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Week of October 15, 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the News:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n

This week\u2019s theme of presidential elections includes titles on the following related topics: voter fraud, the electoral college, liberals, conservatives, Democrats, Republicans, third party candidates, the 2008 presidential election, Kennedy vs. Nixon, [Ted] Kennedy vs. Carter, the Tea Party movement, Herman Cain, Geraldine Ferraro, John Edwards, Ralph Nader, Sarah Palin, Shirley Chisholm, Ross Perot, and more. There are also book by and\/or about the two leading candidates and their running mates (yes, we have Young Guns<\/em> co-written by Paul Ryan as well as the 2010 Joe Biden biography). These and other books are on display \u00a0through November 6 in the Wimberly Library lobby on the Boca Raton Campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The 2008 Elections in Florida: Change! But Only at the Top of the Ticket
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Robert E. Crew, Jr. and Slater Bayliss. University Press of America, 2011
\nCall Number: JK4416 .C74 2011<\/a><\/p>\n

The 2008 Presidential Elections: A Story in Four Acts
\n<\/em><\/strong>Edited by Erik Jones and Salvatore Vassallo. Palgrave Macmillan, 2009
\nCall Number: JK526 2008 .A18 2009<\/a><\/p>\n

All the Way with LBJ: The 1964 Presidential Election
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Robert David Johnson. Cambridge University Press, 2009
\nCall Number: E850 .J64 2009<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Barack Obama. Crown, 2006
\nCall Number: E901.1 .O23 A3 2006<\/a><\/p>\n

Black Enough\/White Enough: The Obama Dilemma
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Ricky Hendon. Third World Press, 2009
\nCall Number: E901.1 .O23 H46 2009<\/a><\/p>\n

The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Gwen Ifill. Doubleday, 2009
\nCall Number: E185.615 .I34 2009<\/a><\/p>\n

The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama
\n<\/em><\/strong>By David Remnick. Alfred A. Knopf, 2010
\nCall Number: E908 .R46 2010<\/a><\/p>\n

The Center Cannot Hold: The 1960 Presidential Election and the Rise of Modern Conservatism
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Laura Jane Gifford. Northern Illinois UP, 2009
\nCall Number: JK2356 .G53 2009<\/a><\/p>\n

Competitive Elections and the American Voter
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Keena Lipsitz. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2011
\nCall Number: JK2281 .L56 2011<\/a><\/p>\n

A Different God?: Mitt Romney, the Religious Right, and the Mormon Question
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Craig L. Foster. Greg Kofford Books, 2008
\nCall Number: E840.8 .R598 F67 2008<\/a><\/p>\n

The End of Race?: Obama, 2008, and Racial Politics in America
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Donald R. Kinder and Alison Dale-Riddle. Yale University Press, 2012
\nCall Number: JK526 2008 .K57 2012<\/a><\/p>\n

Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime
\n<\/em><\/strong>By John Heilemann and Mark Halperin. Harper, 2010
\nCall Number: JK526 2008 .H45 2010<\/a><\/p>\n

Gender and Elections: Shaping the Future of American Politics
\n<\/em><\/strong>Edited by Susan J. Carroll and Richard L. Fox. Cambridge University Press, 2010
\nCall Number: HQ1236.5 .U6 G444 2010<\/a><\/p>\n

Give Us Liberty: A Tea Party Manifesto
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Dick Armey and Matt Kibbe. William Morrow, 2010
\nCall Number: JK2391 .T43 A96 2010<\/a><\/p>\n

Going Rogue: An American Life
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Sarah Palin. Harper, 2009
\nCall Number: F910.7 .P35 A3 2009<\/a><\/p>\n

Going Rouge: Sarah Palin: An American Nightmare
\n<\/em><\/strong>Edited by Richard Kim and Betsy Reed. OR Books, 2009
\nCall Number: F910.7 .P35 G65 2009<\/a><\/p>\n

The Good Fight
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Shirley Chisholm. Harper & Row, 1973
\nCall Number: E840.8 .C48 A28<\/a><\/p>\n

The Good Fight: A life in Liberal Politics
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Walter F. Mondale, with David Hage. Scribner, 2010
\nCall Number: E840.8 .M66 A3 2010<\/a><\/p>\n

