Recommended Political Reads

1.
Animal Farm
Animal Farm 4.01 avg rating — 4,356,293 ratings
2.
The Communist Manifesto
The Communist Manifesto
by: Karl Marx
3.67 avg rating — 189,247 ratings
3.
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism 4.29 avg rating — 51,932 ratings
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The Federalist Papers
The Federalist Papers 4.10 avg rating — 41,559 ratings
5.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,226,201 ratings
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Democracy in America
Democracy in America 4.05 avg rating — 26,630 ratings
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The Prince
The Prince 3.84 avg rating — 371,403 ratings
8.
Manifesto of the Free People's Union
Manifesto of the Free People's Union 4.52 avg rating — 33 ratings
9.
All the President’s Men
All the President’s Men 4.18 avg rating — 56,974 ratings
10.
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln 4.28 avg rating — 196,290 ratings
11.
The Road to Serfdom
The Road to Serfdom 4.15 avg rating — 25,378 ratings
12.
23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism
23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism 3.96 avg rating — 12,348 ratings
13.
Homage to Catalonia
Homage to Catalonia 4.09 avg rating — 68,323 ratings
14.
Liberté: The Days of Rage 1990-2020
Liberté: The Days of Rage 1990-2020 4.89 avg rating — 18 ratings
15.
Anarchism and Education: A Philosophical Perspective (Routledge International Studies in the Philosophy of Education (Numbered))
Anarchism and Education: A Philosophical Perspective (Routledge International Studies in the Philosophy of Education (Numbered)) 3.69 avg rating — 100 ratings
16.
AfterTastes and Tales from Russia
AfterTastes and Tales from Russia 4.24 avg rating — 21 ratings
17.
Politics
Politics
by: Aristotle
3.98 avg rating — 41,882 ratings
18.
The Social Contract
The Social Contract 3.78 avg rating — 55,695 ratings
19.
The Concept of the Political
The Concept of the Political 3.96 avg rating — 3,503 ratings
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The Struggle for the People’s King: How Politics Transforms the Memory of the Civil Rights Movement
The Struggle for the People’s King: How Politics Transforms the Memory of the Civil Rights Movement 4.11 avg rating — 36 ratings
21.
Diplomacy Blitz: Take Charge
Diplomacy Blitz: Take Charge 4.39 avg rating — 36 ratings
22.
The Making of the President 1960
The Making of the President 1960 4.15 avg rating — 7,922 ratings
23.
Campaign Battle: Control the Masses
Campaign Battle: Control the Masses 4.04 avg rating — 26 ratings
24.
My Country 'Tis of Thee
My Country 'Tis of Thee 3.61 avg rating — 956 ratings
24.
Capital: A Critique of Political Economy Volume 1
Capital: A Critique of Political Economy Volume 1
by: Karl Marx
4.09 avg rating — 23,211 ratings
26.
Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72
Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72 4.13 avg rating — 24,127 ratings
27.
Truman
Truman 4.17 avg rating — 90,310 ratings
27.
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life 4.05 avg rating — 147,329 ratings
29.
Washington: A Life
Washington: A Life 4.16 avg rating — 79,886 ratings
30.
A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present
A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present 4.08 avg rating — 259,692 ratings
31.
Economic Conservative/Social Liberal
Economic Conservative/Social Liberal really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings
32.
Anarchism: A Very Short Introduction
Anarchism: A Very Short Introduction 3.50 avg rating — 2,004 ratings
33.
Elements of the Philosophy of Right
Elements of the Philosophy of Right 3.88 avg rating — 3,741 ratings
34.
Darkness at Noon
Darkness at Noon 4.12 avg rating — 32,886 ratings
35.
Debt: The First 5,000 Years
Debt: The First 5,000 Years 4.21 avg rating — 25,619 ratings
36.
Leftism: from de Sade and Marx to Hitler and Marcuse
Leftism: from de Sade and Marx to Hitler and Marcuse 4.25 avg rating — 93 ratings
37.
