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Vendor: Norman P. Johnson
As the Butte Burns
In As the Butte Burns, bizarre mountain experiences abound, shady life choices are explored, and perfect love takes some on the ride of their life. "As the Butte burns" was a phrase coined by disillusioned young people coming to the mountains and discovering they...- $29.95
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The Restless Wave: A Novel of the United States Navy
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America 2184: The Railroad Reborn
The revolution of hearts and minds has begun.Picking up immediately after the events of America 2184: Part One, John Winston and Eva Alden begin their preparations for a perilous journey through a secret escape route-one that winds through dense wilderness, hidden villages, and fragile...- $9.99
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War Shadows
From New York Times bestselling authors Andrews & WilsonThe war against terror has changed the rules--and Tier One plays to win.John Dempsey, former Navy SEAL and Tier One operator, is back. Only a few months into his new life as an operative for Ember,...- $29.99
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Vendor: Percival Everett
A History of the African-American People (Proposed) by Strom Thurmond, as Told to Percival Everett & James Kincaid (a Novel)
"[A]n outrageously funny satire of race relations and racism, US history, contemporary sexual mores and behavior, academia, and the publishing industry . . . It could become a cult-classic . . . Highly recommended."--Library Journal"The story's epistolary format allows novelist Everett and literary theorist...- $18.95
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Citizen Spies of Port Royal
China is seeing scores of intellectuals, engineers, technology experts and the like leaving the country in droves. The regime has taken to menacing their own citizens and others in the U.S. and throughout the world, through bribery, coercion and abduction. The objective is to...- $17.99
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Vendor: Albert Payson Terhune
Caleb Conover, Railroader
Caleb Conover, Railroader is a novel centered around a self-made man who has built his life from humble beginnings to rise within the realms of railroads and politics. The story highlights a conflict between social aspirations and the struggle for acceptance, particularly within high...- $16.99
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Vendor: James Silvester
Escape to Perdition: A Gripping international Thriller
Love, deception, and murder dominate as a shadowy organization battles for power. Herbert Biely, aged hero of the Prague Spring, stands poised to reunite the Czech and Slovak Republics years after the Velvet Revolution. But other parties have their own agendas and plans for...- $15.99
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Hubbly Bubbly
For months Jim Tierney sent out his resume with no results. An economic recession in 1990 raged. A home addition he started languishes from lack of funds. His self- esteem is in the crapper. One day he receives an unexpected phone call offering him...- $15.99
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Vendor: Ayn Dillard
Feast of Men: Story of A Woman's Heart
A woman's magical mysterious, nightmarish, adventurous journey through men on her quest to have a better understanding of the male energy on her search to find genuine and everlasting love. Just as life brings her the masculine offering of a chance for love, along...- $26.00
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Vendor: Rich Allan
Identity Check
When his mother, Christina, is murdered, teenager Scott Harold, along with his brash girlfriend, Jessie, begin a dangerous journey to uncover the past. Skirt-chasing President Walter Kendall is fighting to stay in the office for a second term and cannot afford another scandal. His...- $11.95
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Vendor: Aaron B. Powell
Priority
As mankind inches closer to self-destruction-corruption, greed, religious zealotry and intemperance-Patrick Mitchell struggles to find purpose and order amidst the growing chaos he's witnessed in the world. As a former Marine serving in the Middle East, then as a college student, Patrick sees the...- $7.99
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Vendor: James C. McKay
Tomorrow & Tomorrow
Author: James C. McKayISBN-10: 1410795330ISBN-13: 9781410795335Publisher: 1st Book LibraryLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/15/2003Pages: 272Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.89lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.61d- $15.95
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Vendor: Zee Carlstrom
Make Sure You Die Screaming
Named one of the hottest debut novels of 2025 by Goodreads "It's Fear and Loathing for the generation devastated by the generation that brought us Fear and Loathing." --Torrey Peters, author of Detransition, Baby An electrifying debut about a nonbinary corporate burnout embarking on...- $17.99
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Vendor: Kathleen Ryder
The Adults in the Room: The Deep State Second Edition
Tim Hall has information that many want to know. He only wishes he remembered what it was. spy for the CIA but because of an accident, his career was cut short and there are now large gaps in his memory. Although Tim is content...- $11.43
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Coningsby
Benjamin Disraeli's "Coningsby: The New Generation" offers a fascinating glimpse into the heart of 19th-century British society and English politics. This meticulously prepared edition revives a compelling work of political fiction, steeped in the historical context of its time. Through insightful social commentary, Disraeli...- $25.95
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Vendor: Peter Lefcourt
The Woody
