Books Rec'd By The Colbert Report

1.
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
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The Giver (The Giver, #1)
The Giver (The Giver, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 2,733,463 ratings
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Tenth of December
Tenth of December 3.98 avg rating — 80,058 ratings
4.
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions 4.14 avg rating — 191,227 ratings
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Capital in the Twenty First Century
Capital in the Twenty First Century 4.06 avg rating — 33,859 ratings
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness 4.52 avg rating — 115,056 ratings
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Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life
Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life 3.88 avg rating — 6,971 ratings
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The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars 4.12 avg rating — 5,581,323 ratings
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Aimless Love: New and Selected Poems
Aimless Love: New and Selected Poems 4.18 avg rating — 6,093 ratings
10.
This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate
This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate 4.16 avg rating — 27,262 ratings
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California
California 3.24 avg rating — 20,361 ratings
12.
The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism
The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism 4.15 avg rating — 23,623 ratings
13.
My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind
My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind 3.85 avg rating — 7,431 ratings
14.
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity 3.98 avg rating — 114,827 ratings
15.
The Signature of All Things
The Signature of All Things 3.88 avg rating — 122,755 ratings
16.
The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America
The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America 4.13 avg rating — 12,371 ratings
17.
Inferno (Robert Langdon, #4)
Inferno (Robert Langdon, #4)
by: Dan Brown
3.90 avg rating — 580,910 ratings
18.
Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation
Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation 4.08 avg rating — 25,638 ratings
19.
The Secret History of Wonder Woman
The Secret History of Wonder Woman 3.73 avg rating — 16,562 ratings
20.
America Again
America Again 3.85 avg rating — 13,066 ratings
21.
The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail—But Some Don't
The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail—But Some Don't 3.97 avg rating — 51,884 ratings
22.
No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State
No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State 4.07 avg rating — 14,932 ratings
23.
My Beloved World
My Beloved World 4.09 avg rating — 33,502 ratings
24.
Sally Ride: America's First Woman in Space
Sally Ride: America's First Woman in Space 4.13 avg rating — 2,054 ratings
25.
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 — 63,330 ratings
26.
March: Book One (March, #1)
March: Book One (March, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 56,873 ratings
27.
Then Again
Then Again 3.46 avg rating — 11,051 ratings
28.
Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief
Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief 4.04 avg rating — 44,512 ratings
29.
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 477,022 ratings
30.
Detroit: An American Autopsy
Detroit: An American Autopsy 3.94 avg rating — 15,744 ratings
31.
Wilson
Wilson 3.88 avg rating — 7,764 ratings
32.
This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War
This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War 4.04 avg rating — 7,246 ratings
33.
Squared Away: A Doonesbury Book
Squared Away: A Doonesbury Book 4.42 avg rating — 93 ratings
34.
A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing
A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing 3.94 avg rating — 30,329 ratings
35.
A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms 3.82 avg rating — 344,514 ratings
36.
Praying in Rome: Reflections on the Conclave and Electing Pope Francis
Praying in Rome: Reflections on the Conclave and Electing Pope Francis 4.17 avg rating — 141 ratings
37.
The Bluest Eye
The Bluest Eye 4.13 avg rating — 288,144 ratings
38.
The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined
The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined 4.16 avg rating — 29,271 ratings
39.
The People's Republic of Amnesia: Tiananmen Revisited
The People's Republic of Amnesia: Tiananmen Revisited 4.25 avg rating — 1,394 ratings
40.
The Oath: The Obama White House and The Supreme Court
The Oath: The Obama White House and The Supreme Court really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,553 ratings
41.
The Rise of Rome: The Making of the World's Greatest Empire
The Rise of Rome: The Making of the World's Greatest Empire 3.95 avg rating — 3,350 ratings
41.
Radiance of Tomorrow
Radiance of Tomorrow 3.86 avg rating — 4,673 ratings
43.
League of Denial: The NFL, Concussions and the Battle for Truth
League of Denial: The NFL, Concussions and the Battle for Truth 4.19 avg rating — 4,614 ratings
44.
Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield
Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield 4.08 avg rating — 5,071 ratings
45.
A Fighting Chance
A Fighting Chance 4.15 avg rating — 14,891 ratings
46.
Telegraph Avenue
Telegraph Avenue 3.40 avg rating — 21,578 ratings
47.
The Way of the Knife: The CIA, a Secret Army, and a War at the Ends of the Earth
The Way of the Knife: The CIA, a Secret Army, and a War at the Ends of the Earth 3.85 avg rating — 3,932 ratings
48.
Eating Animals
Eating Animals 4.21 avg rating — 80,069 ratings
49.
Kill or Capture: The War on Terror and the Soul of the Obama Presidency
Kill or Capture: The War on Terror and the Soul of the Obama Presidency 3.93 avg rating — 163 ratings
50.
On the Map: A Mind-Expanding Exploration of the Way the World Looks
On the Map: A Mind-Expanding Exploration of the Way the World Looks 3.69 avg rating — 4,414 ratings
51.
End This Depression Now!
End This Depression Now! 3.94 avg rating — 4,863 ratings
52.
The Passage of Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #4)
The Passage of Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #4) 4.40 avg rating — 19,291 ratings
53.
How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made the Modern World
How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made the Modern World 4.11 avg rating — 15,320 ratings
54.
Canada
Canada 3.52 avg rating — 27,803 ratings
55.
Lone Survivors: How We Came to Be the Only Humans on Earth
Lone Survivors: How We Came to Be the Only Humans on Earth 3.86 avg rating — 1,565 ratings
56.
Liar's Poker
Liar's Poker 4.15 avg rating — 109,209 ratings
57.
The Loudest Voice in the Room: How the Brilliant, Bombastic Roger Ailes Built Fox News-and Divided a Country
The Loudest Voice in the Room: How the Brilliant, Bombastic Roger Ailes Built Fox News-and Divided a Country 3.88 avg rating — 1,878 ratings
58.
The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies?
The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies? 3.78 avg rating — 10,885 ratings
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A Nice Little Place on the North Side: Wrigley Field at One Hundred
A Nice Little Place on the North Side: Wrigley Field at One Hundred 3.74 avg rating — 1,425 ratings
60.
Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America
Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America 3.51 avg rating — 8,771 ratings
61.
The Rich and the Rest of Us: A Poverty Manifesto
The Rich and the Rest of Us: A Poverty Manifesto 3.84 avg rating — 855 ratings
62.
The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies
The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies 3.91 avg rating — 866 ratings
63.
American Savage: Insights, Slights, and Fights on Faith, Sex, Love, and Politics
American Savage: Insights, Slights, and Fights on Faith, Sex, Love, and Politics 3.96 avg rating — 4,528 ratings
64.
The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor
The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor 4.34 avg rating — 6,301 ratings
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Wheelmen: Lance Armstrong, the Tour de France, and the Greatest Sports Conspiracy Ever
Wheelmen: Lance Armstrong, the Tour de France, and the Greatest Sports Conspiracy Ever 4.06 avg rating — 3,864 ratings
66.
Embattled Rebel: Jefferson Davis as Commander in Chief
Embattled Rebel: Jefferson Davis as Commander in Chief 3.55 avg rating — 1,365 ratings
67.
A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power
A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power 4.04 avg rating — 2,220 ratings
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Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic
Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic 4.17 avg rating — 47,214 ratings
67.
The Nixon Defense: What He Knew and When He Knew It
The Nixon Defense: What He Knew and When He Knew It 3.92 avg rating — 555 ratings
70.
Guests of the Ayatollah: The First Battle in America's War with Militant Islam
Guests of the Ayatollah: The First Battle in America's War with Militant Islam 4.16 avg rating — 5,003 ratings
70.
Rattling the Cage: Toward Legal Rights for Animals
Rattling the Cage: Toward Legal Rights for Animals 4.09 avg rating — 166 ratings
72.
What Do Women Want?: Adventures in the Science of Female Desire
What Do Women Want?: Adventures in the Science of Female Desire 3.60 avg rating — 2,358 ratings
72.
Fat Chance: Beating the Odds Against Sugar, Processed Food, Obesity, and Disease
Fat Chance: Beating the Odds Against Sugar, Processed Food, Obesity, and Disease 4.18 avg rating — 6,571 ratings
74.
Pete Seeger: In His Own Words (Nine Lives Music Series)
Pete Seeger: In His Own Words (Nine Lives Music Series) 4.17 avg rating — 104 ratings
75.
World Order
World Order 4.05 avg rating — 13,508 ratings
76.
Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power
Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power 3.99 avg rating — 4,162 ratings
77.
Days of Fire: Bush and Cheney in the White House
Days of Fire: Bush and Cheney in the White House 4.11 avg rating — 3,554 ratings
78.
The Racketeer
The Racketeer 3.90 avg rating — 113,684 ratings
78.
Imagine: How Creativity Works
Imagine: How Creativity Works 3.97 avg rating — 51,930 ratings
80.
The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris
The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris 3.94 avg rating — 20,408 ratings
80.
Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon 4.15 avg rating — 123,950 ratings
82.
God Believes in Love: Straight Talk About Gay Marriage
God Believes in Love: Straight Talk About Gay Marriage 3.98 avg rating — 691 ratings
83.
Dark Days, Bright Nights: From Black Power to Barack Obama
Dark Days, Bright Nights: From Black Power to Barack Obama 3.78 avg rating — 80 ratings
84.
The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution
The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution 4.12 avg rating — 39,126 ratings
85.
The Forever War
The Forever War 4.13 avg rating — 11,315 ratings
86.
Poems to Learn by Heart
Poems to Learn by Heart 4.18 avg rating — 838 ratings
86.
Twilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy
Twilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy 3.99 avg rating — 6,031 ratings
88.
The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease
The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease 4.26 avg rating — 8,654 ratings
88.
Food Rules: An Eater's Manual
Food Rules: An Eater's Manual 3.99 avg rating — 48,351 ratings
90.
10% Happier
10% Happier 3.91 avg rating — 113,436 ratings
91.
Ike's Bluff: President Eisenhower's Secret Battle to Save the World
Ike's Bluff: President Eisenhower's Secret Battle to Save the World 3.98 avg rating — 2,870 ratings
92.
Rookie Yearbook One
Rookie Yearbook One 4.39 avg rating — 1,628 ratings
92.
S.
S. 3.85 avg rating — 28,070 ratings
94.
New American Haggadah
New American Haggadah really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 350 ratings
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Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else
Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else 3.62 avg rating — 3,147 ratings
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Civilization: The West and the Rest
Civilization: The West and the Rest 3.86 avg rating — 10,130 ratings
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Sula
Sula 4.05 avg rating — 117,037 ratings
98.
Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero
Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero 4.06 avg rating — 4,939 ratings
99.
Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American Right
Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American Right 3.87 avg rating — 827 ratings
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The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against al-Qaeda
The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against al-Qaeda 4.27 avg rating — 2,845 ratings
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