Political Bookworm: September 5, 2010 - September 11, 2010

BOOK WORLD {September 12, 2010}

Just a handful of new political books publishing these early weeks of September, and so few new ones to join the list ... Tony Blair's new memoir is a natural for the top poli-sci rankings, as is Meghan McCain's look...

By Christopher Schoppa  | September 11, 2010; 12:00 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (1)
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BOOK WORLD {September 12, 2010}

New titles hitting the lists this Sunday ... Tony Blair's much aniticpated, and oft-criticized memoir, debuts at #1 on the nonfiction lists, along with Tom Blair's somewhat hyped riff on "Poor Richard's Almanac," an effort to guess what the venerable...

By Christopher Schoppa  | September 11, 2010; 11:00 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
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Is 2010 midterm election like 1890?

On one side, there are those who favor government activism; on the other, those who demand a smaller government. One party holds the presidency and both houses of Congress. The other party is determined to shatter the grip of its...

By Steven E. Levingston  | September 8, 2010; 5:30 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (1)
Categories:  Guest Blogger  | Tags:  historical comparison for 2010 midterm election; partisanship; control of congress;  
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15 colleges worth the price

College can be scary enough but does it have to be a financial horror too? Andrew Hacker and Claudia Dreifus take you on a tour of what’s horrible about today’s colleges in their new book, “Higher Education? How Colleges Are...

By Steven E. Levingston  | September 7, 2010; 5:30 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (4)
Categories:  Guest Blogger  | Tags:  choosing a college; failures of colleges;  
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