The Washington Post's Best Political Nonfiction 2010

Recommended nonfiction political books from Washington Post columnist Chris Chillizza ("The Fix"). 2010.

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1	Truman by David McCullough 4.15 avg rating — 86,473 ratings score: 1,358, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Making of the President 1960 by Theodore H. White 4.15 avg rating — 7,764 ratings score: 864, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli 3.84 avg rating — 323,784 ratings score: 787, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Best and the Brightest by David Halberstam 4.26 avg rating — 11,929 ratings score: 742, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Master of the Senate by Robert A. Caro 4.39 avg rating — 21,931 ratings score: 652, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America by Rick Perlstein 4.23 avg rating — 9,664 ratings score: 585, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Lincoln by David Herbert Donald 4.18 avg rating — 46,002 ratings score: 551, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Power Game: How Washington Works by Hedrick Smith 3.95 avg rating — 237 ratings score: 478, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Hardball: How Politics Is Played, Told by One Who Knows the Game by Chris Matthews 3.51 avg rating — 1,783 ratings score: 382, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Man of the House: The Life and Political Memoirs of Speaker Tip O'Neill . by Tip O'Neill 4.09 avg rating — 473 ratings score: 381, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 by Hunter S. Thompson 4.13 avg rating — 22,188 ratings score: 371, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Path to Power by Robert A. Caro 4.37 avg rating — 23,279 ratings score: 358, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Huey Long by T. Harry Williams 4.22 avg rating — 1,973 ratings score: 294, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Southern Politics In State and Nation by V.O. Key Jr. 4.26 avg rating — 86 ratings score: 290, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by Robert A. Caro 4.45 avg rating — 20,228 ratings score: 287, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago by Mike Royko 4.21 avg rating — 2,623 ratings score: 286, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	RFK: A Memoir (Nation Books) by Jack Newfield 4.35 avg rating — 219 ratings score: 279, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream by Doris Kearns Goodwin 3.87 avg rating — 4,548 ratings score: 277, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Means of Ascent by Robert A. Caro 4.24 avg rating — 25,279 ratings score: 259, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Wallace: The Classic Portrait of Alabama Governor George Wallace by Marshall Frady 3.99 avg rating — 73 ratings score: 249, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	1912: Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft and Debs -- The Election that Changed the Country by James Chace 3.79 avg rating — 712 ratings score: 249, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	None of Us Were Like This Before: American Soldiers and Torture by Joshua E.S. Phillips 4.11 avg rating — 455 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	SPECIAL EXTENSIVE EDITION of The Senate Intelligence Committee Report on Torture: Including Additional Views, Minority Views & Additional Minority Views ... Standard Reflowable Flexible Ebook Edition) by Senate Select Committee on Intelligence 4.12 avg rating — 307 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Ambition and the Power: The Fall of Jim Wright : A True Story of Washington by John M. Barry 4.36 avg rating — 58 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Selling of the President 1968 by Joe McGinniss 3.86 avg rating — 873 ratings score: 189, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Enduring Revolution: How the Contract with America Continues to Shape the Nation by Major Garrett 3.59 avg rating — 17 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	What I Saw at the Revolution: A Political Life in the Reagan Era by Peggy Noonan 3.90 avg rating — 777 ratings score: 186, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Politics Lost: How American Democracy Was Trivialized By People Who Think You're Stupid by Joe Klein 3.56 avg rating — 308 ratings score: 172, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Conscience of a Conservative (The James Madison Library in American Politics, 1) by Barry M. Goldwater 3.85 avg rating — 3,352 ratings score: 168, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	President Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime by Lou Cannon 4.03 avg rating — 2,203 ratings score: 168, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Next American Revolutionary War by L.B. Sommer (Goodreads Author) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Senate Intelligence Committee Report on Torture: Complete Standard Reflowable Flexible Ebook Edition by Senate Select Committee on Intelligence 4.12 avg rating — 307 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Never Go With Your Gut: How Pioneering Leaders Make the Best Decisions and Avoid Business Disasters by Gleb Tsipursky (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 219 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The Boys on the Bus by Timothy Crouse 4.10 avg rating — 1,277 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Bad Boy: The Life And Politics Of Lee Atwater by John Joseph Brady 4.27 avg rating — 113 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Bare Knuckles and Back Rooms: My Life in American Politics by Ed Rollins 3.80 avg rating — 102 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	When Hell Froze over: The Untold Story of Doug Wilder : A Black Politician's Rise to Power in the South by Dwayne Yancey 4.26 avg rating — 19 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Future of American Politics by Samuel Lubell 3.67 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The Real Majority: The Classic Examination American Electorate by Richard M. Scammon 3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	The Last Hayride by John Maginnis 4.13 avg rating — 54 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Marathon: The Pursuit of the Presidency 1972-1976 by Jules Witcover 4.23 avg rating — 122 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars