American Conservatism (nonfiction)
1. 
Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus
by:
Rick Perlstein
4.24 avg rating — 4,637 ratings 2. 
Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America
by:
Rick Perlstein
4.25 avg rating — 10,669 ratings 3. 
Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right's Stealth Plan for America
by:
Nancy MacLean
4.29 avg rating — 4,898 ratings 4. 
What's the Matter with Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Heart of America
by:
Thomas Frank
3.85 avg rating — 12,724 ratings 5. 
Where the Right Went Wrong: How Neoconservatives Subverted the Reagan Revolution and Hijacked the Bush Presidency 3.78 avg rating — 465 ratings
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The Fall of Wisconsin: The Conservative Conquest of a Progressive Bastion and the Future of American Politics
by:
Dan Kaufman
4.12 avg rating — 769 ratings 7. 
The Invisible Bridge: The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reagan
by:
Rick Perlstein
4.24 avg rating — 3,322 ratings 8. 
Messengers of the Right: Conservative Media and the Transformation of American Politics
by:
Nicole Hemmer
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 139 ratings 9. 
The Whites of Their Eyes: The Tea Party's Revolution and the Battle over American History
by:
Jill Lepore
3.80 avg rating — 905 ratings 10. 
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Speaking for Myself: Faith, Freedom, and the Fight of Our Lives Inside the Trump White House 4.41 avg rating — 3,236 ratings
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Rule and Ruin: The Downfall of Moderation and the Destruction of the Republican Party, From Eisenhower to the Tea Party 3.99 avg rating — 399 ratings
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How We Got Here: The 70's: The Decade That Brought You Modern Life
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David Frum
3.57 avg rating — 247 ratings 
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White Protestant Nation: The Rise of the American Conservative Movement 3.77 avg rating — 61 ratings
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From Billy Graham to Sarah Palin: Evangelicals and the Betrayal of American Conservatism
by:
D.G. Hart
3.52 avg rating — 62 ratings 21. 
Moral Politics: How Liberals and Conservatives Think
by:
George Lakoff
4.03 avg rating — 1,680 ratings 22. 
The Rights Turn in Conservative Christian Politics: How Abortion Transformed the Culture Wars
by:
Andrew R. Lewis
3.91 avg rating — 11 ratings 23. 
Moral Minority: The Evangelical Left in an Age of Conservatism
by:
David R. Swartz
4.23 avg rating — 62 ratings 24. 
Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right 4.12 avg rating — 17,564 ratings
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The Black Book of the American Left: The Collected Conservative Writings
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David Horowitz
4.18 avg rating — 159 ratings 27. 
A Man and His Presidents: The Political Odyssey of William F. Buckley Jr. really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 125 ratings
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Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right
by:
Jane Mayer
4.31 avg rating — 26,734 ratings 29. 
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Nixon's Court: His Challenge to Judicial Liberalism and Its Political Consequences
by:
Kevin J. McMahon
3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings 29. 
With All Due Respect: Defending America With Grit and Grace
by:
Nikki R. Haley
4.24 avg rating — 4,265 ratings 29. 
Still Right: An Immigrant-Loving, Hybrid-Driving, Composting American Makes the Case for Conservatism
by:
Rick Tyler
3.84 avg rating — 31 ratings 
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The Apprentice's Sorcerer: Liberal Tradition and Fascism
by:
Ishay Landa
4.54 avg rating — 121 ratings 29. 
The Death of the West: How Dying Populations and Immigrant Invasions Imperil Our Country and Civilization 3.92 avg rating — 1,418 ratings
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Buckley: William F. Buckley Jr. and the Rise of American Conservatism
by:
Carl T. Bogus
3.77 avg rating — 147 ratings 37. 
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Conservative Intellectuals and Richard Nixon: Rethinking the Rise of the Right liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Defender in Chief: Donald Trump's Fight for the Constitution
by:
John Yoo
3.87 avg rating — 46 ratings 37. 
LIBERAL FASCISM: the Secret History of American Nazism exposed by Dr. Rex Curry
by:
Micky Barnetti
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings 
44. 
Reclaiming Conservatism: How a Great Political Movement Got Lost - and How It Can Find Its Way Back
by:
Mickey Edwards
3.86 avg rating — 51 ratings 
44. 
The Day Christians Changed America: How Christian Conservatives put Trump in the White House and Redirected America's Future
by:
George Barna
3.94 avg rating — 17 ratings 
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One Man's America: The Pleasures and Provocations of Our Singular Nation
by:
George F. Will
3.86 avg rating — 144 ratings 44. 
Settlers: The Mythology of the White Proletariat from Mayflower to Modern
by:
J. Sakai
4.18 avg rating — 1,027 ratings 
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Turning Right in the Sixties: The Conservative Capture of the GOP
by:
Mary C. Brennan
3.80 avg rating — 20 ratings 50. 
