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Last updated: April 17, 2025

Here you can find interviews recommending books on various aspects of government, from ethics and the drafting of constitutions to highly practical issues, like policing.

The historian Jack Rakove recommends books that teach us all about the founding of the US Constitution, while the biographer W H Brands chooses five books on the most eminent US Presidents. On the other side of the Atlantic, Tony Blair’s biographer, Anthony Selden, chooses his best biographies of British prime ministers and Philip Cowley, professor of parliamentary government at Nottingham University, discusses parliamentary politics. Elsewhere Jamila Michener, assistant professor of government at Cornell, explores the politics of policymaking and Jonathan Gruber, professor of economics at MIT, considers public finance and the questions economist are and are not best placed to answer. Mark Bloomfield discusses lobbying and how it has evolved and the British barrister and Liberal Democrat politician, Alex Carlile, considers ethics in public life. Mike Huckabee, author, politician and pastor discusses the relationship between religious faith and political action and Colleen Murphy, professor of law, philosophy and politics at the University of Illinois chooses her best books on transitional justice.

On the more practical side of things, Thomas Frieden, the former director of the US’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, talks about public health, former NYPD chief, John Timoney explores policing and the author Time Weiner looks at the US intelligence services.

Many more interviews related to government can be found in our sections dedicated to social and political philosophy, politics and society and law.

    The best books on Transitional Justice, recommended by Colleen Murphy

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    The best books on Transitional Justice - Transitional Justice by Ruti G Teitel

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    Transitional Justice
    by Ruti G Teitel

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    The best books on Transitional Justice - A Human Being Died That Night by Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela

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    A Human Being Died That Night
    by Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela

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    The best books on Transitional Justice - Atrocity, Punishment, and International Law by Mark A Drumbl

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    Atrocity, Punishment, and International Law
    by Mark A Drumbl

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    The best books on Transitional Justice - Imperfect Justice: An East-West Diary by Inga Markovits

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    Imperfect Justice: An East-West Diary
    by Inga Markovits

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    The best books on Transitional Justice - Brothers of the Gun: A Memoir of the Syrian Civil War by Marwan Hisham and Molly Crabapple

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    Brothers of the Gun: A Memoir of the Syrian Civil War
    by Marwan Hisham and Molly Crabapple

  • When a period of war or oppression draws to a close, how should a country face up to past wrongdoing while creating a future free of conflict? Colleen Murphy—professor of law, philosophy and political science at the University of Illinois—discusses five books that examine the issues at the heart of 'transitional justice.'

  • The best books on Transitional Justice - Transitional Justice by Ruti G Teitel
  • The best books on Transitional Justice - A Human Being Died That Night by Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela
  • The best books on Transitional Justice - Atrocity, Punishment, and International Law by Mark A Drumbl
  • The best books on Transitional Justice - Imperfect Justice: An East-West Diary by Inga Markovits
  • The best books on Transitional Justice - Brothers of the Gun: A Memoir of the Syrian Civil War by Marwan Hisham and Molly Crabapple

The best books on Transitional Justice, recommended by Colleen Murphy

When a period of war or oppression draws to a close, how should a country face up to past wrongdoing while creating a future free of conflict? Colleen Murphy—professor of law, philosophy and political science at the University of Illinois—discusses five books that examine the issues at the heart of ‘transitional justice.’

The best books on Transitional Justice, recommended by Colleen Murphy

    The best books on The Politics of Policymaking, recommended by Jamila Michener

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    The best books on The Politics of Policymaking - Policy Paradox: The Art of Political Decision Making by Deborah Stone

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    Policy Paradox: The Art of Political Decision Making
    by Deborah Stone

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    The best books on The Politics of Policymaking - Regulating the Poor: The Public Functions of Welfare by Frances Fox Piven and Richard Cloward

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    Regulating the Poor: The Public Functions of Welfare
    by Frances Fox Piven and Richard Cloward

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    The best books on The Politics of Policymaking - The Submerged State: How Invisible Government Policies Undermine American Democracy by Suzanne Mettler

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    The Submerged State: How Invisible Government Policies Undermine American Democracy
    by Suzanne Mettler

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    The best books on The Politics of Policymaking - Remaking America: Democracy and Public Policy in an Age of Inequality by (ed.) Jacob Hacker, Joe Soss & Suzanne Mettler

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    Remaking America: Democracy and Public Policy in an Age of Inequality
    by (ed.) Jacob Hacker, Joe Soss & Suzanne Mettler

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    The best books on The Politics of Policymaking - Arresting Citizenship: The Democratic Consequences Of American Crime Control by Amy E Lerman and Vesla M Weaver

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    Arresting Citizenship: The Democratic Consequences Of American Crime Control
    by Amy E Lerman and Vesla M Weaver

  • Inequality is coming not just from the economy; it is coming from politics and policy, says Jamila Michener, assistant professor of government at Cornell University. Here she chooses five books that showcase some of the best, most thought-provoking writing on the politics and consequences of policy.

