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Two U.S. presidents, each of whom left his mark on history before, during, and after the American Civil War, highlight the selections this week in Newsmax Rising Bestsellers. A Newsmax host and columnist also examines in detail how he says the current president is bringing dishonor to the office. On a brighter note, there is a look at the remarkable career of a legend on the basketball court and the latest chapter of a new series of mysteries, written by a popular conservative podcaster and humorist.
“The House of Love and Death,” by Andrew Klavan (Mysterious Press)
This is the third book in the Cameron Winter series written by Andrew Klavan, a popular conservative political commentator for The Daily Wire. In this one Winter, an English professor and former U.S. government spy, finds a news story describing the death of a wealthy Chicago suburban family compelling. He decides to investigate on his own, which annoys a local police detective who settles on arresting the most obvious suspect. But did he do it? “A solid addition to an excellent series, and I look forward to the next installment in the series,” wrote Carole Barker, reviewing for Amazon. “I would recommend this book to all lovers of a good mystery, and in particular to readers of Thomas Harris and Lee Child.” [Fiction]
“Abraham Lincoln: A Life,” by Michael Burlingame, edited by Jonathan White (Johns Hopkins University Press)
This is an edited, condensed version of Burlingame’s original two-volume, 2,000-page biography of the 16th president. Lincoln is not merely the most studied and revered U.S. president, he’s the most studied and honored of all Americans. This is a worthy addition to any personal library, especially in light of today’s own political divisions. Said Michael Cawley simply and succinctly, in his GoodReads review, “Best Lincoln biography.” [Nonfiction]
“CORRUPT: The Inside Story of Biden’s Dark Money,” by Dick Morris (Humanix Books)
The host of Newsmax TV’s “Dick Morris Democracy” has written six previous New York Times bestsellers. He may do it again with this new blockbuster chronicling the dealings of the Biden family. Morris writes that the 46th president has cheapened the office by putting it up for sale to the highest bidder, which more-than-likely will be one of America’s adversaries, including Chiba and Russia. He argues that the greatest threat to America’s freedoms is corruption and exposes and provides his expert analysis on:
• The hidden history of Biden family deals and illegitimately acquired wealth;
• The where, when, who, how and what of Biden family dark money;
• Breaking-news scandals and legal troubles;
• The secret history of a corrupt China corrupting American leaders;
• What Joe Biden got from China;
• And all the dangerous things China got from Joe Biden;
• Why the Biden presidency must end in 2024.
“Within these incendiary pages, Dick Morris, America’s reigning dean of political strategy and tactics, completely unmasks the treasonous behavior of arguably the worst first family to ever darken the doors of the White House,” wrote Peter Navarro, in the book’s foreword. [Nonfiction]
“Klan War: Ulysses S. Grant and the Battle to Save Reconstruction,” by Fergus M. Bordewich (Knopf)
Fergus M. Bordewich describes the Ku Klux Klan as “the first organized terrorist movement in American history,” and, in its heyday, its members included politicians, landowners, lawmen, doctors, journalists, and churchmen. Its goal was to defeat the power of newly freed Black Americans and their white supporters, using any means available, which generally included violence. In addition to his two-term war against the Klan, Grant often found himself at odds with white northerners in his effort to fully implement reconstruction and the emancipation of the former slaves. “No period in American history is hotter than Reconstruction, when civil rights for emancipated slaves were established in law and deed only to be tragically eviscerated,” wrote Roger Lowenstein in his Wall Street Journal review. “In ‘Klan War: Ulysses S. Grant and the Battle to Save Reconstruction,’ Fergus Bordewich focuses on an especially violent chapter of the late 1860s and ’70s.” [Nonfiction]
“Magic: The Life of Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson,” by Roland Lazenby (Celadon Books)
Magic Johnson arguably transformed professional basketball into a top tier sport with his winning smile and his skill and athleticism on the court, including his no-look passes to teammates. That love turned to shock in 1991 when Johnson announced that he’d been diagnosed with HIV, followed by his immediate retirement from the sport. “In the end, what is revealed in ‘Magic: The Life of Earvin “Magic” Johnson’ is the life of an American sports hero, full of complexity, wonder, sorrow, and success,” wrote Richard Crepeau, for the New York Journal of Books. “Also, Lazenby offers an interesting analysis of American life and culture across several decades. What is not revealed is any strong sense of who Earvin Johnson Jr. is, and what lies at the core of his being, but maybe that is not possible to do.” [Nonfiction]