Hungry Ghosts: Mao's Secret Famine
Hungry Ghosts: Mao's Secret Famine 4.02 avg rating — 619 ratings
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The Passage of Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson [#4])
The Passage of Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson [#4]) 4.40 avg rating — 19,288 ratings
39.
Second Treatise of Government
Second Treatise of Government 3.78 avg rating — 23,639 ratings
40.
The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better
The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better 4.13 avg rating — 7,059 ratings
41.
A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles
A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles 4.32 avg rating — 4,546 ratings
42.
The Wretched of the Earth
The Wretched of the Earth 4.34 avg rating — 30,601 ratings
42.
The Coming Insurrection
The Coming Insurrection 3.80 avg rating — 3,730 ratings
44.
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton 4.22 avg rating — 194,773 ratings
45.
Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power 4.05 avg rating — 42,295 ratings
45.
On Revolution (Classic, 20th-Century, Penguin)
On Revolution (Classic, 20th-Century, Penguin) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,944 ratings
47.
Anarcho-Syndicalism: Theory and Practice
Anarcho-Syndicalism: Theory and Practice 3.96 avg rating — 1,671 ratings
48.
The Vision of the Anointed: Self-Congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy
The Vision of the Anointed: Self-Congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy 4.40 avg rating — 3,313 ratings
49.
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich 3.98 avg rating — 122,131 ratings
50.
The Abolition of Man
The Abolition of Man 4.12 avg rating — 38,835 ratings
51.
Capitalism for Democrats: Why The Country Needs It Now
Capitalism for Democrats: Why The Country Needs It Now 4.58 avg rating — 19 ratings
51.
Justice Is Coming: How Progressives Are Going to Take Over the Country and America Is Going to Love It
Justice Is Coming: How Progressives Are Going to Take Over the Country and America Is Going to Love It 4.25 avg rating — 417 ratings
53.
Anarchism and Other Essays
Anarchism and Other Essays 4.05 avg rating — 7,038 ratings
53.
Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America
Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America 4.42 avg rating — 8,136 ratings
53.
Amendment Seventeen: A Blessing? Or a Curse?
Amendment Seventeen: A Blessing? Or a Curse? 4.58 avg rating — 12 ratings
56.
Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky
Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky 4.41 avg rating — 9,420 ratings
56.
Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault
Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault 3.88 avg rating — 1,911 ratings
58.
We Are Indivisible: A Blueprint for Democracy After Trump
We Are Indivisible: A Blueprint for Democracy After Trump 4.26 avg rating — 285 ratings
59.
Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?
Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? 4.21 avg rating — 37,055 ratings
60.
1776
1776 4.10 avg rating — 243,338 ratings
60.
Summary & Study Guide Parliament of Whores: A Lone Humorist Attempts to Explain the Entire U.S. Government by P. J. O'Rourke
Summary & Study Guide Parliament of Whores: A Lone Humorist Attempts to Explain the Entire U.S. Government by P. J. O'Rourke 4.01 avg rating — 3,852 ratings
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Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis
Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis 4.08 avg rating — 8,802 ratings
62.
Fools, Frauds and Firebrands: Thinkers of the New Left
Fools, Frauds and Firebrands: Thinkers of the New Left 4.05 avg rating — 1,392 ratings
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The Cold War
The Cold War 3.94 avg rating — 8,095 ratings
65.
Coolidge
Coolidge 3.80 avg rating — 7,299 ratings
66.
The Enigma of Capital and the Crises of Capitalism
The Enigma of Capital and the Crises of Capitalism 4.02 avg rating — 1,483 ratings
66.
The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court
The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court 4.14 avg rating — 5,146 ratings
66.
The Reactionary Mind: Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Sarah Palin
The Reactionary Mind: Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Sarah Palin 3.94 avg rating — 2,722 ratings
69.
