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Charlotte's War
This epic novel follows one extraordinary American woman as she grieves and triumphs through the horrific realities of three wars that threaten the men she loves. Charlotte Fletcher is in the fight of her life to save her firstborn son from facing a truth...- $29.95
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Dirt
A compulsive, searing political thriller set on a kibbutz in Northern Israel, where the discovery of the body of an Israeli-Arab worker sets off a devastating chain of events... 'A first-class political thriller' Steve Cavanagh 'A fantastic page-turner and an intriguing look at a...- $16.99
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A Woke Indian
When India was celebrating Independence Day, there entered A Woke Indian. This is the story of the struggle of the Woke Indian to transform the state machinery of the largest democracy in the world. A tale of the struggles of a common man taking...- $14.99
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Vendor: Charlotte Philby
Edith and Kim
One of 'the heirs to John le Carré' The Times 'A tremendous achievement' WILLIAM BOYD'Behold the new Golden Age of Spy Kings' Sunday TimesTo betray, you must first belong...In June 1934, Kim Philby met his Soviet handler, the spy Arnold Deutsch. The woman who...- $17.99
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Brushfire Plague
When a virulent plague erupts across the globe, Cooper Adams faces a daily battle for survival as society unravels at a dizzying pace. As he organizes his neighbors for self-defense and strives to save those around him, he soon discovers the first clues about...- $12.20
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Exact Revenge
- Tim Green's most recent novel, The First 48 (0-446-53144-8), was published in Warner hardcover in 2/04 and was a New York Times extended bestseller. It has grossed nearly 71,000 copies. - The Fifth Angel (0-446-53085-9, Warner, 2/03), Green's previous novel, hit the New...- $38.00
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Call Me the Breeze
With T. S. Eliot's words as his guide, Joey Tallon embarks on a journey toward enlightenment in the troubling psychedelic-gone-wrong atmosphere of the late 1970s. A man deranged by desire, and longing for belonging, Tallon searches for his"place of peace" -- a spiritual landscape...- $13.95
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An Enemy Like Me
Reader Views Reviewer's Choice Awards, Historical Fiction - Gold AwardTyler R Tichelaar Award for Best Historical Fiction WinnerThe Wishing Shelf Book Awards - Finalist for Adult FictionOutstanding Creator Awards - Best Book Cover, 1st Place Romance, 1st Place Military Fiction, 1st Place Historical Fiction2023...- $18.99
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Dispatches from the District Committee
Grotesque, deconstructive, and absolutely genius, Vladimir Sorokin's short story collectionDispatches from the District Committee is a revelatory, offbeat portrait of Soviet life beyond thepropaganda and state-sponsored realism.Celebrated--and censored--for its political satire, literary irreverence, and provocative themes, his work has been recognized across the world...- $16.95
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Factory Girls
From the author of the acclaimed Big Girl, Small Town, a darkly comic coming-of-age story about a young woman working a summer job in a shirt factory in Northern Ireland, while tensions rise both inside and outside the factory walls. It's the summer of...- $41.99
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Accidental Diplomacy
As Commander Wong gazes into the vastness of the South China Sea from the deck of a Chinese Navy ship, he is alerted that a US Navy battleship is approaching. Meanwhile as Admiral Smith stands in the control room of the US battleship, three...- $37.95
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Accidental Diplomacy
As Commander Wong gazes into the vastness of the South China Sea from the deck of a Chinese Navy ship, he is alerted that a US Navy battleship is approaching. Meanwhile as Admiral Smith stands in the control room of the US battleship, three...- $19.99
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Death of the Great Man
In a novel that's part comic mystery, part political satire, and part case vignette, a psychiatrist reviews his involvement with a narcissistic national leader who has turned up dead on the consulting room couch. When Peter D. Kramer wrote about his work with psychiatric...- $20.00
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Vendor: Ronald Walden
Alaska Fish Wars: Nobody Wins
Alaska Fish Wars is fictional, but the conflicts are real and have raged for more than sixty years... and continue today. Alaska Fish Wars is an insight into the arguments nobody wins...especially the resource.Violent incidents in Alaska on the Kenai River and commercial fishing...- $19.95
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Vendor: Max Andrews
Black August Revolution
In love with money, drugs, and crime.Meet a group of teens determined to gain as much control over the illicit activities the streets have to offer and find themselves dealing with their demons and at odds with each other and other organizations. The police,...- $13.99
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Vendor: Charles Dickens
A Tale of Two Cities: Large Print Edition
LARGE PRINT EDITION. Having secured its place in history as one of the best-selling novels of all time, A Tale of Two Cities remains at the very center of important Victorian Era Literature. It follows the story of a French Doctor who has just...- $31.99
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Dolley
