MB Civic

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/18/books/review/Brinkley-t.html?ref=books&pagewanted=print

A Long Time Coming: The Inspiring, Combative 2008 Campaign and the Historic Election of Barack Obama, by Evan Thomas

The Plan: Big Ideas for Change in America, by Rahm Emanuel and Bruce Reed

Obamanomics: How Bottom-Up Economic Prosperity Will Replace Trickle-Down Economics, by John R. Talbott

Obama’s Challenge: America’s Economic Crisis and the Power of a Transformative Presidency, by Robert Kuttner

“In four new books, hopeful progressives interpret the rise of Barack Obama”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/18/books/review/Kusnet-t.html?ref=books&pagewanted=print

The Case For Big Government, by Jeff Madrick

“The need for federal spending is apparent even to conservatives, as a time of recovery requires investment in the country’s future.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/18/books/review/Lewis-t.html?ref=books&pagewanted=print

King’s Dream, by Eric J. Sundquist

“A literature professor analyzes the origins and meanings of Martin Luther King’s famous speech.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/18/books/review/Heilbrunn-t.html?ref=books&pagewanted=print

Baptism By Fire: Eight Presidents Who Took Office in Times of Crisis, by Mark K. Updegrove

“A handful of leaders of the free world and the perils that tested their mettle.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/18/books/review/Boynton-t.html?ref=books&pagewanted=print

The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama, by Gwen Ifill

“Gwen Ifill profiles the rising generation of black politicians, whose reach extends beyond their base.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/18/books/review/Greenberg-t.html?ref=books&pagewanted=print

Nothing to Fear: FDR’s Inner Circle and the Hundred Days That Created Modern America, by Adam Cohen

FDR V. The Constitution: The Court-Packing Fight and the Triumph of Democracy, by Burt Solomon

“Two books on Roosevelt, one examining his first hundred days, the other his court-packing maneuvers.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/18/books/review/Hart-t.html?ref=books&pagewanted=print

Presidential Command: Power, Leadership, and the Making of Foreign Policy From Richard Nixon to George W. Bush, by Peter W. Rodman

“A former adviser to five presidents reflects on mistakes made and lessons learned in international relations…Those who believe American foreign policy is being guided by wise, judicious leaders should not read this book.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/18/books/review/Bonner-t.html?ref=books&pagewanted=print

The Search For Al Qaeda: Its Leadership, Ideology, and Future, by Bruce Riedel

The Duel: Pakistan on the Flight Path of American Power, by Tariq Ali

“Two analyses of the conflict in Afghanistan and Pakistan weight the pros and cons of continuing and escalating.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/18/books/review/Bronner-t.html?ref=books&pagewanted=print

Restoring the Balance: A Middle East Strategy for the Next President, by Richard N. Haas, Martin Indyk and others

“In the struggle for peace in the Middle East, Iran is now viewed as crucial to the resolution of a host of problems…Don’t give up on counterterrorism, this collection argues, but don’t keep it as the central issue.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/18/books/review/Pollard-t.html?sq=Thatcher&st=cse&scp=2&pagewanted=print

There Is No Alternative: Why Margaret Thatcher Matters, by Claire Berlinski

“She taught the Labor Party politicians a lesson, and they learned it.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/18/books/review/Douthat-t.html?ref=books&pagewanted=print

The Reagan I Knew, by William F. Buckley

“In 1961, the intellectual famous for describing the world met the future president eager to change it.”