2004 2000 |
William G. Mayer,
ed.
Aug. 2007. The Making of the Presidential Candidates 2008.
Lanham, MD: Rowman
& Littlefield Publishers, Inc..
"Every
four years since 1996, William G. Mayer edits a book of essays on the
presidential
nomination process. The book consists of 8 chapters, all on various
aspects
of that process, including the invisible primary, the Iowa caucuses,
media
coverage, television advertising, campaign finance, voting behavior,
and
the historical origins of the process. The book has two major
objectives:
to present a broad overview of the presidential nomination process
through
a detailed examination of some of its most significant components; and
to showcase some of the most interesting work now being done on the
politics
of presidential selection."
Mark Halperin.
Oct.
2007. THE UNDECIDED VOTER'S GUIDE TO THE NEXT PRESIDENT: Who
the
Candidates Are, Where They Come From, and How You Can Choose.
New York: Harper
Perennial.
"Mark
Halperin, veteran reporter and political analyst, sizes up the White
House
hopefuls with intelligence, insight, and his trademark wit, offering
engaging,
in-depth examinations of the histories, qualifications, agendas, and
personal
beliefs of the major candidates—including Hillary Clinton, John
Edwards,
Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, and Fred
Thompson,
as well as some "dark horse" contenders."
Franklin Foer and the
Editors
of The New Republic Nov. 26, 2007. ELECTION
2008: A Voter's Guide. New Haven, CT: Yale
University Press.
"Featuring
the writers and editors of The New Republic, this handbook for
the
2008 election contains essential information every citizen needs as we
go into the primaries. It includes deeply reported, psychologically
rich
profiles of the candidates, original essays on the major issues, and a
compendium of facts and figures about the hopefuls. Marked throughout
by
the irreverent wit, style, and intelligence of The New Republic,
this will be the indispensable guide to the 2008 election season."
Bill Sammon. Dec.
11,
2007. MEET THE NEXT PRESIDENT. New York: Threshold
Editions [Simon & Schuster imprint].
"Bestselling
author Bill Sammon, senior White House correspondent for the Washington
Examiner, has conducted hours of exclusive interviews with the
candidates
and their most trusted advisers. Sammon, a political analyst for Fox
News
Channel, goes behind the scenes to answer the crucial questions: Who
are
these candidates? What do they stand for? How are they running their
campaigns?"
BY
OR ABOUT DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES
in alphabetical order
|
Joe Biden
Joe Biden. July 31,
2007. PROMISES
TO KEEP: On Life and Politics. New York: Random
House.
Random House
Publishing Group announced on July 28, 2005 it had acquired an untitled
memoir by Senator Joseph Biden. "Biden,
in writing his first book, will tell the story of his remarkable
thirty-year
career in the United States Senate -- from journeyman days as a 29-year
old Senator too young to be sworn in, to his rise to become one of the
most powerful democrats, and one of the most dynamic, respected,
and outspoken politicians, in Washington. Biden will write
of the remarkable figures he's known (from Brezhnev to Rabin to the
Pope),
and of the many historic events he witnessed up close (and often played
a role in). He will write of the devastating personal tragedies
and
setbacks he has faced -- and overcome. And he will tackle
head-on,
with his characteristic directness and honesty, the challenges that
face
the world's greatest deliberative body, and the nation, today; explore
America's role in the world going forward; and assess America's current
domestic and international quagmires -- and how to move beyond
them."
(Initial title: A Better Place)
Hillary Rodham Clinton
see the Clinton
book page
Chris Dodd
Christopher Dodd and Larry
Bloom. September 11, 2007. LETTERS FROM NUREMBURG: My
Father's
Narrative of a Quest for Justice. New York: Crown
Publishing [Random House].
"Along with
Christopher Dodd’s reflections on his father’s life and career, and on
the inspiration that good people across the world have long taken from
the event that unfolded in the courtroom at Nuremberg, where justice
proved
to be stronger than the most unspeakable evil, these letters give us a
fresh, personal, and often unique perspective on a true turning point
in
the history of our time."
John Edwards
John Edwards,
Marion Crain and Arne L. Kalleberg, eds. April 2007. ENDING
POVERTY IN
AMERICA:
How to Restore the American Dream. New York: The
New Press.
"Published in
conjunction with one of the country’s leading anti-poverty centers,
Ending
Poverty in America brings together some of America’s most respected
social
scientists, including William Julius Wilson, Katherine S. Newman, and
Richard
B. Freeman, alongside journalists, neighborhood organizers, and
business
leaders. The voices heard here are both liberal and conservative, and
tackle
hot-button issues such as job creation, schools, housing, and
family-friendly
social policy."
John Edwards, ed. Nov.
2006.
HOME:
The Blueprints of Our Lives. New York: Collins
[part of HarperCollins Publishers].
