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Front Row at the Trump Show
by Jonathan Karl • 2020
How a presidency became a TV show, and the press became the supporting cast.
4.27
4k+
Front Row at the Trump Show Summary
Front Row at the Trump Show 90%
How a presidency became a TV show, and the press became the supporting cast.
by Jonathan Karl 2020
4.27
4k+ ratings
Fire and Fury
by Michael Wolff • 2018
Bannon versus the family. Cable news versus the briefings. The West Wing as it actually ran.
3.44
77k+
Fire and Fury Summary
Fire and Fury 90%
Bannon versus the family. Cable news versus the briefings. The West Wing as it actually ran.
by Michael Wolff 2018
3.44
77k+ ratings
Fear
by Bob Woodward • 2018
Top advisors believed the president endangered the country. They worked in secret to stop him.
3.87
66k+
Fear Summary
Fear 89%
Top advisors believed the president endangered the country. They worked in secret to stop him.
by Bob Woodward 2018
3.87
66k+ ratings
Original Sin
by Jake Tapper • 2025
A tight inner circle hid the president's decline until one debate shattered the illusion.
3.72
22k+
Original Sin Summary
Original Sin 89%
A tight inner circle hid the president's decline until one debate shattered the illusion.
by Jake Tapper 2025
3.72
22k+ ratings
Enemy of the People
by Marvin Kalb • 2018
Trump's war on the press follows a 1950s script. The democracy-saving ending is not guaranteed.
4.13
137
Enemy of the People Summary
Enemy of the People 89%
Trump's war on the press follows a 1950s script. The democracy-saving ending is not guaranteed.
by Marvin Kalb 2018
4.13
137 ratings
Truth in Our Times
by David E. McCraw • 2019
A newspaper lawyer versus a president who called the press the enemy. The inside story.
4.14
609
Truth in Our Times Summary
Truth in Our Times 89%
A newspaper lawyer versus a president who called the press the enemy. The inside story.
by David E. McCraw 2019
4.14
609 ratings
Operation Hollywood
by David L. Robb • 2004
The military lent Hollywood its jets and ships, then demanded veto power over the script.
3.46
72
Operation Hollywood Summary
Operation Hollywood 88%
The military lent Hollywood its jets and ships, then demanded veto power over the script.
by David L. Robb 2004
3.46
72 ratings
The Situation Room
by George Stephanopoulos • 2024
Twelve presidents. One basement room. The crises that revealed who they really were.
4.33
11k+
The Situation Room Summary
The Situation Room 88%
Twelve presidents. One basement room. The crises that revealed who they really were.
by George Stephanopoulos 2024
4.33
11k+ ratings
What I Saw at the Revolution
by Peggy Noonan • 1990
A Brooklyn speechwriter gives Reagan his voice, then finds power is hollow at the center.
3.91
852
What I Saw at the Revolution Summary
What I Saw at the Revolution 88%
A Brooklyn speechwriter gives Reagan his voice, then finds power is hollow at the center.
by Peggy Noonan 1990
3.91
852 ratings
The Little Book of Campaign Etiquette
by Stephen Hess • 1998
The unwritten rules campaigns and journalists keep breaking, and the case for writing them down.
1.00
1
The Little Book of Campaign Etiquette Summary
The Little Book of Campaign Etiquette 88%
The unwritten rules campaigns and journalists keep breaking, and the case for writing them down.
by Stephen Hess 1998
1.00
1 ratings
The Room Where It Happened
by John Bolton • 2020
Loyalty got you the job, but bureaucratic warfare kept the White House from doing its job.
3.17
15k+
The Room Where It Happened Summary
The Room Where It Happened 88%
Loyalty got you the job, but bureaucratic warfare kept the White House from doing its job.
by John Bolton 2020
3.17
15k+ ratings
The Long Slide
by Tucker Carlson • 2021
A reporter's thirty-year tour: magazine adventures, foreign wars, and the slow death of free speech.
4.13
2k+
The Long Slide Summary
The Long Slide 88%
A reporter's thirty-year tour: magazine adventures, foreign wars, and the slow death of free speech.
by Tucker Carlson 2021
4.13
2k+ ratings
Audience of One
by James Poniewozik • 2019
Television didn't just cover Trump. It created him, and the presidency became its season finale.