The Greatest Comeback: How Richard Nixon Rose from Defeat to Create the New Majority 3.91 avg rating — 402 ratings
50. 
The Leveling Wind: Politics, the Culture, and Other News
by:
George F. Will
3.88 avg rating — 88 ratings 50. 
If You Want Something Done: Leadership Lessons from Bold Women
by:
Nikki R. Haley
3.87 avg rating — 806 ratings 
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The Strange Death of Republican America: Chronicles of a Collapsing Party 3.75 avg rating — 16 ratings
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A SOLID RIGHT CROSS: Biblical Boxing and Conservative Counter Punching Against Liberal Loons and Godless Goons
by:
AlfonZo Rachel
4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings 59. 
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Restoration: Congress, Term Limits, and the Recovery of Deliberative Democracy
by:
George F. Will
3.84 avg rating — 64 ratings 62. 
Ain't My America: The Long, Noble History of Antiwar Conservatism and Middle-American Anti-Imperialism
by:
Bill Kauffman
4.10 avg rating — 77 ratings 62. 
She's Conservative: Stories of Trials and Triumphs on America's College Campuses
by:
Karin Lipps
2.33 avg rating — 3 ratings 
62. 
The Pursuit of Happiness and Other Sobering Thoughts
by:
George F. Will
3.79 avg rating — 48 ratings 
66. 
If Being a Conservative Were Easy...there Wouldn't Be Any Liberals: Rants, Ravings and Ruminations from a Member of the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Day of Reckoning: How Hubris, Ideology, and Greed Are Tearing America Apart 3.85 avg rating — 247 ratings
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There Goes My Social Life: From Clueless to Conservative
by:
Stacey Dash
3.82 avg rating — 330 ratings 
72. 
Conscience of a Conservative: A Rejection of Destructive Politics and a Return to Principle
by:
Jeff Flake
3.84 avg rating — 1,611 ratings 72. 
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Right Time, Right Place: Coming of Age with William F. Buckley Jr. and the Conservative Movement 3.81 avg rating — 101 ratings
75. 
What's Right: The New Conservative Majority And The Remaking Of America
by:
David Frum
liked it 3.00 avg rating — 20 ratings 75. 
Conservative Intellectual Movement in America, Since 1945
by:
George H. Nash
4.21 avg rating — 326 ratings 
78. 
The Soul of Politics: Beyond "Religious Right" and "Secular Left"
by:
Jim Wallis
3.67 avg rating — 159 ratings 78. 
Welcome to the Ivory Tower of Babel: Confessions of a Conservative College Professor
by:
Mike S. Adams
3.76 avg rating — 62 ratings 78. 
Passing on the Right: Conservative Professors in the Progressive University
by:
Jon A. Shields
4.33 avg rating — 42 ratings 82. 
The Wilderness: Deep Inside the Republican Party's Combative, Contentious, Chaotic Quest to Take Back the White House
by:
McKay Coppins
3.88 avg rating — 393 ratings 82. 
Confessions of a Black Conservative: How the Left has Shattered the Dreams of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Black America
by:
Lloyd Marcus
2.33 avg rating — 3 ratings 82. 
The Broken Hearth: Reversing the Moral Collapse of the American Family 3.59 avg rating — 70 ratings
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Pimps, Whores and Welfare Brats: From Welfare Cheat to Conservative Messenger
by:
Star Parker
3.48 avg rating — 75 ratings 85. 
Open to Debate: How William F. Buckley Put Liberal America on the Firing Line 3.94 avg rating — 87 ratings
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Old Whigs: Burke, Lincoln, and the Politics of Prudence
by:
Greg Weiner
4.43 avg rating — 21 ratings 89. 
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Conservatives Are from Mars (Liberals Are from San Francisco): A Hollywood Rightwinger Comes Out of the Closet
by:
Burt Prelutsky
3.81 avg rating — 16 ratings 
92. 
Turning Right at Hollywood and Vine: The Perils of Coming Out Conservative in Tinseltown
by:
Roger L. Simon
3.88 avg rating — 16 ratings 
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The CONSERVATIVE REVOLUTION: THE MOVEMENT THAT REMADE AMERICA
by:
Lee Edwards
3.79 avg rating — 33 ratings 94. 
The De-Valuing of America: The Fight for Our Culture and Our Children 3.79 avg rating — 80 ratings
96. 
The Crusader: The Life and Tumultuous Times of Pat Buchanan
by:
Timothy Stanley
4.01 avg rating — 67 ratings 96. 
From Rage to Responsibility: Black Conservative Jesse Lee Peterson and America Today 3.81 avg rating — 63 ratings
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Way of the Wasp: How It Made America, and How It Can Save It, So to Speak 3.68 avg rating — 28 ratings
