Bill Moyers asked his listeners to tell him which single book the next President of the United States should take into the White House. Here are the top recommendations as of February 8, 2008:

Naomi Klein, THE SHOCK DOCTRINE

Howard Zinn, A PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES

Kim Michaels, THE ART OF NON-WAR

Jared Diamond, COLLAPSE

Chalmers Johnson, BLOWBACK triology

Tom Paine, COLLECTED WORKS/COMMON SENSE

Al Gore, ASSAULT ON REASON/AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH

David Cay Johnston, FREE LUNCH

George Orwell, 1984/ANIMAL FARM

Naomi Wolff, THE END OF AMERICA: LETTERS TO A YOUNG PATRIOT

Greg Mortenson, THREE CUPS OF TEA

Barbara Ehrenreich, NICKLE AND DIMED

Barbara Tuchman, MARCH OF FOLLY

Doris Kearns Goodwin, TEAM OF RIVALS

David Korten, THE GREAT TURNING

John Steinbeck, THE GRAPES OF WRATH

Ayn Rand, ATLAS SHRUGGED

John Dean, BROKEN GOVERNMENT

John Perkins, CONFESSIONS OF AN ECONOMIC HITMAN

James Carroll, HOUSE OF WAR

Thomas Friedman, THE WORLD IS FLAT

Lao Tzu, TE TAO CHING

Tim Weiner, LEGACY OF ASHES

Dr. Seuss (THE LORAX, HORTON HEARS A WHO, THE PLACES YOU’LL GO, IF I RAN THE ZOO)

Soon, you’ll be able to send any of these selections to the elected official or candidate of your choice by becoming a Booklobbyist through BookLobby.

Watch this space.