The Lincoln Project 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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American Psychosis: A Historical Investigation of How the Republican Party Went Crazy
David Corn
LIVE NOW: Far-right extremism. Bigotry. Paranoia. The modern GOP is intent on taking out democracy, but none of this started with Trump. Journalist David Corn talks about his new book ‘American Psychosis’ with Tara and Rick on The Breakdown. https://t.co/e6nAqgUgp9
Paperback, 2023
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Hate in the Homeland: The New Global Far Right
Cynthia Miller-Idriss
As Putin’s crisis in Ukraine deepens, Dr. Cynthia Miller-Idriss @milleridriss joins We’re Speaking to reveal the grim reality of the new global far right, and what it means for our democracy. Spoiler alert: it’s not pretty (but there’s still time). https://t.co/2JN1t4B8Uf
Paperback, 2022
$21.95$10.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Daughters of Erietown
Connie Schultz
TONIGHT: @ConnieSchultz, Pulitzer Prize winning Columnist for USA Today, and author of the New York Times bestselling novel, The Daughters of Erietown, joins LPTV’s We’re Speaking Tune in at 7:00 PM ET as @MayaOnStage & @LCSenecal host this new episode: http://bit.ly/3vmhHNz https://t.co/grLVsgNeaY
Paperback, 2021
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man
Mary L. Trump
LIVE: @MaryLTrump, author of "Too Much and Never Enough,” a book describing her uncle Donald Trump and the Trump family, joins LPTV’s The Breakdown. Tune in as @TaraSetmayer and @TheRickWilson host this new episode👇 https://twitter.com/lptv/status/1486851637322780675
Paperback, 2022
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Dare to Speak: Defending Free Speech for All
Suzanne Nossel
TONIGHT: Suzanne Nossel, PEN America CEO and author of “Dare to Speak: Defending Free Speech for All,” joins LPTV’s We’re Speaking Tune in at 7:00 PM ET as @MayaOnStage and @LCSenecal host: https://t.co/EsPkYv7DXx https://t.co/Aiu4NV0Qdn
Paperback, 2021
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
How Civil Wars Start: And How to Stop Them
Barbara F. Walter
LIVE NOW: Dr. Barbara F. Walter, author of the must read ‘How Civil Wars Start (and How to Stop Them)’ joins Lisa Senecal & Maya May on We’re Speaking. https://t.co/vMyq2IsyoG
Paperback, 2023
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Insurgency: How Republicans Lost Their Party and Got Everything They Ever Wanted
Jeremy W. Peters
Wild, out-of-control insurrection in the Republican party is a feature, not a bug. Jeremy Peters, author of the best-seller ‘Insurgency’ joins The Breakdown to draw a straight line from Palin to the potential grim reality of American Democracy in 2024. https://t.co/JHCFHv80qq
Hardcover, 2022
$28.99$14.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Our Towns: A 100,000-Mile Journey Into the Heart of America
James M. Fallows
TONIGHT: @FallowsDeb & @JamesFallows, co-authors of Our Towns: A 100,000-Mile Journey Into the Heart of America, which led to the creation of the @OurTownsCivFdn and the Our Towns documentary on HBO, join LPTV’s We’re Speaking. Tune in live at 7:00 PM ET: https://t.co/EsPkYv7DXx https://t.co/xw0GErKw0d
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Servants of the Damned: The Dark Side of American Law
David Enrich
LIVE NOW: One of the world's largest law firms earns billions cloaking the secrets of clients like Trump and Big Pharma. Sounds like fiction...it's not. ‘Servants of the Damned' author David Enrich reveals the details to Maya & Lisa on We're Speaking. https://t.co/5fegQd4qb4
Paperback, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Partisans: The Conservative Revolutionaries Who Remade American Politics in the 1990s
Nicole Hemmer
TONIGHT: Historian, CNN columnist and author of the soon-to-be-released ‘Partisans: The Conservative Revolutionaries Who Remade American Politics in the 1990s,’ @PastPunditry joins We're Speaking to discuss the roots of the biggest threat to democracy: the GOP. Watch at 7 PM ET. https://t.co/eMB9jC5eSJ https://t.co/TYiWhN3OZa
Hardcover, 2022
$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book