20 Best Alt Right Books (2023 Update)

Aside from the election of donald trump, the most surprising political development of the past few years has been the rapid rise of the alt-right–the white nationalist, anti-feminist, far-right movement that provided much of the ground-level energy for trump's campaign and has been a focus of international media attention ever since. journalist mike wendling knows. he's been following the alt-right closely for years, and with this book he shares the deep knowledge he's gleaned. media accounts to the contrary, the alt-right didn't just burst out of nowhere in 2016–rather, they have been building their network quietly for years, using bulletin boards and social media to spread a toxic hybrid of technological utopianism, reactionary philosophy, and racial hatred. wendling traces clearly the rise of the movement and the evolution of its ideas, and he introduces us to some of its key figures–many of whom he interviewed personally for the book. he explores links between alt-right rhetoric and hate crimes and terrorism, showing that the evidence connecting them is undeniable. ultimately, however, he builds a strong case that the movement's lack of a coherent base and its contradictory tendencies are already sapping its strength and will lead to its downfall. a shocking exposé of a movement whose emergence stunned the world, alt-right presents a disturbing picture of our current political moment.

The bestselling paranormal action adventure manga series bleach continues in novel form as an all-new threat arises! the quincies’s thousand year blood war is over, but the embers of turmoil still smolder in the soul society. tokinada tsunayashiro, elevated to head of his clan after a slew of assassinations take out every other claimant to the title, has a grand plan to create a new soul king. his dark ambitions soon sow the seeds of a new total war across the realms, but all is not lost. there is one unlikely soul reaper who holds the key to defusing the conflict—shuhei hisagi, assistant captain of the ninth company and reporter for the seireitei bulletin!

Now he turns his lens from the personal to the global, with a rousing argument that altruism–genuine concern for the well-being of others–could be the saving grace of the 21st century. it is, he believes, the vital thread that can answer the main challenges of our time: the economy in the short term, life satisfaction in the mid-term, and environment in the long term. ricard's message has been taken up by major economists and thinkers, including dennis snower, amartya sen, joseph stiglitz, and george soros.matthieu ricard makes a robust and passionate case for cultivating altruistic love and compassion as the best means for simultaneously benefitting ourselves and our society. it's a fresh outlook on an ardent struggle–and one that just might make the world a better place.

At last! here is the definitive edition of the book acclaimed as the most affecting and successful narrative ever done about the holocaust (wall street journal) and the first masterpiece in comic book history (the new yorker). it now appears as it was originally envisioned by the author: the complete maus.it is the story of vladek spiegelman, a jewish survivor of hitlers europe, and his son, a cartoonist coming to terms with his fathers story. maus approaches the unspeakable through the diminutive. its form, the cartoon (the nazis are cats, the jews mice), shocks us out of any lingering sense of familiarity and succeeds in drawing us closer to the bleak heart of the holocaust (the new york times). maus is a haunting tale within a tale. vladeks harrowing story of survival is woven into the authors account of his tortured relationship with his aging father. against the backdrop of guilt brought by survival, they stage a normal life of small arguments and unhappy visits. this astonishing retelling of our centurys grisliest news is a story of survival, not only of vladek but of the children who survive even the survivors. maus studies the bloody pawprints of history and tracks its meaning for all of us.

In recent years, the so-called alt-right, a white nationalist movement, has grown at an alarming rate. taking advantage of high levels of racial polarization, the alt-right seeks to normalize explicit white identity politics. growing from a marginalized and disorganized group of internet trolls and propagandists, the alt-right became one of the major news stories of the 2016 presidential election, and exploded into public consciousness after its march through charlottesville in summer 2017. discussions of the alt-right are now a regular part of political discourse in the united states and beyond. in the alt-right: what everyone needs to know, george hawley, one of the world's leading experts on the conservative movement and right-wing radicalism, provides a clear explanation of the ideas, tactics, history, and prominent figures of one of the most disturbing movements in america today. although it presents itself as a new phenomenon, the alt-right is just the latest iteration of a longstanding radical right-wing political tradition. throughout, hawley discusses the other primary ideological influences on the alt-right: libertarianism, paleoconservatism, neo-reaction, and the men's rights movement. the alt-right represents a genuine challenge to pluralistic liberal democracy, but its size and influence are often exaggerated. whether intentionally or not, president donald trump energized the alt-right in 2016, yet conflating trump's variety of right-wing politics with the alt-right causes many observers to both overestimate the alt-right's size and downplay its radicalism. hawley provides a tour of the contemporary radical right, and explains how it differs from more mainstream varieties of conservatism. dispassionate and accessible, this is an essential overview for anyone seeking to understand to this disruptive and dangerous political movement.