  • The best books on The Politics of Policymaking - Policy Paradox: The Art of Political Decision Making by Deborah Stone
  • The best books on The Politics of Policymaking - Regulating the Poor: The Public Functions of Welfare by Frances Fox Piven and Richard Cloward
  • The best books on The Politics of Policymaking - The Submerged State: How Invisible Government Policies Undermine American Democracy by Suzanne Mettler
  • The best books on The Politics of Policymaking - Remaking America: Democracy and Public Policy in an Age of Inequality by (ed.) Jacob Hacker, Joe Soss & Suzanne Mettler
  • The best books on The Politics of Policymaking - Arresting Citizenship: The Democratic Consequences Of American Crime Control by Amy E Lerman and Vesla M Weaver

The best books on The Politics of Policymaking, recommended by Jamila Michener

Inequality is coming not just from the economy; it is coming from politics and policy, says Jamila Michener, assistant professor of government at Cornell University. Here she chooses five books that showcase some of the best, most thought-provoking writing on the politics and consequences of policy.

The best books on The Politics of Policymaking, recommended by Jamila Michener

    The best books on American Presidents, recommended by H W Brands

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    The best books on American Presidents - Washington by Douglas Southall Freeman

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    Washington
    by Douglas Southall Freeman

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    The best books on American Presidents - Life of Andrew Jackson by James Parton

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    Life of Andrew Jackson
    by James Parton

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    The best books on American Presidents - Abraham Lincoln by John Hay & John Nicolay

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    Abraham Lincoln
    by John Hay & John Nicolay

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    The best books on American Presidents - The Crisis of the Old Order by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.

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    The Crisis of the Old Order
    by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.

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    The best books on American Presidents - The Path to Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Vol I by Robert Caro

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    The Path to Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Vol I
    by Robert Caro

  • The best presidential biographies contain insights into both the personal and the political, says the historian HW Brands. He chooses the best biographies of some of the greatest American presidents.

  • The best books on American Presidents - Washington by Douglas Southall Freeman
  • The best books on American Presidents - Life of Andrew Jackson by James Parton
  • The best books on American Presidents - Abraham Lincoln by John Hay & John Nicolay
  • The best books on American Presidents - The Crisis of the Old Order by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
  • The best books on American Presidents - The Path to Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Vol I by Robert Caro

The best books on American Presidents, recommended by H W Brands

The best presidential biographies contain insights into both the personal and the political, says the historian HW Brands. He chooses the best biographies of some of the greatest American presidents.

The best books on American Presidents, recommended by H W Brands

    The best books on The US Constitution, recommended by Jack Rakove

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    The best books on The US Constitution - Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787 by Gordon S. Wood

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    Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787
    by Gordon S. Wood

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    The best books on The US Constitution - Novus Ordo Seclorum by Forrest McDonald

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    Novus Ordo Seclorum
    by Forrest McDonald

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    The best books on The US Constitution - Plain, Honest Men: The Making of the American Constitution by Richard Beeman

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    Plain, Honest Men: The Making of the American Constitution
    by Richard Beeman

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    The best books on The US Constitution - A Revolution in Favor of Government by Max M Edling

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    A Revolution in Favor of Government
    by Max M Edling

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    The best books on The US Constitution - Ratification: The People Debate the Constitution, 1787-1788 by Pauline Maier

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    Ratification: The People Debate the Constitution, 1787-1788
    by Pauline Maier

  • The Pulitzer prize-winning history professor Jack Rakove tells us how the U.S. Constitution came to be written and ratified and explains why, after more than 200 years, Americans are still so deeply wedded to it.

  • The best books on The US Constitution - Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787 by Gordon S. Wood
  • The best books on The US Constitution - Novus Ordo Seclorum by Forrest McDonald
  • The best books on The US Constitution - Plain, Honest Men: The Making of the American Constitution by Richard Beeman
  • The best books on The US Constitution - A Revolution in Favor of Government by Max M Edling
  • The best books on The US Constitution - Ratification: The People Debate the Constitution, 1787-1788 by Pauline Maier

The best books on The US Constitution, recommended by Jack Rakove

The Pulitzer prize-winning history professor Jack Rakove tells us how the U.S. Constitution came to be written and ratified and explains why, after more than 200 years, Americans are still so deeply wedded to it.

