The Second Amendment: A Biography

The history and future of an amendment thwarted and supported by a living Constitution.

By Wendy Ruderman and Barbara Laker

Busted: A Tale of Corruption and Betrayal in the City of Brotherly Love

Two Philadelphia reporters use hard-nosed, old-school reporting to uncover police corruption.

Six Amendments: How and Why We Should Change the Constitution

A former Supreme Court Justice offers his personal adjustments to the Constitution.

by Todd S. Purdum

An Idea Whose Time Has Come: Two Presidents, Two Parties, and the Battle for the Civil Rights Act of 1964

This riveting history keeps you asking, "Will it pass?" even though you know that it does.

Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War

This ultimate insider's account of the Pentagon, Congress, and White House begs the question, "Why make it all public?"

By James Carville and Mary Matalin

Love & War: Twenty Years, Three Presidents, Two Daughters and One Louisiana Home

The political pundits' efforts to reconcile Red and Blue State thinking under one roof are riveting.

Arik: The Life of Ariel Sharon

Following his death on January 11, Israel's controversial prime minister is assessed in this important and engaging biography.

The Great Debate: Edmund Burke, Thomas Paine, and the Birth of Right and Left

A look at two influential figures whose conflict of ideas echoes the deep political divide of today.