During the 2016 election, a new term entered the mainstream american political lexicon: "alt-right," short for "alternative right." despite the innocuous name, the alt-right is a white-nationalist movement. yet it differs from earlier racist groups: it is youthful and tech savvy, obsessed with provocation and trolling, amorphous, predominantly online, and mostly anonymous. and it was energized by donald trump's presidential campaign. in making sense of the alt-right, george hawley provides an accessible introduction and gives vital perspective on the emergence of a group whose overt racism has confounded expectations for a more tolerant america. hawley explains the movement's origins, evolution, methods, and core belief in white-identity politics. the book explores how the alt-right differs from traditional white nationalism, libertarianism, and other online illiberal ideologies such as neoreaction, as well as from mainstream republicans and even donald trump and steve bannon. the alt-right's use of offensive humor and its trolling-driven approach, based in animosity to so-called political correctness, can make it difficult to determine true motivations. yet through exclusive interviews and a careful study of the alt-right's influential texts, hawley is able to paint a full picture of a movement that not only disagrees with liberalism but also fundamentally rejects most of the tenets of american conservatism. hawley points to the alt-right's growing influence and makes a case for coming to a precise understanding of its beliefs without sensationalism or downplaying the movement's radicalism.

The breakfast club meets pretty little liars, one of us is lying is the story of what happens when five strangers walk into detention and only four walk out alive. everyone is a suspect, and everyone has something to hide. pay close attention and you might solve this. on monday afternoon, five students at bayview high walk into detention. bronwyn, the brain, is yale-bound and never breaks a rule. addy, the beauty, is the picture-perfect homecoming princess. nate, the criminal, is already on probation for dealing. cooper, the athlete, is the all-star baseball pitcher. and simon, the outcast, is the creator of bayview high's notorious gossip app. only, simon never makes it out of that classroom. before the end of detention simon's dead. and according to investigators, his death wasn't an accident. on monday, he died. but on tuesday, he'd planned to post juicy reveals about all four of his high-profile classmates, which makes all four of them suspects in his murder. or are they the perfect patsies for a killer who's still on the loose? everyone has secrets, right? what really matters is how far you would go to protect them.

"a bold and subversive retelling of the goddess's story," this #1 new york times bestseller is "both epic and intimate in its scope, recasting the most infamous female figure from the odyssey as a hero in her own right" (alexandra alter, the new york times). in the house of helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the titans, a daughter is born. but circe is a strange child — not powerful like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power — the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves. threatened, zeus banishes her to a deserted island, where she hones her occult craft, tames wild beasts, and crosses paths with many of the most famous figures in all of mythology, including the minotaur, daedalus and his doomed son icarus, the murderous medea, and, of course, wily odysseus. but there is danger, too, for a woman who stands alone and circe unwittingly draws the wrath of both men and gods, ultimately finding herself pitted against one of the most terrifying and vengeful of the olympians. to protect what she loves most, circe must summon all her strength and choose, once and for all, whether she belongs with the gods she is born from, or the mortals she has come to love. with unforgettably vivid characters, mesmerizing language, and page-turning suspense, circe is a triumph of storytelling, an intoxicating epic of family rivalry, palace intrigue, love and loss, as well as a celebration of indomitable female strength in a man's world. #1 new york times bestseller — named one of the best books of the year by npr, the washington post, people, time, amazon, entertainment weekly, bustle, newsweek, the a.v. club, christian science monitor, refinery 29, buzzfeed, paste, audible, kirkus, publishers weekly, thrillist, nypl, self, real simple, goodreads, boston globe, electric literature, bookpage, the guardian, book riot, seattle times, and business insider