"Most of us
can trace the shape of our lives back to a physical place—a childhood
home
that played an enormous role in defining how we see ourselves and how
we
choose to make our way in the world. In HOME, John Edwards has
collected
nearly sixty moving stories that reflect how these places, in many
ways,
are the blueprints of our lives. HOME features uplifting,
touching,
and engaging narratives from all kinds of people across the
country—everyday
Americans with deeply inspiring stories share the pages with well-known
figures from entertainment and religion, from politics and sports."
Elizabeth
Edwards.
Sept. 2006. SAVING GRACES. New York: Broadway
Books [Random House].
"During
the 2004 presidential campaign, Elizabeth Edwards gained attention and
admiration for her smart, likable, and down-to-earth personality. These
qualities shine forth in SAVING GRACES, a memoir of the trials,
triumphs,
and tragedies Edwards experienced, and the various communities that
celebrated
her joys and lent her steady strength and quiet hope in darker times."
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich.
Nov. 2007. THE
COURAGE TO SURVIVE. Beverly Hills, CA: Phoenix
Books.
"In this
captivating autobiography, Dennis Kucinich reveals the remarkable
odyssey of his childhood. Crossing color and ethnic divides,
Kucinich paints a richly textured portrait of the inner city life of
the working poor in Cleveland in the 1950s and 1960s, laced heavily
with dark humor. Kucinich’s remarkable youth was wracked by
poverty, cruelty and insanity until he was rescued by the love and
encouragement of nuns, teachers and his football coach, when at age 13,
weighing in at just 97 pounds, Kucinich was a 4'9" third-string varsity
quarterback... To know Kucinich’s chaotic upbringing and to see
where he is today, a United States Presidential candidate fighting for
healthcare for all and the rights of workers, an international leader
for peace, the environment and equality, is to know that anything is
possible when you have the courage to survive."
Bill Richardson
Bill Richardson. Oct. 2007.
LEADING
BY EXAMPLE: How We Can Inspire an Energy and Security Revolution.
Hoboken, NJ: John
Wiley & Sons, Inc..
"In Leading
By Example, Richardson argues that the U.S. must act boldly and it
must act now – and then he provides the detailed program needed to
achieve
energy security and climate protection, as well as to restore America’s
international leadership. Richardson issues a call to action for
Congress, the energy industry, and the public. He calls for a new
American revolution – an energy and climate revolution."
Bill Richardson. Nov. 2005.
BETWEEN
WORLDS: The Making of a Political Life. New York: Putnam
Publishing Group.
"A rising star
of the Democratic Party tells the fascinating story of the ways his
multicultural
heritage and political education have shaped his dreams for America and
given him vital lessons in the art of successful negotiating."
Mike
Gravel
Mike Gravel and David
Eisenbach, PhD. THE
KINGMAKERS: How the Media Threatens Our Security and Democracy.
Beverly Hills, CA: Phoenix
Books.
"Senator
Mike Gravel and Dr. David Eisenbach argue that the media’s failure to
present the public with an accurate view of the world poses a greater
threat to American lives than terrorism. They also show how the
greatest threat to our democracy is not money. It’s the
media. Long before the majority of voters pay attention to
presidential elections, the media Kingmakers filter the presidential
field and anoint the 'leading candidates.' Gravel and Eisenbach propose
a powerful antidote to the Kingmakers’ poisonous influence on American
politics: participatory journalism. Blogs, chat rooms, virtual
worlds and Internet contributions have empowered ordinary citizens to
change the course of American history and inaugurate a new wave of
democratization that America hasn’t seen since the Jacksonian era."
The Democratic
Field
James Ridgeway,
Laura
Flanders, Richard Goldstein, Dean Kuipers, Eli Sanders, Dan
Savage.
Nov. 2007. THE CONTENDERS: Hillary, John, Al, Dennis, Barack,
et al.. New York: Seven
Stories Press.
The
alternative guide to the Democratic presidential candidates of
2008.
"When you get beyond the spin, the campaign spending, the YouTube
spots,
and the paid advertisements, what do the Democratic contenders stand
for,
really? What did Hillary Clinton learn from Nixon? What does Barack
Obama
have in common with Justin Timberlake? Who are the two John Edwardses?
Is America ready for the vegan presidency of Dennis Kucinich? What
makes
Al Gore rock and roll? Why do Joe Biden, Christopher Dodd, Bill
Richardson,
and Mike Gravel bother? Find out in this irreverent guide to the 2008
presidential
candidates."
Barack Obama
Deborah Willis and Kevin
Merida. Oct. 28, 2008. OBAMA: The Historic Campaign in
Photographs. New York: HarperCollins.
"Through
150 striking color photographs, Obama: The
Historic Campaign in Photographs charts the
road to Barack Obama's nomination as the first African American to lead
the presidential ticket of a major party... This amazing
collection of photographs captures the public and private moments of
his journey, and offers a unique window into one of the great triumphs
in American politics." A photo historian, curator, and
photographer, Deborah Willis is chair and professor of New York
University's Tisch School of the Arts, Department of Photography and
Imaging. Kevin Merida is an associate editor at the Washington
Post.
