“America under fire” best describes the essence of this week’s nonfiction selections in the Newsmax Rising Bestsellers. One describes what the author calls a con job the Democratic Party has been running for decades, while another explains how the federal bureaucracy sabotaged President Donald Trump’s first term in office.
Still another shows how the administrative state has been hard at work eroding American individual freedoms, and a final offering describes in words and photos how far-left rioters have attacked America. For fiction there is the latest doings of Chicago’s favorite fictional female cop.
“Pink Lady (Jack Daniels),” by J.A. Konrath (Independently published)
While working in the homicide unit for the Chicago Police Department, Lt. Jacqueline “Jack” Daniels locked horns with Alex Kork, the most evil, diabolical, but brilliant, serial killer imaginable. But in this 23rd installment of the Jack Daniels series, she discovers that everything isn’t necessarily as it seems, and that “the past never dies.”
“Another thriller that is loaded with scares, laughs, surprise twists, and a bit of romance,” wrote Vanessa for GoodReads. “Alex Kork, a serial killer, who Jackie thought she had killed, is not dead and is back to seek revenge. Twists and turns leave Jackie and gang fighting to save her daughter from the serial killers. Sam, Jackie’s 9-year-old daughter, is a smart, tough cookie. But what happens to Alex?” [Fiction]
“The Democrats' Secret: Exposing the Con the Democratic Party Runs On Its Voters,” by R.C. O'Leary (Writing Prose Press, LLC)
The Democratic Party is just like all other political parties, in that it promises to serve the people and make our lives better each election cycle. But instead, Democrats implement policies that make things worse. The question is, Why?
In “The Democrats’ Secret,” R.C. O’Leary reveals why Democrats get it wrong:
- Seek to suppress free speech
- Struggle to find a positive message
- Have embraced so many radical ideas
- Can’t point to any areas they control as a template for success
- Always keep the focus on the future and avoid talking about their past
- Are forced to generate hoaxes and hysteria to scare voters into supporting the Democratic Party
- Attack Republicans in such a vicious and personal manner
And finally, the author reveals why Democrats need to ensure that elections never become a referendum on their results.
But the 2024 election confirms that conservatives are gaining an advantage, he argues. The failures of progressivism becomes more apparent the more it spreads. California is the poster child for that. [Nonfiction]
“Masters of Corruption: How the Federal Bureaucracy Sabotaged the Trump Presidency,” by Mark Moyar (Encounter Books)
Mark Moyar adds detail to the nameless, unelected career bureaucracy that thwarted Trump’s attempt to live up to “drain the swamp” promise during his first presidential term. "That’s not democracy. It’s oligarchy, and Mark Moyar explains exactly how it works,” commentator Tucker Carlson observed.
As a senior political appointee at the recently condemned U.S. Agency for International Development, Moyar witnessed the corruption first-hand, and reveals it in his latest book. “Professor Moyar has written an extremely valuable book on how the federal bureaucracy has become dangerously partisan and corrupt,” wrote Andrew Finlayson in his Amazon review. “It is richly detailed and sourced and written in a prose that is easy to read and understand. He lays out a very compelling case for serious reform of our federal bureaucracy and provides in his closing chapter the formula for that reform.” [Nonfiction]
“Passages through the Shadows,” by Richard C. Lyons (Lylea Creative Resources, LLC)
In this third volume of Richard C. Lyons’ “democracy series,” he asks “who rules whom” after 236 years working under a Constitution in which the people are supposed to be the sovereign master, and the government the subservient steward.
That’s the way the Constitution was intended and written. But after more than two centuries, the tables have turned, prompting Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. “Richard C. Lyons is a historian, poet, essayist, and screenwriter who has set a new bar in the understanding of the evolution of democracy, from its inception to the modern incarnations through his democracy book series,” said Dr. Robert Malone on the website Speaker. Passages follows The DNA of Democracy and Shadows of the Acropolis. [Nonfiction]
“RIOT DIET: One Man's Radical Ride Through America in Chaos,” by Richie McGinniss (Pigeon Press)
The chaos that began during 2020’s “Summer of Love” riots – prompted by the death of George Floyd – up to the so-called “J6 insurrection” in Washington, are chronicled by Richie McGinnis, who led a D.C.-based news team.
Armed only with a cellphone to record the action, and a hockey helmet and gas mask for protection, he recorded riots and protests by Black Lives Matter and antifa activists around the country, to place the reader in the middle of the mayhem, during one of the most turbulent times in recent American history. “This book is an unfiltered account of some of the most pivotal moments in American history,” wrote Michael Brooks for Amazon.
“McGinniss’ uniquely hilarious writing style, combined with raw visuals captured on the ground, bring you to the front-lines of the ‘mostly peaceful’ (so we were told) protests, riots and political upheaval that rocked the very fabric of American society. ‘Riot Diet’ is a must read for anyone seeking an honest and immersive look at what really happened during some of the most turbulent times in recent memory. I can’t wait for the next one!” [Nonfiction]
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