Helping America Vote: The Limits of Election Reform
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Martha Kropf and David C. Kimball. Routledge, 2012
\nCall Number: JK1976 .K76 2012<\/a><\/p>\n

Joe Biden: A Life of Trial and Redemption
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Jules Witcover. William Morrow, 2010
\nCall Number: E840.8 .B54 W58 2010<\/a><\/p>\n

Kennedy v. Nixon: The Presidential Election of 1960
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Edmund F. Kallina, Jr. UP of Florida, 2010
\nCall Number: E837.7 .K35 2010<\/a><\/p>\n

Kennedy vs. Carter: The 1980 Battle for the Democratic Party\u2019s Soul
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Timothy Stanley. UP of Kansas, 2010
\nCall Number: E875 .S74 2010<\/a><\/p>\n

Mad as Hell: How the Tea Party Movement is Fundamentally Remaking Our Two-Party System
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Scott Rasmussen and Doug Schoen. Harper, 2010
\nCall Number: JK2391 .T43 R37 2010<\/a><\/p>\n

Mitt Romney: The Man, His Values, and His Vision
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Lisa Ray Turner and Kimberly Field. Mapletree Pub. Co., 2007
\nCall Number: E901.1 .R66 T87 2007<\/a><\/p>\n

A Mormon in the White House?: 10 Things Every American Should Know about Mitt Romney
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Hugh Hewitt. Regnery Pub., 2007
\nCall Number: E840.8 .R598 H48 2007<\/a><\/p>\n

The Myth of Voter Fraud
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Lorraine C. Minnite. Cornell University Press, 2010
\nCall Number: JK1994 .M66 2010<\/a><\/p>\n

No Apology: The Case for American Greatness
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Mitt Romney. St. Martin\u2019s Press, 2010
\nCall Number: JK275 .R66 2010<\/a><\/p>\n

Obama, Clinton, Palin: Making History in Election 2008
\n<\/em><\/strong>Edited by Liette Gidlow. University of Illinois Press, 2011
\nCall Number: E906 .O23 2011<\/a><\/p>\n

The Obama Victory: How Media, Money, and Message Shaped the 2008 Election
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Kate Kenski et al. Oxford University Press, 2010
\nCall Number: JK524 .K36 2010<\/a><\/p>\n

The Performance of Politics: Obama\u2019s Victory and the Democratic Struggle for Power
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Jeffrey C. Alexander. Oxford University Press, 2010
\nCall Number: E906 .A44 2010<\/a><\/p>\n

The Persistence of the Color Line: Racial Politics and the Obama Presidency
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Randall Kennedy. Pantheon, 2011
\nCall Number: E185.615 .K376 2011<\/a><\/p>\n

The Podium, the Pulpit, and the Republicans: How Presidential Candidates Use Religious Language in American Political Debate
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Frederick Stecker. Praeger, 2011
\nCall Number: JA85.2 .U6 S74 2011<\/a><\/p>\n

The Politician: An Insider\u2019s Account of John Edwards\u2019s Pursuit of the Presidency and the ScandalThat Brought Him Down
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Andrew Young. St. Martin\u2019s Griffin, 2010
\nCall Number: F260.42 .E39 Y68 2010<\/a><\/p>\n

Predicting Presidential Elections and Other Things
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Ray C. Fair. Stanford Economics and Finance, 2012
\nCall Number: HM901. F35 2012<\/a><\/p>\n

Presidential Campaign Rhetoric in an Age of Confessional Politics
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Brian T. Kaylor. Lexington Books, 2011
\nCall Number: JA85.2 .U6 K39 2011<\/a><\/p>\n

Presidential Elections in the South: Putting 2008 in Political Context
\n<\/em><\/strong>Edited by Branwell DuBose Kapeluck et al. Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2010
\nCall Number: JK524 .P6786 2010<\/a><\/p>\n

Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Joe Biden. Random House, 2007
\nCall Number: E840.8 .B54 A3 2007<\/a><\/p>\n

Ralph\u2019s Revolt: The Case for Joining Nader\u2019s Rebellion
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Greg Bates. Common Courage Press, 2004
\nCall Number: JK526 .B38 2004<\/a><\/p>\n

Reagan\u2019s Comeback: Four Weeks in Texas that Changed American Politics Forever
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Gilbert Garcia. Trinity University Press, 2012
\nCall Number: E868 .G37 2012<\/a><\/p>\n

