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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by jimmydoreisalefty@lemmus.org to c/books@lemmy.ml
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I would like to learn the history of:

1.communism around the world and its start

  1. Constitution (USA)break down with notes or dumb down version

13th amendment especially, heard Killer Mike's song - Reagan

  1. Break Down of USA presidents

  2. Class struggle in USA and labour movement Edit: Unions and how people on top got bought out

  3. Edit: Do y'all prefer ebooks or physical books?

Any info will help, thank you!

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[–] Oneeightnine@feddit.uk 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've got a few recommendations regarding presidents.

Gimsons Presidents: Brief Lives from Washington to Trump - Each President get a few pages, and whilst it's not as 'hard hitting as some of this list, it does have some very fun writing, and really nice art as well.

The Presidents by C-SPAN - They take the most recent C-SPAN Presidential poll and dedicate time to each president based on their ranking. A lot of it is transcribed from audio interviews, but it's still a solid read if you're looking to get a grip on these guys.

The Presidents: 250 Years of American Leadership (By Ian Dale) Another round up, but this is perhaps more..... current than the C-SPAN book as it takes newly created essays written exclusively for this book.

The Complete Book of US Presidents - More of an encyclopaedia than anything. It's massive, but it covers everything from First Lady's to Inaugural speaches.

Could probably find a few more if you're interested?

[–] jimmydoreisalefty@lemmus.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Great! Thank you for taking the time to list them!

Yes, that would be awesone if you have more books!

[–] Oneeightnine@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago

Impeachment by Jon Meacham - Read this one last year and it was likely my favourite read of the year. It lays out the case against each of the three (at the time) Presidents to have been impeached (or in Nixon's case, soon to be Impeached). Absolutely fascinating.

Leadership in Turbulent Times by Doris Kearns Goodwin - This one is more personal. It focuses on three Presidents, their careers, how they came to be where they were and how their 'biggest' moments came to define them.

That's all I've read so far, although I've only been 'interested' in this as a subject for about three years. Hope it helps.

[–] Andjhostet@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

Check out Blackshirts and Reds, by Michael Parenti. It's an amazing book about the history of the relationship/battle between fascism and communism in the world over the 20th century (spoiler alert, fascism won).

[–] ricecake@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

1.communism around the world and its start

I enjoyed 10 days that shook the world by John Reed. It's a first hand account of the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917. I listened to the librevox audiobook

[–] armamix@infosec.pub 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

October by China Miéville is a great telling of the Russian revolution.