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On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 114,445 ratings — published 2017
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How to Be an Antiracist How to Be an Antiracist (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.36 — 120,387 ratings — published 2019
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The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.44 — 47,447 ratings — published 2017
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.52 — 119,174 ratings — published 2010
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The Declaration of Independence / The Constitution of the United States The Declaration of Independence / The Constitution of the United States (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.44 — 27,683 ratings — published 1776
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The Federalist Papers The Federalist Papers (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.10 — 42,462 ratings — published 1788
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A Promised Land A Promised Land (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.31 — 282,212 ratings — published 2020
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A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 270,436 ratings — published 1980
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The Death and Life of Great American Cities The Death and Life of Great American Cities (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.29 — 20,451 ratings — published 1961
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The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.11 — 1,588 ratings — published 2023
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OMG WTF Does the Constitution Actually Say?: A Non-Boring Guide to How Our Democracy is Supposed to Work OMG WTF Does the Constitution Actually Say?: A Non-Boring Guide to How Our Democracy is Supposed to Work (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.22 — 1,460 ratings — published 2020
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Leviathan Leviathan (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.70 — 54,108 ratings — published 1651
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Between the World and Me Between the World and Me (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.40 — 372,383 ratings — published 2015
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March: Book One (March, #1) March: Book One (March, #1)
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avg rating 4.35 — 57,847 ratings — published 2013
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Menti tribali. Perché le brave persone si dividono su politica e religione Menti tribali. Perché le brave persone si dividono su politica e religione (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 67,823 ratings — published 2012
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The Republic The Republic (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 229,835 ratings — published -400
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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
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avg rating 3.66 — 196,314 ratings — published 2001
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Abundance Abundance (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.90 — 50,172 ratings — published 2025
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The Tuttle Twins Learn About The Law (Tuttle Twins, #1) The Tuttle Twins Learn About The Law (Tuttle Twins, #1)
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avg rating 4.17 — 1,170 ratings — published 2014
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A User's Guide to Democracy A User's Guide to Democracy (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 432 ratings — published 2020
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What Unites Us: Reflections on Patriotism What Unites Us: Reflections on Patriotism (ebook)
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avg rating 4.31 — 10,012 ratings — published 2017
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What You Should Know About Politics...But Don't: A Nonpartisan Guide to the Issues What You Should Know About Politics...But Don't: A Nonpartisan Guide to the Issues (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 1,634 ratings — published 2008
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The Fifth Risk: Undoing Democracy The Fifth Risk: Undoing Democracy (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 48,600 ratings — published 2018
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How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 33,945 ratings — published 2018
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The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.26 — 16,412 ratings — published 2018
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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.47 — 116,484 ratings — published 2016
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Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.44 — 36,917 ratings — published 2015
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Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 18,171 ratings — published 2016
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The Anti-Federalist Papers and the Constitutional Convention Debates The Anti-Federalist Papers and the Constitutional Convention Debates (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 3,700 ratings — published 1986
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Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.85 — 9,458 ratings — published 2000
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The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.09 — 18,691 ratings — published 2007
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What's the Matter with Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Heart of America What's the Matter with Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Heart of America (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.84 — 12,893 ratings — published 2004
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The Partly Cloudy Patriot The Partly Cloudy Patriot (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.87 — 28,886 ratings — published 2002
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John Adams John Adams (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 381,263 ratings — published 2001
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Unfamiliar Fishes Unfamiliar Fishes (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.65 — 15,656 ratings — published 2011
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The Conscience of a Conservative (The James Madison Library in American Politics) The Conscience of a Conservative (The James Madison Library in American Politics)
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avg rating 3.82 — 3,730 ratings — published 1960
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The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.53 — 30,452 ratings — published 1974
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On Freedom On Freedom (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.28 — 5,179 ratings — published 2025
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Democracy in Retrograde: How to Make Changes Big and Small in Our Country and in Our Lives Democracy in Retrograde: How to Make Changes Big and Small in Our Country and in Our Lives (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 3,589 ratings — published
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Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.18 — 5,570 ratings — published 2023
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Succeeding in Civics: Companion Work Text for Mastering Florida Assessments - Florida Edition Succeeding in Civics: Companion Work Text for Mastering Florida Assessments - Florida Edition (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.00 — 2 ratings — published
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Leadership: In Turbulent Times Leadership: In Turbulent Times (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.40 — 16,138 ratings — published 2018
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White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism (Audiobook)
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avg rating 4.16 — 173,511 ratings — published 2018
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These Truths: A History of the United States These Truths: A History of the United States (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.40 — 13,828 ratings — published 2018
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Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.53 — 38,950 ratings — published 2016
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The Story of Ruby Bridges The Story of Ruby Bridges (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.44 — 13,018 ratings — published 1995
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21 Lessons for the 21st Century 21 Lessons for the 21st Century (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 180,279 ratings — published 2018
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Grace Goes to Washington (Grace for President, 2) Grace Goes to Washington (Grace for President, 2)
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avg rating 4.07 — 237 ratings — published
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We the People: A Progressive Reading of the Constitution for the Twenty-First Century We the People: A Progressive Reading of the Constitution for the Twenty-First Century (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 309 ratings — published 2018
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“Involvement in the life of the community was a vital part of every citizen's daily life; preparing the next generation for such a civic life was the schools' primary mission.”
Michael Rebell

David Frum
“We want things to return to normal, back to a world in which we do not have to waste time rebutting demented conspiracy theories and fact-checking farcical lies every single day. We want a government that operates competently and honestly, headed by a president who behaves with dignity and integrity. If we were at risk of under-appreciating the quiet grace of decency, Trump has cured us of that. But after we evict the squatter, we must repair the house he trashed. Trump became president because millions of Americans felt that a self-satisfied elite had created a pleasant society only for themselves. Millions of other Americans felt disregarded and discarded. They determined to crash their way in, and they wielded Trump as their crowbar to pry open the barriers against them. Trump is a criminal and deserves the penalties of law. Trump's enablers and politics and media are contemptable and deserve the scorn of honest patriots. But Trump's voters are our compatriots. Their fate will determine ours. You do not beat Trump until you have restored an America that has room for all its people. The resentments that produced Trump will not be assuaged by contempt for the resentful. Reverse prejudice, reverse stereotyping, never mind whether they are right or wrong--they are wrong--just be aware that they are acids poored upon the connections that bind a democratic society. [...] Maybe you cannot bring everybody along with you. But you still must try--for your own sake, as well as theirs.”
David Frum, Trumpocalypse: Restoring American Democracy

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