The Real Romney
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Michael Kranish. Harper, 2010
\nCall Number: E901.1 .R66 K73 2012<\/a><\/p>\n

Realigning America: McKinley, Bryan, and the Remarkable Election of 1896
\n<\/em><\/strong>By R. Hal Williams. UP of Kansas, 2010
\n<\/em>Call Number: E710 .W485 2010<\/a><\/p>\n

Ross for Boss: The Perot Phenomenon and Beyond
\n<\/em><\/strong>Edited by Ted G. Julen. SUNY Press, 2001
\nCall Number: JK2261 .R677 2001<\/a> (Also available via EBSCOhost<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Sarah from Alaska: The Sudden Rise and Brutal Education of a New Conservative Superstar
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Scott Conroy and Shushannah Walshe. Public Affaris, 2009
\nCall Number: F910.7 .P35 C66 2009<\/a><\/p>\n

Spoiling for a Fight: Third-Party Politics in America
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Micah L. Sifry. Routledge, 2002
\nCall Number: JK2265 .S56 2002<\/a><\/p>\n

Studies of Identity in the 2008 Presidential Campaign
\n<\/em><\/strong>Edited by Robert E. Denton, Jr. Lexington Books, 2010
\nCall Number: JK526 2008 .S98 2010<\/a><\/p>\n

The Swing Vote: The Untapped Power of Independents
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Linda Killian. St. Martin\u2019s Press, 2012
\nCall Number: JK1967 .K56 2012<\/a><\/p>\n

Tea Party Effects on 2010 U.S. Senate Elections: Stuck in the Middle to Lose
\n<\/em><\/strong>Edited by William J. Miller and Jeremy D. Walling. Lexington Books, 2012
\nCall Number: JK2391 .T43 T42 2012<\/a><\/p>\n

Tea Party Patriots: The Second American Revolution
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Mark Meckler and Jenny Beth Martin. Henry Holt and Co., 2012
\nCall Number: JK2391 .T43 M43 2012<\/a><\/p>\n

This is Herman Cain!: My Journey to the White House
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Herman Cain. Threshold Editions, 2011
\nCall Number: E901.1 .C35 A3 2011<\/a><\/p>\n

The Transformation of the Republican Party, 1912-1936: From Reform to Resistance
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Clyde P. Weed. First Forum Press, 2012
\nCall Number: JK2356 .W45 2012<\/a><\/p>\n

Transforming America: Barack Obama in the White House
\n<\/em><\/strong>Edited by Steven E. Schier. Rowman & Littlefield, 2011
\nCall Number: E907 .T73 2011<\/a><\/p>\n

Unbought and Unbossed
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Shirley Chilsholm. Houghton Mifflin, 1970
\n<\/em>Call Number: E940.8 .C48 A3<\/a><\/p>\n

United We Stand: How We Can Take Back Our Country
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Ross Perot. Hyperion, 1992
\nCall Number: E884 .P47 1992<\/a><\/p>\n

The Whites of Their Eyes: The Tea Party\u2019s Revolution and the Battle Over American History
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Jill Lepore. Princeton University Press, 2010
\nCall Number: E175.9 .L46 2010<\/a><\/p>\n

Why the Electoral College Is Bad for America
\n<\/em><\/strong>By George C. Edwards. Yale UP, 2011C
\nCall Number: JK529 .E38 2011<\/a><\/p>\n

Why Iowa?: How Caucuses and Sequential Elections Improve the Presidential Nominating Process
\n<\/em><\/strong>By David P. Redlawsk et al. University of Chicago Press, 2011
\nCall Number: JK2075 .I82 R43 2011<\/a><\/p>\n

Who Should Be First?: Feminists Speak Out on the 2008 Presidential Campaign
\n<\/em><\/strong>Edited by Beverly Guy-Sheftall and Johnnetta Betsch Cole. SUNY Press, 2010
\nCall Number: JK526 2008 .W46 2010<\/a><\/p>\n

Young Guns: A New Generation of Conservative Leaders
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Eric Cantor, Paul Ryan and Kevin McCarthy. Threshold Editions, 2010
\nCall Number: JC573.2 .U6 C36 2010<\/a><\/p>\n

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