Election 2008

Barack Obama vs. John McCain

Joe Biden vs. Sarah Palin

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Barack Obama

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Purple America

Not every political book is red or blue. Some of the bestselling political books of the season don't fall into one category or the other, so we've created a list of purple books, including new and recent bestsellers from Bob Woodward, Andrew Bacevich, Ron Paul, Thomas Friedman, Fareed Zakaria, and many others. Learn more about our classifications.

Election 2008 Interviews

Featured This Week:

Threshold Editions editor-in-chief Mary Matalin on politics and publishing. Listen.

Chelsea Green publisher Margo Baldwin on politics and publishing. Listen.

Peggy Noonan on Patriotic Grace: What It Is and Why We Need It Now. Listen.

Bob Woodward on The War Within: A Secret White House History 2006-2008. Listen.

Tom Brokaw on Boom!: Talking About the Sixties: What Happened, How It Shaped Today, Lessons for Tomorrow. Listen.

Jonathan Mahler and Charles Swift on The Challenge: Hamdan v. Rumsfeld and the Fight over Presidential Power. Listen.

Ron Suskind on The Way of the World: A Story of Truth and Hope in an Age of Extremism. Listen.

Ross Douthat and Reihan Salam on Grand New Party: How Republicans Can Win the Working Class and Save the American Dream. Listen.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi on Know Your Power: A Message to America's Daughters. Listen.

Previous Interviews

• Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich on A Contract with the Earth
• Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright on Memo to the President Elect
• William Poundstone on Gaming the Vote: Why Elections Aren't Fair (and What We Can Do About It)

Reading on the Issues

The Economy

Immigration & Trade

Health Care

Iraq & Afghanistan

China, India & Russia

More Foreign Policy

The Environment

Religion & Politics

Oil, Energy & Resources

The Bush Administration

Congress

The Courts

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What They're Reading

The two major-party candidates have recommended books in a variety of venues, but one they agree on is Ernest Hemingway's classic novel of the Spanish Civil War, For Whom the Bell Tolls, which senators McCain and Obama have both given as a favorite. For more of their favorites, as well as books they've been seen reading on the campaign trail, see our lists of recommended reading from John McCain and Barack Obama.

Politics and Presidents on DVD

Who's your favorite president? Giamatti? Haysbert? Sheen? Fonda? Check out our Amazon Election '08 and see who was voted the best president on DVD. Plus, see our list of Obama DVDs to learn more about our future President.