Senator Woody White is being blackmailed by his wife, sued by his ex-wife, shaken down by a Vermont maple syrup kingpin, terrorized by his neo-fascist housekeeper, and dragged into litigation over a fender bender in the Senate parking garage. But when he is stricken...- $23.95
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Vendor: Dennis Bock
Strangers at the Red Door
A foreign ghostwriter visiting Hong Kong partners up with the disembodied spirit of the most dangerous novelist in China to find a local bookseller who's been disappeared by the authorities after attempting to smuggle the novelist's subversive masterpiece onto the mainlandAt a train station...- $20.99
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Vendor: Matthew Quirk
The Method: A Thriller
Author: Matthew QuirkISBN-10: 0063393026ISBN-13: 9780063393028Publisher: William Morrow & CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/20/2026Pages: 416Format: Hardcover- $32.00
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Vendor: Malcolm Ivy
Terminal
A story that explores the role empathy plays in everyday interactions. As we follow Astor through his journey, the actions of others become increasingly important to the wellbeing, and even survival of his life. Often stories focus on the role of the hero and...- $9.99
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Vendor: Evgenii Ivanovich Zamiatin
We
We is a novel set in a highly controlled society where individuality is suppressed in favor of conformity. The protagonist, a mathematician and builder, documents life within this structured world, initially expressing pride in the regimented existence that dominates his every action. His worldview...- $16.99
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Vendor: Benjamin Jowett
The Republic
In the Republic, however, Plato develops a view of happiness and virtue that departs from that of Socrates.Author: Benjamin Jowett, PlatoISBN-10: 1974022978ISBN-13: 9781974022977Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/04/2017Pages: 192Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.01lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.41d- $8.99
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Vendor: Charles Dickens
Hard Times (Annotated)
Read one of the greatest classics of all time.The definitive edition. Features an extended biography of the life and experiences of Charles Dickens Perfectly printed text for easy reading No one can bring Victorian England alive like Charles Dickens.Set in dreary Coketown, England, the...- $16.95
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Vendor: Cristina Rivera Garza
Autobiography of Cotton
In 1934, a young José Revueltas traveled to Tamaulipas to support the cotton workers' strike in Estación Camarón, which became the basis of his landmark novel Human Mourning. In her own groundbreaking novel, Autobiography of Cotton, Cristina Rivera Garza recounts her grandparents' journey from...- $17.00
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Vendor: Gigi L. Leung
Everyday Movement
A powerful, award-winning novel that follows the lives of two women as democracy starts to crumble in Hong Kong. One summer morning, college roommates, Ah Lei and Panda, wake up with very different reactions to the night before. They have been chased and tear-gassed...- $29.00
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Vendor: Elizabeth Day
One of Us
Pineapple Street meets Anatomy of a Scandal in this juicy, fast-paced ensemble drama about old friends, dazzling wealth, and the secrets the uppercrust will keep--as long as they're on your side. When Fliss, the eccentric and troubled grown daughter of the wealthy and powerful...- $30.00
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Vendor: David McCloskey
The Persian
Author: David McCloskeyISBN-10: 1324124458ISBN-13: 9781324124450Publisher: W. W. Norton & CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/30/2025Pages: 320Format: Paperback- $18.00
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Vendor: Stovall
The Death of the Admiral
"The Death of the Admiral is a fast, entertaining read, set against a historical backdrop that isn't used often enough. I really loved the story for its quick pace and for the brilliant selection of the post-Civil War period and location in Washington, where...- $14.99
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Vendor: Tito Lugo
The Island of Retirement
"The Island of Retirement" is a gripping tale that takes readers to a Caribbean Island, a melting pot of cultures and climates, shaped by a tumultuous history of colonial rule and political strife. At the heart of the story is Segismundo Palacios, a disillusioned...- $19.99
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Vendor: Edward M. Krauss
GeeCee
In the near future, advancements in driverless software for large trucks and eighteen-wheelers are remolding the transportation industry. This new frontier has left tens of thousands at the mercy of the US Congress as they look for action as automation invades their livelihoods. At...- $16.00
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Vendor: Richard Gayzur
The Prison Dialogue: A Transformative Work of Metaphysical Fiction
A compelling work of women's fiction, The Prison Dialogue chronicles a woman of color's descent into a world of profound spiritual blindness. It's all set in motion when a reviled investment banker receives an unanticipated bequest from her estranged father--thousands of unsent daily letters...- $19.95
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Anna Hastings
The riveting tale of one woman's journey and her rise to power, Anna Hastings gives readers an inside glimpse into the workings of journalism in Washington. Drury takes his own experience in the field to reflect on the state of journalism in the 1970s....- $15.99
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Confession of a Bear