Editors of Life Magazine. Oct.
7, 2008. THE AMERICAN
JOURNEY OF BARACK OBAMA. New York: Little,
Brown and Company.
[Hachette Book Group USA]
"...Just as LIFE once opened
up the glittering Kennedy White House, LIFE now focuses its lens on
Barack Obama. The
American Journey of Barack Obama covers the candidate from his
childhood and adolescence to his time as editor of The Harvard Law Review and his Chicago activist years,
culminating with the excitement and fervor of the historic 2008
Democratic National Convention.... In addition to a powerful
array of photographs that were taken by many of the country's greatest
photographers (and some that were snapped, in the quiet moments, by
Obama family members themselves), this book also includes a Foreword by
Senator Edward M. Kennedy, an incisive narrative biography and original
essays by some of our finest writers, including Gay Talese, Charles
Johnson, Melissa Fay Greene, Andrei Codrescu, Fay Weldon, Richard
Norton Smith, Bob Greene and several others."
Liz Mundy. Oct. 7,
2008. MICHELLE: A
Biography. New York: Simon
& Schuster.
"In Michelle, Washington Post writer Liza Mundy paints a
revealing and intimate portrait, taking us inside the marriage of the
most dynamic couple in politics today. She shows how well they
complement each other: Michelle, the highly organized, sometimes
intimidating, list-making pragmatist; Barack, the introspective
political charmer who won't pick up his socks but shoots for the
stars. ...In this carefully reported biography, drawing upon
interviews with more than one hundred people, including one with
Michelle herself, Mundy captures the complexity of this remarkable
woman and the remarkable life she has lived."
Paul Street. October
2008. BARACK OBAMA AND
THE FUTURE OF AMERICAN POLITICS.
Boulder, CO: Paradigm
Publishers.
"Paul Street was on the ground
throughout the Iowa campaign, and his stories of the rising Obama
phenomenon are poignant. Yet the author’s background in American
political history allows him to explore the deeper meanings of Obama’s
remarkable political career. He looks at Obama in relation to
contemporary issues of class, race,
war, and empire. He considers Obama in the context of our
nation’s
political history, with comparisons to FDR, JFK, Bill Clinton, and
other leaders. Street finds that the Obama persona, crafted by
campaign
consultants and filtered through dominant media trends, masks the
'change' candidate’s adherence to long-prevailing power structures and
party doctrines. He shows how American political culture has produced
misperceptions by the electorate of Obama’s positions and values.
Obama
is no magical exception to the narrow-spectrum electoral system and
ideological culture that have done so much to define and limit the
American political tradition. Yet the author suggests key ways in which
Obama potentially advances democratic transformation..."
Stu Glauberman and
Jerry
Burris. September 2008. THE
DREAM
BEGINS: How Hawaii Shaped Barack Obama. Honolulu, HI:
Watermark
Publishing.
"Authors
Glauberman and Burris offer concise lessons in Hawai‘i history to help
the reader understand its racial and social climate, and how such an
environment could impact a young man like Obama. For, as his wife,
Michelle Obama, has said, “You can’t really understand Barack until you
understand Hawai‘i.” Interviews with Obama’s Punahou School classmates
and teachers, as well as others who knew the Senator in his youth, add
a personal dimension to the narrative. Obama’s paternal and maternal
family history and his years in Indonesia are also thoroughly covered."
Brad O'Leary. Sept. 9,
2008. THE AUDACITY
OF DECEIT: Barack Obama's War on American Values. WND Books.
"You will be shocked to learn what lies beneath the well-polished
rhetoric of this slick orator. Obama speaks vaguely about 'change,' but
as this book reveals, Obama's brand of change is a hostile attack on
the Judeo-Christian values and freedoms most Americans hold dear.
This isn't 'change you can believe in'—it is change designed to uproot
American culture and replace it with the failed, secular, socialist
policies of the past."
Staff of Obama for America. Sept. 9, 2008. CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN: Barack
Obama's Plan to Renew America's Promise. New York: Three
Rivers Press [Crown Publishing imprint; division of Random House].
"In his foreword, Barack Obama will
discuss his agenda for change and his views on the importance of this election.
Part One of the book will offer
bold and specific ideas about how to fix our ailing economy and
strengthen the middle class,
make healthcare affordable for all, achieve energy independence, and keep America safe in a
dangerous world. Part Two of the
book will include seven of the key speeches delivered by Obama in the
course of this historic
campaign..." more
David Freddoso. Aug.
4, 2008. THE CASE
AGAINST BARACK OBAMA: The Unlikely
Rise and Unexamined Agenda of the Media's Favorite Candidate. Washington, DC: Regnery Publishing.
