Means of Ascent (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Volume 2)79 reviews Robert A. Caro Vintage, 1991 As Good as Advertised + Ambition and Narcissism + 1948 Texas Senate Race + Journalistic History at its Best -- but Most Heartless + Taught me to loathe Lyndon, love Lady Bird, and admire Coke             Lincoln at Cooper Union: The Speech That Made Abraham Lincoln President (Simon & Schuster Lincoln Library)15 reviews Harold Holzer Simon & Schuster, 2006 How Lincoln got creditable.... + The Basis of the Great American Savior + Lincoln at Cooper Union + Another side of Lincoln + "The Founding Fathers said . . ."             An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-196378 reviews Robert Dallek Little, Brown and Company, 2003 American Politics: Red in Tooth & Claw + Essential Reading But... + Adequate First Kennedy Biography + Very Impressive + Well Done!             The Path to Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Volume 1)81 reviews Robert A. Caro Vintage, 1990 Amazing biography + Ambition and Narcissism + One of the best book PERIOD. + Get The Dirt On Lyndon + Lyndon Johnson, Part 1             The Conscience of a Conservative Senator Barry Goldwater MacFadden Capital Hill Book, 1964 7" * 4.2".             When I Was a Kid, This Was a Free Country66 reviews G. Gordon Liddy Regnery Publishing, Inc., 2003 great book .... + America better be careful with their diminishing FREEDOM my kids are experiencing liberalism today ... they can't go outside without being yelled at from somebody for something (scooters, climbing trees, toy guns etc) .... and we wonder why kids today sit in front of computer and play video games!!! they can't do anything else !!!! Great book but ...             Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson, (Vintage)139 reviews Robert A. Caro Vintage, 2003 johnson and more + Ambition and Narcissism + A Treatise on Leadership + When is the 4th volume coming out?             The Reagan Diaries116 reviews Ronald Reagan HarperCollins, 2007 I have enjoyed this book very much!!!! + Long, but a great look inside the White House + very good + The Reagan Diaries             Real Change: From the World That Fails to the World That Works83 reviews Newt Gingrich Regnery Publishing, 2008 Classic Newt!! + Real Change + Real Change + Real Change + Jam packed with documented, accurate information! A MUST read for ALL Americans.             Dereliction of Duty: The Eyewitness Account of How Bill Clinton Compromised America's National Security487 reviews Robert Patterson Regnery Publishing, Inc., 2004 Good Book + Funny how you never hear about any of this in the media This was a gift for my father. Didn't get a chance to read it, but per his review, it was a great book. Highly recommend for anyone wanting to get a better insight into the Clintons.             Letters to a Young Conservative (The Art of Mentoring)86 reviews Dinesh D'Souza Basic Books, 2005 The Conservative Manifesto + A good introduction to conservatism + A pleasant introduction to the conservative worldview + Wonderful book, wonderful author!             Guns, Freedom, and Terrorism12 reviews Wayne LaPierre WND Books, 2003 Obviously not read by Jaywright. + Common Sense and the 2nd Amendment + A single up-to-date compilation of facts and logic + A good book, but with small flaws + For those who like freedom             The Fifties65 reviews David Halberstam Ballantine Books, 1994 An Encyclopedic Look at the Fifties + Sloppily written and tendentious page-turner... Have you always thought that the Fifties were merely a quiescent interlude between World War II and the Sixties? Think again. In this sweeping look at the decade, David Halberstam examines the trends and events that made the Fifties a very interesting and eventful time. The book opens with a ...             Crazies to the Left of Me, Wimps to the Right: How One Side Lost Its Mind and the Other Lost Its Nerve92 reviews Bernard Goldberg HarperCollins, 2007 Yhrow All the Politicians Out! + Respect for the Jews + Funny and effective Goldberg is right on .... he shines the light of greedy self interest on both parties. Those of us who think the system is broke, and anything the politicians do to attempt fixing it only make it worse, will love this book.             President Nixon: Alone in the White House40 reviews Richard Reeves Simon & Schuster, 2002 Man-in-the-center look at one of the compelling political figures of our time. + Functional History. + Reeves does it again! + Book Review             1912: Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft and Debs--The Election that Changed the Country29 reviews James Chace Simon & Schuster, 2005 Political history at its very best + A Great Look at a crucial election + A Great Historical Read I read 1912 expecting your typical Woodwardesque political history. What I got was probably the best read of the year and one of my favorite works of nonfiction. Not only was 1912 the election that changed America, it also firmly established conservative principles of the Republican party while ...             With no apologies: The personal and political memoirs of United States Senator Barry M. Goldwater4 reviews Barry M Goldwater Morrow, 1979 A "must read" for every conservative + This is the good one, before he got "old". Senator Barry M. Goldwater in this book of memoirs provides us with important background information to much of what was going on in Washington in the years in which he represented Arizona in the Senate. I found especially interesting and informative his discussions of the McCarthy era, his ...             From a Standing Start: My Tennessee Political Odyssey1 review Winfield Dunn Magellan Press (TN), 2007 Impossible to Put Down - A Must Read for Anyone Who Loves Politics & History! "Impossible to put down. Dunn shares his secrets of how he became Tennessee's first Republican governor in 50 years. A must read for anyone who loves politics and history."             Shadow War: The Untold Story of How Bush is Winning the War on Terror68 reviews Richard Miniter Regnery Publishing, Inc., 2005 Iran, Al Qaeda, Kurds, Shiite, and Sunni + Not Enough Shadow Warrior asks three questions: 1. Where is Bin Laden? 2. Why hasn't there been another terrorist act on American soil? 3. Is Bush winning the war on terror? "Defeat a plot a day" has been a reality for US defense performance. Al Queda has killed over a thousand civilians since 911. US ...             Dangerous Diplomacy: How the State Department Threatens America's Security21 reviews Joel Mowbray Regnery Publishing, Inc., 2003 Well worth reading + Shocking, informative, but getting a bit dated... Joel Mowbray clearly has a point of view, but his reporting is solid. He exposed how our embassy in Riyadh had such a lax visa issuance policy that 15 of the 19 9-11 hijackers were able to gain entry into our country by clearly lying on their visa forms. That's a public service. At times, Mowbray ...