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Anthills of the Savannah

Chinua Achebe

ANTHILLS OF THE SAVANNAH is a novel about politics in the fictional West African nation of Kanga--a place very much like late 20th-century Nigeria. The military installs an officer as dictator of the country, who gradually becomes mor...

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Published: Feb 1997

Tales of the Out & the Gone

Imamu Amiri Baraka

Controversial and inflammatory poet and writer Amiri Baraka shows the breadth and scope of his talents in this motley collection of short fiction. The stories range from wild prose poems, to ingenious sci-fi premises, to didactic poli...

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Published: Dec 2006

Capitol Conspiracy of Suspense

William Bernhardt

Oklahoma defense attorney Ben Kincaid has found himself smack in the middle of more than a few controversies and deadly predicaments–and the unexpected leap from his modest Tulsa law offices to Washington, D.C.'s Senate chamber hasn...

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Published: Dec 2008

Havana Bay (Mortalis.)

Martin Cruz Smith

When the corpse of a Russian is hauled from the oily waters of Havana Bay, Arkady Renko comes to Cuba to identify the body. Looking for the killer, he discovers a city of faded loneliness, unexpected danger, and bewildering contradict...

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Published: May 2008

Soul Mountain

Xingjian Gao

In 1983, Chinese playwright, critic, fiction writer, and painter Gao Xingjian was diagnosed with lung cancer and faced imminent death.But six weeks later, a second examination revealed there was no cancer -- he had won 'a second repri...

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Published: Nov 2001

Blood Kin

Ceridwen Dovey

Rarely does a debut novel attract the sweeping critical acclaim of Ceridwen Dovey's Blood Kin. Shortlisted for two prestigious awards, this tale centers around a military coup in an unnamed country, with characters who have no names o...

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Published: Mar 2009

2034: A Novel of the Next World War

Elliot Ackerman

An instant New York Times Bestseller! “Consider this another vaccine against disaster. Fortunately, this dose won't cause a temporary fever—and it happens to be a rippingly good read.” —Wired “This ...

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Published: Mar 2022

The Open Door: A Novel

Latifa Al-Zayyat

February 1946: Cairo is engulfed by demonstrations against the British. Layla's older brother Mahmud returns, wounded in the clashes, and the events of that fateful day mark a turning point in her life, an awakening to the world aroun...

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Published: Mar 2017

The Baghdad Eucharist: A Novel

Sinan Antoon

Youssef and Maha are distant relatives who find themselves living together in their native Baghdad, seeking shelter and solace from the increasing turmoil that surrounds them. While Youssef is old and has lived through many good years...

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Published: Apr 2017

The Names in the Hat: A Novel of Pers...

Richard Ault

Even before William Boykin begins his tumultuous term as U.S. President, the people of Flint, Michigan have long suffered from lead in their water system, a humanitarian crisis the result of the arrogance of state politicians. Fractur...

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Published: Jun 2018

The War for Islam: A Novel

Stafford Betty

The world in 2090 is on the verge of domination by the Caliphate. The future hangs in the balance as the religion of peace struggles against its counterfeit. Islamists covering the globe are killing, burning, and bombing in an extrava...

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Published: Jun 2019

When Mercy Seasons Justice: Pope Fran...

David Edward Bonior

When Mercy Seasons Justice is a powerful story of redemption, resilience, and humanity, set against the backdrop of the modern-day refugee crisis and Catholic Church scandals. In this moving debut novel, former Congressman Dav...

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Published: Jan 2021

The Survival Compound

Wayne Bosak

2nd edition - Re - Edited Being former cops they could not stand by and watch their neighbors be attacked by roving gangs. They evolved over time into a formidable fighting force to protect themselves and their neighbors. This is thei...

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Published: Jan 2019

A Dry White Season

Andre Philippus Brink

A novel set in Johannesburg in the aftermath of the 1976 Soweto riots. A black man in South Africa, detained by the police, dies under mysterious circumstances. A white friend of his investigates and comes inevitably into conflict wit...

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Published: Sep 2006

More Alternative Truths: Stories from...

Bob Brown

More Alternative Truths is an exploration of the potential consequences of today's politics in our daily lives. More than our individual lives, but our American identity. This exploration defines this anthology. So many of the stories...

