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Rules for Radicals (Vintage)

by Saul D. Alinsky

This primers tells the "have-nots" how they can organize to achieve real political power for the practice of true democracy.

First published in 1946 and updated in 1969 with a new Introduction and Afterword, this volume represents the fullest statement of the political philosophy and practical methodology of one of the most important figures in the history of American radicalism. Like Thomas Paine before him, Saul Alinsky, through the concept and practice of community organizing, was able to embody for his era both the urgency of... (more)

Mostly on the Edge: An Autobiography

by Karl Hess

He left school at fifteen to work as a reporter and wound up, just a few years later, as associate editor at Newsweek. He helped William F Buckley Jr found the National Review, worked closely with Joseph McCarthy, and became chief speechwriter for Barry Goldwater. But true to a conscience that caused him to question the claims and authority of others, Hess eventually rejected conservatism and embraced the... (more)

Anarchy After Leftism

by Bob Black

A reply to, and an assault on, Murray Bookchin's 'Social Anarchism Or Lifestyle Anarchism,' Bookchin himself, Bookchinism, and so called 'anarcho-leftism.'

Radical Son: A Generational Odyssey

by david horowitz

Originally a radical socialist, the current driving force behind the rise of the Hollywood right recounts how he moved from one set of political convictions to another over the course of thirty years, and challenges readers to consider how they came by their own convictions.

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Rules for Radicals (Vintage)

by Saul D. Alinsky

Reveille for Radicals

by Saul D. Alinsky

Mostly on the Edge: An Autobiography

by Karl Hess

Anarchy After Leftism

by Bob Black

Radical Son: A Generational Odyssey

by david horowitz

Dear America

by Karl Hess