She had the president's ear and the nation's heart. She's the wife of the fourth president of the United States; a spirited charmer who adores parties, the latest French fashions, and the tender, brilliant man who is her husband. But while many love her,...- $7.99
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Vendor: Gabriella Saab
Daughters of Victory
Decades after defying her aristocratic family to join the Russian revolution, Svetlana Petrova opens her home to her eighteen-year-old granddaughter, Mila, who falls under the spell of the resistance when their remote village is overrun by Nazi invaders.Author: Gabriella SaabISBN-10: 0063297051ISBN-13: 9780063297050Publisher: William Morrow...- $28.99
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Daughters of Victory
Decades after defying her aristocratic family to join the Russian revolution, Svetlana Petrova opens her home to her eighteen-year-old granddaughter, Mila, who falls under the spell of the resistance when their remote village is overrun by Nazi invaders.Author: Gabriella SaabISBN-10: 006324649XISBN-13: 9780063246492Publisher: William Morrow...- $17.99
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Vendor: Anthony McCarten
Going Zero
TWO HOURS TO VANISH.ONE CHANCE TO ESCAPE.ZERO ALTERNATIVES.Ten Americans have been carefully selected to Beta test a ground-breaking piece of spyware. FUSION can track anyone on earth. But does it work?For one contestant, an unassuming Boston librarian named Kaitlyn Day, the stakes are far...- $30.00
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Vendor: Justin Chevet
Beyond the Banana Hills
In this spellbinding novel, a recently reinstated attorney, working for a famous litigator travel to Colombia in search of an elusive US expat who may have witnessed massacres committed my paramilitaries hired by a famous corporation. When their paths cross, a dark secret is...- $14.95
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Vendor: G. K. Nakata
Fifty-Three Tuesdays
When a high-profile politico discovers love in a hostess bar, he finds the road to romance is paved with some deep and startling secrets.A rising political star ousted from the mayor's cabinet stumbles into "one of those bars"-the type not mentioned in polite society-and...- $19.95
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Vendor: Thomas Mallon
Finale: A Novel of the Reagan Years
A New York Times Notable Book A Washington Post Notable Book One of the Best Books of the Year: San Francisco Chronicle, The Daily Beast, The Miami Herald, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Before there was Reagan the conservative icon, there was Reagan the president: genial,...- $16.95
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Vendor: James Babcock
Heat
Have you ignored "climate change"? So has Associate Professor William Fleming, a honeybee specialist--until global warming is suggested to him as a cause of crashing bee populations. He decides to research that, but first he needs a deeper understanding of the climate change controversy....- $12.95
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Vendor: Shahzoda Nazarova Samarqandi
Back to Bukhara
"Back to Bukhara" (in 335 pages) is the story of Malika, a young and curious Tajik woman. She is seeking peace and solitude in the Netherlands when a letter from a friend takes her back to Bukhara, her hometown in Uzbekistan. The story behind...- $25.99
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Vendor: James Joyce
Dubliners
Dubliners is a collection of fifteen short stories by James Joyce. The stories comprise a naturalistic depiction of Irish middle class life in and around Dublin in the early years of the 20th century. The stories were written when Irish nationalism was at its...- $18.99
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Vendor: Karmen Spiljak
A Perfect Flaw
A heart-warming story about friendship, loneliness and coming to terms with who you are.Zoja is an anxious geek, who spends more time with computers than with other people. Having grown up without her parents, she has closed herself off from being hurt.After moving in...- $8.99
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Vendor: Chuck Collins
Altar to an Erupting Sun
Rae Kelliher is a veteran environmental activist and pioneer in the death-with-dignity movement. Her husband Reggie calls her "party in a box" and "a weaver of people and movements." Facing a diagnosis of terminal illness, Rae engages in a shocking suicide-murder, taking the life...- $19.95
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Vendor: Garrett C. Murch
Ezzy's Education
At Ebbing High School in southwestern Maine, two narcissists are vying for student body president. Patriot Party candidate, Trunk Langston, promises to 'Make Ebbing High School Great Again' while Justice Party candidate, Lucinda Barron, promises to 'ban toxic masculinity.' The candidates are ruthlessly pursuing...- $16.99
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Vendor: Harry Bodine
A Realist in Eden
A Realist in Eden is a work of fiction. At the same time, the author, a lifelong student of history and American politics, offers a future scenario of life in the Pacific Northwest after the overdue mega earthquake and a collapse of American democracy...- $19.95
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Vendor: Gabriella Saab
Daughters of Victory
From the acclaimed author of The Last Checkmate comes a brilliant novel spanning from the Russian Revolution to the Nazi occupation of the Soviet Union and following two unforgettable women...their fates intertwined by ties of family and interrupted by the tragedy of war. Perfect...- $51.99
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Vendor: Charles Dickens
A Tale of Two Cities
This annotated edition of "A Tale of Two Cities" includes: Author Biography Photographs and Images A Tale of Two Cities is Charles Dickens's great historical novel, set against the violent upheaval of the French Revolution. The most famous and perhaps the most popular of...- $11.11