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Published: Nov 2017

The Rake

William F. Buckley

A prototypical child of the sixties, Senator Reuben Castle coasted through his early life on a cloud of easy charisma, leaving behind more skeletons than Arlington: a highly questionable Vietnam record, an abandoned wife, and worse. ...

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Published: Aug 2008

The iCandidate (The Michael Bennit Se...

Mikael Carlson

"Could not wait to find out what happens next, a real page turner.""I thought this would be a typical political thriller,but this was anything but typical."--Amazon Reviews All Michael Bennit wants to do is be the ...

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Published: Oct 2013

The iCongressman (The Michael Bennit ...

Mikael Carlson

"Nobody gives a damn about politics, and we need to keep it that way." Ignorance is bliss, and for a political class used to Americans being largely apathetic to their activities, they want to keep it that way. Unfortunately...

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Published: Apr 2014

The Flying Inn: A Novel

G. K. Chesterton

The beloved G.K. Chesterton presents a well-crafted and joyous work of political fantasy about a small group of rebels who rail against the government's attempt to impose prohibition in England.Humphrey Pump, a pub owner, accompanied ...

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Published: Jul 2017

The Flying Inn: Dystopian Novel

G. K. Chesterton

The Flying Inn is set in a future England where the Temperance movement has allowed a bizarre form of "Progressive" Islam to dominate the political and social life of the country. Because of this, alcohol sales to the poor a...

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Published: Feb 2020

The Simple Past (New York Review Book...

Driss Chraibi

The Simple Past came out in 1954, and both in France and its author's native Morocco the book caused an explosion of fury. The protagonist, who shares the author's name, Driss, comes from a Moroccan family of means, his father a self-...

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Published: Jan 2020

Presidential Affair: Love, Lies and L...

Les Cochran

Presidential Affair: The intriguing conclusion of the Love, Lies and Liaisons Trilogy. As the first female president of the United States, Janet Stetson is the most powerful woman in the world, but to Steve Schilling she's much more t...

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Published: Mar 2015

The Secret Agent

Joseph Conrad

The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale is a novel by Joseph Conrad, first published in 1907.[1] The story is set in London in 1886 and deals with Mr. Adolf Verloc and his work as a spy for an unnamed country (presumably Russia). The Secr...

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Published: Nov 2001

The Wizard of the Kremlin: A Novel

Giuliano Da Empoli

A Best Book of the Year by Financial Times and Bloomberg Filled with real political insight and intrigue, this thrilling novel explores the nature of power through the inner workings of Putin’s regime. Known as the “...

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Published: Oct 2023

A Nefarious Plot

Steve Deace

Who has co-opted the American Dream? The Right? The Left? It may not be who you think it is.Republican vs. Democrat The Haves vs. the Have Nots Left vs. Right Us vs. Them We believe these are the divisions that are threatening to tear...

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Published: Feb 2017

Down and Out on Easy Street: A Politi...

Henry Delahunt

The United States is in chaos. An impending takeover by hordes of Third-World illegal aliens puts the American democratic system and the future welfare of America on the brink of disaster. Wars against Muslim countries abroad require ...

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Published: Jul 2014

Cathedral

Nelson DeMille

St. Patrick's Day, New York City. Everyone is celebrating, but everyone is in for the shock of his life. Born into the heat and hatred of the Northern Ireland conflict, IRA man Brian Flynn has masterminded a brilliant terrorist act - ...

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Published: Dec 1990

The Final Cut (House of Cards)

Michael Dobbs

The finale in the trilogy that inspired the hit Netflix series House of CardsHe schemed his way to power in House of Cards and had a memorable battle of wills with the new king in To Play the King. Now Francis Urquhart is about to tak...

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Published: Jul 2014

To Play the King

Michael Dobbs

The second book in the trilogy that inspired the hit Netflix series House of CardsAfter scheming his way to power in House of Cards, newly elected Prime Minister Francis Urquhart takes on the new King,The role of the monarchy in moder...

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Published: Jun 2014

Little Boys Come from the Stars

Emmanuel Dongala

Sardonic, subtle, and sweetly scathing, Little Boys Come from the Stars is satire at its best. Set in an unnamed country in equatorial Africa, it tells the story of Michel, a precocious teen dubbed Matapari ("trouble") becau...

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Published: Mar 2002
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