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B Y D A N C E N T I N E L L O
4 P O L I T I C A L B O O K S T O A D D T OY O U R
Summer Reading List
J U S T B E C A U S E I T ' S S U M M E R . . . .
...doesn’t mean you can’t improve your understanding of politics while on
vacation. With 2016 being an election year and my extensive experience with
political campaigns, I thought now would be the perfect time to share five
must-read political books.
While this book was written back
in the 1830s, what earns it a spot
on this list is that many of
Tocqueville’s perceptions still
remain current and true of
modern-day America.
BLUEPR INT FORREVOLUT ION BYSRDJA POPOV IC
DEMOCRACY INAMER ICA BYALEX I S DETOCQUEV I L LE
Rather than use aggression and
scorched-earth political tactics to
bring about change, sometimes it’s
best to throw flowers rather than
verbal grenades, which is what
Popovic teaches in this 2015
book.
President Lincoln is one of the
most closely examined presidents
in American history and Goodwin
sets out to show us why. Team of
Rivals is an award-winning work of
art that has inspired presidents
and filmmakers alike.
BEL I EVER : MYFORTY YEARS INPOL IT ICS BYDAV ID AXELROD
TEAM OF R IVALSBY DOR I SKEARNSGOODWIN
If you’ve wanted to dive deeper
into the roots of the Democratic
Party, this book traces Axelrod's
path from journalist and political
strategist to the man who was
instrumental in America electing
its first African-American
president.