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  • The Faithless: A Political Thriller (Part 1)

    by Allan Airish ...
    How many votes does it take to become President of the United States?The answer, as Jack Patton learned from his father Ray at an early age, is just 270... the key is making sure they’re the right 270 votes. Specifically, the 270 votes belonging to members of the electoral college--the only people in the country whose votes directly decide the presidential election.The Honorable Ray Patton served ... Read more

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  • Shifting Paradigms: Reimagining Today's World and its Complex Issues

    by Kesava Pillai Anilkumar ...
    Shifting Paradigms offers a powerful exploration of South Africa's most pressingchallenges, set against the complex backdrop of a rapidly evolving global landscape.Pillai delves into a range of critical issues—from education to politics, socialinequality to environmental crises—providing a nuanced analysis of the nation'sunique struggles and triumphs. This anthology provides a timely contribution ... Read more

    R116,17 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Everybody Lies

    What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are

    by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz ...
    THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAN ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEARA NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR'This book is about a whole new way of studying the mind ... Endlessly fascinating' Steven Pinker'A whirlwind tour of the modern human psyche' EconomistEverybody lies, to friends, lovers, doctors, pollsters – and to themselves. In Internet searc... ... Read more

    R238,50

  • Crime in Progress

    The Secret History of the Trump-Russia Investigation

    by Glenn Simpson, Peter Fritsch ...
    ** THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**The never-before-told, inside story of the Steele Dossier and the Trump-Russia investigation'The best procedural yet written about the discovery of Trump's Russia ties' New York TimesThe founders of the Washington-based intelligence firm Fusion GPS Glenn Simpson and Peter Fritsch were the first to uncover Trump's d... ... Read more

    R379,14

  • American Carnage

    On the Front Lines of the Republican Civil War and the Rise of President Trump

    by Tim Alberta ...
    New York Times Bestseller"Not a conventional Trump-era book. It is less about the daily mayhem in the White House than about the unprecedented capitulation of a political party. This book will endure for helping us understand not what is happening but why it happened…. [An] indispensable work."—Washington PostPolitico Magazine’s chief political correspondent provides a rollicking insider’s look at ... Read more

    R231,71

  • All Out War

    The Full Story of How Brexit Sank Britain’s Political Class

    by Tim Shipman ...
    SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2017#1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER‘The best political book of the year’ Andrew Marr‘A superb work of storytelling and reporting. Sets new benchmark for the writing of contemporary political history’ GuardianThe only book to tell the full story of how and why Britain voted to leave the EU.This is the acclaimed inside story of the EU referendum in 2016 that takes you ... Read more

    R163,63 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Double Down

    by John Heilemann, Mark Halperin ...
    ‘What am I supposed to do when he starts spewing his bullshit?’ Barack Obama preparing for his first debate with Mitt RomneyIn their runaway bestseller Game Change / Race of a Lifetime, Mark Halperin and John Heilemann captured the full drama of Barack Obama’s improbable, dazzling victory over the Clintons, John McCain and Sarah Palin. With the same masterly reporting, unparalleled access, and ... Read more

    R322,22

  • Ratf**ked

    Why Your Vote Doesn't Count

    by David Daley ...
    David Daley’s “extraordinarily timely” (New York Times Book Review) account uncovers the fundamental rigging of our House of Representatives and state legislatures nationwide.Lauded as a “compelling” (The New Yorker) and “eye-opening tour of a process that many Americans never see” (Washington Post), David Daley’s Ratf**ked documents the effort of Republican legislators and political operatives to ... Read more

    R246,20

  • I Alone Can Fix It

    Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year

    by Carol D. Leonnig, Philip Rucker ...
    THE NO. 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'A blockbuster . . . Essential reading' GUARDIAN'Packed with hair-raising revelations' OBSERVERThe definitive behind-the-scenes story of Trump's final year in office, by Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig, the Pulitzer Prize winning reporters and authors of the #1 New York Times bestseller, A Very Stable GeniusThe tr... ... Read more

    R238,50

  • The Deal

    Inside the Talks that Shaped South Africa's Future

    by Mandy Wiener ...
    The results of the 29 May 2024 elections caused a seismic shift in South Africa’s political landscape. For the first time in three decades of democracy, the ruling ANC did not emerge with a majority.With a constitutional deadline of just fourteen days to elect a president, the nation held its breath. Would the ANC forge a so-called doomsday coalition with the EFF and Patriotic Alliance, or a ... Read more

    R212,62

  • Dark Money

    how a secretive group of billionaires is trying to buy political control in the US

    by Jane Mayer ...
    LONGLISTED FOR THE 2016 GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS, BEST NONFICTIONA LITHUB BOOK OF THE DECADEThe US is one of the largest democracies in the world — or is it?America is experiencing an age of profound economic inequality. Employee protections have been decimated, and state welfare is virtually non-existent, while hedge-fund billionaires are grossly under-taxed and big businesses make astounding pro ... Read more

    R649,74

  • The Audacity to Win

    How Obama Won and How We Can Beat the Party of Limbaugh, Beck, and Palin

    by David Plouffe ...
    Enter The Audacity to Win Book Club Discussion ContestWatch David Plouffe discuss The Audacity to Win on "Meet the Press"David Plouffe not only led the effort that put Barack Obama in the White House, but he also changed the face of politics forever and reenergized the idea of democracy itself. The Audacity to Win is his story of that groundbreaking achievement, taking readers inside the ... Read more

