12 Books About Politicians to Read This Year

"Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement" ($11, originally $20)

This memoir by the late John Lewis details his firsthand experience as a prominent leader within the American civil rights movement and his leadership in the Nashville Movement — a student-led effort to desegregate the city of Nashville. Lewis details his role in the pivotal Selma marches, Bloody Sunday, and the Freedom Rides, and his decision to run for Congress in Georgia.