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1	All the King's Men more books like this by Robert Penn Warren Robert Penn Warren's classic novel chronicles the rise and fall of a Southern politician of the 1930s who resembles the real-life demagogue Huey Long. The populism of the protagonist gradually becomes corrupted by his ambition, but he never completely loses his desire to serve the common people. The conflict between ambition and duty has rarely ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Term Limits more books like this by Vince Flynn Following the brutal murders of three prominent Washington, DC politicians, a group of American assassins deliver an ultimatum to leaders of their own country: rid the nation of petty, partisan politics and embrace socialism, or die. While a joint FBI-CIA task force determines that the killers are elite military commandos, who knows where and when ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.40! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Transfer of Power more books like this by Vince Flynn Top CIA counterterrorism operative Mitch Rapp must save a house full of hostages--and the president of the United States--from a deadly band of terrorists that has just descended upon the White House. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.36! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Master & Margarita more books like this by Mikhail Bulgakov An ironic parable on power and its corruption, on good and evil, and on human frailty and the strength of love. The Devil appears in Moscow accompanied by a retinue of characters including a large vodka-drinking, pistol toting, black cat named Behemoth, the beautiful Margarita, and a writer known only as "The Master." These characters are joined ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.50! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Third Option more books like this by Vince Flynn Mitch Rapp, the CIA's most lethal counterterrorism operative, is tapped to take out a terrorist when he falls prey to government forces with a hidden agenda. Dr. Irene Kennedy is named successor to the dying CIA director, but her detractors will resort to extreme measures to prevent her appointment. Rapp won't be the pawn of the Washington ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.23! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Act of Treason more books like this by Vince Flynn With two weeks to go in the presidential election, Vice President Sherman Baxter is trailing in the polls by more than five points. After delivering a speech at Georgetown University, Baxter's motorcade is ambushed by a group of terrorists. The vice president narrowly escapes, but his wife and a half dozen Secret Service agents are killed in the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.20! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	In the Lake of the Woods more books like this by Tim O'Brien John Wade, a Vietnam veteran, loses the Minnesota gubernatorial nomination by a landslide. Humiliated and depressed, he takes off for a camping trip with his wife. Then his wife disappears. This novel about a man in torment was selected by the New York Times as one of the best books of 1994 and won the 1995 Cooper Prize for best novel on an ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Nineteen Eighty Four more books like this by George Orwell George Orwell's celebrated and always timely 1948 vision of a world subsumed in tyranny and war describes the process of events by which Winston Smith, a London clerk at the Ministry of Truth, comes to understand the true nature and aims of the government he works for, and portrays his doomed attempt to create a private life for himself and his ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.87! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	The First Commandment: A Thriller more books like this by Brad Thor The "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Takedown" delivers an explosive new political thriller starring former Navy SEAL Scot Harvath, who is now an operative with Homeland Security. see all copies from $4.00! new only from $4.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Kill Artist more books like this by Daniel Silva A Palestinian assassin named Tariq is out to kill Yasir Arafat. Gabriel Allon, a former Israeli agent, is persuaded by the head of Israeli intelligence to come out of retirement in order to kill Tariq. Gabriel, who has a very personal grudge against Tariq, goes on a hair-raising, globe-trotting manhunt to track his quarry down. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.37! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Executive Orders more books like this by Tom Clancy Jack Ryan reluctantly agreed to accept the vice presidency of the United States for a year, but when the president is assassinated, he is catapulted to the nation's highest office. With Congress depleted in the same tragedy that killed the president, Ryan is alone as the shattered country faces threats from international and domestic forces. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Bear and the Dragon more books like this by Tom Clancy, General Newly elected in his own right, Jack Ryan has found that being president has gotten no easier. Domestic pitfalls await him at every turn, there's a revolution in Liberia, the Asian economy is going down the tubes, and now, in Moscow, someone has tried to take out the chairman of the the former KGB with a rocket-propelled grenade. Then, forces in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	American Tabloid more books like this by James Ellroy As the 1950s come to a close JFK has his eyes on the White House, Bobby has a red-hot jones to nail Jimmy Hoffa, and J. Edgar Hoover is swooping down on the "red menace." FBI agents Kemper Boyd and Ward Littell work all sides of the street--jerking the chains of made men, street scum, and celebrities alike. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Saving Faith more books like this by David Baldacci A renegade faction of the CIA has created an elaborate scheme to gain primacy over the FBI via the manipulation of key members of Congress. The plan seems simple when they uncover a bribery scam produced by lobbyist Danny Buchanan. Assassinate Danny and his beautiful assistant Faith Lockhart, force the bribed legislators to support the CIA over ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Quiet American more books like this by Graham Greene Set in Vietnam in the 1950s, during the last days of French colonial rule, THE QUIET AMERICAN was based partly on Graham Greene's own experiences in Vietnam as a correspondent for the London Times. The book's narrator is an English journalist named Fowler who lives in Saigon with his Vietnamese mistress, Phuong, but is unable to convince his ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.72! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Doctor Zhivago more books like this by Boris Leonidovich Pasternak The publication of DOCTOR ZHIVAGO was surrounded by great controversy. Pasternak's manuscript received a cool reception from Soviet publishers in Moscow, and the author, despairing of ever seeing the book in print, had a copy of the manuscript submitted to an Italian publisher. As a result, the first publication of the book was in Italy in 1956. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.60! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Dark Rivers of the Heart more books like this by Dean R Koontz Dean Koontz's latest suspense novel involves a woman and a man, each alone, each with secrets. They meet once in a bar, and suddenly they're being pursued by a frighteningly powerful agency with access to the government's information, weapons systems, and surveillance. The man who chases them does so with robotic, banal efficiency, but his prey is ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Man in Full more books like this by Tom James Wolfe Tom Wolfe's novel stars a college football star turned millionaire businessman who, in late middle age, finds himself with a troublesome young wife and a mountain of debt. The cast includes Conrad Hensley, who gets in trouble with the law after losing his job; a black ex-athlete accused of raping a white girl; and the lawyer who represents him. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Takedown: A Thriller more books like this by Brad Thor Homeland Security operative Scot Harvath is called to New York after learning of a terrorist threat, but hes unaware of the deadly trap that has been laid for him. He must endure the burning streets of Manhattan where he can administer his own form of justice and finally exact his bitter revenge. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.44! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Final Target more books like this by Iris Johansen United Nations First Deputy in Legal Affairs Sam Windrush investigates a murder that has taken place in the diplomatic community. For some reason, all of his colleagues appear to be doing everything they can to hinder his investigation, and, to make matters worse, the chief suspect is Sam's own daughter. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Primary Colors: A Novel of Politics more books like this by Joe Klein This thinly-disguised roman a clef about a presidential campaign that is uncannily like the 1992 Clinton campaign.The story involves Governor Jack Stanton, a deft and ambitious politician, and his equally ambitious wife, Susan, who is aware of her husband's indiscretions but stands by him despite it all. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Anthills of the Savannah more books like this by 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 more paranoid and despotic until, eventually, he suspects even his oldest friends of disloyalty. Achebe's satiric ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.62! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Dead Watch more books like this by John Sandford From the author of the #1 bestselling Prey novels comes an extraordinary story of murder, passion, and deadly ambition--a political thriller like no other. RA page-turner, a new hero . . . [and] a breakneck pace.S--"Minneapolis Star Tribune." Available in a Premium Edition. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Protect and Defend more books like this by Richard North Patterson The national debate over abortion is at the center of this political thriller. When a newly-elected president nominates a female judge to the Supreme Court, anti-abortion advocates begin digging through the dirty laundry of both the nominee and the president. As events escalate, a behind-the-scenes political power play becomes a life-and-death ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Lay Down My Sword & Shield more books like this by James Lee Burke A compelling portrait of contemporary Texas, this novel features the same narrative verve and pace as Burke's popular Dave Robicheaux novels and is guaranteed to appeal to those same fans. Hack Holland is a product of the South, a hard-drinking ex-POW and wealthy progressive Democrat. As Holland's candidacy for a congressional seat involves him in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.00! \| signed copies \| first editions

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