A description of how the Republican Party, led by President Donald Trump, won the 2024 political trifecta, and a vivid explanation of how larger-than-life Theodore Roosevelt started the transformation of America into a superpower anchor this week’s Newsmax Rising Bestsellers. Two others are darker, more somber, from the notion that the heir to the Soros legacy is likely more extreme than his father, followed by how the horror of Oct. 7, 2023, was reframed to blame Israel. This week’s novel is a political suspense centered on a man with a dark past.
“Balls: How Trump, Young Men, and Sports Saved America,” by Clay Travis (Center Street)
Sports and politics commentator Clay Travis uses sports analogies to explain how leftist Democrats have alienated men, especially during the Biden administration, and herded them straight into the GOP’s tent. As a result, 2024 was a big year for Republicans.
And the forces driving men away from the Democratic Party extended beyond the acts of politicians: woke Bud Light ads, Colin Kaepernick’s refusal to stand for the national anthem, and men competing in women's sports — all done with the DNC’s blessing and encouragement.“Clay Travis has a GREAT new book…: ‘Balls: How Trump, Young Men, and Sports Saved America,” wrote President Donald Trump. “Clay is a highly talented commentator, who is tough, smart, and gifted with COMMON SENSE. He has studied our Historic Movement from the very beginning, truly ‘gets’ MAGA, and MAGA loves him.” [Nonfiction]
“The Heir: Inside the (Not So) Secret Network of Alex Soros,” by Matt Palumbo (Liberatio Protocol)
George Soros did everything he could using his power and fortune to bring the United States down into mediocrity. In June 2023, he handed the reins of the Soros network to his son Alex, but it wasn’t a case of “like father, like son” — if anything, Alex is turning out to be more radical than his father, according to the author. This isn’t the end of the Soros-backed attempt to radicalize America — it’s only the beginning. “Definitely a source book for anyone looking to familiarize himself with what the younger Soros has been involved with and how he is continuing the political projects of his father,” wrote Greg M. for Amazon. “I recommend buying Palumbo's book on the elder Soros as well to see the known public extent of the Open Society Foundations.” [Nonfiction]
“October 7: The Wars Over Words and Deeds,” by Asaf Romirowsky & Donna Robinson Divine (Academic Studies Press)
The brutal surprise attack on southern Israel’s civilian population by Hamas should have rallied support for the Jewish state, yet Palestinian supporters in Congress, the legacy media, and on college campuses were able to flip the script, say the authors. Instead of Israel receiving the support that was their due, anti-Semitism peaked and sympathy for Palestine rose with it, often by reframing facts and issues, other times by promoting outright lies, they contend. “‘The Wars Over Words and Deeds’ is a further and much needed analysis of the linguistic war for the truth in an environment flooded with open hostility to the west, belligerent advocacy dressed up as facts and which is willfully dismissive of historical and contemporary accuracy,” said Amanda Stulman for Legal Insurrection. [Nonfiction]
“To Rescue the American Spirit: Teddy Roosevelt and the Birth of a Superpower (The Presidential Series),” by Bret Baier (Mariner Books)
This tells the extraordinary life of an extraordinary man — the irrepressible Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt, born into wealth and saddled with severe, debilitating asthma. But with his father’s encouragement, he overcame it through a rigorous exercise regime that included boxing and weightlifting. The author explains in this third volume of his “Presidential Series” that meeting challenges head-on became Roosevelt’s modus operandi throughout life as a police commissioner, war hero, state lawmaker, governor and finally as president. Roosevelt was known as the “Trust Buster” for breaking up monopolies such as Standard Oil, as well as raising America’s stature in the world order. “'To Rescue the American Spirit’ is an inspiring portrait of Theodore Roosevelt and the promise of our nation at the turn of the 20th century,” wrote Mark Levin, bestselling author and radio and TV host. “Roosevelt’s vision of American leadership — that our strength is in our values — was a bold principle that shaped our nation for more than a century. Bret Baier brings that vision to life and shows how it still has tremendous relevance for today." [Nonfiction]
“The Second Greatest Inevitability,” by Michael Gryboski (Emerald House Group, Incorporated)
This is a riveting political suspense novel that starts off with David Shapsdale, the book’s central character, hosting a lavish dinner party for his powerful friends. During the evening, a stranger arrives, someone David finds oddly familiar. He turns out to be a man from David’s past; a man who knew him as David al-Nassery. “Reading ‘The Second Greatest Inevitability’ by Michael Gryboski was one of those quietly powerful experiences that catches you off guard,” wrote Vanessa for Goodreads. “The kind of book that doesn’t overwhelm you with drama — but sinks in, slow and deep, until you realize it’s still echoing in your head days later.” [Fiction]
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