4.19
926
Audience of One Summary
Audience of One 88%
Television didn't just cover Trump. It created him, and the presidency became its season finale.
by James Poniewozik 2019
4.19
926 ratings
Melania and Me
by Stephanie Winston Wolkoff • 2020
She made Melania Vogue-ready, planned the inauguration, then became its $26 million scapegoat.
3.22
8k+
Melania and Me Summary
Melania and Me 87%
She made Melania Vogue-ready, planned the inauguration, then became its $26 million scapegoat.
by Stephanie Winston Wolkoff 2020
3.22
8k+ ratings
Confidence Man
by Maggie Haberman • 2022
Roy Cohn's code: attack, deny, counter-sue. The protege who learned it eventually ran the country.
4.09
11k+
Confidence Man Summary
Confidence Man 87%
Roy Cohn's code: attack, deny, counter-sue. The protege who learned it eventually ran the country.
by Maggie Haberman 2022
4.09
11k+ ratings
The First Family Detail
by Ronald Kessler • 2014
Cruelty, affairs, nuclear lapses: what Secret Service agents witnessed inside the White House.
3.37
4k+
The First Family Detail Summary
The First Family Detail 87%
Cruelty, affairs, nuclear lapses: what Secret Service agents witnessed inside the White House.
by Ronald Kessler 2014
3.37
4k+ ratings
All Too Human
by George Stephanopoulos • 1999
What a young Clinton aide learned when spin collided with scandal and loyalty demanded everything.
3.83
4k+
All Too Human Summary
All Too Human 87%
What a young Clinton aide learned when spin collided with scandal and loyalty demanded everything.
by George Stephanopoulos 1999
3.83
4k+ ratings
Personal History
by Katharine Graham • 1997
Her husband's suicide left her publisher of The Washington Post. The board expected her to sell.
4.09
25k+
Personal History Summary
Personal History 87%
Her husband's suicide left her publisher of The Washington Post. The board expected her to sell.
by Katharine Graham 1997
4.09
25k+ ratings
Slanted
by Sharyl Attkisson • 2020
How newsrooms kill inconvenient stories, and the words that tell you they're doing it.
4.31
1k+
Slanted Summary
Slanted 87%
How newsrooms kill inconvenient stories, and the words that tell you they're doing it.
by Sharyl Attkisson 2020
4.31
1k+ ratings
All or Nothing
by Michael Wolff • 2025
For Trump's 2024 campaign, legal trouble and media spectacle are the same strategy.
3.75
1k+
All or Nothing Summary
All or Nothing 87%
For Trump's 2024 campaign, legal trouble and media spectacle are the same strategy.
by Michael Wolff 2025
3.75
1k+ ratings
Static
by Amy Goodman • 2006
When government lies, the press should expose it. Instead, they broadcast the script.
4.05
384
Static Summary
Static 87%
When government lies, the press should expose it. Instead, they broadcast the script.
by Amy Goodman 2006
4.05
384 ratings
inside tagesschau
by Alexander Teske • 2025
An insider on groupthink, ratings, and bias behind Germany’s most trusted newscast.
3.63
97
inside tagesschau Summary
inside tagesschau 87%
An insider on groupthink, ratings, and bias behind Germany’s most trusted newscast.
by Alexander Teske 2025
3.63
97 ratings
Lucky
by Jonathan Allen • 2021
How Biden really won: not strategy, but opponent blunders, a pandemic, and one endorsement.
3.87
1k+
Lucky Summary
Lucky 87%
How Biden really won: not strategy, but opponent blunders, a pandemic, and one endorsement.
by Jonathan Allen 2021
3.87
1k+ ratings
National Security Cinema
by Matthew Alford • 2017
The Pentagon secretly approved or killed your favorite movies, one script at a time.
3.81
113
National Security Cinema Summary
National Security Cinema 87%
The Pentagon secretly approved or killed your favorite movies, one script at a time.
by Matthew Alford 2017
3.81
113 ratings
Truth Worth Telling
by Scott Pelley • 2019
Four decades chasing the truth: a reporter on what we lose when facts become optional.
4.45
1k+
Truth Worth Telling Summary
Truth Worth Telling 87%
Four decades chasing the truth: a reporter on what we lose when facts become optional.
by Scott Pelley 2019
4.45
1k+ ratings
Trumpocracy
by David Frum • 2018
American democracy didn't fall; it was hollowed out by lies and a party that looked away.
