Books

The Essential Guide to the U.S.-Israel Partnership: The 250th Anniversary Edition (2026) – At this moment, when U.S.-Israel relations seem fraught—and in honor of America’s 250th anniversary—Gil Troy’s Essential Guide to the U.S.-Israel Partnership traces this unbreakable bond over seven d…
250 Reasons to Thank America: A Birthday Tribute to Gratitude (2026) – Given that America is celebrating its 250th birthday, Gil Troy and David Suissa offer a whine-free zone: 250 of their favorite reasons to be thankful for America, from the Declaration of Independence…
To Resist the Academic Intifada: Letters to My Students on Defending the Zionist Dream – By telling his personal story, a Harvard-trained American historian encourages his struggling students and their parents to resist anti-Semitism and anti-Americanism by rediscovering and reviving Zio…
The Essential Guide to Zionism Anti-Zionism Antisemitism and Jew-Hatred – The Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI) – the global think-tank of the Jewish people – just published my Essential Guide to Zionism, Anti-Zionism, Antisemitism, and Jew-hatred. It’s the second in a…
The Essential Guide to October 7th and its Aftermath: Facts, Figures, History – This punchy, substantive, 64-page guide gives the basic facts and some context essential to understanding the events that rocked the Middle East and the world on October 7, 2023, and its aftermath. W…
The Theodor Herzl Zionist Writings – Theodor Herzl Zionist Writings is the first publication from The Library of the Jewish People, launched to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the first Zionist Congress in Basel, Switzerland in A…
Never Alone: Prison, Politics, and My People – A classic account of courage, integrity and most of all, belonging.In 1977, after serving as a leading activist for the democratic dissident movement in the Soviet Union and the movement for free Jew…
Why I Am a Zionist: Israel, Jewish Identity and the Challenges of Today – Why I am a Zionist is a penetrating and startling analysis of the challenges facing the Jewish nation today. Author Gil Troy ardently returns to the core issues – What is Zionism? Why is Zionism equa…
The Zionist Ideas: Visions for the Jewish Homeland—Then, Now, Tomorrow – The most comprehensive Zionist collection ever published, The Zionist Ideas: Visions for the Jewish Homeland—Then, Now, Tomorrow sheds light on the surprisingly diverse and shared visions for realizi…
The Age of Clinton: America in the 1990s – The 1990s was a decade of extreme change. Shifts in culture, politics, and technology radically altered the way Americans did business, expressed themselves, and thought about their role in the world…
Moynihan’s Moment: America’s Fight Against Zionism as Racism – On November 10, 1975, the General Assembly of United Nations passed Resolution 3379, which declared Zionism a form of racism. Afterward, a tall man with long, graying hair, horned-rim glasses, and a…
History of American Presidential Elections, 1789-2008 – For more than 200 years, candidates have campaigned for the highest office in the land, debating the major issues facing the country, capturing the attention of the voters, and reflecting the will of…
The Reagan Revolution: A Very Short Introduction – “They called it the Reagan revolution,” Ronald Reagan noted in his Farewell Address. “Well, I’ll accept that, but for me it always seemed more like the great rediscovery, a rediscovery of our values…
Leading from the Center: Why Moderates Make the Best Presidents – George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy-most would agree their presidencies were among the most successful in American history. But what mad…
Hillary Rodham Clinton: Polarizing First Lady – For most first ladies, their years in the White House are their sole claim to fame. For one-Hillary Rodham Clinton-that tenure was just another step in a remarkable political career. Neither a “hit j…
Morning in America: How Ronald Reagan Invented the 1980s – Did America’s fortieth president lead a conservative counterrevolution that left liberalism gasping for air? The answer, for both his admirers and his detractors, is often “yes.” In Morning in Americ…
Mr. and Mrs. President: From the Trumans to the Clintons – It began with Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt. It accelerated with Jack and Jackie Kennedy. Lady Bird and Lyndon Johnson became partners in office and Nancy and Ronnie seemed joined at the hip. Withou…
Living in the Eighties – Viewpoints on American Culture – Some see the 1980s as a Golden Age, a “Morning in America” when Ronald Reagan revived America’s economy, reoriented American politics, and restored Americans’ faith in their country and in themselves…
See How They Ran: The Changing Role of the Presidential Candidate – See How They Ran explores why candidates campaign as they do, why Americans complain about it, and what these evolving patterns and changing images tell us about American democracy itself.