Your Whole Family Will Love These Political Books

Apr 22, 2017 · 83 comments
Ludwig (New York)
Here are some more contributions.

How I remained a Christian as a young boy in Muslim Indonesia
by Barack Obama

How I survived being shot at in Bosnia
by Hillary Clinton

How to be a mentor to young women who work for you
by Bill Clinton

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Let us face it folks, feet of clay are not the property of just ONE party!
Andy (<br/>)
"Nepotism and Greed: Lessons from Muammar Gaddafi", Trump, Kushner, Trump, et al.
Andy (<br/>)
"Make America Care about Conservatives Again", Arthur C. Brooks

"Nothing to See Here Folks", David Brooks

"Look! There's a Flower!", Ross Douthat

"Face Palm: What I've Learned from Henri Vidal's Statue of Cain", Gail Collins
EFS (CO)
I'm old enough to remember the blank book "The Wit and Wisdom of Spiro T, Agnew". Seems like any number of names of politicians would fit.
Andy (<br/>)
"My Credibility was Always Negotiable", Colin Powell

"The Best Darn Invasions in the Right Freakin' Places" Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz, Cheney, Rove, Et al.

"Why I went to Stanford", Condoleezza Rice

"Portraits of Courage", George W. Bush

Oh wait... That last one is real. At least there isn't a self-portrait in there.
Andy (<br/>)
"To the Detriment of My Advisories", John McCain

"Humble Origins", Mitt Romney

"Purity in Faith", Rick Snyder

"I Didn't Do It", Chris Christie with collaboration from Rob Ford
Fran Stamper (Bellaire, TX)
"Pursuit of the Common Good: My Life as Senate Majority Leader" by Mitch McConnell
PJ8 (CT)
Above the Fray, My career keeping politics out of the FBI, by James Comey
Eugene Patrick Devany (Massapequa Park, NY)
“How Tax Reform Has Helped the Poor”, by The Heritage Foundation

“This is Why Abortion is So Funny”, by C.K. Lewis

“How We Avoid Evil”, by the New York Times Editorial Board

“How Health Insurance Discounts Help the Uninsured” by Mr. Barack Obama

“What We Can Accomplish with Just a 1% Share of Family Wealth”, by The Poorer Half of the U.S. and the 159 Million Club

“Best Reasons for Keeping the Death Penalty as Humane as the Founders Intended”, by The Supreme Court

“The Real Charitable Work of Wealthy Charities and Endowments”, by The U.S. Charitable Tax Deduction

“New Ideas for the Democratic Platform and Bipartisan Opportunities”, by Sen. Chuck Schumer

“Why Poor Dumb Kids Should Go to College and Not Get a Job”, by Gov. Andrew Cuomo

“How Affirmative Action Can End Discrimination”, by Justice Clarence Thomas

“Beyond the America We Deserve (2000): How I Still Plan to Tax Wealth and Eliminate the National Debt (2017)”, by Donald J. Trump
Nancy Parker (Englewood, FL)
The Biden title should be "My Regrets" to fit in with the theme - the blank pages unfolding.

"Proclaiming "No President Can Name A Supreme Court Justice in an Election Year" Was a Great Idea" by the Republican Party. Published 2020.
Margaret (Fl)
“How One Woman’s Personal Drive and Sense of Entitlement Untouched by Any Political Vision Fooled a Nation, Undermined her Own Party’s True Candidate of the People, and Plunged the Global Community into a Spiral of Despair by Suffering the Subsequent Autocratic Rulership of an Unqualified Narcissist in the White House” by Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Oh, wait, it (or something very similar to it, I haven't finished it yet) has already been written, and it's called "Shattered," by Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes.
NA (NYC)
You don't really get the concept, do you?
Margie Elliott (Houston)
Enough already with the easy shallow jokes. It seems pretty clear in these times that ignorance is not very funny.
janye (Metairie LA)
Thank you for a humorous article amid all the sadness and hand wringing.
kayakherb (STATEN ISLAND)
Incidents of Honesty,
By Donald Trump
The auhtor discusses all the times he has insisted upon being truthful with his business decisions, political statements, and generally speaking, his entire life.
*This book comes with a parental warning, as it may cause the readers to bond together and make irrational decisions causing grief and discomfort to others.
kayakherb (STATEN ISLAND)
Integrety in sports
Tom Brady, & Bioll Belichick
Sarasota Blues (Sarasota, FL)
"So help me WHAT?!?" by God.

God chimes in on the numerous times HE has guided the Republican party. Or any political party, for that matter. Forward by Mother Nature.
Karen (New Jersey)
How Lots & Lots Political Money Helps Us Do the Right Thing - by the GOP & the DNC
Ludwig (New York)
I love the fact that this author is bi-partisan, or art least neutral.