#1 new york times bestseller – winner of the man booker prizethe “devastatingly moving” (people) first novel from the author of tenth of december: a moving and original father-son story featuring none other than abraham lincoln, as well as an unforgettable cast of supporting characters, living and dead, historical and inventednamed one of paste’s best novels of the decade – named one of the ten best books of the year by the washington post, usa today, and maureen corrigan, npr – one of time’s ten best novels of the year – a new york times notable book – one of o: the oprah magazine’s best books of the year february 1862. the civil war is less than one year old. the fighting has begun in earnest, and the nation has begun to realize it is in for a long, bloody struggle. meanwhile, president lincoln’s beloved eleven-year-old son, willie, lies upstairs in the white house, gravely ill. in a matter of days, despite predictions of a recovery, willie dies and is laid to rest in a georgetown cemetery. “my poor boy, he was too good for this earth,” the president says at the time. “god has called him home.” newspapers report that a grief-stricken lincoln returns, alone, to the crypt several times to hold his boy’s body.from that seed of historical truth, george saunders spins an unforgettable story of familial love and loss that breaks free of its realistic, historical framework into a supernatural realm both hilarious and terrifying. willie lincoln finds himself in a strange purgatory where ghosts mingle, gripe, commiserate, quarrel, and enact bizarre acts of penance. within this transitional state—called, in the tibetan tradition, the bardo—a monumental struggle erupts over young willie’s soul.lincoln in the bardo is an astonishing feat of imagination and a bold step forward from one of the most important and influential writers of his generation. formally daring, generous in spirit, deeply concerned with matters of the heart, it is a testament to fiction’s ability to speak honestly and powerfully to the things that really matter to us. a luminous feat of generosity and humanism.”—colson whitehead, the new york times book review “a masterpiece.”—zadie smith

Official u.s. edition with full color illustrations throughout.new york times bestsellera summer reading pick for president barack obama, bill gates, and mark zuckerberg from a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity’s creation and evolution—a #1 international bestseller—that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be “human.” one hundred thousand years ago, at least six different species of humans inhabited earth. yet today there is only one—homo sapiens. what happened to the others? and what may happen to us? most books about the history of humanity pursue either a historical or a biological approach, but dr. yuval noah harari breaks the mold with this highly original book that begins about 70,000 years ago with the appearance of modern cognition. from examining the role evolving humans have played in the global ecosystem to charting the rise of empires, sapiens integrates history and science to reconsider accepted narratives, connect past developments with contemporary concerns, and examine specific events within the context of larger ideas.dr. harari also compels us to look ahead, because over the last few decades humans have begun to bend laws of natural selection that have governed life for the past four billion years. featuring 27 photographs, 6 maps, and 25 illustrations/diagrams, this provocative and insightful work is sure to spark debate and is essential reading for aficionados of jared diamond, james gleick, matt ridley, robert wright, and sharon moalem.

Can't hurt me: master your mind and defy the oddsfor david goggins, childhood was a nightmare — poverty, prejudice, and physical abuse colored his days and haunted his nights. but through self-discipline, mental toughness, and hard work, goggins transformed himself from a depressed, overweight young man with no future into a u.s. armed forces icon and one of the world's top endurance athletes. the only man in history to complete elite training as a navy seal, army ranger, and air force tactical air controller, he went on to set records in numerous endurance events, inspiring outside magazine to name him "the fittest (real) man in america." in can't hurt me, he shares his astonishing life story and reveals that most of us tap into only 40% of our capabilities. goggins calls this the 40% rule, and his story illuminates a path that anyone can follow to push past pain, demolish fear, and reach their full potential.

