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A History of the English-Speaking Peoples since 1900A History of the English-Speaking Peoples since 1900 by Andrew Roberts
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A worthy successor to Sir Winston -- a masterpiece.
Salisbury: Victorian Titan (Phoenix Press)Salisbury: Victorian Titan (Phoenix Press) by Andrew Roberts
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Towering conservative historian on a towering conservative leader.
Empire: How Britain Made the Modern WorldEmpire: How Britain Made the Modern World by Niall Ferguson
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The British Empire. A balance-sheet of liberal imperialism. (Infuriated the liberal/left.)
Life at the Bottom: The Worldview That Makes the UnderclassLife at the Bottom: The Worldview That Makes the Underclass by Theodore Dalrymple
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The state of Britain today. (Infuriated Marxist/liberal sociologists)
Hating Whitey: And Other Progressive CausesHating Whitey: And Other Progressive Causes by David Horowitz
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Liberal racism pure and simple.
Destructive Generation: Second Thoughts About the SixtiesDestructive Generation: Second Thoughts About the Sixties by Peter Collier
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The disaster of 60's radicalism and its consequences for liberal civilization.
Left Illusions: An Intellectual OdysseyLeft Illusions: An Intellectual Odyssey by David Horowitz
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Brilliant collection spanning the trajectory from Marxist ideologue to Conservative champion.
Radical SonRadical Son by David Horowitz
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The best political autobiography I've ever read . A modern day "Witness"
The Politics of Bad Faith: The Radical Assault on America's FutureThe Politics of Bad Faith: The Radical Assault on America's Future by David Horowitz
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A complete demolition of the Left and its intellectual roots and ideology. Short but devastating critique by a former Marxist.
All Must Have PrizesAll Must Have Prizes by Melanie Phillips
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Former Guardian liberal 'mugged by reality' by the disaster of British education and its Marxist defenders. A brilliant critique on the relativist anti-liberal education culture.
Political Philosophy: Arguments for ConservatismPolitical Philosophy: Arguments for Conservatism by Roger Scruton
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An intellectual, moral and philosophical defense of conservatism. Pithy and powerful.
The De-Moralization of Society: From Victorian Virtues to Modern ValuesThe De-Moralization of Society: From Victorian Virtues to Modern Values by Gertrude Himmelfarb
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Himmelfarb is the wife of neocon godfather Irving Kristol but is a giant herself. Her writings on Victorian morals, virtues, values and culture is second to none.
One Nation, Two Cultures: A Searching Examination of American Society in the Aftermath of Our Cultural Revolution (Vintage)One Nation, Two Cultures: A Searching Examination of American Society in the Aftermath of Our Cultural Revolution (Vintage) by Gertrude Himmelfarb
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The culture wars in the US. The struggle against the decline of values, standards and culture.
The Roads to Modernity: The British, French and American Enlightenments (Vintage)The Roads to Modernity: The British, French and American Enlightenments (Vintage) by Gertrude Himmelfarb
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Excellent history of the three Enlightenment traditions. Paradoxically she is one of Gordon Brown's favourite writers - the religious moralism of the Right and the old Christian socialists unite.
The Moral Imagination: From Edmund Burke to Lionel TrillingThe Moral Imagination: From Edmund Burke to Lionel Trilling by Gertrude Himmelfarb
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Gertrude Himmelfarb is our foremost historian of morality, as Andrew Roberts says
The Welfare State We're inThe Welfare State We're in by James Bartholomew
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A good idea which has outlived its usefulness. We need radical change.
In Our Hands: A Plan to Replace the Welfare StateIn Our Hands: A Plan to Replace the Welfare State by Charles Murray
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US New-Right sociologist, who authored Clinton's welfare to work programme, gives us plan for action to the above problem.
The Moral Sense (Free Press Paperbacks)The Moral Sense (Free Press Paperbacks) by James Q. Wilson
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A classic and another surprising favourite of our current Prime Minister.
The Strange Death of Moral BritainThe Strange Death of Moral Britain by Christie Davies
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Scathing critique of social, cultural and moral decay.
How to be Right: The Essential Guide to Making Lefty Liberals HistoryHow to be Right: The Essential Guide to Making Lefty Liberals History by James Delingpole
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Hilarious -- it has clearly hit its mark, judging by the fatuous leftist reviews.
The Conservative Mind: From Burke to EliotThe Conservative Mind: From Burke to Eliot by Russell Kirk
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A re-published conservative classic.
The Real Jimmy Carter: How Our Worst Ex-president Undermines American Foreign Policy, Coddles Dictators, and Created the Party of Clinton and KerryThe Real Jimmy Carter: How Our Worst Ex-president Undermines American Foreign Policy, Coddles Dictators, and Created the Party of Clinton and Kerry by Steven F. Hayward
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A thorough and well deserved demolition of the Nobel winning, anti-semitic, dictator supporting, terrorist sympathizing, quasi-pacifist peanut farmer from Hell. Great book.
The Abolition of BritainThe Abolition of Britain by Peter Hitchens
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One of the best books I have ever read. A principled and unarguable critique on the decline of Britain in the last 50 years. A masterpiece.
Shattered Tablets: Why We Ignore the Ten Commandments at Our PerilShattered Tablets: Why We Ignore the Ten Commandments at Our Peril by David Klinghoffer
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National Review contributor and Jewish scholar, defends Biblical morality and hits secularism on the head. Profound analysis.
How Would God Vote?: Why the Bible Commands You to Be a ConservativeHow Would God Vote?: Why the Bible Commands You to Be a Conservative by David Klinghoffer
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Principles and traditions. An invaluable book for the conservative or Christian, who is under attack for their beliefs and faith. Self-defense in the culture war.