Dole, Bob & Kemp, Jack; TRUSTING THE PEOPLE, Harper Collins Publishers, New York, 1996, In their own words, Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole and his running mate, Jack Kemp, explain what this election means to you, your income and the nation’s economic future and their strategy to free our economy and return power to the taxpayers.  164 pages

Gormley, William T., Jr., POLITICS AND PUBLIC POLICY, Congressional Quarterly Press, Washington, DC, 1989. Offers a road map for negotiating the complex weaving of policy-making and implementation. Uses six "images" of the policy process, from board-room politics to living-room politics, to make clear that different participants and different rules of the game profoundly influence the outcome of public policy. 346 pages.

Gregg, Gary L. II, SECURING DEMOCRACY: WHY WE HAVE AN ELECTORAL COLLEGE, ISI Books, Wilmington, Delaware, 2001---A collection of essays and quotes from leading politicians, journalists and academics that demonstrate the practical importance of the Electoral College and defends the political principles it exemplifies. Hard Cover 171 pages includes index

Hubbell, Webb; FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES,  William Morrow & Company, Inc., New York, 1997

Johnson, Haynes and Broder, David S.,THE SYSTEM, Little, Brown Co, NYC 1996- The American Way of Politics at the Breaking Point

Kosodoy, Neal  WHAT TO DO ABOUT... , Reagan Books, NYC, 1995- A collection of essays from Commentary Magazine.

Schwartz, Mildred A., THE PARTY NETWORK, The University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, WI, 1990. In this study, the author uses the Illinois Republicans as a critical case to explain the complex workings of an American political party. 320 pages.

Thatcher, Margaret, MARGARET THATCHER: THE PATH TO POWER, Harper Collins, Great Britain, 1995-- In The Downing Street Years, Margaret Thatcher gave her own account of her prime ministership from 1979 to 1990. In this book she writes, for the first time, about her personal life, the formation of her character and values, and about the training and experiences which led to the 1979 election victory. Hard Cover, 656 pages includes index.

Thompson, Kenneth W., TRADITIONS AND VALUES IN POLITICS AND DIPLOMACY, Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge, LA, 1992. The author challenges the idea that the enormous changes in contemporary national and international life have rendered the consideration of values and traditions obsolete and examines the role that values and traditions play in shaping change. 353 pages.

Underdown, David, A FREEBORN PEOPLE: POLITICS AND THE NATION IN SEVENTEEN-CENTURY ENGLAND, Clarendon Press, Oxford, UK, 1996, Explores the in which the political cultures of the elite and of the common people intersected during the seventeenth century. 173 pages

Van Horn, Carl, Baumer, Donald and Gormley, William, POLITICS AND PUBLIC POLICY, CQ Press, Washington, DC, 1989, Unravels the complexities of public policy. Six "images" of the policy process-board-room politics, bureaucratic politics, cloakroom politics, chief executive politics, courtroom politics, and living room politics-make clear that different participants and different rules of the game profoundly influence the substance of public policy. 346 pages

Wagman, Robert, Editor, THE WORLD ALMANAC OF U.S. POLITICS 1995-97 EDITION, Funk and Wagnalls, New Jersey, 1995, Complete guide to federal, state and local government includes email addressees, accessing government databases online and how to get help from government agencies. 400 pages

Weiss, Michael J., LATITUDES AND ATTITUDES, Little, Brown Co, NYC, 1994- An Atlas of American Tastes, Trends, Politics, and Passions.

Winograd, Morley and Buffa, Dudley, TAKING CONTROL, POLITICS IN THE INFORMATION AGE, Henry Holt & Company, New York, 1996. Offers a compelling analysis for candidates and voters who recognize that the economic landscape has been transformed. Human capital has replaced investment capital. The era of industrial politics is over. The powerful new constituency is the knowledge workers -educated, adaptive, and technologically adept. 294 pages.      

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