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Julia Azari Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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@MarquetteU polsci prof. Blogger. Elections, coffee, sharp sticks. She/her. Pod: https://t.co/GnRFaAeAH9 Write: @misoffact, @fivethirtyeight, etc.

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Book Cover for: Fear: Trump in the White House, Bob Woodward

Fear: Trump in the White House

Bob Woodward
Julia AzariJulia Azari

@jbf1755 I concluded when @smotus and I were reading/discussing bob woodward’s Fear that he doesn’t know what a country is

Paperback, 2019

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Saving Yellowstone: Exploration and Preservation in Reconstruction America, Megan Kate Nelson

Saving Yellowstone: Exploration and Preservation in Reconstruction America

Megan Kate Nelson
Julia AzariJulia Azari

last week I went to Yellowstone. this week I'm home reading @megankatenelson's Saving Yellowstone (which is relevant for my book project) and it's just gorgeously written, the kind of writing that inspires you to honor it by producing something good.

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Book Cover for: Rule and Ruin: The Downfall of Moderation and the Destruction of the Republican Party, from Eisenhower to the Tea Party, Geoffrey Kabaservice

Rule and Ruin: The Downfall of Moderation and the Destruction of the Republican Party, from Eisenhower to the Tea Party

Geoffrey Kabaservice
Julia AzariJulia Azari

@gorenlj Milkis and tichenor, rivalry and reform Laura Kalman, right star rising @ProfHansNoel work on ideology Geoffrey Kabaservice, Rule and Ruin @LeahRigueur The Loneliness of the Black Republican also turns out to be relevant to basically everything

Paperback, 2013

$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Straight Man, Richard Russo

Straight Man

Richard Russo
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this sentence hits a lot different than when I first read Richard Russo's Straight Man in 2002. How funny and pathetic middle-aged academics are, I thought. https://t.co/3W0prZuX5K

Paperback, 1998

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Book Cover for: Right Star Rising: A New Politics, 1974-1980, Laura Kalman

Right Star Rising: A New Politics, 1974-1980

Laura Kalman
Julia AzariJulia Azari

@gorenlj Milkis and tichenor, rivalry and reform Laura Kalman, right star rising @ProfHansNoel work on ideology Geoffrey Kabaservice, Rule and Ruin @LeahRigueur The Loneliness of the Black Republican also turns out to be relevant to basically everything

Paperback, 2010

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: All Fall Down, Jennifer Weiner

All Fall Down

Jennifer Weiner
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@melissabaker712 I've recently read Malibu Rising, All Fall Down (Jennifer Weiner), and Tracy Flick Can't Win and I enjoyed them all.

Paperback, 2015

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Book Cover for: The Age of Miracles, Karen Thompson Walker

The Age of Miracles

Karen Thompson Walker
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@gerrycanavan This reminds me of the blog post I never wrote about how karen walker thompson’s book the age of miracles was the book to read for the pandemic. I actually taught it as a “how societies become divided” example in a class in 2017

Paperback, 2013

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Book Cover for: Jfk, Lbj, and the Democratic Party, Sean J. Savage

Jfk, Lbj, and the Democratic Party

Sean J. Savage
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@AviWoolf @dhmontgomery Sean Savage’s JFK, LBJ and the Democratic Party has some good insights. Ira katzenelson,fear itself, for new deal era (Some one help with a more diverse list augh)

Paperback, 2006

$33.95$16.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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