"In The Case
Against Barack Obama: The Unlikely Rise and Unexamined Agenda of the
Media's Favorite Candidate, investigative
reporter David Freddoso removes the gilt from the golden candidate,
exposing Obama for who he really is: the #1 most liberal U.S. senator
whose policies and inexperience could put our country in serious
jeopardy... David
Freddoso covers Capitol
Hill for National Review
Online,
and was previously a political reporter for the Evans-Novak
Political Report and Human Events. A graduate of
Notre Dame and the Columbia School of Journalism, he lives in
Washington, D.C."
Jerome R. Corsi, Ph.D..
Aug. 1, 2008. THE OBAMA
NATION: Leftist Politics and the Cult of Personality. New York: Threshold
Editions [Simon & Schuster imprint].
"In this thoroughly researched and
documented book, the #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of Unfit for
Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry explains why the extreme leftism
of an Obama presidency would leave the United States weakened,
diminished and divided, why Obama must be defeated -- and how he can
be." Obama campaign response
Stephen
Mansfield. Aug. 2008. THE FAITH OF BARACK OBAMA.
Nashville, TN: Thomas
Nelson, Inc..
"In The
Faith of Barack Obama, Stephen
Mansfield explores Obama's religious faith without political or
ideological bias. His basic premise is this: If a man's faith is
sincere, then it is the most important thing about him. As a
result, it is impossible to understand how Barack Obama will lead
without first understanding the religious vision that informs his life."
Pete Souza.
July 2008. THE
RISE OF BARACK OBAMA. Chicago, IL: Triumph
Books.
"Award-winning photojournalist, Pete Souza, documents the meteoric rise
of the charismatic Barack Obama from his first day in the U.S. Senate
right up to the Pennsylvania presidential primary. More than 80% of
these candid and stunning photographs capturing private and political
moments have not been seen before. Souza provides extended commentary
about each photo to place it in context, and describe the scene and
participants. Photo-by-photo the viewer is allowed to examine the
senator and candidate’s path to the very cusp of history."
Shelby
Steele.
Dec. 4, 2007. A BOUND MAN: Why We Are Excited About Obama and
Why He Can't Win. New York: Free
Press [Simon & Schuster imprint].
"In Shelby
Steele's
beautifully wrought and thoughtprovoking new book, A Bound Man, the
award-winning
and bestselling author of The Content of Our Character attests
that
Senator Barack Obama's groundbreaking quest for the highest office in
the
land is fast becoming a galvanizing occasion beyond mere presidential
politics,
one that is forcing a national dialogue on the current state of race
relations
in America... Steele maintains that Senator Obama is too
constrained
by these elaborate politics to find his own true political voice. Obama
has the temperament, intelligence, and background -- an interracial
family,
a sterling education -- to guide America beyond the exhausted racial
politics
that now prevail. And yet he is a Promethean figure, a bound man."
David Mendell. Aug. 14,
2007.
OBAMA:
From Promise to Power. New York: Amistad
[HarperCollins imprint].
"In
this first-of-a-kind, groundbreaking biography, veteran journalist and
Obama chronicler David Mendell gives an in-depth, comprehensive
portrait
of the boy named Barry who took inspiration from his hardworking
parents
and became the eloquent, suave Obama—a man whose last name has become a
catchphrase for hope in a politically jaded society desperate for a new
star... Mendell has covered Obama since the beginning of
Obama's
campaign for the Senate and as a result enjoys far-reaching access to
the
new senator. His research includes exclusive interviews with Obama's
closest
aides, mentors, political adversaries, and family—most notably his
extremely
charismatic wife, Michelle."
Steve Dougherty. Feb.
2007.
HOPES
AND DREAMS: The Story of Barack Obama. New York: Black
Dog & Leventhal [Workman Publishing Company imprint].
"Written by
a leading journalist and filled with more than 100 color photographs,
this
authoritative and up-to-the-moment new biography provides much-needed
perspective
on one of the most important figures on the national political stage."
Barack Obama. Oct. 17,
2006.
THE
AUDACITY OF HOPE: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream.
New York: Crown
Publishing, 2
[Random House].
"...in THE
AUDACITY
OF HOPE, Senator Obama calls for a different brand of politics–a
politics
for those weary of bitter partisanship and alienated by the 'endless
clash
of armies' we see in congress and on the campaign trail; a politics
rooted
in the faith, inclusiveness, and nobility of spirit at the heart of
'our
improbable experiment in democracy.' He explores those
forces–from
the fear of losing to the perpetual need to raise money to the power of
the media–that can stifle even the best-intentioned politician.
He
also writes, with surprising intimacy and self-deprecating humor, about
settling in as a senator, seeking to balance the demands of public
service
and family life, and his own deepening religious commitment."
Barack Obama. July 18,
1995; reissued in Aug. 2004. DREAMS FROM MY FATHER.
New York: Crown Publishing [Random
House].
