Who This Author Is

David S. Broder has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 4 catalog-linked books across 1972 to 2004, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Democracy Derailed: The Initiative Movement and the Power of Money and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1972 to 2004; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Harcourt and Harper & Row.

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Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Harcourt and Harper & Row

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1972 to 2004; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Harcourt and Harper & Row.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Democracy Derailed: The Initiative Movement and the Power of Money

    Harcourt • 2000 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2000 • 256 pages.

  2. Behind the Front Page

    Simon & Schuster • 2000 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2000 • 400 pages.

  3. The party's over;: The failure of politics in America

    Harper & Row • 1972 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1972 • 280 pages.

  4. The Pursuit of Power

    The British Library • 2004 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2004.

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