November 1, 2010
Midterm Elections: Part 2
In the News: Elections taking place throughout the country on November 2 could bring about a change to the balance of power in Congress if Republicans succeed in gaining a majority of seats in the Senate and House. Pick up one of these titles and learn more about the Legislative branch of government as well as some our past and present elected senators and representatives.
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Beyond Ideology: Politics, Principles, and Partisanship in the U.S. Senate
By Frances E. Lee. The University of Chicago Press, 2009
Call Number: JK1161 .L428 2009
Blacklisted by History: The Untold Story of Senator Joe McCarthy and His Fight Against America’s Enemies
By M. Stanton Evans. Crown Forum, 2007
Call Number: E748 .M143 E83 2007
Joseph McCarthy (1908-1957), R-WI, Former Representative (Served 1949-1958) Former Senator (Served 1947-1957)
Congressional Representation & Constituents: The Case for Increasing the U.S. House of Representatives
By Brian Frederick. Routledge, 2010
Call Number: JK1319 .F74 2010
The Conscience of a Liberal: Reclaiming the Compassionate Agenda
By Paul Wellstone. Random House, 2001
Call Number: E840.8 .W47 A3 2001
Paul Wellstone (1944-2002), D-WI, Former Senator (Served 1991-2002)
Fire-Breathing Liberal: How I Learned to Survive (and Thrive) in the Contact Sport of Congress
By Robert Wexler, with David Fisher. Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin’s Press, 2008
Call Number: E901.1 .W49 A33 2008
Robert Wexler (1961- ), D-FL, Former Representative, (Served 1997-2010)
Flying High: Remembering Barry Goldwater
By William F. Buckley, Jr. Basic Books, 2008
Call Number: E784 .G64 B83 2008
Barry Goldwater (1909-1998), R-AZ, Former Senator (Served 1953-1987)
Free Ride: John McCain and the Media
By David Brock and Paul Waldman. Anchor Books, 2008
Call Number: E840.8 .M26 B76 2008
John McCain (1936- ), Former Representative (Served 1983-1986), Current Senator, R-AZ (Served 1987-present)
The Good Fight: Hard Lessons from Searchlight to Washington
By Harry Reid, with Mark Warren. Putnam’s Sons, 2008
Call Number: E840.8 .R447 A3 2008
Harry Reid (1939- ), D-NV, Former Representative (Served 1983-1986), Current Senator and Senate Majority Leader (Served 1987-present)
House of Representatives of the U.S.: Committees, Rules and Procedures
Edited by Helen K. Larsson and Alonzo P. Vessler. Nova Science Publishers, 2009
Call Number: KF4990 .H69 2009
Making Government Work
By Ernest F. “Fritz” Hollings, with Kirk Victor. University of South Carolina Press, 2008
Call Number: E840.8 .H655 A3 2008
Ernest Hollings (1922- ), D-SC, Former Senator (Served 1966-2008)
Man of the People: The Maverick Life and Career of John McCain
By Paul Alexander. John Wiley, 2008
Call Number: E840.8 .M26 A44 2008
John McCain (1936- ), R-AZ, Former Representative (Served 1983-1986), Current Senator (Served 1987-present)
Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority (DVD)
Directed by Kimberlee Brassford. Women Make Movies, 2008
Call Number: E840.8 .M554 P38 2008 (Boca Raton Media Center)
Patsy Mink (1927-2002), D-HI, Former Representative (Served 1965-1976, 1989-2002)
The Politician: An Insider’s Account of John Edwards’s Pursuit of the Presidency and the Scandal That Brought Him Down
By Andrew Young. St. Martin’s Griffin, 2010
Call Number: F260.42 .E39 Y68 2010
John Edwards (1957- ), D-NC, Former Senator (Served 1999-2005)
Pure Goldwater
By John W. Dean and Barry M. Goldwater, Jr. Palgrave Macmillan, 2008
Call Number: E748 .G64 A3 2008
Barry Goldwater (1909-1998), R-AZ, Former Senator (Served 1953-1987)
Republican Leader: A Political Biography of Senator Mitch McConnell
By John David Dyche. ISI Books, 2009
Call Number: E840.8 .M3325 D93 2009
Addison Mitchell McConnell (1942- ), R-KY, Current Senator and Senate Minority Leader, (Served 1985-present)
Righteous Warrior: Jesse Helms and the Rise of Modern Conservatism
By William A. Link. St. Martin’s Press, 2008
Call Number: E840.8 .H44 L56 2008 (At Jupiter)
Jesse Helms (1921-2008), R-NC, Former Senator, (Served 1973-2003)
Robert F. Kennedy and the 1968 Indiana Primary
By Ray E. Boomhower. Indiana University Press, 2008
Call Number: E840.8 .K4 B66 2008
Robert Kennedy (1925-1968), R-NY, Former Senator, (Served 1965-1968)
Senate of the United States: Committees, Rules and Procedures
Edited by Jason B. Cattler and Charles M. Rice. Nova Science Publishers, 2008
Call Number: KF4986 .S46 2008
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the New American Politics
By Ronald M. Peters, Jr. and Cindy Simon Rosenthal. Oxford University Press, 2010
Call Number: E840.8 .P37 P48 2010
Nancy Pelosi (1940- ), D-CA, Current Representative and Speaker of the House, (Served 1987-present)
Thirty Ways of Looking at Hillary: Reflections by Women Writers
Edited by Susan Morrison. Harper Collins, 2008
Call Number: E887 .C55 T48 2008
Hillary Clinton (1947- ), D-NY, Former Senator, (Served 2001-2009)
True Compass: A Memoir
By Edward M. Kennedy. Twelve, 2009
Call Number: E840.8 .K35 A3 2009
Edward Kennedy (1932-2009), D-MA, Former Senator, (Served 1962-2009)
The Upper House: A Journey Behind the Closed Doors of the U.S. Senate
By Terence Samuel. Palgrave Macmillan, 2010
Call Number: JK1170 .S36 2010
The Waxman Report: How Congress Really Works
By Henry Waxman with Joshua Green. Twelve, 2009
Call Number: JK1319 .W39 2009
Henry Waxman (1939- ), D-CA, Current Representative, (Served 1975-present)