Best Books to Become an Informed Voter

1.
The Constitution of the United States of America
The Constitution of the United States of America 4.52 avg rating — 27,060 ratings
2.
The Declaration of Independence / The Constitution of the United States
The Declaration of Independence / The Constitution of the United States 4.44 avg rating — 26,984 ratings
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The Federalist Papers
The Federalist Papers 4.10 avg rating — 41,560 ratings
4.
A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present
A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present 4.08 avg rating — 259,718 ratings
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Collected Writings: Common Sense / The Crisis / Rights of Man / The Age of Reason / Pamphlets, Articles, and Letters
Collected Writings: Common Sense / The Crisis / Rights of Man / The Age of Reason / Pamphlets, Articles, and Letters 4.26 avg rating — 1,722 ratings
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The Revolution: A Manifesto
The Revolution: A Manifesto
by: Ron Paul
4.13 avg rating — 7,739 ratings
7.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,227,392 ratings
8.
Democracy in America
Democracy in America 4.05 avg rating — 26,629 ratings
9.
Atlas Shrugged
Atlas Shrugged
by: Ayn Rand
3.69 avg rating — 402,810 ratings
10.
Animal Farm
Animal Farm 4.01 avg rating — 4,357,275 ratings
11.
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream 3.83 avg rating — 168,487 ratings
12.
The Road to Serfdom
The Road to Serfdom 4.15 avg rating — 25,382 ratings
13.
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism 4.29 avg rating — 51,942 ratings
14.
Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance
Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance 3.97 avg rating — 13,936 ratings
15.
Basic Economics: A Citizen's Guide to the Economy
Basic Economics: A Citizen's Guide to the Economy 4.37 avg rating — 13,815 ratings
16.
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln 4.28 avg rating — 196,301 ratings
17.
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 3.65 avg rating — 194,445 ratings
18.
The Prince
The Prince 3.84 avg rating — 371,440 ratings
19.
The Conscience of a Liberal
The Conscience of a Liberal 3.97 avg rating — 6,358 ratings
20.
What's the Matter with Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Heart of America
What's the Matter with Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Heart of America 3.85 avg rating — 12,724 ratings
21.
The Law
The Law 4.34 avg rating — 13,593 ratings
22.
Capitalism and Freedom
Capitalism and Freedom 3.90 avg rating — 14,799 ratings
23.
The Communist Manifesto
The Communist Manifesto
by: Karl Marx
3.67 avg rating — 189,288 ratings
24.
The 5000 Year Leap
The 5000 Year Leap 4.27 avg rating — 7,133 ratings
25.
Glenn Beck's Common Sense: The Case Against an Out-of-Control Government, Inspired by Thomas Paine
Glenn Beck's Common Sense: The Case Against an Out-of-Control Government, Inspired by Thomas Paine 3.80 avg rating — 7,220 ratings
26.
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations 3.88 avg rating — 34,382 ratings
27.
Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto
Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto 4.18 avg rating — 7,698 ratings
28.
On Liberty
On Liberty 3.96 avg rating — 41,829 ratings
29.
The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power
The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power 4.07 avg rating — 4,787 ratings
30.
The Republic
The Republic
by: Plato
3.96 avg rating — 220,226 ratings
31.
The Assault on Reason
The Assault on Reason
by: Al Gore
3.78 avg rating — 7,356 ratings
32.
Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left from Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning
Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left from Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning 3.95 avg rating — 6,005 ratings
33.
The Anti-Federalist Papers and the Constitutional Convention Debates
The Anti-Federalist Papers and the Constitutional Convention Debates 4.09 avg rating — 3,659 ratings
34.
End the Fed
End the Fed
by: Ron Paul
4.06 avg rating — 6,407 ratings
35.
A People's History of American Empire
A People's History of American Empire 4.15 avg rating — 2,940 ratings
36.
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man 3.87 avg rating — 38,987 ratings
37.
The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot
The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot 3.96 avg rating — 3,099 ratings
38.
Moyers on Democracy
Moyers on Democracy 4.30 avg rating — 351 ratings
39.
A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches
A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches 4.57 avg rating — 2,429 ratings
40.
The God Delusion
The God Delusion 3.90 avg rating — 279,346 ratings
41.
The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century
The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century 3.69 avg rating — 102,339 ratings
42.
The Working Poor: Invisible in America
The Working Poor: Invisible in America 4.04 avg rating — 5,703 ratings
43.
Voices of a People's History of the United States
Voices of a People's History of the United States 4.32 avg rating — 2,152 ratings
44.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,689,864 ratings
45.
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
by: Dee Brown
4.26 avg rating — 99,688 ratings
46.
Civil Disobedience and Other Essays
Civil Disobedience and Other Essays 4.06 avg rating — 17,587 ratings
47.
The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine 4.30 avg rating — 168,112 ratings
48.
An Inconvenient Book: Real Solutions to the World's Biggest Problems
An Inconvenient Book: Real Solutions to the World's Biggest Problems 3.74 avg rating — 3,997 ratings
49.
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,323,675 ratings
50.
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 3.97 avg rating — 2,719,458 ratings
51.
Second Treatise of Government
Second Treatise of Government 3.78 avg rating — 23,639 ratings
52.
Moral Politics: How Liberals and Conservatives Think
Moral Politics: How Liberals and Conservatives Think 4.03 avg rating — 1,680 ratings
52.
Brave New World
Brave New World 3.99 avg rating — 2,015,932 ratings
54.
The Social Contract, a Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, and a Discourse on Political Economy
The Social Contract, a Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, and a Discourse on Political Economy 3.84 avg rating — 415 ratings
55.
