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If You Like...House of Cards
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Read the story that inspired the series
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House of Cards
by Michael Dobbs
Political mover and shaker Frank Urquhart, willing to do whatever he must to become prime minister, butts heads with Mattie Storin, a tenacious young reporter who has a knack for uncovering the real stories behind the headlines.
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Novels of Plotting and Scheming
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Bring Up the Bodies: a Novel
by Hilary Mantel
A sequel to the Man Booker Prize-winning Wolf Hall depicts the downfall of Anne Boleyn at the hands of Henry VIII and Thomas Cromwell.
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
by John Le Carré
George Smiley is assigned to uncover the identity of the double agent operating in the highest levels of British Intelligence
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All the King's Men
by Robert Penn Warren
.Willie Stark's obsession with political power leads to the ultimate corruption of his gubernatorial administration.
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O: a Presidential Novel
by Anonymous
Offers a fictional account of the prominent figures and issues surrounding the 2012 presidential election.
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The Last Thing He Wanted
by Joan Didion
During a trip to Florida, Elena McMahon, a Washington Post reporter estranged from her powerful West Coast husband, finds herself caught up in her father's mysterious dealings, global intrigues involving high-level diplomats, arms trafficking, conspiracies, and assassinations.
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Real life political intrigue
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All the President's Men
by Carl Bernstein
This is the book that changed America. Published just two months before President Nixon's resignation, All the President's Men revealed the full scope of the Watergate scandal and introduced for the first time the mysterious "Deep Throat." Beginning with the story of a simple burglary at Democratic headquarters and then continuing through headline after headline, Bernstein and Woodward deliver the stunning revelations and pieces in the Watergate puzzle that brought about Nixon's shocking downfall.
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The Art of War & the Prince
by Niccolo Machiavelli
It was Niccolo Machiavelli who essentially removed ethics from government. He did it with The Prince, when he asserted that The Prince (president, dictator, prime minister, etc.) does not have to be concerned with ethics, as long as their motivation is to protect the state. It is this questionable belief that in many ways had lead to the modern world as we know it.
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Act of Congress: How America's Essential Institution Works, and How it Doesn't
by Robert G. Kaiser
Revealing the inner workings of congress, a longtime Washington Post reporter documents the dramatic journey of a financial reform bill in the wake of the 2008 economic collapse by focusing on two of the major players behind the legislation - congressman Barney Frank and senator Christopher Dodd.
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Scandal
After working as a White House communications director for the president of the United States, Olivia Pope sets up her own crisis management firm.
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Homeland
When a rescued POW returns home after eight years, a CIA agent begins to believe that the war hero may be a danger to America.
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Ides of March
A presidential candidate's chances at winning the election are put in jeopardy when his campaign press secretary becomes involved in a scandal.
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West Wing: The Complete First Season
Created by playwright Aaron Sorkin (A Few Good Men), "The West Wing" instantly became one of television's gold standard series, earning four consecutive Emmy Awards for Best Dramatic Series. Martin Sheen stars as President John Bartlet, whose dedicated staff deftly handle crises both political and personal.
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