The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

Attack from Within

Barbara McQuade

It was mentioned as a book authored by Barbara McQuade, focusing on how disinformation is sabotaging America.

On Freedom

Timothy Snyder

It was mentioned as one of Timothy Snyder's New York Times bestsellers.

On Tyranny

Timothy Snyder

It was mentioned as one of Timothy Snyder's New York Times bestsellers.

Hidden Hustles

SQrew Face

It was described as a film that tells the fictionalized story of the Abscam operation, involving undercover FBI agents posing as Arab businessmen trying to bribe officials.

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Writer-director David O. Russell's film American Hustle, starring Bradley Cooper with an assist from Robert De Niro and Christian Bale, tells the fictionalized story of Ab Scam.

The Conspiracy to End America

Stuart Stevens

Stuart Stevens, a veteran of five Republican presidential campaigns, was mentioned as the author of this book detailing his party's drift toward autocracy.

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Also with us, Stuart Stevens, a veteran of five Republican presidential campaigns. He ran the last sane Republican presidential campaign in 2012. He's a senior advisor at the Lincoln Project.

The Big Enchilada

Stuart Stevens

Stuart Stevens wrote this book about the Bush campaign back in 2001, in which he predicted Liz Cheney would run for president.

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When I wrote a book about the Bush campaign called The Big Enchilada, I predicted that Liz would run for president. That was 2001.

Who Could Ever Love You

Mary L. Trump PhD

Mary Trump, Donald Trump's niece and a clinical psychologist, discussed her new book, offering insights into her uncle's personality and the dysfunction within their family. The book explores the roots of Donald Trump's behavior and the impact it has had on her and other family members.

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He is like he's looking in a mirror every time he opens his mouth now.

MEIN KAMPF A dream of violence that was abandoned for a far grimmer reality

Ralph (Translator) Hitler, Adolf, Manheim

Mark Robinson, a gubernatorial candidate, was reported to have recommended Hitler's Mein Kampf as a good read; Jen Psaki mentioned that Donald Trump is reported to be an admirer of this book.

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He also reportedly recommended Hitler's Mein Kampf as a good read.

A Dangerous Place

Daniel Patrick Moynihan

The book, written by Moynihan during his time as ambassador to the UN in the 1970s, was referenced as being about his service and the dangerous nature of the world at the time, particularly regarding the Cold War. The speaker described a moment when he witnessed the impact of Moynihan's strong words against the Soviet Union years later, and the powerful effect they had.

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It's a dangerous place. That is the title of Daniel Patrick Moynihan's book about his service as ambassador to the United Nations in the 1970s before New York voters elected him to four terms in the United States Senate, where I went to work for him in the 1990s.

When Character Was King

Peggy Noonan

The book was mentioned in relation to a truism that Republicans like to tell, that character counts. It was mentioned in the context of how the Republican party has seemingly shifted away from this principle.

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Character is king was the title of a book about Reagan.

Remember, You Are a Wiley

Maya Wiley

The book is a memoir describing the author's life growing up in a family where activism was prioritized, and it inspired her path to a lifetime of advocacy work. It was discussed in the context of the author's upbringing and her views on political conduct.

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Maya Wiley writes, quote, neither of my parents fit in, but for different reasons, dad's origin story and what it meant to be a Wiley involved a silent expectation and imagination. That expectation was achievement. That imagination was changing society. The message on repeat was remember you are a Wiley.

The Scheme

Sheldon Whitehouse

Senator Whitehouse's book, 'The Scheme', was mentioned; it details how the right wing used dark money to influence the Supreme Court. The discussion touched upon the book's content regarding the court's decision-making processes and political maneuvering.