"Nine
years before the Senate campaign that made him one of the most
influential and compelling voices in American politics, Barack Obama
published this lyrical, unsentimental, and powerfully affecting memoir,
which became a #1 New York Times bestseller when it was reissued in
2004. Dreams from My Father tells the story of Obama’s struggle to
understand the forces that shaped him as the son of a black African
father and white American mother—a struggle that takes him from the
American heartland to the ancestral home of his great-aunt in the tiny
African village of Alego."
BY OR ABOUT
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Sam Brownback
Sen. Sam Brownback with Jim Nelson
Black. Mid-2007. FROM POWER TO PURPOSE: A Remarkable Journey
of
Faith and Compassion. Nashville, TN: W
Publishing Group [Thomas Nelson].
"...From
Power
to Purpose is the firsthand account of is remarkable journey: from
farm boy to U.S. Senator--and now, 2008 Republican candidate for the
White
House. In honest, straightforward prose, he recounts his trials,
struggles, and lessons learned on the way to becoming one of our
leading
voices for bleeding-heart conservatism. It's a proactive response
to some of our country's most vexing problems. It's a message of
hope and fresh ideas for a world that needs both."
Rudy Giuliani
Robert Polner,
ed. May 2007 (revised edition). AMERICA'S MAYOR,
AMERICA'S
PRESIDENT?: The Strange Career of Rudy Giuliani. Brooklyn,
NY:
Soft
Skull Press, Inc..
"This book
collects
the original essays and reporting of some of New York’s most perceptive
authors and reporters on leading Republican presidential candidate Rudy
Giuliani. The writers have few illusions about Rudy’s turbulent
reign,
offering an informative and entertaining corrective to today’s
simplistic
celebration of 'America’s Mayor.'"
Deborah H. Strober and
Gerald
S. Strober. Jan. 2007. GUILIANI: FLAWED OR
FLAWLESS?
The Oral Biography. Hoboken, NJ: John
Wiley & Sons.
"Giuliani
presents a living portrait of one of the most prominent and
controversial
politicians of our era in the words of those who know him best.
Featuring
more than forty interviews with longtime political associates,
teachers,
protégées, and friends, as well as his opponents,
critics,
and other astute political observers, it offers deep and revealing
insights
into the political and personal evolution of America's most famous
ex-mayor."
Wayne Barrett and Dan
Collins.
Aug. 22, 2006. GRAND ILLUSION: The Untold Story of Rudy
Giuliani
and 9/11. New York: HarperCollins.
"GRAND
ILLUSION is the definitive report on Rudy Giuliani's role in 9/11—the
true
story of what happened that day and the first clear-eyed evaluation of
Giuliani's role before, during, and after the disaster." Barrett
is a senior editor at the Village Voice. He has covered
city
and state government and politics at the Voice for 28 years,
and
has written three books: City for Sale (1988); Trump: the
Deals
and the Downfall (1991); and Rudy! An Investigative Biography
(2000). Collins is a senior producer for CBSNews.com.
Kevin Keating,
producer/director.
GIULIANI
TIME [film]. Opened in New York on May 12, 2006. Cinema
Libre Studio.
"Kevin
Keating’s chilling documentary examines Giuliani’s rise to power, his
policies
and his so-called turnaround of New York City. Interviewing
journalists,
activists, legal experts, and many of the city’s poor, 'Giuliani Time'
reveals that while the Mayor touted his Broken Windows, Quality of Life
and Zero Tolerance policies, the reality on the streets was police
brutality,
violations of the First Amendment and racist actions."
Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee. June 2007
(reissue
of 1997 book). CHARACTER IS THE ISSUE. Nashville, TN: B&H
Publishing Group.
"As
lieutenant governor of Arkansas in 1996, he was publicly cast between
the
ultimate rock and hard place when his boss, governor Jim Guy Tucker,
refused
to resign despite his felony convictions in the Whitewater
scandal.
Holding fast to the tenets of honor and faith, and his concern over
what
was best for the state's people, Huckabee led the impeachment charge
against
his superior before a televised audience. That same day, Tucker
resigned,
and Huckabee would serve as governor of Arkansas until 2007, winning
many
national honors along the way... Character Makes a Difference
is Mike Huckabee's biographical account of how he handled that
potentially
major constitutional crisis and why he believes character is the key
issue
in everyone's life..."
Mike Huckabee. Jan. 4,
2007.
FROM
HOPE TO HIGHER GROUND: 12 Stops to Restoring America's Greatness.
Center
Street [Time Warner imprint].
"...Governor
Huckabee presents his prescription for America in the form of the
twelve
key things we need to STOP doing in order to become a stronger nation.
Covering a range of controversial issues, Huckabee speaks out on:
immigration
and the shifts in America's job market; the rising financial (and
personal)
costs of health care issues; the need for music and the arts as part of
our children's core education; and the mishandling of taxes."