The best books on The US Constitution, recommended by Jack Rakove

    The best books on Public Health, recommended by Thomas Frieden

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    The best books on Public Health - Vaccinated by Paul A Offit, MD

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    Vaccinated
    by Paul A Offit, MD

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    The best books on Public Health - House on Fire: The Fight to Eradicate Smallpox by William H Foege

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    House on Fire: The Fight to Eradicate Smallpox
    by William H Foege

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    The best books on Public Health - Inside the Outbreaks by Mark Pendergrast

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    Inside the Outbreaks
    by Mark Pendergrast

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    The best books on Public Health - Tobacco: A Global Threat by John Crofton and David Simpson

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    Tobacco: A Global Threat
    by John Crofton and David Simpson

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    The best books on Public Health - Rose’s Strategy of Preventive Medicine by Geoffrey Rose

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    Rose’s Strategy of Preventive Medicine
    by Geoffrey Rose

  • Infectious disease expert—and former director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—Thomas Frieden, takes us inside the world of fighting epidemics, eradicating disease and confronting the preventable damage we do to ourselves.

  • The best books on Public Health - Vaccinated by Paul A Offit, MD
  • The best books on Public Health - House on Fire: The Fight to Eradicate Smallpox by William H Foege
  • The best books on Public Health - Inside the Outbreaks by Mark Pendergrast
  • The best books on Public Health - Tobacco: A Global Threat by John Crofton and David Simpson
  • The best books on Public Health - Rose’s Strategy of Preventive Medicine by Geoffrey Rose

The best books on Public Health, recommended by Thomas Frieden

Infectious disease expert—and former director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—Thomas Frieden, takes us inside the world of fighting epidemics, eradicating disease and confronting the preventable damage we do to ourselves.

The best books on Public Health, recommended by Thomas Frieden

    The best books on The US Intelligence Services, recommended by Tim Weiner

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    The best books on The US Intelligence Services - The Art of War by Sun Zi (also written in English as Sun Tzu)

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    The Art of War
    by Sun Zi (also written in English as Sun Tzu)

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    The best books on The US Intelligence Services - The Invisible Government by David Wise and Thomas B Ross

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    The Invisible Government
    by David Wise and Thomas B Ross

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    The best books on The US Intelligence Services - From the Shadows by Robert M Gates

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    From the Shadows
    by Robert M Gates

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    The best books on The US Intelligence Services - The March of Folly by Barbara W Tuchman

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    The March of Folly
    by Barbara W Tuchman

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    The best books on The US Intelligence Services - Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell

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    Nineteen Eighty-Four
    by George Orwell

  • The job of the intelligence services is to understand others and help leaders act more wisely, says the author of a new history of the FBI. There’s a balance to be struck between liberty and security but when the CIA and FBI do not harmonise their intelligence missions, people die.

  • The best books on The US Intelligence Services - The Art of War by Sun Zi (also written in English as Sun Tzu)
  • The best books on The US Intelligence Services - The Invisible Government by David Wise and Thomas B Ross
  • The best books on The US Intelligence Services - From the Shadows by Robert M Gates
  • The best books on The US Intelligence Services - The March of Folly by Barbara W Tuchman
  • The best books on The US Intelligence Services - Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell

The best books on The US Intelligence Services, recommended by Tim Weiner

The job of the intelligence services is to understand others and help leaders act more wisely, says the author of a new history of the FBI. There’s a balance to be struck between liberty and security but when the CIA and FBI do not harmonise their intelligence missions, people die.

The best books on The US Intelligence Services, recommended by Tim Weiner

    The best books on Public Finance, recommended by Jonathan Gruber

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    The best books on Public Finance - Economics of the Public Sector by Joseph E Stiglitz

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    Economics of the Public Sector
    by Joseph E Stiglitz

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    The best books on Public Finance - Taxing Ourselves by Joel Slemrod & Jon Bakija

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    Taxing Ourselves
    by Joel Slemrod & Jon Bakija

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    The best books on Public Finance - Green Book by Committee on Ways and Means, US House of Representatives

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    Green Book
    by Committee on Ways and Means, US House of Representatives

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    The best books on Public Finance - Losing Ground by Charles Murray

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    Losing Ground
    by Charles Murray

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    The best books on Public Finance - Free For All? by Joseph P Newhouse

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    Free For All?
    by Joseph P Newhouse

  • A key figure behind the Massachusetts and Obama healthcare reforms tells us about the purpose and uses of public finance economics, and explains how Romneycare and Obamacare are both different and alike.

  • The best books on Public Finance - Economics of the Public Sector by Joseph E Stiglitz
  • The best books on Public Finance - Taxing Ourselves by Joel Slemrod & Jon Bakija
  • The best books on Public Finance - Green Book by Committee on Ways and Means, US House of Representatives
  • The best books on Public Finance - Losing Ground by Charles Murray
  • The best books on Public Finance - Free For All? by Joseph P Newhouse

The best books on Public Finance, recommended by Jonathan Gruber

A key figure behind the Massachusetts and Obama healthcare reforms tells us about the purpose and uses of public finance economics, and explains how Romneycare and Obamacare are both different and alike.

