Five books that taught me a lot about politics—and people

Five is an arbitrary number, of course. I reserve the right to append this list later.

Happy Tuesday to you all from sunny western Nevada, where the air is crisp and beer is crisper. I am on vacation this week, hence the lack of an email last Sunday, but am sending a short dispatch between hikes in the desert hills and piny woods to fulfill my authorial duty to my readers and send along some thoughts on public opinion, democracy, and vote…