This story by one of China's best contemporary authors offers great insight into modern Chinese society.The hustle and bustle of twenty-first century Shanghai serves as a backdrop for a story rive with office politics and social intrigue. An aimless man, lacking the ambition that...- $13.95
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Vendor: L. V. Lynx
President and Psychiatrist
President Putin comes to visit a psychiatrist for a persistent headache, deemed non-treatable by other doctors. Strange things happen in the doctor's office, starting with doodles and memory lapses and ending with self-writing pens and transcripts. This smart political satire novella will keep you...- $7.99
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Vendor: Brad Thor
Code of Conduct: A Thriller
"Thor tops himself again and again." --Bookreporter "Feels like the TV show 24 on the page." --Associated Press #1 New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Brad Thor presents his greatest thriller ever--an action-packed literary tour de force! Hidden deep within...- $14.99
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Vendor: Nolan Jazimreg
The (In)Convenient Truth About The World You Live In
This compelling political satire from the author of the widely-read BREXIT: The Great British Tax Avoidance Swindle has been inspired by John Lennon's following verses: "Imagine there's no countries, It isn't hard to do, Nothing to kill or die for, And no religion, too."...- $11.99
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A Girl Made of Dust
A Girl Made of Dust is a sophisticated exploration of one family's private battle to survive in the midst of civil war.In her peaceful town outside Beirut, Ruba is slowly awakening to the shifting contours within her household: hardly speaking and refusing to work,...- $14.00
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Vendor: Vince Flynn
Protect and Defend
Counterterrorist agent Mitch Rapp is on a collision course with America's most feared enemy in this white-knuckle thriller from "the best pure adrenaline-charged action writer out there" (The Providence Journal) and #1 New York Times bestselling author of American Assassin. No longer willing to...- $49.95
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The Perfect Sinner
Discover a sumptuous and haunting novel of medieval loves, lies and loyalties. Slapton, Devon, 1372. Sir Guy de Bryan, trusted friend of Edward III, consecrates a magnificent Chantry, his personal bulwark against the torments of purgatory. Yet he is known as an honorable man....- $11.06
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Prospect Hill
Fans of Jonathan Coe will love this extraordinary panoramic novel, which turns upon the whirligig of life that is Costford, a North Western town, in 1970. Costford, a brash north of England town. It's 1970 and young Trevor Morgan has a magical smile and...- $11.99
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Vendor: Margaret Atwood
The Handmaid's Tale (Deluxe Edition): 40th Anniversary Edition
A stunning deluxe edition for the fortieth anniversary of an unparalleled cornerstone of feminist literature, featuring the original cover art and a short, unpublished essay penned in 1986 by Margaret Atwood, "the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction" (The New York Times). In Margaret...- $22.00
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Vendor: Robert Miranda
Secession: The Tragic Fragmentation
Bret and Ani are back again with another adventure. The world is in turmoil. The American Civil War divided the nation into two geographical parts. Now, the former USA has fragmented into seven pieces, with five of them new countries. Negotiations have broken down,...- $29.99
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Mirror Images: How Donald Trump and Meghan Markle Are Exactly the Same
At first glance, Donald Trump and Meghan Markle seem worlds apart - different backgrounds, politics, and personalities. But look closer, and you'll find a striking reflection: two masters of media manipulation, personal branding, and public spectacle. In Mirror Images, dive into the fascinating parallels...- $22.99
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The Saundra Gray Affair: A Novel of Politics
"What a terrific, page-turning, enlightening book! It's well-plotted and well-written, suspenseful until the very end, and revealing about politics and the human heart. Highly recommended."--James Fallows, former White House speechwriter and New York Times-bestselling author of Our TownsWhen a Capitol Hill intern mysteriously disappears,...- $28.00
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Rainn
Rainn (2014) is a traditional post-modern novel, an auto-fiction collaboration, covering some of the more explicit aspects of New York City-decadence and its post nine-eleven inhabitants.Author: Amy Silbergeld, Matthew LandisISBN-10: 9198090321ISBN-13: 9789198090321Publisher: Freke Raiha ForlagLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2014Pages: 90Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.64lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x...- $30.00
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Vendor: Michelle Cohen Corasanti
The Almond Tree
Against a background torn from the pages of today's headlines, The Almond Tree by Michelle Cohen Corasanti recasts the Palestinians in Israel and Gaza, a people frequently in the news but often misrepresented and deeply misunderstood. This stunning debut conveys a universal story of...- $8.99
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Kidnapped (Collector's Edition) (Laminated Hardback with Jacket)
Collector's Edition Laminated Hardback with Jacket Betrayed by his own uncle and thrust into a dangerous world of treachery and adventure, young David Balfour's life takes a dramatic turn when he's kidnapped and thrown aboard a sinister ship. Amid raging seas and ruthless sailors,...- $39.99
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Vendor: Tim Butler
