Bookshelf

In the 40 years since he came to Washington to open an office for his Dallas law firm, Robert Strauss has earned a richly deserved reputation as a quintessential power broker and political insider whose enormous influence across party lines is matched only by his Texas-size ego.

Steven Ross’s engrossing book about the interplay between movie stars, politics and America’s celebrity culture definitely lives up to its title.

After Richard Holbrooke died in December 2010, several of his friends and colleagues were sharing stories about him over email when they decided to turn their recollections into a book. 

The 2011 Chicago mayoral race featured an usual player in the famously political city: a Twitter account that was a parody of Rahm Emanuel.

There is nothing in politics quite like a televised presidential debate. 

Historian Amanda Foreman took 12 years (during which time she had five children) to write A World on Fire, her follow-up to the best-selling Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire. This tome, clocking in at a mighty 1,008 pages, examines the role Britain and its citizens played in the American Civil War.

Juan Williams relives the controversy surrounding his firing from NPR in the opening chapter of his new book, Muzzled: The Assault on Honest Debate.

In any competitive endeavor, most of the attention is devoted to the two teams duking it out for superiority. 

Quick, what year was William McKinley elected to the presidency?

Conservative commentator Andrew Breitbart discusses his political journey: from a Democratic upbringing to his work with the Tea Party movement.