The Daily Show Reading Club
101. 
The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad
by:
Fareed Zakaria
4.02 avg rating — 3,455 ratings 101. 
The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail—But Some Don't
by:
Nate Silver
3.97 avg rating — 51,882 ratings 103. 
Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief
by:
Lawrence Wright
4.04 avg rating — 44,513 ratings 104. 
The Uprising: An Unauthorized Tour of the Populist Revolt Scaring Wall Street and Washington
by:
David Sirota
3.87 avg rating — 151 ratings 104. 
Bright-Sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America 3.73 avg rating — 10,295 ratings
106. 
107. 
Me the People: One Man's Selfless Quest to Rewrite the Constitution of the United States of America
by:
Kevin Bleyer
3.59 avg rating — 478 ratings 108. 
The Great Derangement: A Terrifying True Story of War, Politics, and Religion at the Twilight of the American Empire
by:
Matt Taibbi
3.93 avg rating — 3,603 ratings 109. 
Not On Our Watch: The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond
by:
Don Cheadle
3.91 avg rating — 1,337 ratings 
110. 
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
by:
Barack Obama
3.83 avg rating — 168,479 ratings 
114. 
A Single Roll of the Dice: Obama's Diplomacy with Iran
by:
Trita Parsi
3.85 avg rating — 223 ratings 
117. 
Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time
by:
Mark Adams
3.85 avg rating — 20,594 ratings 118. 
Watchdogs of Democracy?: The Waning Washington Press Corps and How It Has Failed the Public
by:
Helen Thomas
3.62 avg rating — 131 ratings 119. 
Before the Dawn: Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors
by:
Nicholas Wade
3.99 avg rating — 4,642 ratings 120. 
The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food
by:
Jennifer 8. Lee
3.69 avg rating — 5,103 ratings 120. 
Hot Time in the Old Town: The Great Heat Wave of 1896 and the Making of Theodore Roosevelt
by:
Edward P. Kohn
3.25 avg rating — 319 ratings 
123. 
The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II
by:
Denise Kiernan
3.73 avg rating — 31,441 ratings 
126. 
What Liberal Media?: The Truth about Bias and the News
by:
Eric Alterman
3.83 avg rating — 803 ratings 126. 
God Believes in Love: Straight Talk About Gay Marriage
by:
Gene Robinson
3.98 avg rating — 691 ratings 128. 
129. 
My Two Moms: Lessons of Love, Strength, and What Makes a Family
by:
Zach Wahls
3.81 avg rating — 1,019 ratings 
132. 
Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist
by:
Michael J. Fox
3.82 avg rating — 25,016 ratings 133. 
Nobodies: Modern American Slave Labor and the Dark Side of the New Global Economy
by:
John Bowe
3.93 avg rating — 317 ratings 134. 
It's Getting Ugly Out There: The Frauds, Bunglers, Liars, and Losers Who Are Hurting America
by:
Jack Cafferty
3.66 avg rating — 94 ratings 135. 
Winner Take All: China's Race for Resources and What It Means for the World
by:
Dambisa Moyo
3.69 avg rating — 602 ratings 136. 
The Last True Story I'll Ever Tell: An Accidental Soldier's Account of the War in Iraq
by:
John Crawford
3.75 avg rating — 2,568 ratings 136. 
Nightline: History in the Making and the Making of Television
by:
Ted Koppel
3.82 avg rating — 33 ratings 136. 
Our Divided Political Heart: The Battle for the American Idea in an Age of Discontent
by:
E.J. Dionne Jr.
3.80 avg rating — 538 ratings 136. 
141. 
The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean
by:
Susan Casey
4.04 avg rating — 11,332 ratings 142. 
Your Government Failed You: Breaking the Cycle of National Security Disasters 3.92 avg rating — 260 ratings
144. 
Overblown: How Politicians and the Terrorism Industry Inflate National Security Threats, and Why We Believe Them
by:
John E. Mueller
3.75 avg rating — 76 ratings 145. 
The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind
by:
Michio Kaku
4.08 avg rating — 15,336 ratings 146. 
We Are Anonymous: Inside the Hacker World of LulzSec, Anonymous, and the Global Cyber Insurgency
by:
Parmy Olson
3.97 avg rating — 3,356 ratings 
148. 
