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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/18/books/review/Hari-t.html?pagewanted=print

God and Gold: Britain, America, and the Making of the Modern World, by Walter Russell Meade

“[Mead] argues that every age needs it liberal empire in control of the seas…With his ‘civilizing’ mission and gunboat diplomacy, Bush has sent writers back to the British Empire for parallels.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/18/books/review/Mallon-t.html?pagewanted=print

Alice: Alice Roosevelt Longwirth, From White House Princess to Washington Power Broker, by Stacy A. Cordery

“Theodore Roosevelt’s daughter Alice Longwrith married one politician and had a baby with another…The first daughter chewed gum, smoked in public, carried a snake to parties and ran up debts playing poker.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/18/books/review/Klein-t.html?pagewanted=print

Gonzo: The Life of Hunter S. Thompson, by Jann S. Wenner and Corey Seymour

“A tribute to Hunter S. Thompson through the memories of those who were there for the ride…Without drugs, Thompson said, ‘I’d have the brain of a second-rate accountant.'”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/18/books/review/Bazelon-t.html?pagewanted=print

Takeover: the Return of the Imperial Presidency and the Subversion of American Democracy, by Charlie Savage

The Genius of America: How the Constitution Saved Our Country – and Why It Can Again, by Eric Lane and Michael Oreskes

“An examination of executive prerogative run amok, and a rallying cry for reining it back in…Bush has used signing statements as a stealth line-item veto, explicitly augmenting his own powers.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/18/books/review/morrow.html?pagewanted=print

Day of Empire: How Hyperpowers Rise to Global Dominance – and Why They Fall, by Amy Chua

“Amy Chua claims empires share a surprising trait: tolerance…Chua writes in tribute to American tolerance, but also to warn against American empire-building.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/18/books/review/Grove-t.html?pagewanted=print

For Love of Politics: Bill and Hillary Clinton: The White House Years, by Sally Bedell Smith

“Sally Bedell Smith offers a portrait of Bill and Hillary as a White House team.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/18/books/review/Dickey-t.html?pagewanted=print

Curveball: Spies, Lies, and the Con Man Who Caused a War, by Bob Drogin

“An Iraqi defector’s testimony was critical in paving the way to war. The problem was, it was all a lie…Despite all the warning signals, the C.I.A. bought into Curveball sight unseen.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/18/books/review/Kimmage-t.html?pagewanted=print

The Conservative Ascendancy: How the GOP Right Made Political History, by Donald T. Critchlow

“Donald Critchlow traces the rise of the conservative movement.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/18/books/review/Siegel3-t.html?pagewanted=print

America’s Three Regimes: A New Political History, by Morton Keller.

“A professor challenges some reigning notions about America’s political evolution.”