Witness
Witness 4.38 avg rating — 2,266 ratings
70.
Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals
Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals 3.74 avg rating — 8,464 ratings
70.
A Brief History of Neoliberalism
A Brief History of Neoliberalism 4.13 avg rating — 7,146 ratings
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Nixon's Secrets: The Rise, Fall, and Untold Truth about the President, Watergate, and the Pardon
Nixon's Secrets: The Rise, Fall, and Untold Truth about the President, Watergate, and the Pardon 3.71 avg rating — 174 ratings
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The Violence of Financial Capitalism
The Violence of Financial Capitalism 3.52 avg rating — 172 ratings
73.
The Crisis of the Old Order 1919-33 (The Age of Roosevelt, Vol 1)
The Crisis of the Old Order 1919-33 (The Age of Roosevelt, Vol 1) 4.18 avg rating — 433 ratings
73.
George F. Kennan: An American Life
George F. Kennan: An American Life 4.09 avg rating — 2,589 ratings
76.
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century 4.27 avg rating — 89,903 ratings
77.
The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression
The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression 3.91 avg rating — 6,199 ratings
78.
The Price of Politics
The Price of Politics 3.61 avg rating — 2,419 ratings
79.
Profit Over People: Neoliberalism and Global Order
Profit Over People: Neoliberalism and Global Order 4.03 avg rating — 7,199 ratings
80.
The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956
The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 4.33 avg rating — 33,404 ratings
81.
The Making of the English Working Class
The Making of the English Working Class 4.21 avg rating — 3,644 ratings
81.
The Law
The Law 4.34 avg rating — 13,590 ratings
83.
American Marxism
American Marxism 4.16 avg rating — 4,396 ratings
84.
Decision in Philadelphia: The Constitutional Convention of 1787
Decision in Philadelphia: The Constitutional Convention of 1787 3.88 avg rating — 598 ratings
85.
The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements
The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements 4.20 avg rating — 11,541 ratings
86.
A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House
A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House 4.16 avg rating — 6,975 ratings
87.
Reflections on the Revolution in France
Reflections on the Revolution in France 3.74 avg rating — 7,116 ratings
88.
The Oxford Handbook of Public Policy (Oxford Handbooks)
The Oxford Handbook of Public Policy (Oxford Handbooks) 3.92 avg rating — 37 ratings
89.
The Age of Jackson
The Age of Jackson 3.97 avg rating — 2,234 ratings
90.
Intellectuals and Society
Intellectuals and Society 4.29 avg rating — 3,929 ratings
91.
The Quest for Cosmic Justice
The Quest for Cosmic Justice 4.39 avg rating — 3,229 ratings
92.
The Politics of Upheaval 1935-36 (The Age of Roosevelt, Vol 3)
The Politics of Upheaval 1935-36 (The Age of Roosevelt, Vol 3) 4.21 avg rating — 153 ratings
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The Coming of the New Deal 1933-35 (The Age of Roosevelt, Vol 2)
The Coming of the New Deal 1933-35 (The Age of Roosevelt, Vol 2) 4.13 avg rating — 258 ratings
94.
Counterpower: Making Change Happen
Counterpower: Making Change Happen
by: Tim Gee
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 32 ratings
95.
Affirmative Action Around the World: An Empirical Study
Affirmative Action Around the World: An Empirical Study 4.38 avg rating — 432 ratings
96.
Basic Economics: A Citizen's Guide to the Economy
Basic Economics: A Citizen's Guide to the Economy 4.37 avg rating — 13,814 ratings
97.
Demanding the Impossible: A History of Anarchism
Demanding the Impossible: A History of Anarchism 4.11 avg rating — 1,082 ratings
98.
Race And Culture
Race And Culture 4.32 avg rating — 940 ratings
99.
A Conflict of Visions
A Conflict of Visions 4.32 avg rating — 4,546 ratings
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Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy
Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy 3.99 avg rating — 2,893 ratings
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