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All Politics is Local,
and Other Rules of the Game Tip O'Neill Hardback Paperback |
Tip O'Neill--member of the U.S. Congress for 40 years and Speaker of the House for 10 years--was an American institution, known and loved across the country. In All Politics Is Local he shares his secrets. Continuing in the tradition of the best-selling Man of the House O'Neill's inimitable stories and irresistible style show how politics really work | Bill Hillsman North Woods Advertising Minneapolis, MN |
| The Art of War
Sun-Tzu Hardcover Paperback Audio |
This classic work contains some indispensable truths about how to adjust and succeed in any situation. It teaches humility in times of great strength and confidence in times of weakness. A book that must be read by anyone claiming to be a leader or who wishes to master his or her own life. | Bill Hamilton Hamilton & Staff Washington, DC |
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Disturbing
the Peace : A Conversation With Karel Hvizdala by Vaclav Havel |
Although in many ways this book stands as an informal autobiography of the playwright turned statesman, these eloquent and often witty interviews do much more than just recapitulate how Vaclav Havel helped transform Czechoslovakia into a democracy. Havel gives insights into Czech history, the social and political roles of art, and a statement of the values underlying recent events in Eastern Europe. A national bestseller. | |
| This title is out of print. Although it is no longer available from the publisher, Amazon.com will query its network of used bookstores for you | Hank Sheinkopf, Sheinkopf Ltd., New York |
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Fear
and Loathing : On the Campaign Trail 72 by Hunter S. Thompson |
With the same drug-addled alacrity and jaundiced wit that made Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas a hilarious hit, Hunter S. Thompson turns his savage eye and gonzo heart to the repellent and seductive race for President. He deconstructs the 1972 campaigns of idealist George McGovern and political hack Richard Nixon, ending up with a political vision that is eerily prophetic. A classic | Jack Cookfair Cookfair Media Syracuse,NY |
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First
in His Class : The Biography of Bill Clinton by David Maraniss |
A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist draws on letters, documents, and interviews to present a profile of Bill Clinton, a man whose greatest strengths are also his greatest weaknesses: a talent for politics; an eagerness to please; a tendency to share the truth; and an insatiable appetite for life and learning. of photos. | John Franzen Multimedia |
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Lend
Me Your Ears : Great Speeches in History by William Safire (Editor) |
One of the more widely read writers about the English language has amassed a personalized compilation of the world's greatest speeches throughout the ages. Here are more than 200 addresses by figures from Demosthenes to Salman Rushdie that have moved millions--and changed history. Safire gives an introduction to each speech and provides historical background and oratorical tactics. | Bill Hillsman North Woods Advertising Minneapolis, MN |
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The Making of
the President 1960 by Theodore H. White |
Students of politics and political reporting should cheer: This too- long-out-of-print classic is coming back. The book and the campaign it covered are throwbacks to an era more and more citizens, increasingly mired in sound-bites and tabloidism, are at least subconsciously desperate to resuscitate. You'll be amazed at how knowledgeable (and sometimes even wise) both White and the candidates he covers--Kennedy and Nixon--seem. Yes, it was too good to be true, but what a nice idea. | Brian Tringali The Tarrance Group Alexandria, VA |
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The
Nine Nations of North America by Joel Garreau |
The book's thesis is obviously true once explained, and makes sense of much of North American history. It was this book that persuaded me to move to New England, as the right "nation" for me. | Brian Tringali The Tarrance Group Alexandria, VA |
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Parliament
of Whores : A Lone Humorist Attempts to Explain the Entire U.S. Government by P. J. O'Rourke |
According to P.J. O'Rourke, the American political system resembles nothing so much as "a gigantic Mexican Christmas pinata," filled with everything from $600-per-cow farm subsidies to the savings-and-loan bailout. In this devastating national bestseller, he attacks the system with brilliant and lethal humor. | Jack Cookfair Cookfair Media Syracuse,NY |
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Plato
: The Republic by Plato, Desmond Lee |
One of the most reknowned books of all time, The Republic is a transcription, by Plato, of Socrates dialogues. Socrates shows the epitomy of brialliance by philosophizing on a level that first time readers of philosophy can understand, yet arguing so brilliantly that he is still studied by the highest level of intelectuals. A MUST READ for anyone who is interested in broadening their horizons! | Brian Tringali The Tarrance Group Alexandria, VA |
| The Populist
Persuasion Michael Kazin |
This title is out of print. Although it is no longer available from the publisher, Amazon.com will query its network of used bookstores for you. | Hank Sheinkopf, Sheinkopf Ltd., New York |
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| The
Power Game : How Washington Works Hedrick Smith / Paperback / Published 1996 |
In his last big bestseller, Pulitzer Prize-winner Hedrick Smith shed light on the secret of The Russians. This time, he illuminates our own complex, often mysterious way of government. "The most sweeping and impressive portrait of the federal government to appear in many decades."--New York Times Book Review. | Joe Cerrell, Cerrell &Associates, Los Angeles, CA |
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| The Powers That
Be David Halberstam / Published 1986 |
This title is out of print. Although it is no longer available from the publisher, Amazon.com will query its network of used bookstores for you. |
Joe Cerrell, Cerrell &Associates, Los Angeles, CA |
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| The Responsive
Chord Tony Schwartz |
