67
3 Members
quartzite, janoorani24, Jestak
47
Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism: A Bishop Rethinks the Meaning of Scripture
von John Shelby Spong
1,198 Mitglieder
11 Rezensionen
3.9
Globaler Rang 89
3 Members
quartzite, CherylsPearls, LucindaLibri,eromsted ,prosfilaes
48
The Cost of Rights: Why Liberty Depends on Taxes
von Stephen Holmes
76 Mitglieder
2 Rezensionen
3.9
Globaler Rang 76
3 Members
quartzite, Jestak, Myrabela
49
Wege zur intellektuellen Selbstverteidigung. Medien, Demokratie und die Fabrikation von Konsens
von Edward S. Herman
3,250 Mitglieder
25 Rezensionen
4.1
Globaler Rang 47
4 Members
waitingtoderail, quartzite, eromsted, aulsmith
50
Früchte des Zorns
von John Steinbeck
34,282 Mitglieder
471 Rezensionen
4.1
Globaler Rang 107
4 Members
quartzite, CGlanovsky, cej1027, Myrabela,eromsted ,aulsmith ,al.vick
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Freakonomics: Überraschende Antworten auf alltägliche Lebensfragen
von Steven D. Levitt
25,465 Mitglieder
456 Rezensionen
3.8
Globaler Rang 189
4 Members
janoorani24, Myrabela, kara.shamy, M_Clark,timspalding ,lorax ,waitingtoderail ,quartzite ,eromsted ,aulsmith