What You Should Know About Politics . . . But Don't
A Nonpartisan Guide to the Issues That Matter

A fast, fun overview of an enormous topic. I waffled on the rating for this one, between three and four. It was a "four" for me until I got to her remarks on homeschoolers in the Education chapter. She says, "... greater numbers of Americans either put their children in religious schools or chose to......more

Claims to be a non-partison guide to modern political issues (as of 2008) and delivers. It discusses major issues and where the different parties & groups usually stand and why without trying to say who is right or wrong.......more

I'd recommend this book to anyone around my age. It covered a great deal of political topics, ranging from economy to education. Conrad's writing was very conversational and included more 'I's in it than I would have predicted (not a complaint, I enjoyed her input). One thing you must note if you ch......more

I picked up this book, along with The Everything American Government Book, out of desperation. I had spent most of my life saying that I didn’t care about politics or the news except in the greater context and curation provided in history books. Then one day I woke up to realize that we’re living hi......more

This book purports to be an unbiased look at politics and to describe what each side says about various issues. It is not nonpartisan. It is biased to the left. And it doesn't even do a very good job of explaining why those on the left believe what they do. A great disappointment.......more