The sexy, action-packed first book in the #1 new york times bestselling court of thorns and roses series from sarah j. – when nineteen-year-old huntress feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a terrifying creature arrives to demand retribution. dragged to a treacherous magical land she knows about only from legends, feyre discovers that her captor is not truly a beast, but one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled her world. – at least, he’s not a beast all the time. – as she adapts to her new home, her feelings for the faerie, tamlin, transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie she’s been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the fae. but something is not right in the faerie lands. an ancient, wicked shadow is growing, and feyre must find a way to stop it, or doom tamlin—and his world—forever. – from bestselling author sarah j. maas comes a seductive, breathtaking book that blends romance, adventure, and faerie lore into an unforgettable read.

An anthology of thirteen stand-alone adventures set in wondrous lands for the world’s greatest roleplaying game.journeys through the radiant citadel is a collection of thirteen short, stand-alone d&d adventures featuring challenges for character levels 1–14. each adventure has ties to the radiant citadel, a magical city with connections to lands rich with excitement and danger, and each can be run by itself or as part of an ongoing campaign. explore this rich and varied collection of adventures in magical lands. through the mists of the ethereal plane shines the radiant citadel. travelers from across the multiverse flock to this mysterious bastion to share their traditions, stories, and calls for heroes. a crossroads of wonders and adventures, the radiant citadel is the first step on the path to legend. where will your journeys take you? thirteen new stand-alone adventures spanning levels 1–14, each with its own set of maps introduces the radiant citadel, a new location on the ethereal plane that connects adventurers to richly detailed and distinct corners of the d&d multiverse each adventure can be set in any existing d&d campaign setting or on worlds of your own design introduces eleven new d&d monstersthere’s a story for every adventuring party, from whimsical and light to dark and foreboding and everything in between for use with the fifth edition player’s handbook, monster manual, and dungeon master’s guide

"a radiant debut."—emily henry, #1 new york times bestselling author of book lovers – the new york times bestseller! named one of the hottest reads of summer 2022 by today ∙ parade ∙ pop – sugar ∙ usa today ∙ she – reads ∙ buzz – feed ∙ book – bub ∙ bustle ∙ and more! six summers to fall in love. one moment to fall apart. a weekend to get it right. they say you can never go home again, and for persephone fraser, ever since she made the biggest mistake of her life a decade ago, that has felt too true. instead of glittering summers on the lakeshore of her childhood, she spends them in a stylish apartment in the city, going out with friends, and keeping everyone a safe distance from her heart. – until she receives the call that sends her racing back to barry’s bay and into the orbit of sam florek—the man she never thought she’d have to live without. – for six summers, through hazy afternoons on the water and warm summer nights working in his family’s restaurant and curling up together with books—medical textbooks for him and work-in-progress horror short stories for her—percy and sam had been inseparable. eventually that friendship turned into something breathtakingly more, before it fell spectacularly apart. when percy returns to the lake for sam’s mother’s funeral, their connection is as undeniable as it had always been. but until percy can confront the decisions she made and the years she’s spent punishing herself for them, they’ll never know whether their love might be bigger than the biggest mistakes of their past. told over the course of six years and one weekend, every summer after is a big, sweeping nostalgic story of love and the people and choices that mark us forever.

Years of rage is a revealing–and frightening–history of the many and varied white supremacist groups that have operated in the united states from the rebirth of the klan in 1915 through to the rise of the alt-right and the presidency of donald j. trump. historian d. j. mulloy explores the motivations and underlying beliefs of these racists, their fears of displacement, their propaganda, their propensity to commit acts of violence and terrorism, and their deep and unwavering sense of rage. he also considers the important role played by women within the movement, as well as white supremacy's deep roots in american society. indeed, mulloy demonstrates that rather than being consigned to the margins of american history, at times–the 1920s; the 1950s; the presidency of trump–white supremacy has been remarkably close to the center. wide-ranging yet accessible, years of rage examines a host of fascinating topics and events including the skillful promotion of the klan by professional salesmen during the 1920s, the vicious campaign of violence directed against the civil rights movement during the 1950s and 1960s, the development of a nazi-klan alliance during the 1970s, the centrality of esoteric religious beliefs like identity christianity to many white supremacists, the bombing of the murrah federal building in oklahoma city in 1995, and the critical role played by the internet, social media, and donald trump to the startling resurgence of far right in our own time.