Mike Huckabee. May 2005. QUIT
DIGGING YOUR GRAVE WITH A KNIFE AND FORK. Center
Street [Time Warner imprint].
"Arkansas
governor
Mike Huckabee has walked the long and difficult road from an unhealthy
lifestyle to forever fitness, and in QUIT DIGGING YOUR GRAVE WITH A
KNIFE
AND FORK he will share with you the twelve things he learned to stop
doing
in order to lose the weight that was severely affecting his health."
Mitt Romney
Hugh
Hewitt. March 12, 2007. A MORMAN IN THE WHITE HOUSE? 10
Things Every American Should Know about Mitt Romney.
Washington,
DC: Regnery
Publishing,
Inc..
"The
2008 presidential campaign is under way and Mitt Romney’s star is
rising—he’s
a Harvard grad, entrepreneur, and conservative family man with a resume
that’s political gold. But there's a fly in the ointment for Mitt
Romney: He's Mormon. Will Romney’s religion keep him from becoming our
next president? In his new book, A Mormon in the White House?,
renowned
radio host and blogger Hugh Hewitt dives deep into Romney’s record, his
strengths, his weaknesses—and of course the 'Mormon Problem.'
Hewitt
provides an unprecedented window into the extraordinary life of this
man
who could be our president—and into his devout faith in the Church of
Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints."
Mitt Romney. 2007
paperback
reissue (originally published Aug. 2004). TURNAROUND.
Washington, DC: Regnery
Publishing, Inc..
"In
Turnaround, Romney reveals how he tackled the seemingly insurmountable
obstacles facing the Salt Lake Winter Games. In Turnaround, you’ll
learn
how Romney and his management team: eliminated a financial crisis and
delivered
a profitable Olympic Games; built a culture of excellence that
inspired
gold medal performances from the employees; skillfully won the support
of government officials, corporate sponsors, local residents, athletes
and the international Olympic movement."
Tom Tancredo
Tom Tancredo. June
2006. IN MORTAL DANGER: The Battle for America's Border and
Security.
Medford, OR: WND
Books.
"In
Mortal Danger" is authored by outspoken Congressman Tom Tancredo,
famous
for his efforts to reform our immigration policies and secure our
borders.
He lives up to his reputation of never being afraid to speak his mind
in
this sure-to-be controversial book... Without strong, moral
leadership,
without a renewed sense of purpose, without a rededication to family
and
community, without shunning the race hustlers and pop-culture sham
artists,
without protecting our borders, language, and culture, the nation that
once was the land of the free and home of the brave" and the "one last
hope of mankind will repeat the catastrophic mistakes of the
past.
"In Mortal Danger" is his prescription for repairing the damage."
Fred Thompson
Steve Gill. May
2007.
THE
FRED FACTOR...How Fred Thompson May Change The Face of The '08 Campaign.
Brentwood, TN: Music City News Publishing, Inc.
"In
less than 2 months time Fred Thompson exploded onto the scene of the
2008
Presidential Race. THE FRED FACTOR...How Fred Thompson May
Change
The Face of The '08 Campaign tracks this amazing political
phenonomen
in real time and lays out 'what happens next' in dramatic
fashion.
Fred Thompson spends time in millions of American homes each week as a
star of television's Law & Order. THE FRED FACTOR...How
Fred Thompson May Change The Face of The '08 Campaign reveals the
man
behind the role, a man who could very well be the next President of the
United States."
The Republican
Field
Eric M. Appleman, ed. July
15, 2008. THE RACE FOR
THE
2008 REPUBLICAN NOMINATION: A Book of Editorial Cartoons.
Gretna, LA: Pelican Publishing Co.
This collection, produced in
collaboration with the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists,
offers more than 250 cartoons on the campaign for the 2008 Republican
nomination. Cartoons by
over seventy-five artists
illustrate their views on
presidential prospects who did not enter the race, second-tier
candidates, and the shrinking field and John McCain's surprising
rebound from his campaign's July 2007 implosion. The cartoonists
offer insights the early fundraising, debates and the Iowa Straw Poll,
the primaries, and McCain's early activities as the presumptive
nominee. more
John McCain
Paul
Begala. Sept. 2008. THIRD TERM: Why George W. Bush
(Hearts) John McCain. New York: Simon
& Schuster.
"In
details that will surprise even close followers of the political scene,
veteran political strategist Paul Begala thoroughly makes the case that
John McCain would be a third term for George W. Bush. He explodes
the
myth that John McCain is a maverick, and proves powerfully that he's
just four more years of the same old thing."
Cliff
Schecter. May 1, 2008. THE REAL McCAIN: Why Conservatives
Don't Trust Him and Why Independents Shouldn't. Sausalito, CA: PoliPoint
Press.
