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Byline: Elissa Schappell
HURRAY FOR THE RED, WHITE, AND BLUE
Taking the underclass's side in America's class war, Joe Bageant goes Deer Hunting with Jesus (Crown), firing off reports on "white trashonomics," praise temples, and the explosion of the gun culture. Drew Westen dissects The Political Brain (Public Affairs), explaining why emotion trumps reason, oratory beats good ideas, and seemingly sane people vote against their best interests. Sammy's House (Hyperion) heralds the return of Kristin Gore and her hero, a quirky health-care-policy wonkette. Jamie Malanowski's satirical novel The Coup (Doubleday) pictures a vice president whose thirst for power can …