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Politics, Public Service, Activism and the Press#IndyPLAdults

The headliners, history makers, and their influence on culture and politics.

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  • Confidence Man

    the Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America

    Haberman, Maggie,
    Reporter Maggie Haberman has made a career following and writing about Donald Trump. This biographical portrait is filled with information about his past and illustrates Trump as a product of the smarmy side of New York. Haberman's book is chocked…
    Book, 2022New York : Penguin Press, 2022. — B Trump, Donald HAB
  • Thank You for Your Servitude

    Donald Trump's Washington and the Price of Submission

    Leibovich, Mark,
    What sets this book apart from other Trump-related books is its focus on Trump's loyalists and how they contort themselves to please the twice-impeached former president. With the humor of Al Frankin or Rick Wilson's book, the shocking tales within…
    Book, 2022New York : Penguin Press, 2022. — 324.2734 LEI
  • The Forerunner

    a Story of Pain and Perseverance in America

    Bush, Cori,
    A politician who at one time experienced homeless had to sleep in her car with two small children. Her career as a nurse and pastor gives her a sense of empathy which is rare in politics. Bush is no stranger to protest as she passionately advocates…
    Book, 2022New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2022. — B Bush, Cori BUS
  • Allow Me to Retort

    a Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution

    Mystal, Elie,
    Elie Mystal pulls no punches as he takes a deep dive into our nation's constitution by using language that is easy to understand and will surely draw the ire of some. Calling the constitution “a kind of trash”, Mystal drives home the point that a…
    Book, 2022New York : The New Press, 2022. — 342.73 MYS
  • A Way Out of No Way

    a Memoir of Truth, Transformation, and the New American Story

    Warnock, Raphael G.,
    Achieving electoral victories from two Georgia runoff elections, Pastor and Senator Warnock is no stranger to miracles. Warnock's book chronicles his humble beginnings as 1 of 12 children whose mother stayed at home while the father was a clergyman…
    Book, 2022New York : Penguin Press, 2022. — B Warnock, Raphael WAR
  • Ryan reflects not only on her time as the only Black woman in the Whitehouse press corp until 2018 but on other first such as Kamala Harris as Vice President, the appointment of Ketanji Brown-Jackson to the supreme court, and Karine Jean-Pierre as …
    Book, 2022New York, NY : Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022] — 920.7208996 RYA
  • Democracy's Data

    the Hidden Stories in the U.S. Census and How to Read Them

    Bouk, Dan, 1980-
    Dan Bouk's in-depth study of the census which on the surface is benignly used as a population count but in many ways has been misused to exclude ethnic populations and was often filled with inaccuracies such as misspelled names and relationships of…
    Book, 2022New York : MCD ; Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2022. — 317.3 BOU
  • The Age of the Strongman

    How the Cult of the Leader Threatens Democracy Around the World

    Rachman, Gideon,
    A fascinating look at the profile of the strongman. Rachman uses Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, Xi Jinping, and others as examples of authoritarian leaders who are fearsome yet deeply flawed leaders who use propaganda and aggression to their…
    Book, 2022New York : Other Press, 2022. — 320.53 RAC
  • Unequal

    a Story of America

    Dyson, Michael Eric,
    This scholarly work examines the attempts and motivations to whitewash history and keep certain events out of the classroom. Dyson and Favreau look at black activists and those who have pushed for change in American society regarding housing laws,…
    Book, 2022New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2022. — TEEN 323.1196 DYS
  • This Will Not Pass

    Trump, Biden and the Battle for America's Future

    Martin, Jonathan (Political correspondent)
    This book takes a look at the dysfunction of government from both major parties and why nothing gets accomplished as those who take the job seriously are drowned out by the bickering self-interest of politicians seeking media attention or a boost in…
    Book, 2022New York : Simon & Schuster, 2022. — 320.973 MAR