My fellow Americans, with the election comes the end of the long presidential campaign and, alas, the final Political Watch of 2008. Cue "Hail to the Chief."

From author and conservative political columnist Noonan comes a call for the country to unite behind our new president. Yeah, right.

Patriotic Grace
By Peggy Noonan
Collins, $19.95
ISBN 9780061735820

Obama gets the full treatment in this collection of essays and photographs chronicling his life.

The American Journey of Barack Obama
Life Magazine
Little, Brown, $24.99
ISBN 9780316045605

There's lots of "Full Bluntal Nugity" in the Nuge's manifesto celebrating God, guns and rock 'n' roll.

Ted, White, and Blue
By Ted Nugent
Regnery, $27.95
ISBN 9781596985551

Forget Eats, Shoots & Leaves. The most relevant book on language this season is Slate's celebration of Obama's oh-so adaptable name.

Obamamania!
Edited by Chris Wilson
Fireside, $9.95
ISBN 9781416596493

They may be too young to vote, but we haven't forgotten the little ones:

Coretta Scott King Award winners Grimes and illustrator Bryan Collier team up to present this child-friendly biography.

Barack Obama
By Nikki Grimes
S&S, $16.99
ISBN 9781416971443

A kid-sized portrait of John McCain, lovingly written by his eldest daughter and illustrated by Dan Andreasen.

My Dad, John McCain
By Meghan McCain
Aladdin, $16.99
ISBN 9781416975281