books about: presidency     books:     Presidency      What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception Scott McClellan PublicAffairs, 2008 If this is true. To begin with....this book is written very well. Concise and to the point. And, if McClellan's points are true, we should all be mad as hell...and positive that we're not going to take it any more. I find it hard to believe that Bush has even a 25% approval rating. ...             Truth and Consequences: Special Comments on the Bush Administration's War on American Values Keith Olbermann Random House, 2007 Do we need Keith? Legal History of the Color Line: The Rise And Triumph of the One-drop Rule YES! I haven't seen anything like Keith since British MP George Galloway gave Congress the tongue-lashing it so desperately needed. He knows how to combine important political commentary ...             Your Government Failed You: Breaking the Cycle of National Security Disasters Richard A. Clarke Ecco, 2008 Enlightened and thought-provoking Two things I like about Clarke's writing: First, Clarke is a really smart guy, and this is a smart book. It's not unfathomable by any means, but anyone looking for "National Security for Dummies" will want to avoid this book. It has depth. Second, in a country where ...             The Cult of the Presidency: America's Dangerous Devotion to Executive Power Gene Healy Cato Institute, 2008 A book Americans need to read--especially this year Do yourself--and the country--a favor, and pick up a copy of Cato Institute scholar Gene Healy's new book, The Cult of the Presidency: America's Dangerous Devotion to Executive Power. This important book has the potential to start a much-needed national conversation ...             Right Is Wrong: How the Lunatic Fringe Hijacked America, Shredded the Constitution, and Made Us All Less Safe Arianna Huffington Knopf, 2008 What's in the Dark Will Come to the Light Arianna has done it again. This is one brilliant lady who has researched this administration thoroughly before writing this book. I always knew that they were lying about a lot of things and never trusted them. Here's the proof of their dirty deeds. She makes it ...             The Bush Tragedy Jacob Weisberg Random House, 2008 The Bush Tragedy The service to get it to me was great, faster than expected. The book is outstanding. What an insight to the man we didn't elect twice.             Great American Hypocrites: Toppling the Big Myths of Republican Politics Glenn Greenwald Crown, 2008 THE Book for the Post Nixon/Reagan/Bush Era Glenn Greenwald is the writer for our time. I think historians will use Glenn's writings as a milestone beginning the end of the corporate propaganda era. Glenn has few sacred cows except the truth, which we all know has a liberal bias. This book is another in his ...             Polk: The Man Who Transformed the Presidency and America Walter R. Borneman Random House, 2008 Perfect account I didn't know squat about James Polk and now I do. Isn't that the point. The period between Andrew Jackson and Abraham Lincoln is by far the least studied period of my "historical hobby." I picked this book up on a business trip in Canada and read it in a week. ...             Takeover: The Return of the Imperial Presidency and the Subversion of American Democracy Charlie Savage Back Bay Books, 2008 Excellent A lawyer and journalist, Charles Savage, writes like a journalist and summarizes complex legal issues clearly. He demonstrates how Dick Cheney , since being President Ford's Chief of Staff, has worked constantly to expand presidential power, and as Vice President has ...             Broken Government: How Republican Rule Destroyed the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches John W. Dean Viking Adult, 2007 Informative and solidly written John W. Dean has worked in government at the highest levels, has stellar credentials and credibility, and is definitely qualified to discuss this Republican administration's actions. Being Republican himself, I consider his views even more objective and valuable than ...             Dead Certain: The Presidency of George W. Bush Robert Draper Free Press, 2007 Good book Wolffe states in his review that "Here is a president who boasts of reading around 100 books a year, promotes reading standards and No Child Left Behind, graduated from Yale and Harvard, and is married to a librarian. Yet he thinks he can't learn lessons by reading. ...             For the President's Eyes Only: Secret Intelligence and the American Presidency from Washington to Bush Christopher Andrew Harper Perennial, 1996 Eye Opening Reading For Secret Intelligence Buffs For the Presidents Eyes Only: Secret Intelligence and the American Presidency from Washington to Bush is exciting reading for fans of secret intelligence or presidential history. The book answers the all important question "what did the president know and when did he ...             How Would a Patriot Act? Defending American Values from a President Run Amok Glenn Greenwald Working Assets Publishing, 2006 Wow Glenn Greenwald should be the official conscience of this country. He sees the problems so clearly and relates them in high definition. I started with this book and progressed to "Tragic Legacy" followed by his third book "Great American Hypocrites". It has been a ...             The Fall of the House of Bush: The Untold Story of How a Band of True Believers Seized the Executive Branch, ... Craig Unger Scribner, 2007 Another great book by Unger A very engrossing book with lots of behind the scenes information and details. Almost like the events leading up to a train wreck that you learn about after the fact and ask, Why was this allowed to happen? It's sad to see the extent to which the everyday citizen has ...             The Race Richard North Patterson Henry Holt and Co., 2007 This book is a Must Read! With this book, Mr. Patterson has ascended to the rarified ranks of Tom Wolfe and Ayn Rand. This book is a Must Read for anyone interested in an insightful and poignant social commentary on the sad state of affairs of our body politic! If you liked Wolfe's "Bonfire" or ...          products you might be interested in search for books administration, consequences, constitution, intelligence, legislative, transformed we recommend If this is true. randomly chosen book: Glass Houses (The Morganville Vampires, Book 1)