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1	Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto more books like this by Mark R Levin add to wishlist A popular radio talk show host and the author of the "New York Times" bestsellers "Rescuing Sprite" and "Men in Black" delivers a new manifesto for the conservative movement. see all copies from $13.50! new only from $14.75! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The 48 laws of power more books like this by Robert Greene add to wishlist Inspired by Machiavelli's instructional book for young princes, this modern guide for business and everyday life tells how to gain, keep, and distribute power. see all copies from $8.51! new only from $9.84! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream more books like this by Barack Obama (Read by) add to wishlist At the heart of The Audacity of Hope is Senator Obama?s vision of how his country can move beyond its divisions to tackle concrete problems. He examines the growing economic insecurity of American families and the racial and religious tensions within the body politic, and considers the nature of threats from outside America?s borders. By returning ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.39! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do? more books like this by Michael J Sandel add to wishlist "Justice" invites readers of all political persuasions to consider familiar controversies in fresh and illuminating ways. From affirmative action to physician-assisted suicide, Sandel shows how even the most hotly contested issues can be illuminated by reasoned moral argument. see all copies from $17.50! new only from $17.50! \| SVS
5	The Revolution: A Manifesto more books like this by Ron Paul add to wishlist The best way to understand Congressman Ron Paul is to take a look at his voting record. He has never voted to raise taxes. He has never voted for an unbalanced budget. He has never voted to raise congressional pay. He has never taken a government-paid junket. He has never voted to increase the power of the executive branch. He voted against the ... see all copies from $7.68! new only from $8.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Republic more books like this by Plato add to wishlist In Plato?s "Republic", his most celebrated "dialogue," the philosopher condemns the justice and morality of Greek society after the trial and execution of his teacher, Socrates. Disillusioned with politics and politicians, Plato argued that civilization demanded truly enlightened government, led by philosopher-kings. He wrote that "...mankind will ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Second Treatise of Government more books like this by John Locke add to wishlist The central principles of what today is broadly known as political liberalism were made current in large part by Locke's "Second Treatise of Government" (1690). The principles of individual liberty, the rule of law, government by consent of the people, and the right to private property are taken for granted as fundamental to the human condition ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.21! \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad more books like this by Fareed Zakaria add to wishlist Today we judge the value of every idea, institution and individual by one test: is it popular? Or, more practically, do the majority of those polled like it? This transformation has affected not just politics, but also law, business, culture and even religion. Every institution and profession in society must democratize or die. Democracy has gone ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Closing of the American Mind more books like this by Allan Bloom add to wishlist In this widely acclaimed number-one national bestseller, one of America's most distinguished political philosophers argues that the social/political crisis of 20th-century America is really an intellectual crisis. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Republic of Plato: Second Edition more books like this by Plato, Allan Bloom (Editor) add to wishlist In Plato?s "Republic", his most celebrated "dialogue," the philosopher condemns the justice and morality of Greek society after the trial and execution of his teacher, Socrates. Disillusioned with politics and politicians, Plato argued that civilization demanded truly enlightened government, led by philosopher-kings. He wrote that "...mankind will ... see all copies from $3.91! new only from $8.80! \| SVS
11 view cover	Basic Political Writings more books like this by Jean Jacques Rousseau, Donald A Cress (Translator), Peter Gay (Designer) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.99!
