Robert Costa Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Chief Election & Campaign Correspondent for @CBSNews, co-author of “Peril” with @realBobWoodward, @Center4Politics Scholar at the University of Virginia

All the President's Men
Bob Woodward
RT @CNN: Growing up, journalist @CostaReports loved “All the President’s Men” and admired reporter Bob Woodward. On this week's podcast, Co…
Paperback, 2014
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Glory and the Burden: The American Presidency from the New Deal to the Present
Robert Schmuhl
Smart analysis here from Robert Schmuhl on the big picture of this political moment for the American presidency. Schmuhl's latest book on the presidency, "The Glory and the Burden," is an engaging read ahead of November and 2024. https://t.co/qPQfoPJYwg
Hardcover, 2022
$100.00$75.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
What Were We Thinking: A Brief Intellectual History of the Trump Era
Carlos Lozada
Really enjoyed the new book by @CarlosLozadaWP, "What Were We Thinking." The Post's book critic reflects on the enormous output of books during the Trump years and writes with authority about what they reveal about the nation and our times. https://t.co/i2QGfE9140
Paperback, 2021
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Smart Brevity: The Power of Saying More with Less
Jim Vandehei
Congrats to the tireless and astute @mikeallen, along with Jim VandeHei and Roy Schwartz, on the publication of "Smart Brevity." I've enjoyed their work at @axios and they've created a roadmap for how to focus and sharpen the news and related analysis.
Hardcover, 2022
$27.00$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Final Days
Bob Woodward
“And Woodward said to me, it's almost like when he was writing The Final Days with Carl Bernstein, when [Richard] Nixon was talking to the pictures on the wall, Trump is talking to the mob.” https://t.co/8RazlBHihw
Paperback, 2005
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The Ancient History of the Maori, his Mythology and Traditions: 6
John White
"In the meantime, public knowledge of the actions in the White House that precipitated Jan. 6 was building rapidly. A book... detailed a memo by John Eastman purporting to show a legal basis for Pence to block the certification of Biden’s win...." https://t.co/CLa8i3cvze
Paperback, 2022
$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
American Whitelash: A Changing Nation and the Cost of Progress
Wesley Lowery
My friend @WesleyLowery’s new book, “American Whitelash,” is out Tuesday. Pick it up. Here is his latest essay for @CBSSunday: https://t.co/YxMqlE9700
Paperback, 2024
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Doris Kearns Goodwin is a rare presence on our national stage – an historian with academic cred and pop-culture cachet. Her work, of course, is serious, but she shares it with joy, and sometimes a laugh…Her latest book does that, too, and it's deeply personal.
Hardcover, 2024
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Peril
Bob Woodward
Former Vice President Pence details Trump’s pressure campaign for the first time here. Bob Woodward and I spent a lot of time digging into this part of the Jan. 6 crisis in “Peril.” As we learned and as Pence writes, the chronology is so key to this story. https://t.co/zobGN1j1ug
Paperback, 2023
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