"Cliff
Schecter’s hard-hitting profile explores the gap between the public
record of Senator John McCain and his media image. Drawing on a range
of sources and adding his unique perspective and humor, Schecter guides
the reader though McCain’s long history of expedient
flip-flops—especially on his signature issues of national security and
campaign finance reform. Far from a straight-talking maverick,
McCain emerges as a temperamental political chameleon who will do or
say virtually anything to become president of the United States...Cliff
Schecter is a Knight-Ridder columnist, a regular contributor to the
Huffington Post, and a frequent guest on PRI, CNN, MSNBC, and many
other national media outlets that cover politics."
David Brock and Paul Waldman. March 25, 2008. FREE RIDE: John McCain and the
Media. New York: Anchor
Books. [Random House imprint].
"David Brock and Paul Waldman show
how the media has enabled McCain's rise from the Keating Five scandal
to the underdog hero of the 2000 primaries to his roller-coaster run
for the 2008 nomination. They illuminate how the press falls for
McCain's “straight talk” and how the Arizona senator gets away with
inconsistencies and misrepresentations for which the media skewers
other politicians. This is a fascinating study of how the media shape
the political debate, and an essential book for every political
junkie."
Matt Welch. Oct.
2007.
MCCAIN:
The Myth of a Maverick. New York: Palgrave
McMillan Ltd..
"As
McCain wrenches himself inside-out in pursuit of the prize that eluded
him in 2000, McCain will look behind the war hero, behind the
maverick reformer. Journalist and pundit Matt Welch brings to this
project an investigative eye and a coolly analytical mindset to provide
Republicans, Democrats and Independents a picture of the man in full
before they enter the voting booth in 2008." Welch is assistant
editorial pages editor of the Los
Angeles Times; from 2002-05 he was an associate editor at Reason magazine. (Initial
author was Ryan Sager, New York Post and RealClearPolitics.com
columnist
and author of The Elephant in the Room).
John McCain with Mark
Salter.
Aug. 2007. HARD CALL: Great Decisions and the Extraordinary
People
Who Made Them, Twelve
Publishers [Hachette Book Group USA imprint].
"Senator
John McCain, one of America’s most inspiring politicians, pays tribute
to men and women who have exemplified composure, wisdom, and intellect
in the face of life’s toughest decisions... At some point in our
lives, we all face tough decisions and have to make that hard call. In
this remarkable book, Senator McCain and Mark Salter use experiences of
both extraordinary people and people in extraordinary circumstances to
dramatically describe the anatomy of a great decision."
John McCain with Mark
Salter.
Oct. 2005. CHARACTER IS DESTINY: Inspiring Stories Every
Young
Person Should Know and Every Adult Should Remember. New York:
Random
House.
"McCain has
been called 'one of the most inspiring public figures of his
generation'
by The Washington Post. In CHARACTER IS DESTINY, he shows us
why,
by telling the stories of celebrated historical figures and
lesser-known
heroes whose values exemplify the best of the human spirit. He
illustrates
these qualities with moving stories of triumph against the odds,
righteousness
in the face of iniquity, hope in adversity, and sacrifices for a cause
greater than self-interest."
...Sarah
Palin
Kaylene Johnson.
Sept. 2, 2008 (reissue). SARAH: How a Hockey Mom Turned
Alaska's Political Establishment Upside Down. Kenmore, WA:
Epicenter
Press.
"Sarah
Palin, 42, a hockey mom and former small-town mayor, thought her dream
of making a difference in the male-dominated realm of Alaska politics
was over when she went head to head with the powerful Republican
governor over issues having to do with ethics and openness in
government. Yet, the former prep basketball star could not shake
a feeling that she was destined for something bigger. This is the
story about how the biggest political upset in Alaska history propelled
Sarah Palin into the governor's office where shed was the youngest and
first women to serve in the state's highest office."
FORMER
POTENTIAL CANDIDATES
Al Gore
Davis Guggenheim,
director. AN
INCONVENIENT TRUTH [documentary film]. Paramount
Classics. Released in Los Angeles and New York on May 24,
2006. "Our climate crisis may at times appear to be happening slowly, but in fact it is happening very quickly - and has become a true planetary emergency." |
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Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich and Nancy
Desmond.
Nov. 2006. THE ART OF TRANSFORMATION. Washington,
DC: Center
for Health Transformation. Newt Gingrich. Oct.
2006. REDISCOVERING
GOD IN AMERICA. Franklin, TN: Integrity
Publishers. A significantly revised version of WINNING THE FUTURE with four new chapters (July 17, 2006). Newt Gingrich. Jan.