The Price of Inequality: How Today's Divided Society Endangers Our Future 4.02 avg rating — 9,789 ratings
149. 
American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America
by:
Michelle Obama
3.94 avg rating — 2,329 ratings 
152. 
The Greatest Story Ever Sold: The Decline and Fall of Truth from 9/11 to Katrina
by:
Frank Rich
3.88 avg rating — 1,543 ratings 152. 
13 Bankers: The Wall Street Takeover and the Next Financial Meltdown
by:
Simon Johnson
3.87 avg rating — 3,420 ratings 
155. 
State of Emergency: The Third World Invasion and Conquest of America 3.83 avg rating — 339 ratings
155. 
Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys' Club of Silicon Valley
by:
Emily Chang
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6,875 ratings 
157. 
Six Women of Salem: The Untold Story of the Accused and Their Accusers in the Salem Witch Trials 3.43 avg rating — 2,158 ratings
159. 
Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for Bin Laden--from 9/11 to Abbottabad
by:
Peter L. Bergen
4.11 avg rating — 4,506 ratings 160. 
Do Not Ask What Good We Do: Inside the U.S. House of Representatives
by:
Robert Draper
3.87 avg rating — 1,084 ratings 160. 
Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's Little Lessons for Making It Work
by:
Tim Gunn
3.75 avg rating — 5,295 ratings 
162. 
The Debt Bomb: A Bold Plan to Stop Washington from Bankrupting America
by:
Tom A. Coburn
3.99 avg rating — 189 ratings 164. 
Nomad: From Islam to America: A Personal Journey Through the Clash of Civilizations
by:
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
3.95 avg rating — 5,543 ratings 164. 
The Big Sort: Why the Clustering of Like-Minded America is Tearing Us Apart
by:
Bill Bishop
3.84 avg rating — 2,351 ratings 166. ![Guinness World Records 2007 [With Trading Cards]](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1437099262i/1280337._SX100_.jpg)
168. 
Survival of the Sickest: A Medical Maverick Discovers Why We Need Disease
by:
Sharon Moalem
4.14 avg rating — 8,939 ratings 169. 
American Bee: The National Spelling Bee and the Culture of Word Nerds
by:
James Maguire
3.81 avg rating — 235 ratings 
171. 
173. 
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
by:
Malcolm Gladwell
3.97 avg rating — 189,404 ratings 
175. 
The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin
by:
Masha Gessen
3.82 avg rating — 11,843 ratings 
177. 
While America Sleeps: A Wake-up Call for the Post-9/11 Era
by:
Russ Feingold
3.70 avg rating — 204 ratings 
179. 
What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception
by:
Scott McClellan
3.25 avg rating — 1,706 ratings 179. 
Why We're Liberals: A Political Handbook for Post-Bush America
by:
Eric Alterman
3.61 avg rating — 214 ratings 181. 
Impostor: How George W. Bush Bankrupted America and Betrayed the Reagan Legacy
by:
Bruce Bartlett
3.64 avg rating — 72 ratings 
184. 
The Tao of Willie: A Guide to the Happiness in Your Heart
by:
Willie Nelson
4.09 avg rating — 1,430 ratings 
186. 
Wisdom of Our Fathers: Lessons and Letters from Daughters and Sons
by:
Tim Russert
4.19 avg rating — 2,177 ratings 
188. 
Surrender Is Not an Option: Defending America at the United Nations
by:
John Bolton
3.45 avg rating — 184 ratings 
190. 
December 1941: 31 Days That Changed America and Saved the World
by:
Craig Shirley
3.74 avg rating — 694 ratings 191. 
The Terror Presidency: Law and Judgment Inside the Bush Administration 3.75 avg rating — 386 ratings
192. 
Merchant of Death: Money, Guns, Planes, and the Man Who Makes War Possible
by:
Stephen Braun
3.75 avg rating — 639 ratings 193. 
Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment
by:
Tal Ben-Shahar
3.82 avg rating — 8,700 ratings 
196. 
The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008
by:
Thomas E. Ricks
3.97 avg rating — 2,288 ratings 196. 
Beyond the Crash: overcoming the first crisis of globalisation
by:
Gordon Brown
3.45 avg rating — 197 ratings 