The best books on Public Finance, recommended by Jonathan Gruber

    The best books on British Prime Ministers, recommended by Anthony Seldon

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    The best books on British Prime Ministers - Baldwin by Keith Middlemas and John Barnes

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    Baldwin
    by Keith Middlemas and John Barnes

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    The best books on British Prime Ministers - Lloyd George by John Grigg

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    Lloyd George
    by John Grigg

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    The best books on British Prime Ministers - Winston S Churchill by Martin Gilbert

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    Winston S Churchill
    by Martin Gilbert

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    The best books on British Prime Ministers - Supermac by DR Thorpe

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    Supermac
    by DR Thorpe

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    The best books on British Prime Ministers - Margaret Thatcher by John Campbell

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    Margaret Thatcher
    by John Campbell

  • It's their frailty that makes politicians such interesting characters, says Tony Blair's biographer Anthony Seldon. He tells us about the art of political biography and the writers who've best captured leaders such as Churchill and Thatcher

  • The best books on British Prime Ministers - Baldwin by Keith Middlemas and John Barnes
  • The best books on British Prime Ministers - Lloyd George by John Grigg
  • The best books on British Prime Ministers - Winston S Churchill by Martin Gilbert
  • The best books on British Prime Ministers - Supermac by DR Thorpe
  • The best books on British Prime Ministers - Margaret Thatcher by John Campbell

The best books on British Prime Ministers, recommended by Anthony Seldon

It’s their frailty that makes politicians such interesting characters, says Tony Blair’s biographer Anthony Seldon. He tells us about the art of political biography and the writers who’ve best captured leaders such as Churchill and Thatcher

The best books on British Prime Ministers, recommended by Anthony Seldon

    The best books on Simple Governance, recommended by Mike Huckabee

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    The best books on Simple Governance - How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

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    How to Win Friends and Influence People
    by Dale Carnegie

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    The best books on Simple Governance - The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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    The Cost of Discipleship
    by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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    The best books on Simple Governance - The Problem of Pain by C S Lewis

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    The Problem of Pain
    by C S Lewis

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    The best books on Simple Governance - Whatever Happened to the Human Race? by C Everett Koop MD and Francis A Schaeffer

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    Whatever Happened to the Human Race?
    by C Everett Koop MD and Francis A Schaeffer

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    The best books on Simple Governance - How Democracies Perish by Jean-François Revel

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    How Democracies Perish
    by Jean-François Revel

  • Conservative broadcaster, former Arkansas governor, and possible 2012 contender challenges the concept of the elite and says that faith alone, without action, is meaningless

  • The best books on Simple Governance - How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
  • The best books on Simple Governance - The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
  • The best books on Simple Governance - The Problem of Pain by C S Lewis
  • The best books on Simple Governance - Whatever Happened to the Human Race? by C Everett Koop MD and Francis A Schaeffer
  • The best books on Simple Governance - How Democracies Perish by Jean-François Revel

The best books on Simple Governance, recommended by Mike Huckabee

Conservative broadcaster, former Arkansas governor, and possible 2012 contender challenges the concept of the elite and says that faith alone, without action, is meaningless

The best books on Simple Governance, recommended by Mike Huckabee

    The best books on Lobbying, recommended by Mark Bloomfield

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    The best books on Lobbying - The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli

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    The Prince
    by Niccolo Machiavelli

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    The best books on Lobbying - Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky

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    Rules for Radicals
    by Saul Alinsky

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    The best books on Lobbying - The Lobbyists by Jeffrey Birnbaum

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    The Lobbyists
    by Jeffrey Birnbaum

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    The best books on Lobbying - King of the Lobby by Kathryn Allamong Jacob

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    King of the Lobby
    by Kathryn Allamong Jacob

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    The best books on Lobbying - So Damn Much Money by Robert G Kaiser

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    So Damn Much Money
    by Robert G Kaiser

  • Is lobbying always a bad thing? Or can it be used to effect social change? Washington insider Mark Bloomfield gives a lobbyist's perspective. He picks the best books on lobbying.

  • The best books on Lobbying - The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli
  • The best books on Lobbying - Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky
  • The best books on Lobbying - The Lobbyists by Jeffrey Birnbaum
  • The best books on Lobbying - King of the Lobby by Kathryn Allamong Jacob
  • The best books on Lobbying - So Damn Much Money by Robert G Kaiser

The best books on Lobbying, recommended by Mark Bloomfield

Is lobbying always a bad thing? Or can it be used to effect social change? Washington insider Mark Bloomfield gives a lobbyist’s perspective. He picks the best books on lobbying.

The best books on Lobbying, recommended by Mark Bloomfield
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