"That's one of my Goddam precious American rights, not to think about politics"
- John Updike, Rabbit Redux

Slouching Towards Gomorrah Robert H. Bork Paperback $14.00 Order now		From one of the nation's most influential conservative minds comes a critique of American culture which many will find difficult to ignore. Bork eloquently takes up the cause of conservatism and tradition as he takes on modern liberalism and its focus on "radical egalitarianism" and "radical individualism." Slouching Towards Gomorrah decries the dastardly effects the modern liberal ethos in America has had on our culture, intellect, and morality. The message is alarming, the tone is serious, and the argument is compelling, a fascinating read.

Hitler's Silent Partners: Swiss Banks, Nazi Gold, & the Pursuit of Justice Isabel Vincent Paperback $15.00 Order now		We've seen the headlines, alleging that a purportedly 'neutral' Switzerland was actually acting as a secret banker and money launderer for the Nazis during World War II. Now Isabel Vincent, award-winning investigative journalist for the Toronto Globe & Mail, explores the confusing maze of information behind the headlines to expose the extent of Switzerland's culpability. Employing an engaging mix of investigative research and personal interviews with those most intimately involved, Vincent tells a compelling story of thievery, deception, and the quest for retribution.

Up from Conservatism: Why the Right is Wrong for America Michael Lind Paperback $13.00 Order now		With no dearth of irony, Michael Lind borrows the title of this attack against American conservatism from Booker T. Washington's classic narrative of ascent, Up from Slavery. Lind, a former protégé of William F. Buckley, traces his transformation from vociferous spokesperson for the right to up-and-coming liberal pundit. The book details the workings of the American right as witnessed from the inside, and rails against what he describes as the right wing's politics of cynicism and propaganda. Lind decries the right's disingenuous tactic of spreading misleading information about issues such as taxes, welfare, family values, and affirmative action, and criticizes conservative leaders for starting a divisive "culture war" which has served to alienate and distract a large number of Americans. This is a forceful, timely book.

Liberal Racism Jim Sleeper Paperback $12.95 Order now		In this timely, controversial book, political journalist Jim Sleeper serves up a searing indictment of the left's handling of the race problem in this country. Sleeper insists that far from advancing the aims of civil rights and racial equality, liberal racial policy, with its insistence on promoting the idea that racial differences define and shape identity, and its proclivity for "color-coding" public life and culture, is actually racism in action. He boldly insists that the only way this country can overcome the race problem is by focusing on the creation of a shared "American" identity, an identity which transcends all physiological and cultural boundaries. Whether or not you agree that a shared American identity is even possible, let alone desirable, Liberal Racism makes its case eloquently and powerfully.

Taking Charge: The Johnson White House Tapes, 1963-1964 Michael R. Beschloss Paperback $16.00 Order now		From noted presidential historian Michael Beschloss comes one of the most important books of American political history to emerge in decades. Beschloss, acting as editor of Lyndon B. Johnson's voluminous White House tapes, takes the reader inside the Johnson White House during the crucial first months of his presidency. Johnson recorded every phone conversation he had from the moment he took office, and these tapes make us privy to a Lyndon Johnson seldom seen by the American public. This is the bawdy, boisterous, often impolitic LBJ that we've heard about but never heard from. And Beschloss' intelligent, incisive commentary brings even further into the Johnson White House by explaining the who, what, where, when, and why of the stuff we hear on the tapes. An endlessly fascinating, often shocking, and frequently amusing read.

The Boston Irish Thomas H. O'Connor Paperback $14.95 Order now		Professor Emeritus at Boston College and distinguished historian Thomas O'Connor has compiled a thoroughgoing history of the rise of the Boston Irish to a position of dominance in Massachusetts politics. O'Connor's thesis is that this dominance grew out of generations of conflict between Irish immigrants and the Yankee establishment. The political arena became the place where an economically disenfranchised immigrant group could assert some measure of control and authority over their lives. The result of years of painstaking research, The Boston Irish tells a compelling, often entertaining story of the Irish experience in Boston, a story filled with colorful characters such Honey Fitz, James Michael Curley, and the Kennedy's. This is a highly readable, fascinating piece of New England history.

Secret Life of Bill Clinton Ambrose Evans-Pritchard Hardcover $24.95 Order now		According to White House press secretary Mike McCurry, Ambrose Evans-Pritchard is the source of every major scandal to come out of the Clinton White House. With an unusual combination of audacity and credibility, Evans-Pritchard has carved himself a niche in the journalistic world as the most aggressive Clinton exposer of them all. According to the Secret Life of Bill Clinton, the President has had and continues to have his hand in a great number of questionable ventures about which the American public and the mainstream press remains largely ignorant. These extra-White Water activities are labeled by the author as the "blackwater scandals" and include the government involvement in the Oklahoma City bombing, Clinton's connection to the Arkansas drug underworld, and the murder of Jerry Parks, chief of security in Little Rock. According to Evans-Pritchard, all of these and many more Clinton scandals make the Clinton presidency the most corrupt administration in American history. Regardless of your political orientation, this book is worth taking a look at. Rabid anti-Clintonites will find in this book more ammunition than they can handle, and those who take a more kindly view of our President should at least know what is being said.