3.88
4k+
Trumpocracy Summary
Trumpocracy 87%
American democracy didn't fall; it was hollowed out by lies and a party that looked away.
by David Frum 2018
3.88
4k+ ratings
Enough
by Cassidy Hutchinson • 2023
Trump knew his crowd was armed and sent them to the Capitol. His young aide watched.
4.29
18k+
Enough Summary
Enough 87%
Trump knew his crowd was armed and sent them to the Capitol. His young aide watched.
by Cassidy Hutchinson 2023
4.29
18k+ ratings
The Obamas
by Jodi Kantor • 2011
Round one went to Washington: how the Obamas' marriage survived the presidency's first two years.
3.69
2k+
The Obamas Summary
The Obamas 87%
Round one went to Washington: how the Obamas' marriage survived the presidency's first two years.
by Jodi Kantor 2011
3.69
2k+ ratings
The Fifth Risk
by Michael Lewis • 2018
Why a $40,000 health clinic in rural America reveals a government most Americans never see.
4.09
48k+
The Fifth Risk Summary
The Fifth Risk 87%
Why a $40,000 health clinic in rural America reveals a government most Americans never see.
by Michael Lewis 2018
4.09
48k+ ratings
Retribution
by Jonathan Karl • 2025
Retribution drove Trump's 2024 return. On Day One, the Justice Department became a weapon.
4.05
1k+
Retribution Summary
Retribution 87%
Retribution drove Trump's 2024 return. On Day One, the Justice Department became a weapon.
by Jonathan Karl 2025
4.05
1k+ ratings
Who Is Government? The Untold Story of Public Service
by Michael Lewis • 2025
Government is full of brilliant people you have never heard of. Michael Lewis introduces them.
4.18
16k+
Who Is Government? The Untold Story of Public Service Summary
Who Is Government? The Untold Story of Public Service 87%
Government is full of brilliant people you have never heard of. Michael Lewis introduces them.
by Michael Lewis 2025
4.18
16k+ ratings
Zero Fail
by Carol Leonnig • 2021
A bulletproof reputation, repeated near misses, and the rot the Secret Service hid for decades.
4.23
10k+
Zero Fail Summary
Zero Fail 87%
A bulletproof reputation, repeated near misses, and the rot the Secret Service hid for decades.
by Carol Leonnig 2021
4.23
10k+ ratings
How to Stand Up to a Dictator
by Maria Ressa • 2022
How to fight back when your government weaponizes social media, from the journalist who lived it.
4.36
7k+
How to Stand Up to a Dictator Summary
How to Stand Up to a Dictator 87%
How to fight back when your government weaponizes social media, from the journalist who lived it.
by Maria Ressa 2022
4.36
7k+ ratings
In My Time
by Dick Cheney • 2011
From Yale dropout to the man who ran Desert Storm and picked himself for vice president.
3.79
3k+
In My Time Summary
In My Time 87%
From Yale dropout to the man who ran Desert Storm and picked himself for vice president.
by Dick Cheney 2011
3.79
3k+ ratings
Echo Chamber
by Kathleen Hall Jamieson • 2008
Three outlets, one ideology, and a shared strategy for keeping their audience inside the walls.
3.41
49
Echo Chamber Summary
Echo Chamber 87%
Three outlets, one ideology, and a shared strategy for keeping their audience inside the walls.
by Kathleen Hall Jamieson 2008
3.41
49 ratings
Backstory
by Ken Auletta • 2003
Why America's best newspaper kept winning Pulitzers while its parent company kept losing money.
3.50
74
Backstory Summary
Backstory 87%
Why America's best newspaper kept winning Pulitzers while its parent company kept losing money.
by Ken Auletta 2003
3.50
74 ratings
Broken Government
by John W. Dean • 2007
Nixon's White House counsel reveals how Republicans broke Congress, the presidency, and the courts.
4.06
331
Broken Government Summary
Broken Government 87%
Nixon's White House counsel reveals how Republicans broke Congress, the presidency, and the courts.
by John W. Dean 2007
4.06
331 ratings
You Can't Read This Book
by Nick Cohen • 2012
Censorship didn't vanish after book burnings. It learned to smile and send a legal notice.
4.08
736
You Can't Read This Book Summary
You Can't Read This Book 87%
Censorship didn't vanish after book burnings. It learned to smile and send a legal notice.
by Nick Cohen 2012
4.08
736 ratings
The Silenced Majority
by Amy Goodman • 2012
The news decides which wars and uprisings didn't happen. Here is what they buried.
4.06
251
The Silenced Majority Summary
The Silenced Majority 87%
The news decides which wars and uprisings didn't happen. Here is what they buried.
by Amy Goodman 2012
4.06
251 ratings
The World As It Is
by Ben Rhodes • 2018
The speechwriter who crafted Obama's story now reveals the parts they had to leave out.
4.30
13k+
The World As It Is Summary
The World As It Is 87%
The speechwriter who crafted Obama's story now reveals the parts they had to leave out.
by Ben Rhodes 2018
4.30
13k+ ratings
Politics by Other Means
by Professor of Political Science Benjamin Ginsberg • 1990
When elections can't resolve political conflict, investigations, prosecutions, and press warfare do.
3.29
38
Politics by Other Means Summary
Politics by Other Means 86%
When elections can't resolve political conflict, investigations, prosecutions, and press warfare do.
by Professor of Political Science Benjamin Ginsberg 1990
3.29
38 ratings
The American Presidency
by Charles O. Jones • 2007
The presidency was built to be strong but never supreme. Two centuries later, the tension endures.
3.41
227
The American Presidency Summary
The American Presidency 86%
The presidency was built to be strong but never supreme. Two centuries later, the tension endures.
by Charles O. Jones 2007
3.41
227 ratings
The Smear
by Sharyl Attkisson • 2017
Billion-dollar industry of leaks, astroturf, and dark money controls the news. Insider shows how.
4.22
1k+
The Smear Summary
The Smear 86%
Billion-dollar industry of leaks, astroturf, and dark money controls the news. Insider shows how.
by Sharyl Attkisson 2017
4.22
1k+ ratings
Manufacturing Consent
by Edward S. Herman • 1988
Why a free press produces propaganda as reliably as a state ministry: the structural answer.
4.23
25k+
Manufacturing Consent Summary
Manufacturing Consent 86%
Why a free press produces propaganda as reliably as a state ministry: the structural answer.
by Edward S. Herman 1988
4.23
25k+ ratings
The Way of the Knife
by Mark Mazzetti • 2013
After 9/11, the CIA started killing. The Pentagon started spying. The boundary never returned.
3.85
4k+
The Way of the Knife Summary
The Way of the Knife 86%
After 9/11, the CIA started killing. The Pentagon started spying. The boundary never returned.
by Mark Mazzetti 2013
3.85
4k+ ratings
The Decline of Popular Politics
by Michael E. McGerr • 1986
The loud, communal democracy that drew 83% turnout was killed by reformers, not apathy.
3.41
17
The Decline of Popular Politics Summary
The Decline of Popular Politics 86%
The loud, communal democracy that drew 83% turnout was killed by reformers, not apathy.
by Michael E. McGerr 1986
3.41
17 ratings
The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy
by John J. Mearsheimer • 2006
How a single interest group has reshaped U.S. Middle East policy, often against American interests.
4.12
4k+
The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy Summary
The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy 86%
How a single interest group has reshaped U.S. Middle East policy, often against American interests.
by John J. Mearsheimer 2006
4.12
4k+ ratings
The Destructionists
by Dana Milbank • 2022
Gingrich lit the match in 1993. Twenty-five years of arson later, Trump walked through the ashes.
4.21
1k+
The Destructionists Summary
The Destructionists 86%
Gingrich lit the match in 1993. Twenty-five years of arson later, Trump walked through the ashes.
by Dana Milbank 2022
4.21
1k+ ratings
Hardball
by Chris Matthews • 1988
A cynical playbook for Washington power: how to network, negotiate, and neutralize your enemies.
3.51
2k+
Hardball Summary
Hardball 86%
A cynical playbook for Washington power: how to network, negotiate, and neutralize your enemies.
by Chris Matthews 1988
3.51
2k+ ratings
Journalism and PR
by John Lloyd • 2014
PR is bypassing the newsroom and speaking directly to you. Journalism hasn't caught up.
3.78
9
Journalism and PR Summary
Journalism and PR 86%
PR is bypassing the newsroom and speaking directly to you. Journalism hasn't caught up.
by John Lloyd 2014
3.78
9 ratings
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