ICYMI: The Week in Books, Thanksgivvukah Edition

In the week in books we covered a number of titles that would make great holiday gifts including Glenn Beck's Miracles and Massacres (Review), Ira Stoll's JFK, Conservative, (Review, Interview Parts I, II, III) and Daniel Hannan's Inventing Freedom: How the English Speaking Peoples Made the Modern World (Review, Interview).

Plus be sure to check out 3 recommendations from chief architect of the Obamacare challenge, Randy Barnett on the Constitution, and 9 books recommended from the Department of Labor that you'll (gasp) actually want to read.

Lastly, for a sneak peek at the first four chapters of Miracles and Massacres, be sure to check out these editorials:

Chapter 1 - Jack Jouett's Ride: Pop Quiz: Name the Midnight Rider Who Saved the Revolution (It's Not Who You're Thinking)

Chapter 2 - Shays' Rebellion: Did Occupy Wall Street Start in 1786

Chapter 3 - The Virginia Ratification Convention of 1788: When the Founding Fathers Became the Founding Fathers

Chapter 4 - The First Barbary War: We Learned Why Appeasement of Iran Won't Work…In 1801