    R166,97

  • The Ass Is A Poor Receptacle For The Head

    Why Democrats Suck At Communication, And How They Could Improve

    by Barry Eisler ...
    "Barry Eisler is this generation's tech-savvy new media incarnation of Graham Greene."-Jeremy Scahill, The NationBy internationally bestselling thriller author and syndicated political blogger Barry Eisler, THE ASS IS A POOR RECEPTACLE FOR THE HEAD is a must-read for anyone interested in verbally crushing the competition in politics, business, and even romance.Regardless of what you think of their ... Read more

    R57,15

  • Running Against the Devil

    A Plot to Save America from Trump--and Democrats from Themselves

    by Rick Wilson ...
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A savvy guidebook for beating Trump’s tricks, traps, and tweets from a founder of The Lincoln Project, now updated with new material on the historic battle between Trump and Joe Biden—and how the pandemic has changed the race“If you believe America’s future depends on Donald Trump’s political machine being crushed at the polls next year, then Rick Wilson’s Running ... Read more

    R260,00

  • Things Can Only Get Better

    by John O'Farrell ...
    Like bubonic plague and stone cladding, no-one took Margaret Thatcher seriously until it was too late. Her first act as leader was to appear before the cameras and do a V for Victory sign the wrong way round. She was smiling and telling the British people to f*** off at the same time. It was something we would have to get used to.'Things Can Only Get Better is the personal account of a Labour ... Read more

    R246,43

  • Shattered

    Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign

    by Jonathan Allen, Amie Parnes ...
    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIt was never supposed to be this close. And of course she was supposed to win. How Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 election to Donald Trump is the riveting story of a sure thing gone off the rails. For every Comey revelation or hindsight acknowledgment about the electorate, no explanation of defeat can begin with anything other than the core problem of Hillary's campaign- ... Read more

    R260,00

  • Ruling the Void

    The Hollowing of Western Democracy

    by Peter Mair ...
    The age of party democracy has passed, argues Peter Mair in Ruling the Void. The major parties have become so disconnected from society that they no longer seem capable of sustaining democracy in its present form.First published in 2013, Ruling the Void presciently observed that the widening gap between citizens and their political leaders posed a crisis of legitimacy for the governing class, and ... Read more

    R153,97 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • How They Broke Britain

    The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller

    by James O'Brien ...
    ***THE RUNAWAY BESTSELLER, WITH NEW MATERIAL FOR THE PAPERBACK***THE REVEALING, DEFINING ACCOUNT OF THE DARK NETWORK THAT BROKE OUR COUNTRY.Something has gone really wrong in Britain.Our economy has tanked, our freedoms are shrinking, and social divisions are growing. Our politicians seem most interested in their own careers, and much of the media only make things worse. We are living in a country ... Read more

    R246,43

  • The Hill to Die On

    The Battle for Congress and the Future of Trump's America

    by Jake Sherman, Anna Palmer ...
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The inside story of Donald Trump’s first two years in Washington as viewed from Capitol Hill, a startling account that turns “Congress into a Game of Thrones book” (Trevor Noah, The Daily Show).Taking readers into secret strategy calls and closed-door meetings from the House to the White House, Politico Playbook writers Jake Sherman and Anna Palmer trace the ... Read more

    R148,57

  • Broken Heartlands

    A Journey Through Labour's Lost England

    by Sebastian Payne ...
    Broken Heartlands is an essential and compelling political road-trip through ten constituencies that tell the story of Labour’s red wall from Sebastian Payne – an award-winning journalist and Whitehall Editor for the Financial Times.The Times Political Book of the YearA Daily Telegraph, Guardian, Daily Mail and FT Book of the Year**'**Immensely rea... ... Read more

    R348,78

  • This Town

    Two Parties and a Funeral--Plus Plenty of Valet Parking!--in America's Gilded Capital

    by Mark Leibovich ...
    **A #1 New York Times bestsellerA gripping expose that delves into the heart of Washington D.C., and the intersection of big politics, big money, big media, and big vanity**Through the eyes of author Mark Leibovich, we discover how the funeral for a beloved newsman becomes the social event of the year; how political reporters are fetishized for their ability to get their names into the predawn e ... Read more

    R222,86

  • How to Win an Election

    An Ancient Guide for Modern Politicians

    by Marcus Tullius Cicero ...
    Translated by Philip Freeman ...
    Series series Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
    How to Win an Election is an ancient Roman guide for campaigning that is as up-to-date as tomorrow's headlines. In 64 BC when idealist Marcus Cicero, Rome's greatest orator, ran for consul (the highest office in the Republic), his practical brother Quintus decided he needed some no-nonsense advice on running a successful campaign. What follows in his short letter are timeless bits of political ... Read more

    R289,79

  • Original Sin

    The must-read Sunday Times bestseller

    by Jake Tapper, Alex Thompson ...
    THE HUGE SUNDAY TIMES AND No. 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'Explosive' Guardian'Explosive' The Times'Explosive' Daily Mail'Explosive' Politico'Explosive' New York TimesThe book that revealed one of the greatest cover-ups in modern American history.Joe Biden, his family and his senior aides were convinced that only he could beat ... ... Read more

    R208,48

  • Outsider in the White House

    by Bernie Sanders, John Nichols, Huck Gutman ...
    In this book, Senator Bernie Sanders explains where he comes from. He describes in detail how, after cutting his teeth in the Civil Rights movement, Sanders helped build an extraordinary grassroots political movement in Vermont, making it possible for him to become the first independent elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in forty years and now the longest-serving independent in U.S. ... Read more

    R153,97 or Free with Kobo Plus