Dislocation
CLIMATE DISASTERS.CIVIL WARS.MASS MIGRATIONS.India is in chaos.Storms destroy coastal cities, searing droughts cripple agriculture. The country is deteriorating, and millions are desperate to escape.Smugglers repurpose junked cargo ships as refugee vessels and hundreds of thousands of people wash up on Australian shores, straining already...- $20.99
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Uncivil Servants
Tragedy strikes America when Air Force Two, the vice president's plane, goes missing somewhere over the Pacific. President Peter Stewart wants answers. How could this have happened? Furthermore, if it happened to Air Force Two, who's to say an attack on Air Force One...- $28.95
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Pursuit of Honor: A Thriller
Mitch Rapp--the "mainstay of the modern techno-thriller" (New York Journal of Books)--returns in this exhilarating political thriller as he fights for the sake of his country and the pursuit of honor. Less than a week after a series of deadly explosions devastated Washington, DC,...- $19.99
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Political Fiction Books
Political fiction books are a genre of literature that explore the intertwined worlds of politics and fiction. These books delve into political systems, ideologies, and the individuals who navigate the complex and often perilous landscapes of power and governance. From classic works to contemporary masterpieces, the genre has captivated readers for centuries. The political fiction genre can include a wide array of subgenres and styles. Some books focus on historical events and figures, offering a fictionalized account of real-life political events. Examples of this include "All the King's Men" by Robert Penn Warren, which draws inspiration from the life of Louisiana governor Huey Long, and "Wolf Hall" by Hilary Mantel, which provides a fictional narrative of Thomas Cromwell's rise to power in the court of Henry VIII.
Other political fiction books create entirely fictional worlds that mirror our own, exploring political systems and power dynamics that resonate with real-world experiences. George Orwell's iconic dystopian novel "1984" portrays a totalitarian regime where Big Brother surveils and controls every aspect of citizens' lives. Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale" presents a harrowing vision of a theocratic society that enforces oppressive laws against women.
Political fiction books can also take a satirical or allegorical approach, using humor or metaphorical storytelling to critique political systems and figures. An example of this is Joseph Heller's "Catch-22," a darkly comedic novel set during World War II that exposes the absurdities of bureaucracy and war. With the ability to both entertain and provoke thought, political fiction books have the power to shed light on the intricacies and consequences of political power. These works often examine themes such as corruption, propaganda, abuse of power, social inequality, and the struggle for justice. By presenting political dilemmas in a fictional context, authors can explore complex ideas and challenge readers' perspectives on the world around them.
Popular Political Fiction Book Authors
Political fiction books have captivated readers for centuries, providing insightful perspectives on the workings of governments, the nature of power, and the complex dynamics of politics. Several authors have risen to prominence for their exceptional contributions to this genre, crafting compelling narratives that explore political landscapes and provoke thought-provoking discussions. Here are some popular authors of political fiction books:
1. George Orwell: Orwell is perhaps one of the most renowned political fiction authors of all time. His novels, such as "Animal Farm" and "1984," have become iconic for their chilling portrayals of totalitarian regimes and dystopian societies. Orwell's works shed light on the dangers of oppression and the manipulation of power, leaving a lasting impact on readers across the globe.
2. Aldous Huxley: Huxley's novel "Brave New World" is a remarkable example of political fiction that presents a futuristic society governed by a rigid caste system and excessive control. Through his writing, Huxley delves into the ethical dilemmas posed by advanced technology, consumerism, and the suppression of individuality, offering a critical reflection on the consequences of an all-powerful state.
3. Margaret Atwood: Atwood's dystopian novel "The Handmaid's Tale" has gained immense popularity in recent years, especially due to its adaptation into a highly acclaimed television series. Set in a totalitarian society where women face subjugation and reproductive control, Atwood's powerful narrative explores themes of gender inequality, religious extremism, and the vulnerability of individual rights.
4. Sinclair Lewis: Known for his satirical writing, Sinclair Lewis tackles American politics in his novel "It Can't Happen Here." The book provides a cautionary tale, depicting the rise of a populist politician who gradually transforms the United States into an oppressive dictatorship. Lewis's work serves as a stark reminder of the potential dangers of democracy being eroded from within.
5. Kazuo Ishiguro: While primarily known for his Nobel Prize-winning novel "The Remains of the Day," Ishiguro's "Never Let Me Go" also contains strong political undertones. Set in a seemingly idyllic English boarding school, the book tackles themes of human rights, ethics, and societal manipulation. Ishiguro artfully weaves these issues into a poignant and thought-provoking narrative.
At White Rain Book House, we understand the power of literature to challenge and inspire, and our political fiction collection is a testament to that. We believe that these books not only entertain but also serve as a reflection of our society, allowing readers to gain a deeper understanding of political dynamics and the consequences of political choices.