The Resistance Reading List · 2016–18
The historical bookshelf.
Eight titles from the original selection. Keep the historical context, examine the argument, and leave room for questions.
A sample of the 229-post legacy catalog, not a complete migration. Years refer to first publication; linked publisher or library pages may describe later editions.
8 books
Nonfiction · 2018
How Democracies Die
Steven Levitsky & Daniel Ziblatt
Comparative political history
View catalog note →Nonfiction · 2017
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
Timothy Snyder
Historical lessons and civic essays
View catalog note →Nonfiction · 2018
Fascism: A Warning
Madeleine Albright
History through a diplomat’s perspective
View catalog note →Nonfiction · 2018
The Death of Truth
Michiko Kakutani
Language, media, and public argument
View catalog note →Nonfiction · 2018
The Plot to Destroy Democracy
Malcolm Nance
A period account of Russian interference
View catalog note →Nonfiction · 2017
What Unites Us
Dan Rather & Elliot Kirschner
Personal reflections on civic life
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