Bill and Hillary, on the other hand, are books that were bought out of 'obligation' to the cause but never actually read
I think you ate right. What self-respecting DIM won't have a copy of each prominently displayed on their bookshelf so that their guests can see them.
That is 'are right' not 'ate right'. I'm sometimes keyboard challenged. It's amazing how many typo's caused by adjacent keys produce words that make it past the spell checker.