Here are some new political books that are going to create some buzz over the next few months.

White House Ghosts: Presidents and Their Speechwriters, by Robert Schlesinger
Schlesinger examines the men and women who write for the White House and how their roles and responsibilities have changed over time. April 15, 2008

Heads in the Sand: How the Republicans Screw Up Foreign Policy and Foreign Policy Screws Up the Democrats, by Matthew Yglesias
Yglesias -- a blogger for The Atlantic -- writes about America's foreign policy debate and argues for a new progressive direction. April 22, 2008

The Post-American World, by Fareed Zakaria
Zakaria -- the editor of Newsweek International -- discusses the rise of nations like China, India, Brazil, and Russia and describes the ways in which geopolitics are changing as a result. May 6, 2008

Counselor: A Life at the Edge of History, by Ted Sorensen
Sorenson -- former speechwriter for John F. Kennedy -- offers an account of the history he witnessed and helped to shape. May 6, 2008

Nixonland, by Rick Perlstein
Perlstein -- the author of a widely read history of the Goldwater revolution -- turns his sights on Richard Nixon and the way his presidency changed the American political landscape. May 13, 2008

Soldiers of Reason: The RAND Corporation and the Rise of the American Empire by Alex Abella
A comprehensive history of the nation's most influential (and least understood) think tank. May 13, 2008

By His Own Rules: The Story of Donald Rumsfeld, by Bradley Graham
Graham -- a military affairs reporter with The Washington Post -- describes the life of the controversial defense secretary. July 7, 2008

Green Is the New Red, White, and Blue: America's Mission in a World That Is Hot, Flat, and Crowded, by Thomas L. Friedman
The newest book by the columnist for the New York Times makes the case for a new green economy. August 19, 2008

Happy reading.