As demonstrated by the 2016 presidential election, memes have become the suasory tactic par excellence for the promotional and recruitment efforts of the alt-right. memes are not simply humorous shorthands or pithy assertions, but play a significant role in the machinations of politics and how the public comes to understand and respond to their government and compatriots. using the tools of rhetorical criticism, the authors detail how memetic persuasion operates, with a particular focus on the 2016 election of donald j. trump. make america meme again reveals the rhetorical principles used to design alt-right memes, outlining the myriad ways memes lure mainstream audiences to a number of extremist claims. in particular, this book argues that alt-right memes impact the culture of digital boards and broader public culture by stultifying discourse, thereby shaping how publics congeal. the authors demonstrate that memes are a mechanism that proliferate white nationalism and exclusionary politics by spreading algorithmically through network cultures in ways that are often difficult to discern. alt-right memes thus present a significant threat to democratic praxis, one that can begin to be combatted through a rigorous rhetorical analysis of their power and influence. make america meme again illuminates the function of networked persuasion for scholars and practitioners of rhetoric, media, and communication; political theorists; digital humanists; and anyone who has ever seen, crafted, or proliferated a meme.

Hugo award winner: best novella nebula and locus awards winner: best novella “[an] exquisitely crafted tale… part epistolary romance, part mind-blowing science fiction adventure, this dazzling story unfolds bit by bit, revealing layers of meaning as it plays with cause and effect, wildly imaginative technologies, and increasingly intricate wordplay… this short novel warrants multiple readings to fully unlock its complexities.” —publishers weekly (starred review). from award-winning authors amal el-mohtar and max gladstone comes an enthralling, romantic novel spanning time and space about two time-traveling rivals who fall in love and must change the past to ensure their future. among the ashes of a dying world, an agent of the commandment finds a letter. it reads: burn before reading. thus begins an unlikely correspondence between two rival agents hellbent on securing the best possible future for their warring factions. now, what began as a taunt, a battlefield boast, becomes something more. something epic. something romantic. something that could change the past and the future. except the discovery of their bond would mean the death of each of them. there’s still a war going on, after all. and someone has to win. that’s how war works, right? cowritten by two beloved and award-winning sci-fi writers, this is how you lose the time war is an epic love story spanning time and space.

Christianity and the alt-right: exploring the relationship looks back at the 2016 presidential election and the support president trump enjoyed among white evangelicals. this cutting-edge volume offers insights into the role of race and racism in shaping both the trump candidacy and presidency and the ways in which xenophobia, racism, and religion intersect within the alt-right and evangelical cultures in the age of trump.this book aims to examine the specific role that christianity plays within the alt-right itself. of special concern is the development of what is called "pro-white christianity" and an ethic of religious tolerance between members of the alt-right who are pagan or atheist and those who are christian, whilst also exploring the reaction from christian communities to the phenomenon of the alt-right.looking at the larger relationship between american christians, especially white evangelicals, and the alt-right as well as the current american political context, the place of christianity within the alt-right itself, and responses from christian communities to the alt-right, this is a must-read for those interested in religion in america, religion and politics, evangelicalism, and religion and race.

During the 2016 us presidential election; the "alt" or alternative right went from the margins to the mainstream of political debate. greg johnson's the alternative right tells us where alt right came from, who its leading thinkers are, and where it wanted to take america.

Recent years have seen a revival of the heated culture wars of the 1990s, but this time its battle ground is the internet. on one side the alt right ranges from the once obscure neo-reactionary and white separatist movements, to geeky subcultures like 4chan, to more mainstream manifestations such as the trump-supporting gay libertarian milo yiannopolous. on the other side, a culture of struggle sessions and virtue signalling lurks behind a therapeutic language of trigger warnings and safe spaces. the feminist side of the online culture wars has its equally geeky subcultures right through to its mainstream expression. kill all normies explores some of the cultural genealogies and past parallels of these styles and subcultures, drawing from transgressive styles of 60s libertinism and conservative movements, to make the case for a rejection of the perpetual cultural turn.