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Making America and oneself exceptional is a common issue in this week’s Newsmax Rising Bestsellers. In one, a rising conservative star sounds an alarm that Nov. 5 will be our last chance to save America, and a second describes the “Crimes Against America” committed by the current presidential administration. A third submits that individual exceptionalism comes from a spark within each of us, and the fourth argues that one key to returning America into that “shining city on a hill” as described by Ronald Reagan is to reject the ideas of critical race theory as well as “diversity, equity and inclusion” and become a color-blind society. For more casual reading, there is the latest in the series surrounding a fictional former New York police department homicide detective.
“The Watchmaker’s Hand,” by Jeffery Deaver (G.P. Putnam’s Sons)
This, the 16th in Jeffrey Deaver’s Lincoln Rhyme series of thrillers, opens when a Manhattan construction crane mysteriously cascades to the ground, killing several people and causing massive property damage. When a political group claims responsibility and promises another crane collapse within the next 24 hours, Rhyme and his partner, Amelia Sachs, are on the case. “Great book, great storyline and great characters,” said Val Wheeler, reviewing for GoodReads. “You do not have to read any of the previous books in the series to enjoy this, but it will entice you to read them too, and I’m always happy to find an author with a lot of books that I can look forward to reading at my own pace and have added them to my ‘to read’ pile.” [Fiction]
“America’s Last Stand: Will You Vote to Save or Destroy America in 2024?” by Drew Thomas Allen (Bombardier Books)
Drew Thomas Allen argues that America is in peril because of the tyrannical policies of the Biden administration, and this November may be our “last stand” to save the beacon of liberty designed by the founders. When voters head to the polls, they should answer for themselves one question before voting: Were you better off under the Trump presidency or the Biden presidency? “I live in the communist state of California, Napa Valley,” the author said on The P.A.S. Report Podcast. California is “the worst of elitism, and the worst of Democratic policy.” And this is what Californians repeatedly approve of by voting for it. “Napoleons and Caesars are not precluded from springing up among us.” It’s all up to the voter, who gets precisely what he voted for. [Nonfiction]
“Crimes Against America: The Left’s Takedown of Our Republic,” by Jeanine Pirro (Winning Team Publishing)
Consider “Crimes Against America” as a companion piece to “America’s Last Stand” above. From Day 1 of his presidency, Joe Biden violated the U.S. Constitution and therefore his oath of office, Jeanine Pirro declares. Article IV, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution provides that “The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion[.]” Reelecting Biden for a second term will only enable him to continue his lawlessness — his “Crimes Against America,” she says. “The author is concerned for the stability of the nation’s basic principles, including free speech and 2nd Amendment rights. She thinks that America is now a ‘crime victim’ itself — and faults those determined to fundamentally change the nation,” wrote Jennifer Harper for The Washington Times. “It spells out catastrophic challenges that Americans could face if the nation’s fundamental tenets are weakened by liberal policy and unchecked immigration.” [Nonfiction]
“Unbreakable Spirit: Rising Above All Odds,” by Rainer Zitelmann (Atlas Elite Publishing Partners)
Rainer Zitelmann proves that being successful in any endeavor has more to do with one’s inner spirit than it does mental and physical ability. He proves this through the stories of 20 people who each achieved extraordinary goals despite their disabilities. It’s ultimately that inner spirit — the ability to immediately bounce back from failure and try again — that distinguishes the great from the ordinary. The author offers a timely message in an age of victimhood. “The people in this book never saw themselves as victims. Nor did they seek pity,” the author told Emily Manifold in her Lincoln Citizen interview. “They saw themselves as creators of their own destinies and believed that they could achieve things that even most people without disabilities would never achieve. What do you think you would achieve if you could tap into the same astonishing strength that enabled each of these individuals to do such incredible things?” [Nonfiction]
“The Virtue of Color-Blindness,” by Andre Archie (Regnery Gateway)
Andre Archie argues that the United States became an exceptional nation by rewarding character over birthright, ability over victimhood, which was the basis for the late Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. King said at the 1963 March on Washington that he dreamed that his children would “one day live in a nation where they would not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” In this book, Andre Archie, a black professor, rejects the notion of “diversity, equity and inclusion” and urges instead a color-blind meritocracy, which he says was actually promoted a century before King by a famous black Civil War-era orator and abolitionist. “One figure who was profoundly influenced by the West’s tradition of color-blind principles and the sentiments of liberty that grow out of those principles is Frederick Douglass,” he said. But the new color-conscious society promoted by the left, which divides society into oppressors or victims solely on the basis of their skin color, is inherently racist and counterproductive, Archie argues. [Nonfiction]
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