12 view cover	Society of the Spectacle more books like this by Guy Debord add to wishlist Few works of political and cultural theory have been as enduringly provocative as Guy Debord's "Society of the Spectacle". From its publication amid the social upheavals of the 1960s up to the present, the volatile theses of this book have decisively transformed debates on the shape of modernity, capitalism, and everyday life in the late twentieth ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.25! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Do the Right Thing: Inside the Movement That's Bringing Common Sense Back to America more books like this by Mike Huckabee add to wishlist Part campaign memoir, part manifesto, this work from the former governor of Arkansas and a rising star of the Republican party lays out his optimistic vision for America's future. 8-page b&w photo insert. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.86! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Common Sense, Rights of Man, and Other Essential Writings of Thomas Paine more books like this by Thomas Paine, Sidney Hook (Introduction by), Professor Jack Fruchtman (Foreword by) add to wishlist Noted works by one of the most eloquent proponents of democracy are together in this one volume. Paine's 1776 pamphlet "Common Sense" is joined by "The Rights of Man, " his defense of the French Revolution, and selections from "The Crisis." see all copies from $3.03! new only from $3.20! \| SVS
15 view cover	Man, the State and War: A Theoretical Analysis more books like this by Kenneth N Waltz add to wishlist What are the causes of war? To answer this question, Professor Waltz examines the ideas of major thinkers throughout the history of Western civilization. He explores works both by classic political philosophers, such as St. Augustine, Hobbes, Kant, and Rousseau, and by modern psychologists and anthropologists to discover ideas intended to explain ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $27.15! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Common sense more books like this by Thomas Paine add to wishlist Thomas Paine's classic treatise on government in general, and on life under English rule, was first published in January, 1776, and is one of the primary texts of the revolutionary period. In it, Paine argues for the need for independence from England. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Current Issues and Enduring Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking and Argument, with Readings more books like this by Sylvan Barnet add to wishlist The unique collaborative effort of a distinguished interdisciplinary team -- a professor of English and a professor of philosophy -- "Current Issues and Enduring Questions" is a balanced and flexible book that provides the benefit of the authors' dual expertise in effective persuasive writing "and" rigorous critical thinking. Its comprehensive ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.58! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	The End of History and the Last Man more books like this by Professor Francis Fukuyama add to wishlist The thesis of this book is that now that communism has collapsed the world over there is no alternative to free market capitalism and liberal democracy. There will be dictators and brutal regimes, but nobody will try to defend them. "The end of history" is therefore the end of ideological war. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.43! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Aristotle: The Politics and the Constitution of Athens more books like this by Aristotle, Stephen Everson (Editor) add to wishlist This new collection of Aristotle's political writings provides the student with all the necessary materials for a full understanding of his work as a political scientist. Not only does it offer an unusually lucid and accessible account of The Politics, it also shows the relation between this and his studies as a constitutional historian. Only one ... see all copies from $3.15! new only from $3.15! \| SVS
20 view cover	Public Philosophy: Essays on Morality in Politics more books like this by Michael J Sandel add to wishlist In this book, Michael Sandel takes up some of the hotly contested moral and political issues of our time, including affirmative action, assisted suicide, abortion, gay rights, stem cell research, the meaning of toleration and civility, the gap between rich and poor, the role of markets, and the place of religion in public life. He argues that the ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $14.10!
21 view cover	Politics more books like this by Aristotle add to wishlist "The Politics" is one of Aristotle's most important works, having had an inestimable influence on political thought up until the present day. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.27! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	On Revolution more books like this by Professor Hannah Arendt add to wishlist Tracing the gradual evolution of revolutions, Arendt predicts the changing relationship between war and revolution and the crucial role such combustive movements will play in the future of international relations. She looks at the principles which underlie all revolutions, starting with the first great examples in America and France, and showing ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.00! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Age of Reason more books like this by Thomas Paine add to wishlist Thomas Paine, defender of freedom, independence, and rational common sense during America's turbulent revolutionary period, offers insights into religion which ring sharply true more than two centuries later. This unabridged edition of "The Age of Reason" sets forth Paine's provocative observations on the place of religion in society. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Leviathan more books like this by Thomas Hobbes add to wishlist This is a critical edition of Hobbes's "Leviathan". Hobbes began writing "Leviathan" in Paris having fled there in 1640 as he saw the Civil War approaching. It was finished in early 1651 and sent to London to Hobbes's publisher, Andrew Crooke at the Green Dragon in St Paul's Churchyard. There are three editions all with the date 1651 and all three ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.50! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Montesquieu: The Spirit of the Laws more books like this by Charles De Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat Montesquieu, Baron, Bar, Ba, Anne M Cohler (Editor) add to wishlist The Spirit of the Laws is, without question, one of the central texts in the history of eighteenth-century thought, yet there has been no complete, scholarly English-language edition since that of Thomas Nugent, published in 1750. This lucid translation renders Montesquieu's problematic text newly accessible to a fresh generation of students, ... see all copies from $7.71! new only from $18.05! \| first editions \| SVS

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