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Vendor: Alan C. Moore
An American Conspiracy
"Secrets are the fuel that keeps this city burning. I thought I could play the game better than anyone...but I was wrong." When Representative Madison Gladstone's first term in Congress is interrupted by the shocking suicide of her longtime mentor, she won't rest until...- $19.99
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Vendor: Ha Jin
A Song Everlasting
From the universally admired, National Book Award-winning, bestselling author of Waiting--a timely novel that follows a famous Chinese singer severed from his country, as he works to find his way in the United States At the end of a U.S. tour with his state-supported...- $28.00
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Vendor: Thomas Mallon
Dewey Defeats Truman
A masterful retelling of a legend and famous headline of modern American history--Harry Truman's upset victory over Thomas E. Dewey in the 1948 presidential election. Set in Dewey's hometown of Owosso, Michigan, this is the captivating story of a local love triangle that mirrors...- $16.00
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Vendor: William E. Wilson
Chilltown: Jersey City - Hoboken: A Community Overwhelmed with Violence
The communities of Jersey City and Hoboken, New Jersey are plagued by continuous unrelenting city officials and those in power, as they play hardball with construction groups and subcontractors demanding they pay payments of money or some form of inducement if they wish to...- $11.99
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Vendor: Michelle Gallen
Factory Girls
From the author of the acclaimed Big Girl, Small Town, a darkly comic coming-of-age story about a young woman working a summer job in a shirt factory in Northern Ireland, while tensions rise both inside and outside the factory walls. It's the summer of...- $46.99
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Vendor: Ehnis
Come the Harpies
COME THE HARPIES is a timely, suspenseful story that imagines an America 50 years in the future based on what's happening around us right now. It offers strong romantic elements as its main characters weather the ups and downs of young love in the...- $22.99
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Vendor: Andre Alexis
Asylum
Alexis's long-awaited second novel follows his award-winning Childhood. Set in Ottawa during the Mulroney years, Asylum is Andr Alexis's sweeping, edged-in-satire, yet deeply serious tale of intertwined lives and fortunes, of politics and vain ambition, of the building of a magnificent prison, of human...- $17.95
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Eudaimonia
The year is 2112. To combat the infertility epidemic plaguing the world, the United States government has established the Department of Propagation--the last defense against the extinction of the human race. The agency oversees, facilitates, and monitors all activities related to procreation. Like many...- $18.99
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Vendor: Ayn Rand
Anthem
Ayn Rand published her book, Anthem, in 1946. In the included foreword she provided, she bemoaned "people who accept collectivism by moral default" despite there being ample evidence of the bloody consequences of that approach. "Those who refuse to see it now are neither...- $17.99
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Chapel Road
According to the author, Chapel Road is the book about the childhood of Ondine [. . .] about her brother Valeer-Traleer with his monstrous head wobbling through life this way and that. But the book is about a lot more than that. It is...- $17.95
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A Tale of Two Cities
Do you want to read A Tale of Two Cities? If so then keep reading...Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, it tells the story of a family threatened by the terrible events of the past. Doctor Manette was wrongly imprisoned in the...- $12.99
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American Serengeti: A novel of environmental conflict in the age of Trump
The future of America's last great wilderness becomes a battleground in this timely novel which pits Molly Marlowe, a dynamic and calculating energy expert against Joe Wardrop, a charismatic scientist and wildlife defender. Arguing their viewpoints before a Senate committee gives them national prominence....- $24.99
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Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil (of the Diaspora)
In Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil, early twentieth-century statesman of Black-American discourse W.E.B. Du Bois weaves autofiction with poetry, social essay, science fiction, and Afrofuturist storytelling that presages Butler, Due, Adjei-Brenyah, Shawl, and Jemisin. Three wise men gather as a Christ child of...- $26.00
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Colt's Crisis
The Colt Garrett Series is a spy-thriller centering on defense policy wonk Colt Garrett. When the U.S. Secretary of Defense suddenly dies, creating political intrigue, Colt Garrett is appointed by the President to the second-most powerful job in the world. While onboard USS Ronald...- $19.99
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By the Sea
A masterwork by the 2021 Nobel Prize winner in Literature, in which two immigrants' conflicting stories about their common homeland reveal the buried truths that drove them from it On a late November afternoon, Saleh Omar arrives at Gatwick Airport from his native Zanzibar....- $32.00
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Glory
NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2022 BY VULTURE, BUZZFEED, AND OPRAH DAILY "Manifoldly clever...brilliant... 'Glory' is its own vivid world, drawn from its own folklore. This is a satire with sharper teeth, angrier, and also very, very funny." --Violet Kupersmith, The New York...- $18.00
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Daughters of Victory
From the acclaimed author of The Last Checkmate comes a brilliant novel spanning from the Russian Revolution to the Nazi occupation of the Soviet Union and following two unforgettable women...their fates intertwined by ties of family and interrupted by the tragedy of war. Perfect...- $27.99
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Countdown to Midnight: A Nick Flynn Novel
In this sequel to Dale Brown's New York Times bestselling Arctic Storm Rising, former U.S. Air Force officer Nick Flynn is caught up in a shadow war against allied Russia and Iran--a duo wielding a terrifying new weapon.Nick Flynn is back in action, and...- $10.99
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Political Fiction Books
Political fiction books are a genre of literature that explore the intertwined worlds of politics and fiction. These books delve into political systems, ideologies, and the individuals who navigate the complex and often perilous landscapes of power and governance. From classic works to contemporary masterpieces, the genre has captivated readers for centuries. The political fiction genre can include a wide array of subgenres and styles. Some books focus on historical events and figures, offering a fictionalized account of real-life political events. Examples of this include "All the King's Men" by Robert Penn Warren, which draws inspiration from the life of Louisiana governor Huey Long, and "Wolf Hall" by Hilary Mantel, which provides a fictional narrative of Thomas Cromwell's rise to power in the court of Henry VIII.
Other political fiction books create entirely fictional worlds that mirror our own, exploring political systems and power dynamics that resonate with real-world experiences. George Orwell's iconic dystopian novel "1984" portrays a totalitarian regime where Big Brother surveils and controls every aspect of citizens' lives. Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale" presents a harrowing vision of a theocratic society that enforces oppressive laws against women.
Political fiction books can also take a satirical or allegorical approach, using humor or metaphorical storytelling to critique political systems and figures. An example of this is Joseph Heller's "Catch-22," a darkly comedic novel set during World War II that exposes the absurdities of bureaucracy and war. With the ability to both entertain and provoke thought, political fiction books have the power to shed light on the intricacies and consequences of political power. These works often examine themes such as corruption, propaganda, abuse of power, social inequality, and the struggle for justice. By presenting political dilemmas in a fictional context, authors can explore complex ideas and challenge readers' perspectives on the world around them.
Popular Political Fiction Book Authors
Political fiction books have captivated readers for centuries, providing insightful perspectives on the workings of governments, the nature of power, and the complex dynamics of politics. Several authors have risen to prominence for their exceptional contributions to this genre, crafting compelling narratives that explore political landscapes and provoke thought-provoking discussions. Here are some popular authors of political fiction books:
1. George Orwell: Orwell is perhaps one of the most renowned political fiction authors of all time. His novels, such as "Animal Farm" and "1984," have become iconic for their chilling portrayals of totalitarian regimes and dystopian societies. Orwell's works shed light on the dangers of oppression and the manipulation of power, leaving a lasting impact on readers across the globe.
2. Aldous Huxley: Huxley's novel "Brave New World" is a remarkable example of political fiction that presents a futuristic society governed by a rigid caste system and excessive control. Through his writing, Huxley delves into the ethical dilemmas posed by advanced technology, consumerism, and the suppression of individuality, offering a critical reflection on the consequences of an all-powerful state.
3. Margaret Atwood: Atwood's dystopian novel "The Handmaid's Tale" has gained immense popularity in recent years, especially due to its adaptation into a highly acclaimed television series. Set in a totalitarian society where women face subjugation and reproductive control, Atwood's powerful narrative explores themes of gender inequality, religious extremism, and the vulnerability of individual rights.
4. Sinclair Lewis: Known for his satirical writing, Sinclair Lewis tackles American politics in his novel "It Can't Happen Here." The book provides a cautionary tale, depicting the rise of a populist politician who gradually transforms the United States into an oppressive dictatorship. Lewis's work serves as a stark reminder of the potential dangers of democracy being eroded from within.
5. Kazuo Ishiguro: While primarily known for his Nobel Prize-winning novel "The Remains of the Day," Ishiguro's "Never Let Me Go" also contains strong political undertones. Set in a seemingly idyllic English boarding school, the book tackles themes of human rights, ethics, and societal manipulation. Ishiguro artfully weaves these issues into a poignant and thought-provoking narrative.
At White Rain Book House, we understand the power of literature to challenge and inspire, and our political fiction collection is a testament to that. We believe that these books not only entertain but also serve as a reflection of our society, allowing readers to gain a deeper understanding of political dynamics and the consequences of political choices.