Abuse of Power: The New Nixon Tapes Stanley I. Kutler Paperback $17.00 Order now		1997 was the year of the Presidential tapes. Not only were LBJ's phone tapes released, but the nation also became privy to never-before-heard sections from Nixon's recordings. The tapes which were released in the 1970's, those that ultimately forced Nixon's resignation were representative of only a fraction of the entire library; just 60 hours of the over 3,000 hours of tape were made public. Nixon fought to keep it this way right up until his death. Now, thanks to a law suit brought against the Nixon estate by Stanley Kutler and the advocacy group Public Citizen, fully 3,000 hours of the Nixon tapes will see the light of day. The text in Kutler's book is taken from 200 hours of tape first released in 1996, tape which reveals a far more corrupt Nixon White House than previously thought. Whether the issue is Watergate, the Pentagon Papers, or a variety of other campaign misdeeds, at every turn the tapes reveal a man abusing Presidential privilege and power, and disregarding some of the most revered tenets of our constitution. This book is an eye-opener.

The New War: The Web of Crime That Threatens America's Security John Kerry Hardcover $23.00 Order now		Massachusetts senator, John Kerry has spearheaded a series of Senate investigations into international organized crime; this book is the result of his extremely disturbing findings. Kerry and his colleagues uncovered a number of major crime organizations--the Russian "Mafiya," the Chinese triads, the Colombian drug cartels, the Japanese yazuka, and the Sicilian mafia--ethnically based crime organizations which threaten the security of nations all over the globe. Kerry takes the reader inside these organizations to the reveal the major players and their various tactics of circumventing the existing laws governing international finance and crime, paying particular attention to the abuses of the offshore banking industry. Kerry maintains that ultimately, the aim of these criminal organizations is to control every institutional arm of government in America and in their own countries, and he suggests very specific measures to see that this doesn't happen. This is a crucial, timely, important book.

Healing of America Marianne Williamson Hardcover $24.00 Order now		The best-selling author of A Return to Love and Illuminata, extends her spiritual insight into the political arena to produce a work of political and spiritual moment. Williamson notes historian Arthur Schlessinger's contention that Americans experience a renewed interest in political activism every 30 years, and herself contends that we are now in a period in which Americans are re-awakening to the need for activism and social justice after a 30-year coma of conscience. But, according to Williamson, this new activism must take into account not only political, but spiritual needs, and that a new brand of activism is emerging, which she calls "holistic politics," a politics which blends the political and spiritual impulse into a more effective brand of activism. As Williamson sees it, it is this new wave of political consciousness which will accomplish the "healing of America."

Locked in the Cabinet Robert B. Reich Paperback $13.00 Order now		One of Clinton's best-known cabinet members and long-time FOB, Robert Reich, was the source of many of the ideas which solidified Clinton's 1992 campaign strategy. Then, as secretary of labor, he was given the opportunity to put into practice many of those ideas, ideas of economic fairness and equality, of increased work opportunities for all, of a more equitable distribution of the nation's bounty. But he was perhaps a bit unprepared for all he would have to endure to see that these ideas were put into action. Locked in the Cabinet is a chronicle of his time in Washington, a kind of outsider's inside view of a world at once very different from, but much the same as, the one the rest of us live in. Filled with wit, candor, and insight, Reich's book reveals much of the triumph and even more of the frustration of the political life.

Flying Blind, Flying Safe Mary Schiavo Paperback $6.99 Order now		Former Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Transportation, and current airline safety crusader, Mary Schiavo tells the air traveler everything he or she needs to know to be safe in the air. Schiavo has made it her mission, much to the chagrin of many FAA officials and airline heads, to provide the public with all the information they have a right and a need to know when it comes time to fly. She tells the reader which planes are the most safe, which flying conditions are the most treacherous, and which airports and carriers it is best to avoid. No one who flies should be without the vital information Schiavo's book provides.

Meet the Press: 50 Years of History in the Making Rick Ball & NBC News Hardcover $39.95 Order now		FK called Meet the Press the 51st state. In this 50th anniversary commemorative volume, this institution of American politics and history celebrates itself. The show has opened its archives of videotapes, rare photographs, and transcripts and includes many of the most fascinating of these in this stunning retrospective. This book is a must-have for anyone with any interest in the people and events that have shaped our world for the past five decades. Some of the people profiled in the book are every American President since Truman, Fidel Castro, Jimmy Hoffa, Indira Gandhi, & Golda Meir. A fabulous, fascinating book.