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The Prince (Penguin Classics)The Prince (Penguin Classics) by Niccolo Machiavelli
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A cheap but excellent edition of the world's greatest practical political thinker
The Art of WarThe Art of War by Sun Tzu
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A good foreword by Clavell
Coup d'Etat: A Practical HandbookCoup d'Etat: A Practical Handbook by Edward N. Luttwak
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Just do it!
A Savage War of PeaceA Savage War of Peace by Alistair Horne
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The true roots of September 11th
Pity the Nation: Lebanon at WarPity the Nation: Lebanon at War by Robert Fisk
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One of the bravest men in British journalism
Essentials of DemocracyEssentials of Democracy by A.D. Lindsay
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Excellent
The Last HurrahThe Last Hurrah by Edwin O'Connor
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A different time -- but the same game
The Making of the President 1960The Making of the President 1960 by Theodore H. White
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Political reporting at its best
Doctor Strangelove: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (20th Century Classics)Doctor Strangelove: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (20th Century Classics) by Peter George
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Everyone knows the film -- now read the book
Advise and Consent (New Portway Reprints)Advise and Consent (New Portway Reprints) by Allen Drury
Worthy Pulitzer winner
In Search of ChurchillIn Search of Churchill by Martin Gilbert
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How to write a political biography. Riveting . Superb. Could not be bettered
Machiavelli: A DissectionMachiavelli: A Dissection by Sydney Anglo
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Some will tell you this is not a good critique. Shows how little they know
In Defence of PoliticsIn Defence of Politics by Bernard Crick
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(Almost) anything by Crick is worth reading. This one might just restore your faith
George Orwell Omnibus: The Complete Novels: Animal Farm, Burmese Days, A Clergyman's Daughter, Coming up for Air, Keep the Aspidistra Flying, and, 1984 Nineteen Eighty-FourGeorge Orwell Omnibus: The Complete Novels: Animal Farm, Burmese Days, A Clergyman's Daughter, Coming up for Air, Keep the Aspidistra Flying, and, 1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four
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orwell's novels are patchy but collectively they are stupendous
Essays (Penguin Modern Classics)Essays (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell
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Better than the novels in sum
Homage to Catalonia (Penguin Modern Classics)Homage to Catalonia (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell
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His greatest work
Brave New World (Flamingo Modern Classics)Brave New World (Flamingo Modern Classics) by Aldous Huxley
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Counterpoint to Orwell
Leviathan (English Library)Leviathan (English Library) by Thomas Hobbes
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Solitary poor nasty brutish and short -- sounds like John Prescott
The Zero TrainThe Zero Train by Yuri Buida
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A brave Russian novel
The Mordida ManThe Mordida Man by Ross Thomas
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Ross Thomas never wrote a bad political thriller
Z [VHS] [1969]Z [VHS] [1969]
Costa gavras masterpiece -- read the book if you can get it
Bulworth [DVD] [1999]Bulworth [DVD] [1999]
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An overlooked gem
Seven Days In May [VHS] [1964]Seven Days In May [VHS] [1964]
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Could it happen?
Riddley WalkerRiddley Walker by Russell Hoban
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This is what happens after it all goes pear-shaped
Wasp (Gollancz SF collector's edition)Wasp (Gollancz SF collector's edition) by Eric Frank Russell
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Retake the streets -- or the planet