Welcome to another edition of “From Our Shelves,” where I read a book from our collection and share a short review for our readers. Today's selection is Words to win by: the Slogans, Logos, and Designs of America's Presidential Elections (link to library record). 

This is a compact reference book that looks at U.S. presidential election slogans, logos, signage, and other artifacts. The book starts with the election of 1900 and takes us up to the 2016 election. It looks at campaign materials as a way to learn about American politics and society. Reading through allows readers to see how campaigns have evolved from print to radio to television to the internet. We also get to see that certain slogans are not original, and they often get recycled. 

If you are a history reader, a political junkie, or a trivia enthusiast, you will likely enjoy this book. Locally, book can be of interest for some classes in history, political science, and maybe arts and graphic design.