{"id":758,"date":"2018-01-29T11:09:13","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T16:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/connietuttle.com\/blog\/?p=758"},"modified":"2018-01-29T11:09:13","modified_gmt":"2018-01-29T16:09:13","slug":"i-recommend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/connietuttle.com\/blog\/i-recommend\/","title":{"rendered":"I Recommend"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I confess that I am an eager student of history and political science.
\nI like informed, scholarly works and \u00a0personal narratives of historic moments.
\nGiven all those caveats, here are some books I heartily recommend.<\/p>\n

What Happened<\/em> <\/strong>by Hillary Clinton is an honest assessment of the 2016 election told from the perspective of candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton. It is bruising and truthful. As a woman close to her age, who shares \u00a0many of her experiences – as a mother and a woman-as well as the historical context of the women’s movement, I encourage anyone who wants to dive deep into the election to read this book. She has been savaged by the press both during the election and about the book. If you choose to read for yourself the story of one woman at the cusp of history, do yourself a favor and read\u00a0What Happened. \u00a0\u00a0https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/What-Happened-Hillary-Rodham-Clinton-ebook\/dp\/B01MYE7QP0\/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1517241096&sr=1-1&keywords=what+happened+hillary+clinton<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump<\/em><\/strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>edited by Brandy Lee M.D, M.Div. is a collection of essays by 27 psychiatrists and mental health experts assessing Donald Trump’s mental status. These are all well respected scientists and educators who feel compelled by their moral and civic ‘duty to warn’. While academically solid, the essays are extremely readable and give much needed insight for those of us observing the erratic behavior of the President.\u00a0https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Dangerous-Case-Donald-Trump-Psychiatrists-ebook\/dp\/B07262SJDC<\/a><\/p>\n

Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House,\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>by Michael Wolff is an peek inside the current workings of the White House. It’s stuff we knew, or at least suspected, and stuff we were afraid of and found is true. Wolff’s reputation has been muddied by those who claim he lacks journalistic integrity (e.g. reporting ‘off the record’) but he has answered those claims by stating clearly he was not there as a journalist. Perhaps a minor detail but one that speaks to the integrity of his work. Reading it is like watching a train wreck that you can’t look away from. You will see in riveting detail the narcissism and sociopathy examined in\u00a0The Dangerous\u00a0Case of Donald<\/i> Trump,\u00a0<\/em>(see above).\u00a0<\/i> Put this one on your list.\u00a0https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Fire-Fury-Inside-Trump-White\/dp\/B077G9ZMTC\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1517241175&sr=1-1-spons&keywords=fire+and+fury+inside+the+trump+white+house<\/a><\/p>\n

Dark Money: the hidden history of the billionaires behind the radical right,\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>by Jane Mayer. If you care at all about the future of American democracy then read this book. Ms. Mayer has done extensive research about a systemic plan by a group of billionaires to fundamentally alter our political system. I might sound like Henny Penny scurrying around shouting “the sky is falling!” but I am not. I am not a conspiracy theorist nor do I ignore well-researched facts. The read is a little depressing but very well written and researched. Add it to your list.\u00a0https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Dark-Money-History-Billionaires-Radical\/dp\/B01A7BVFZK\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1517241222&sr=1-1&keywords=dark+money<\/a><\/p>\n

How Democracies Die,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/em>by Daniel Zipblatt and Steven Levitsky. This book is written by two scholars (Harvard professors) who study the life and death of democracies throughout the world from the 1930’s forward. It looks at the demise of democratic governments that is not through revolution but \u00a0through insidious changes that accrue over time. They also offer solutions. The authors provide a sober look at where democracy in the U.S. stands today, underscore important ‘norms’ that are not codified and how far we have left them behind, and propose solutions to the current state of our democracy. \u00a0 https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/How-Democracies-Die\/dp\/B078KPCRJZ\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1517241265&sr=1-1-spons&keywords=how+democracies+die<\/a><\/p>\n

The links above are to amazon, but please \u00a0support \u00a0your local feminist bookstore! They can be all ordered through Charis Books and More \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>http:\/\/www.charisbooksandmore.com<\/a><\/p>\n

They are all worth the read. Or the listen. I recommend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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