This title is out of print. Although it is no longer available from the publisher, Amazon.com will query its network of used bookstores for you. | Hank Sheinkopf, Sheinkopf Ltd., New York | |
| Southern Politics in State and Nation V.O. Key Hardcover Paperback |
This title is out of print. Although it is no longer available from the publisher, Amazon.com will query its network of used bookstores for you | Hank Sheinkopf, Sheinkopf Ltd., New York | |
| The Spot : The
Rise of Political Advertising on Television Edwin Diamond, Stephen Bates |
This title is out of print. Although it is no longer available from the publisher, Amazon.com will query its network of used bookstores for you | Hank Sheinkopf, Sheinkopf Ltd., New York | |
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Taking
Back Politics: An Insider's Guide to Winning by Cathy Allen |
Taking Back Politics is truly an insider's guide to winning. It seeks to give you the chance to take back the politics that seem locked behind the doors of political consultants. This book will help carry you through the trials and tribulations that take place in each and every campaign. | |
| Truman David McCullough / Published 1993 Hardcover Paperback Audio Tape |
Huge, ambitious, and perfectly realized, Truman is an American masterpiece about the most American of Americans, a man who confounded the nation and the world by achieving a greatness all his own after coming to the presidency in FDR's giant shadow. An extraordinary and deeply moving biography, at once spare in its style yet rich in emotion and in detail. | Joe Cerrell, Cerrell &Associates, Los Angeles, CA |
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| You Are the
Message : Getting What You Want by Being Who You Are Roger Ailes, Jon Kraushar / Paperback / Published 1989 |
Roger Ailes, the media advisor to U.S. presidents, America's top executives, and celebrities tells readers how to: hold an audience in the palm of their hands; break through fear and other performance blocks; and get what they want by being who they are. | Joe Cerrell, Cerrell &Associates, Los Angeles, CA |
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We're Right, They're Wrong : A Handbook
for Spirited Progressives by James Carville Paperback Audio |
James Carville, chief strategist of Clinton's 1992 War Room, puts the Democrats on the offensive again with this no-holds-barred response to the Republican "Contract With America". Witty, savvy, and just plain smart, this may be the most provocative book of the 1996 campaign season. | Bill Hillsman North Woods Advertising Minneapolis, MN |
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What
I Saw at the Revolution : A Political Life in the Reagan Era by Peggy Noonan |
Noonan was a special assistant and speechwriter for the president. This is her account of life in Washington during the Reagan years. Surprisingly (for a speechwriter) she tells a good story--perceptive, witty, and stylish--she's at her best on Donald Regan and Nancy Reagan. No references or notes. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or | Brian Tringali The Tarrance Group Alexandria, VA |
| What It Takes : The Way to the White House Richard Ben Cramer / Paperback / Published 1993 |
A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist looks at presidential candidates from 1988, weaving together childhood vignettes, career highlights, and more to provide insights on the process of campaigning for the presidency. | Joe Cerrell, Cerrell &Associates, Los Angeles, CA Bill Hillsman North Woods Advertising Minneapolis, MN |
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Why
Americans Hate Politics E.J. Dionne |
One of the nation's shrewdest political observers traces 30 years of volatile political history, explores what has gone wrong with American politics, and offers a bipartisan look toward a more productive future. This acclaimed national bestseller won the 1991 Los Angeles Times Book Award. "A gripping, page-by-page analysis of what ails us."--National Review. | Bill Hillsman North Woods Advertising Minneapolis, MN |
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Years of Lyndon Johnson : The Path
to Power by Robert A. Caro Volume 1 Volume 2 |
The award-winning, bestselling biography that traces Lyndon Johnson's rise to national prominence. | Jack Cookfair Cookfair Media Syracuse,NY |
| You Are the
Message : Getting What You Want by Being Who You Are Roger Ailes, Jon Kraushar / Paperback / Published 1989 |
Roger Ailes, the media advisor to U.S. presidents, America's top executives, and celebrities tells readers how to: hold an audience in the palm of their hands; break through fear and other performance blocks; and get what they want by being who they are. | Joe Cerrell, Cerrell &Associates, Los Angeles, CA |
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Aristotle on
Rhetoric : A Theory of Civil Discourse by Aristotle, George A. Kennedy |
No review currently available | Bill Hillsman North Woods Advertising Minneapolis, MN |
| Campaigns
and Elections American Style (Transforming American Politics) James A. Thurber, Candice J. Nelson (Editor) / Paperback / Published 1995 |
No review currently available | Bill Hamilton Hamilton & Staff Washington, DC |
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Essays by
Ralph Waldo Emerson by Ralph Waldo Emerson |
No review currently available | Bill Hillsman North Woods Advertising Minneapolis, MN |
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Every
Man a King : The Autobiography of Huey P. Long by Huey Pierce Long, T. Harry Williams |
No review currently available | |
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The Last Lion, Winston
Spencer Churchill : Visions of Glory, 1874-1932 by William Manchester Hardcover Paperback Audio |
No review available | |
| The Reasoning Voter : Communication
and Persuasion in Presidential Campaigns Samuel L. Popkin/ Published 1994 Hardcover Paperback |
No review currently available | Bill Hamilton
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Technique
for Producing Ideas by James Webb Young |
No review currently available | Bill Hillsman North Woods Advertising Minneapolis, MN |
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Whose
Broad Stripes and Bright Stars : The Trivial Pursuit of the Presidency, 1988 by Jack W. Germond, Jules Witcover |
Review not available | Jack Cookfair Cookfair Media Syracuse,NY |
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You
Are the Message : Secrets of the Master Communicators by Roger Ailes |
No review available | Brian Tringali The Tarrance Group Alexandria, VA |