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Donald J. Trump's Top Book Recommendations

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Triggered: How the Left Thrives on Hate and Wants to Silence Us

Donald Trump Jr.

4.3

In Triggered, Donald Trump, Jr. will expose all the tricks that the left uses to smear conservatives and push them out of the public square, from online "shadow banning" to fake accusations of "hate speech." No topic is spared from political correctness. This is the book that the leftist elites don't want you to read!
Trump, Jr. will write about the importance of fighting back and standing up for
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The Truth About Trump: Life Lessons from a Decade with a Man of the People

George A. Sorial, Damian Bates

4.2
George Sorial, a top Trump Organization executive, shares behind-the-scenes stories of Trump’s leadership, problem solving, and success.
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The Case Against Socialism

Rand Paul

4.6
A recent poll showed 43% of Americans think more socialism would be a good thing. What do these people not know?

Socialism has killed millions, but it’s now the ideology du jour on American college campuses and among many leftists. Reintroduced by leaders such as Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the ideology manifests itself in starry-eyed calls for free-spending policies like Medicare
4

The Russia Hoax: The Illicit Scheme to Clear Hillary Clinton and Frame Donald Trump

Gregg Jarrett

4.6
Fox News legal analyst Gregg Jarrett reveals the real story behind Hillary Clinton’s deep state collaborators in government and exposes their nefarious actions during and after the 2016 election.

The Russia Hoax reveals how persons within the FBI and Barack Obama’s Justice Department worked improperly to help elect Hillary Clinton and defeat Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election.

When this

5

Justice on Trial: The Kavanaugh Confirmation and the Future of the Supreme Court

Mollie Hemingway, Carrie Severino

4.7
Justice Anthony Kennedy slipped out of the Supreme Court building on June 27, 2018, and traveled incognito to the White House to inform President Donald Trump that he was retiring, setting in motion a political process that his successor, Brett Kavanaugh, would denounce three months later as a “national disgrace” and a “circus.”

Justice on Trial, the definitive insider’s account of Kavanaugh’s appo
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Radicals, Resistance, and Revenge: The Left's Plot to Remake America

Judge Jeanine Pirro

4.6
Picking up where her #1 New York Times bestseller, Liars, Leakers and Liberals, left off, Judge Jeanine Pirro of Fox's Justice with Judge Jeanine exposes the latest chapter in the unfolding liberal attack on our most basic values.
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Sacred Duty: A Soldier's Tour at Arlington National Cemetery

Tom Cotton

4.5
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

"An ode to excellence. An inspiring read for every American." —Robert M. Gates

An extraordinary journey behind the scenes of Arlington National Cemetery, Senator Tom Cotton’s Sacred Duty offers an intimate and inspiring portrait of “The Old Guard,” the revered U.S. Army unit whose mission is to honor our country’s fallen heroes on the most hallowed ground in America.

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Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency

Andrew C. McCarthy

4.4
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Trump Saves America: Our Last Hope to Be Great Again

Charles Hurt

4.5
Learn why President Trump is the ideal changemaker that can put an end to America's uncontrollable and corrupt system of government ruled by special interest.

Trump Saves America is the story of the unlikeliest of heroes who emerged from the unlikeliest of places to take up the impossible cause of a truly forgotten people. They are people who love their country, trust their higher God, obey laws
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Exonerated: The Failed Takedown of President Donald Trump by the Swamp

Dan Bongino

4.7
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

“Great new book by wonderful and very street smart author Dan Bongino, EXONERATED, THE FAILED TAKEDOWN OF PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP BY THE SWAMP. Dan hits all of the crooked points of the greatest Witch Hunt in political history. Nevertheless, the Scam continues!”
—President Donald J. Trump

An explosive, whistle-blowing exposé, Exonerated: The Failed Takedown of Donald Trum
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The Rebirth of Capitalism

Andrew Puzder

4.4


Andy Puzder, the former CEO of Carl's Jr. and Hardee's, says that "capitalism" is not a dirty word, and thankfully President Trump understands this; his pro-business policies will bring back economic growth and secure our future.
America was once a land where everyone was encouraged to seek their fortune - the more prosperous our citizens, the more our whole society could in turn prosper. But lefti
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Paloma Wants to be Lady Freedom

Rachel Campos-Duffy

4.4
Today we spend so much time talking about diversity and what makes us different that we're forgetting to tell our children stories about what unites us as Americans. We have so many beautiful and important things in common—our history, our love of freedom, and our pursuit of the American Dream.

Rachel Campos-Duffy is a mother of nine and contributor on the Fox News network where she gives her hone
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The MAGA Doctrine: The Only Ideas That Will Win the Future

Charlie Kirk

4.4
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER.

The movement that brought Donald Trump to the White House has better ideas than the old right or the new left. It’s time that the rest of America started listening.

