POLITICAL WATCH

Only one month to go until the presidential election, but our shelves are still filling up with new political books. Find your favorites and get ready for an election night party.


Don't get mad, get MAD. This is perhaps the best political book ever—and in pop-up, no less—from the minds that have skewered politicians for decades.

    MAD about Politics
    Insight Editions, $34.95
    ISBN 9781933784656


A brief biography of the surprise Republican veep nominee, Alaska governor Sarah Palin, written before her nomination and now racking up hefty new sales.

    Sarah
    By Kaylene Johnson
    Epicenter Press, $19.95
    ISBN 9780979047084


Obama's plan for the country, as outlined in several speeches delivered during the presidential campaign.

    Change We Can Believe In
    By Barack Obama
    Three Rivers, $13.95
    ISBN 9780307460455


The National Review Online columnist explains why the only thing we have to fear is media darling, leftist Obama.

    The Case Against Barack Obama
    By David Freddoso
    Regnery, $27.95
    ISBN 9781596985667


Moore answers election-year questions, including this one: How many Democrats does it take to lose the most winnable election in American history?

    Mike's Election Guide 2008
    By Michael Moore
    Grand Central, $13.99
    ISBN 9780446546270


In this informative primer to American politics, Conrad—daughter of Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.), niece of Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer (a Republican)—explains the issues, causes and party platforms.

    What You Should Know About Politics
    By Jessamyn Conrad
    Arcade, $16.95
    ISBN 9781559708838


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