Parliament of Whores: A Lone Humorist Attempts to Explain the Entire U.S. Government
Parliament of Whores: A Lone Humorist Attempts to Explain the Entire U.S. Government 4.01 avg rating — 3,852 ratings
56.
Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation
Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 3.95 avg rating — 46,973 ratings
57.
Drift
Drift 4.07 avg rating — 20,843 ratings
58.
Profiles in Courage
Profiles in Courage 3.92 avg rating — 14,260 ratings
59.
Griftopia: Bubble Machines, Vampire Squids, and the Long Con That Is Breaking America
Griftopia: Bubble Machines, Vampire Squids, and the Long Con That Is Breaking America 4.16 avg rating — 9,538 ratings
60.
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion 4.20 avg rating — 63,331 ratings
61.
The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression
The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression 3.91 avg rating — 6,200 ratings
62.
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl 4.20 avg rating — 4,073,701 ratings
63.
Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media
Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media 4.24 avg rating — 23,241 ratings
64.
The Zinn Reader: Writings on Disobedience and Democracy
The Zinn Reader: Writings on Disobedience and Democracy 4.25 avg rating — 2,170 ratings
65.
Free to Choose. A Personal Statement
Free to Choose. A Personal Statement 4.22 avg rating — 9,343 ratings
66.
The FairTax Book: Saying Goodbye to the Income Tax and the IRS
The FairTax Book: Saying Goodbye to the Income Tax and the IRS 4.11 avg rating — 1,939 ratings
67.
Supercapitalism: The Transformation of Business, Democracy, and Everyday Life
Supercapitalism: The Transformation of Business, Democracy, and Everyday Life really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,937 ratings
68.
Anti-Intellectualism in American Life
Anti-Intellectualism in American Life 4.11 avg rating — 3,515 ratings
69.
The Fatal Conceit: The Errors of Socialism
The Fatal Conceit: The Errors of Socialism 4.22 avg rating — 2,465 ratings
70.
A Foreign Policy of Freedom: Peace, Commerce, and Honest Friendship
A Foreign Policy of Freedom: Peace, Commerce, and Honest Friendship
by: Ron Paul
4.19 avg rating — 992 ratings
71.
The Jungle
The Jungle 3.78 avg rating — 152,249 ratings
72.
Reason: Why Liberals Will Win the Battle for America
Reason: Why Liberals Will Win the Battle for America 3.86 avg rating — 559 ratings
73.
The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ
The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ 4.24 avg rating — 89,754 ratings
74.
The Crucible
The Crucible 3.61 avg rating — 452,220 ratings
75.
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 4.02 avg rating — 15,257 ratings
76.
Freedom Under Siege: The U.S. Constitution After 200 Years
Freedom Under Siege: The U.S. Constitution After 200 Years
by: Ron Paul
4.25 avg rating — 131 ratings
77.
The Conscience of a Liberal: Reclaiming the Compassionate Agenda
The Conscience of a Liberal: Reclaiming the Compassionate Agenda 4.22 avg rating — 723 ratings
78.
1776
1776 4.10 avg rating — 243,365 ratings
79.
Declarations of Independence: Cross-Examining American Ideology
Declarations of Independence: Cross-Examining American Ideology 4.23 avg rating — 813 ratings
80.
America Alone: The End of the World as We Know It
America Alone: The End of the World as We Know It 4.10 avg rating — 3,704 ratings
81.
The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power
The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power 3.77 avg rating — 3,630 ratings
82.
My Thoughts Are Murder to the State
My Thoughts Are Murder to the State 3.74 avg rating — 27 ratings
83.
Aftershock: The Next Economy and America's Future
Aftershock: The Next Economy and America's Future 3.94 avg rating — 3,890 ratings
84.
Economics in One Lesson
Economics in One Lesson 4.17 avg rating — 21,135 ratings
85.
A History of the American People
A History of the American People 4.11 avg rating — 2,976 ratings
86.
You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train: A Personal History of Our Times
You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train: A Personal History of Our Times 4.34 avg rating — 3,634 ratings
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All the President’s Men
All the President’s Men 4.18 avg rating — 56,979 ratings
88.
Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid
Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid 3.92 avg rating — 4,959 ratings
89.
Politics
Politics
by: Aristotle
3.98 avg rating — 41,885 ratings
90.
Letter from the Birmingham Jail
Letter from the Birmingham Jail 4.72 avg rating — 8,439 ratings
91.
The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008
The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008 3.83 avg rating — 8,843 ratings
92.
The Defining Moment: FDR's Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope
The Defining Moment: FDR's Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope 3.93 avg rating — 3,787 ratings
93.
Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community
Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community 3.85 avg rating — 8,662 ratings
94.
The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life
The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life 3.60 avg rating — 3,433 ratings
95.
What Liberal Media?: The Truth about Bias and the News
What Liberal Media?: The Truth about Bias and the News 3.83 avg rating — 803 ratings
96.
The Great Crash 1929
The Great Crash 1929 3.92 avg rating — 6,105 ratings
97.
Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal
Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal
by: Ayn Rand
3.89 avg rating — 4,375 ratings
98.
More Liberty Means Less Government: Our Founders Knew This Well
More Liberty Means Less Government: Our Founders Knew This Well 4.29 avg rating — 135 ratings
99.
On the Republic / On the Laws
On the Republic / On the Laws 3.89 avg rating — 2,698 ratings
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Nullification: How to Resist Federal Tyranny in the 21st Century
Nullification: How to Resist Federal Tyranny in the 21st Century 4.24 avg rating — 866 ratings
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