The Tea Party began as a protest for patriots who feared Big Government. President Trump has become a hero for patriots who are against Big Everything.

Fed up with Silicon Valley, the media, liberal higher educ
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Restoring Our Republic: The Making of the Republic and How We Reclaim It Before It's Too Late

Ned Ryun

4.2
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The Plot Against the President: Revelations on the Deep State from the House Intelligence Committee

Lee Smith

4.7
Investigative journalist Lee Smith uses his unprecedented access to Congressman Devin Nunes, former head of the House Intelligence Committee, to expose the deep state operation against the president--and the American people.
Investigative journalist Lee Smith's The Plot Against the President tells the story of how Congressman Devin Nunes uncovered the operation to bring down the commander-in-chief.
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Our Lost Declaration: America's Fight Against Tyranny from King George to the Deep State

Mike Lee

4.4
New York Times bestselling author and committed constitutional conservative Senator Mike Lee reveals the little-known stories behind the Founder's takedown of a tyrannical king and the forgotten document that created America.

There is perhaps no more powerful sentence in human history, written in Philadelphia in the oppressively hot summer of 1776: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all
17

Unfreedom of the Press

Mark R. Levin

4.5
From five-time #1 New York Times bestselling author, FOX News star, and radio host Mark R. Levin comes a groundbreaking and enlightening book that shows how the great tradition of the American free press has degenerated into a standardless profession that has squandered the faith and trust of the American public, not through actions of government officials, but through its own abandonment of repor
18

Inside Trump's White House: The Real Story of Donald J. Trump's Presidency

Doug Wead

4.7
After dozens of books and articles by anonymous sources, here is finally a history of the Trump White House with the President and his staff talking openly, on the record.

In Inside Trump’s White House, Doug Wead offers a sweeping, eloquent history of President Donald J. Trump’s first years in office, covering everything from election night to the news of today. The book will include never-before-r
19

Box of Butterflies: Discovering the Unexpected Blessings All Around Us

Roma Downey

4.7
An Instant New York Times Bestseller

Roma Downey—best known as the beloved angel on the TV show Touched by an Angel—has created a beautiful book filled with encouragement and hope, assuring us of God’s comforting presence in our lives.

Ever since she was a little girl, Roma has seen butterflies as a reminder of God’s presence. They have appeared to her in moments when she needed encouragement and re
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Resistance (At All Costs): How Trump Haters Are Breaking America

Kimberley Strassel

4.7
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Wall Street Journal columnist and bestselling author Kim Strassel argues how the all-out "Resistance" has become dangerously reckless in its obstruction of President Trump.

Among the most consistent and aggressive criticisms of Donald Trump is that he is a threat to American democracy -- a human wrecking ball demolishing our most basic values and institutions.
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The Harder You Work, the Luckier You Get: An Entrepreneur's Memoir

Joe Ricketts

4.1
Joe Ricketts, founder of TD Ameritrade, shares the epic inside story of how a working-class kid from the Nebraska prairie took on Wall Street’s clubby brokerage business, busted it open, and walked away a billionaire.

Joe Ricketts always had the gift of seeing what others missed. The son of a house builder, he started life as a part-time janitor, but by the age of thirty-three he saw the chance to
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Taken for Granted: How Conservatism Can Win Back the Americans That Liberalism Failed

Gianno Caldwell

4.6
A deeply personal book from Fox News political analyst Gianno Caldwell about how the status quo of American politics, culture, and self-identity has failed those who need it most.

Gianno Caldwell, raised by his grandmother on the south side of Chicago, saw firsthand how lawmakers have failed African American voters on issues like poverty, welfare, and education. As someone who beat the odds of grow
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The Case for Nationalism: How It Made Us Powerful, United, and Free

Rich Lowry

3.8
It is one of our most honored clichés that America is an idea and not a nation. This is false. America is indisputably a nation, and one that desperately needs to protect its interests, its borders, and its identity.

The Brexit vote and the election of Donald Trump swept nationalism to the forefront of the political debate. This is a good thing. Nationalism is usually assumed to be a dirty word, b
24

The Long Game: A Memoir

Mitch McConnell

4.0
Now in paperback with a foreword by President Donald J. Trump, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's memoir shows how one of the most successful public figures of our time has worked to advance conservative values in Washington.



Under Mitch McConnell's famously quiet and strategic leadership, Republicans in the Senate have seen win after win--from tax cuts and deregulation to major improvements
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The Power of Positive Thinking

Norman Vincent Peale

4.4
"This book is written with the sole objective of helping the reader achieve a happy, satisfying, and worthwhile life."

-- Norman Vincent Peale

The precursor to The Secret, The Power of Positive Thinking has helped millions of men and women to achieve fulfillment in their lives. In this phenomenal bestseller, Dr. Peale demonstrates the power of faith in action. With the practical techniques outlined