He made my day!
Jeffrey Waingrow (Sheffield, MA)
"My Good Deeds" by Donal Trump.
THW (VA)
"Lessons in Leadership: My Story of Courage, Conviction and the Value of Independent Thinking," by Paul Ryan.
billy pullen (Memphis, Tn)
"About those mistakes I made" by Donald Trump.
furnmtz (Colorado)
Another blank book that editors should consider:

"Entertaining Foreign Visitors at the White House" by Donald and Melania Trump
Andy (<br/>)
Most of the good ones are taken but I'll throw in:

"The Importance of Accountability in Education", Betsy DeVos

"Animal Safety in Primary Education", Betsy DeVos

"Deep Thoughts: Understand Student Proficiency without a Dictionary", Betsy DeVos

"How to Make Your Military Connections Work for You", Michael T. Flynn

"100 Days: The Greatest American President, Ever", Anonymous Ghostwriter on behalf of Donald Trump
kathleen (00)
The Rights of Women by the Religious Right
Josie J (MI)
How about, "Government Perks that can help you get out of Debt", by Donald Trump.
LT (Chicago,IL)
"Donald Trump: A Life of Philanthropy"

And (I hope):

"The Art of Winning Reelection'
by Donald Trump
bes (VA)
The Judicial System of the United States by Jeff Session
bes (VA)
Wildlife Management by Betsy DeVos
Charles J (Long Beach)
STRANGLER
IN A
STRANGLED
LAND
Cowboy (Wichita)
How I Shot A Person For the NRA and Found God by Wayne La Pierre
Nan Socolow (West Palm Beach, FL)
The Yuge Combover, Peaches and Cream:
How to Impeach our 45th President
BSR (NYC)
My Brillian and Great Thoughts by Donald Trump
KJR (NYC)
"My First 100 Days" by Donald J. Trump

"Deep Thoughts Volume I" by Donald J. Trump
April Kane (38.010314, -78.452312)
How to Make Decisions by Donald H. Trump
EDE (Seattle)
"Frozen," by Neil Gorsuch
Dotconnector (New York)
"You, Too, Can Cure Tone-Deafness"
by the Political Staff
of The New York Times
with foreword
by Hillary Clinton
M. (Seattle, WA)
Dotconnector for the win!
Vox (NYC)
Sorry, NOT interested in any book or article with the name of Cruz, Pence, Trump, Spicer, etc anywhere on it!

A cheap (albeit clever) marketing notion--than the press seems intent on flogging as the latest 'new, new thing'! (Why not put a huge add for Amazon on the home page, too? That's what this amounts to.)

Anything that legitimizes these low-lifes as anything funny or cute or trendy is a disservice to the nation. While some may be chuckling, lots and lots are suffering due to the misdeeds of these people. And lots more can expect to suffer...
James Panico (Tucson, AZ)
"My Truth- believe me " by Don Trump
david (nyc 10028)
The collected truisms of DJT
C. Malek (Texas)
Two books by Donald Trump:

Secrets To A Successful Marriage

The Importance of Honesty and Integrity in a Leader
Doug Broome (Vancouver)
My Tax Returns by DJ Trump
Col Andes Dufranez USA Ret (Ocala)
Humility by Donald J. Trump sans ghostwriter.
vacciniumovatum (Seattle)
Personally I don't think Biden has any regrets (except for the way he treated Anita Hill).
B. Ligon (Greeley, Colorado)
You've got to be kidding, Sean Spicer, Trump brothers, and Pence can actually write?
Dotconnector (New York)
"The Inevitability
Is the Message"
by Hillary Clinton
including bonus CD
by the DNC chorus
Gnirol (Tokyo, Japan)
"Locating Weapons of Mass Destruction," by George W. Bush.

"How I Mastered the Intricacies of British Accents," by Bernie Sanders.

"COMPLICATED: Words longer than four letters that I know," by Don J. Trum.

"Childhood Experiences in Kenya," by Barack Obama.
Gnirol (Tokyo, Japan)
To "Complicated", I should have added: "Title by Tony Schwartz" at the end, since the title contains other words longer than four letters besides "complicated". Drat!
louisa (urbania)
The Foreign Policy Dessert Book
Cakes so beautiful you'll forget what country you just bombed.

By Cedric Babaret, Mar-A-Lago Pastry Chef and newest member of the National Security Council
don (Texas)
The last "blank book" I picked up was Sarah Palin's "Going Rogue".
Dotconnector (New York)
"Smirking Towards Washington:
A Son-in-Law's Guide
to Being in Over Your Head"
by Jared Kushner
James Lee (Arlington, Texas)
"The Elements of Style," by Donald Trump.

"How to Balance a Budget," by Paul Ryan.

"The Doctoral Student's Guide to Historical Research," by Bill O'Reilly.
furnmtz (Colorado)
...with a foreword by Monica Crowley.
mancuroc (Rochester)
Well, at least books like these will help trump stock his presidential library.
don (Texas)
Please, don't get me started with the Aggie jokes.
tfrodent (New Orleans, LA)
All ripoffs. Has the American public forgotten that great opus "The Wit and Wisdom of Spiro Agnew"? After a brief biographical sketch outlining his career highlights (among the highest before governor, PTA activity), there then followed hundreds of blank pages.
Charles Shafer (Baltimore, MD)
"My Thoughts" by Donald Trump
Rick Gage (mt dora)
" Trump Shrugged..The Populist Policies of the Republican Party"..by Paul Ryan.
Dotconnector (New York)
"Trust Me: Data Is All You Need"
by Robby Mook
with special afterword
on email security
by John Podesta
Dotconnector (New York)
"Ensuring Fairness
in the Nominating Process"
by Debbie Wasserman Schultz
with introduction
by Donna Brazile
RAYMOND (BKLYN)
Why I Deserve to be Elected President in 2020: My Tweets, by Chelsea Clinton.
RAYMOND (BKLYN)
My Successful Love for Other People, by HRC.
Carolyn (MI)
Behind the Gavel. How to Build a Consensus and Get Things Done. By Paul Ryan
Scott Lahti (Marquette, Michigan)
I Let Mary Drag Me to the Theater for This? A Founding Republican Takes His Hat Off to Address His Former Party in Gratitude by Abraham Lincoln

Making My Relationship With "The Blacks" Great Again by "John Miller"

Allah in the Family: Muslims We Have Known and Loved by Pamela Geller and Frank Gaffney

How to Honor the Heroic Role of the Anticommunist Left (If You Must and You Wish to Risk Losing Your Place on the Treasonous NYT Best Sellers List) by Ann Coulter

Killing the Bad Publicity Factor and How Ghostwriters are Bad for America by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard

Dignity in The (Finally!) White House Again at Last by Sarah Palin, Ted Nugent and Kid Rock
JessiePearl (Tennessee)
Blank books:

"Legitimate Grievances Against President Obama"
Mitch McConnell

"Why a Racist Pipsqueak Should be Attorney Genera;"
Jeff Sessions

"Lock Her Up: The Case Against Hillary Clinton"
Donald Trump

"All My Worthwhile Accomplishments"
Sarah Palin

"I'm the Best President Ever: Why I need a Crown"
Donald Trump
Julius Adams (Queens, NY)
ALL THE BOOKS I'VE READ AND LEARNED FROM by Donald Trump
Carolyn (MI)
A Handbook Of the High Ethical Standards and Neutrality in the F.B.I by James Comey
Rw (canada)
The Millions and Millions I've Given to Charity: Trump Tells All!
Philip Lees (Melbourne)
I remember years ago picking up a book entitled, "What Men Know About Women" and opening it to find the pages were blank. These titles here are riffing on the same theme and are more akin to cartoons. I enjoy them all the same.
KJR (NYC)
"Whoops" by James Comey
PJ (Colorado)
"A Replacement for the Affordable Care Act"
Copyright 2010-2017 by the GOP
Clyde (Pittsburgh)
"The World's Greatest Deliberative Body" - Ivanka Trump
vermontague (Northeast Kingdom, Vermont)
"The Important Things in Life: Real Values and My Search for Them," by Donald and Ivanka Trump
vermontague (Northeast Kingdom, Vermont)
Of course there's (actually, I think he's a much better man than the 'obvious' results seem to indicate!) GHWBush's "How to Raise Kids and Live in Washington" ....
And the book all too many of us could have authored about "Success in Marriage and How I Attained it."
NA (NYC)
Tuesdays With Bernie: My Close Personal Relationship With Senator Sanders
by Tom Perez

Promises Kept: Donald Trump Delivers for the Middle Class
by Steve the Assembly Line Worker

Bucking the Party Line : How I Lead the US Senate
by Mitch McConnell

It's All About Principle: Why I Support Donald Trump
by Paul Ryan

R_E_S_P_E_C_T: Honoring The Women in Our Lives
by Roger Ailes and Bill O'Reilly
loveman0 (SF)
If our government were run by the Russians, wouldn't that be better than by the Republicans? by the Republicans.
Billy Baynew (...)
Profiles in Political Courage by Marco Rubio

Winning the Popular Vote by Donald Trump with an introduction from George W. Bush

The Importance of Public Education by Betsy De Voss

Environmental Protection for Dummies by Scott Pruit

Fair Play: American Constitutional Practices by Mitch McConnell

Liberty and Justice for All: Lessons of the American Civil War by Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III
Beatrice (02564)
Do they exist in reality for purchase @ bibliothèques or Amazon or for loan @ my local Athenaeum ?
They might be perfect gifts for some of my acquaintances.
Joan (Nj)
Shopping With KellyAnne Conway - The Insider's Guide to Fashion Complicity.
DJ (New York)
Do the Right Thing: Tales of Congressional Altruism
April Kane (38.010314, -78.452312)
My Tax Returns by Donald H. Trump
RHD (Dallas)
#blankbooks The Wit and Wisdom of Donald Trump