What are good books or other sources to read from to better learn about politics and government in the US?

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A New Guy

Part of my New Year's Resolution this 2009 is to inform myself more on the history of the US and our politics and government. I was interested in knowing which are some great books to read or possibly other sources to look into so I can get a good set of knowledge down. Thanks everyone for your responses.

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The Peoples History of the United States by Howard Zinn

Manufacturing Consent by Noam Chomsky and Edward Herman

Failed States by Noam Chomsky

Sorrows of Empire by Chalmers Johnson

Wealth and Democracy by Kevin Phillips

Free Lunch by David Cay Johnston

The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein

Where can I read about the history of DC and Marvel trading cards?

Charlie

Does anyone know of any Ultimate Trading Card Encyclopedia? I don't really care about sports cards...in fact all I care about are DC and Marvel cards. I just want a book that covers all superhero cards dating back from say, 1940's Superman Gum inc. trading cards all the way through to say, the 1966 Topps Batman trading cards and into present day. I'm not looking for a price guide or even a guide...I really just want to read about the history of all these great card sets. Anyways, just though I would ask to see if anyone knew of any great book or website, preferably a book, that covered things like that, and if there is a book or site, but it has all sports cards as well, that is fine to. Thanks so much everyone!

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No comprehensive book exists. Many articles have been written over the years, but they are scattered all over the place in publications like Sport Collector's Digest and The Wrapper. You'll pretty much have to look up each set you're interested and go through the search results until you find histories of the sets themselves.

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