September, October, and November are BIG months for the publishing companies all around. Everyone is eager to pick out a book that will be a “must buy” for the gift giving season, start a conversation about the table at Thanksgiving, or be as popular as last November’s runaway hit, Becoming by Michelle Obama.
This October feels jam-packed with political books, especially on the right. It’s almost the off-year elections. It’s also the last Christmas before the 2020 presidential election. Why not get your message out there? Whether it’s looking at history, condemning socialism, or looking at the resistance to President Trump, there’s a stock-full lineup of political books coming out on the fall this month.
Here’s a quick look:
The Case Against Socialism by Rand PaulIn The Case Against Socialism, Rand Paul outlines the history of socialism, from Stalin’s gulags to the current famine in Venezuela. He tackles common misconceptions about the “utopia” of socialist Europe. As it turns out, Scandinavian countries love capitalism as much as Americans, and have, for decades, been cutting back on the things Bernie loves the most.
Three Days at the Brink: FDR’s Daring Gamble to Win World War II by Bret BaierFrom the #1 bestselling author of Three Days in Moscow and anchor of Fox News Channel’s Special Report with Bret Baier, a gripping history of the secret meeting that set the stage for victory in World War II—the now-forgotten 1943 Tehran Conference, where Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin plotted the war’s endgame, including the D-Day invasion.
Witch Hunt: The Story of the Greatest Mass Delusion in American Political History by Greg JarrettIn Witch Hunt¸ Gregg Jarrett uncovers the bureaucratic malfeasance and malicious politicization of our country’s justice system. The law was weaponized for partisan purposes. Even though it was Hillary Clinton’s campaign that collected and disseminated a trove of lies about Trump from a former British spy and Russian operatives, Democrats and the media spun this into a claim that Trump was working for the Russians.
Resistance (At All Costs): How Trump Haters Are Breaking America by Kimberley StrasselAmong the most consistent and aggressive criticisms of Donald Trump is that he is a threat to American democracy — a human wrecking ball demolishing our most basic values and institutions. Resistance (At All Costs) makes the opposite case — that it is Trump’s critics, in their zeal to oppose the president, who are undermining our foundations. From the FBI’s unprecedented counterintelligence investigation into the Trump campaign, to bureaucratic sabotage, to media partisanship, to the drive-by character assassination of Trump nominee Brett Kavanaugh, the president’s foes have thrown aside norms, due process and the rule of law. Resistance (At All Costs) shows that the reaction to Trump will prove far more consequential and damaging to our nation long-term than Trump’s time in office.
The War for America’s Soul: Donald Trump, the Left’s Assault on America, and How We Take Back Our Country by Sebastian GorkaIn his essential new book, The War for America’s Soul, Dr. Gorka shows how America’s elite—in both parties—betrayed our heartland, sabotaged the American dream, and accepted national decline as inevitable. It took a candidate with remarkable vision, dauntless courage, and unbreakable determination to change the narrative. That man was Donald Trump. A candidate who owed no favors to special interests, Trump articulated a new American nationalism that has been an extraordinary force for economic and political renewal.
The War on History: The Conspiracy to Rewrite America’s Past by Jarrett StepmanConfederate memorials toppled . . . Columbus statues attacked with red paint. They started with slave-owning Confederate generals, but they’re not stopping there. The vandals are only pretending to care about the character of particular American heroes. In reality, they hate what those heroes represent: the truths asserted in the Declaration of Independence and embodied in the Constitution. And they are bent on taking America down and replacing our free society with a socialist utopia. All that stands in their way is Americans’ reverence for our history of freedom. Which is why that history simply has to go. Now, Jarrett Stepman, editor at The Daily Signal and host of Right Side of History, exposes the true aims of the war on our history.
The Plot Against the President: The True Story of How Congressman Devin Nunes Uncovered the Biggest Political Scandal in U.S. History by Lee SmithInvestigative journalist Lee Smith’s The Plot Against the President tells the story of how Congressman Devin Nunes uncovered the operation to bring down the commander-in-chief. While popular opinion holds that Russia subverted democratic processes during the 2016 elections, the real damage was done not by Moscow or any other foreign actor. Rather, this was a slow-moving coup engineered by a coterie of the American elite, the “deep state,” targeting not only the president, but also the rest of the country.
Holding the Line: Inside Trump’s Pentagon with Secretary Mattis by Guy SnodgrassAs the first book written by an insider with firsthand knowledge of key decisions and moments in history, Holding the Line is a must-read for those who care about the presidency and America’s national security. It’s filled with never-before-told stories that will both alarm and reassure, a testament to the quiet and steady efforts of General Mattis and the dedicated men and women he led at the Department of Defense.
Democrats and politicians on the left also have some of their own books coming out in October 2019, including:
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Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth by Rachel Maddow
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Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan Farrow
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How to Beat Trump: America’s Top Political Strategists On What It Will Take by Mark Halperin
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Tough Love: My Story of the Things Worth Fighting For by
