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GOOD Books: Life on the Campaign Trail
The 2012 Republican primaries commenced this week and already the election has seen political scandals worthy of the books. From Herman Cain’s sexual harassment charges, to Newt Gingrich’s open marriage proposal to Stephen Colbert’s joke campaign, this political season is one you will not want to miss.
Here is a list of books that attempt to give you an inside look into what the campaign trail is really like. Some are fiction and some are non-fiction but they all seek to paint a picture of the truly dramatic, scandalous and stressful lives of America’s politicians.
Hardball
by Chris Matthews
240 pages. Simon & Schuster. $10.85
It is only fitting to start the list off with a legend. For years Hardball has been the “go to” for politician a
The Years of Lyndon Johnson: The Path to Power
By Robert Caro
960 pages. Vintage. $14.96
In Hardball Chris Matthews describes Lyndon Johnson as the only man to ever best him. And that was not just the persp
All the King's Men
By Robert Warren
672 pages. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. $14.96
All the King's Men is a Robert Warren novel about a political powerhouse in the Deep South. Willie Stark is a
Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail
By Hunter Thompson
512 pages. Grand Central Publishing. $7.99
Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail is a compilation of articles by Hunter S. Thompson first published i
Primary Colors
By Joe Klein
376 pages. Random House Trade Paperbacks. $14.49
It would be insufficient to have a list about political novels without mentioning politician extraordinaire Bill Clinton. Primary Colors
Farragut North
By Beau Willimon
72 pages. Dramatists Play Service, Inc. $8.00
Farragut North, a play script made into feature film Ides of March, is a truly gripping story based loosely off of the Howard
Game Change
By John Heilemann and Mark Halperin
464 pages. Harper. $11.20
The Obama - McCain 2008 election is not easily forgotten and Game Change helps to explain why. The sub title argues it was “the Race
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