2005. WINNING
THE FUTURE: A 21st Century Contract with America. Washington,
DC: Regnery
Publishing, Inc.. Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen. May 15, 2007. PEARL HARBOR: A Novel of December 8th. New York. Thomas Dunne Books [St. Martin's Press]. |
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Wesley
Clark Wesley K. Clark with Tom Carhart. September 2007. A TIME TO LEAD: For Duty, Honor and Country. New York: Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.. Here, for the first time, General Clark uses his unique life experience—from his difficult youth in segregated Arkansas where he was raised by his poor, widowed mother; through the horror of Vietnam where he was wounded; the post-war rebuilding of national security and the struggles surrounding the new world order after the Cold War—as a springboard to reveal his vision for America, at home and in the world. General Clark will address issues such as foreign policy, the economy, the environment, education and health care, family, faith, and the American dream. |
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Chuck Hagel Charlyne Berens. July 2006. CHUCK HAGEL: Moving Forward. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press. "Berens charts Hagel’s quick rise to national recognition and influence and examines the background that has led Hagel to an outspoken internationalism that often puts him at odds with his own party and president. This complex, plain-spoken Nebraskan may be on his way to the White House. Charlyne Berens explains why and how... Charlyne Berens is a Professor of Journalism at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln." |
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John Kerry Sen. John F. Kerry and Teresa Heinz Kerry. March 2007. THIS MOMENT ON EARTH: The New Pioneers on the Environmental Frontier. New York: PublicAffairs. "Teresa Heinz Kerry and Senator John Kerry traveled across the country in a national campaign to see at first hand how these issues unite people across party and ideological lines. From the San Juan Basin to the Gulf of Mexico to the South Bronx, from mothers on Cape Cod to Colorado ranchers, they found a vibrant coalition of people and communities deploying ingenuity, technology, and sheer will power to save the world they know and love." |
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George
Pataki George J. Marlin. Oct. 2006. SQUANDERED OPPORTUNITIES: New York's Pataki Years. South Bend, IN: St. Augustine's Press. "In this first commentary on the Pataki administration, George Marlin, former Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and New York Conservative Party activist, traces how fiscally, economically, and culturally Governor Pataki sold out to leftist interests. In SQUANDERED OPPORTUNITIES, Marlin contends that the Pataki Administration did not possess a philosophical compass. Political expediency overwhelmed any political philosophy, and 'political conscience' and 'political ideals' were mere slogans used to patronize conservatives." |
Russ Feingold Sanford Horwitt. July 2007. FEINGOLD: A New Democratic Party. New York: Simon & Schuster. "Sanford D. Horwitt writes in this timely, compelling independent biography that Russ Feingold "represents the progressive side of the Democratic divide more clearly and authentically than any successful politician on the national stage." ... Drawing on scores of interviews and historical documents, Horwitt shows that Feingold's authenticity is deeply rooted in the old progressive tradition personified by one of his heroes, Robert M. La Follette, the legendary Wisconsin governor and U.S. senator. "Fighting Bob" and the other great reformers of the Progressive Era placed a high value on honest, efficient government, investment in public education, health and infrastructure, and curbs on corporate power and other wealthy interests in the political process." |
Bill
Frist Karyn Frist, ed. October 2006. LOVE YOU, DADDY BOY: Daughters Honor the Fathers They Love. Taylor Trade Publishing "This book honors fathers around the world. From the countryside of Romania, to the fashion industry of New York and Italy, to the farm fields in rural Tennessee and Kentucky, fathers are instrumental in the shaping of our morals and values." All proceeds will go to Operation Eagle Nest, Childhelp, and Autism Speaks. |
Condoleezza
Rice Marcus Mabry. May 2007. TWICE AS GOOD: Condoleezza Rice and Her Path to Power. Emmaus, PA: Rodale. "Who is Condoleezza Rice? In this multilayered portrait, Marcus Mabry penetrates the mysteries surrounding one of the most controversial and fascinating women of our time and explores what price she has paid for her success. While researching this biography, Mabry interviewed her family, friends, and neighbors from her childhood in Birmingham; peers from her years at the University of Denver and Notre Dame; colleagues, allies, and adversaries from Stanford and Washington-and Condoleezza Rice herself." Rodale, which bills itself as "the largest independent book publisher in the U.S.," announced on February 25, 2005 that it had acquired North American rights to an biography of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice by Newsweek Senior Editor and Chief of Correspondents Marcus Mabry. |
from 2005-06...not
clear
if these projects are proceeding:
-Kathleen
Antrim
(more), a
columnist
for the San Francisco and Washington, DC Examiner
newspapers, author
of the political thriller CAPITAL OFFENSE, a contributor to NewsMax
Magazine, and a political commentator, was reported by several source
to
be working on a biography of Sen. George Allen.
-Sen. Bill Frist was reported to
be
working on a memoir with Ken Abraham due out in 2007 or early 2008,
publisher
tbd.
See Bonna de la Cruz. "Frist
plans memoir by '08" The Tennessean. June 7, 2006.
-Paul D. Colford reported that
Giuliani
was working on memoir about his time as a New York prosecutor,
scheduled
to be published by Miramax Books in Oct. 2007.
See Paul D. Colford. "Rudy
Book
on Miramax Slate." Daily News. April 6, 2005.
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