The Fix’s best political books of 2011
Are you a last-minute holiday shopper wondering what to get that political junkie in your family? Boy have you come to the right place.
Over the weekend, we asked Fixistas for their favorite political books of 2011. We got lots of great suggestions on the blog as well as via Twitter and Facebook.
We did our best to provide as full a list as possible below. Remember that these are suggestions from readers; we don’t endorse any particular viewpoint represented in these books) Lots of you nominated books that didn’t come out in 2011 so that’s why you don’t see them on the list.
The books are listed in the order in which we received the recommendations. The first five are the Fix’s personal favorites. What did we miss? This list is a work in progress so if your favorite isn’t on the list, add it in the comments section.
The Fix’s best political books of 2011
* “Jack Kennedy, Elusive Hero” by Chris Matthews
* “Confidence Men: Wall Street, Washington and the Education of a President” by Ron Suskind
* “The Right Fights Back” by Evan Thomas and Mike Allen
* “11/22/63” by Stephen King
* “Rick Perry and His Eggheads: Inside the Brainiest Political Operation in America” by Sasha Issenberg
* “Daisy Petals and Mushroom Clouds: LBJ, Barry Goldwater and the Ad that Changed American Politics” by Robert Mann
* “Election 2012: The Battle Begins” by Carl Cannon and Tom Bevan
* “Throw Them All Out” by Peter Schweizer
* “Republic, Lost” by Lawrence Lessig
* “Failure by Design” by Josh Bivens
* “Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy” by Bill Clinton
* “The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution” by Francis Fukuyama
* “Founding Rivals: Madison vs. Monroe, The Bill of Rights, and The Election that Saved a Nation” by Chris DeRose
* “The Whole Damn Deal: Robert Strauss and the Art of Politics” by Kathryn J. McGarr
* “Known and Unknown: A Memoir” by Donald Rumsfeld
* “The Great American Awakening” by Jim DeMint
* “Keeping the Republic” by Mitch Daniels
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Chris Cillizza is founder and editor of The Fix, a leading blog on state and national politics. He is the author of The Gospel According to the Fix: An Insider’s Guide to a Less than Holy World of Politics and an MSNBC contributor and political analyst. He also regularly appears on NBC and NPR’s The Diane Rehm Show. He joined The Post in 2005 and was named one of the top 50 journalists by Washingtonian in 2009.
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Juliet Eilperin covers the White House for the Washington Post. She served as the Post's House of Representatives reporter from 1998-2004, covering the impeachment of Bill Clinton, lobbying, legislation, and five national congressional campaigns. Since 2004 she has been one of the country’s leading reporters covering the environment, reporting on science, policy and politics in areas including climate change, oceans, and air quality. She is the author of two books, "Fight Club Politics: How Partisanship is Poisoning the House of Representatives," and "Demon Fish: Travels Through the Hidden World of Sharks." Follow her on Twitter.
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