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Books by and about 2020 presidential candidates |
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Crippled America,
by Donald J. Trump (2015) |
United,
by Cory Booker (2016) |
The Truths We Hold,
by Kamala Harris (2019) |
Smart on Crime,
by Kamala Harris (2010) |
Guide to Political Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2017) |
Where We Go From Here,
by Bernie Sanders (2018) |
Promise Me, Dad ,
by Joe Biden (2017) |
Conscience of a Conservative,
by Jeff Flake (2017) |
Two Paths,
by Gov. John Kasich (2017) |
Every Other Monday,
by Rep. John Kasich (2010) |
Courage is Contagious,
by John Kasich (1998) |
Shortest Way Home,
by Pete Buttigieg (2019) |
The Book of Joe ,
by Jeff Wilser (2019; biography of Joe Biden) |
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Our Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2016) |
This Fight Is Our Fight,
by Elizabeth Warren (2017) |
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017) |
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Books by and about the 2016 presidential election |
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What Happened ,
by Hillary Clinton (2017) |
Higher Loyalty ,
by James Comey (2018) |
Trump vs. Hillary On The Issues ,
by Jesse Gordon (2016) |
Hard Choices,
by Hillary Clinton (2014) |
Becoming ,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Outsider in the White House,
by Bernie Sanders (2015) |
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Book Reviews |
(from Amazon.com) |
(click a book cover for a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com)
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Confidence Men:
Wall Street, Washington, and the Education of a President,
by Ron Suskind
(Click for Amazon book review)
| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Budget & Economy
Barack Obama: 2008 financial collapse: final verdict on failed philosophy.
Ed Markey: 1994 to 2008: defeated in attempts to regulate derivatives.
George W. Bush: 2007: Avoided restructuring to maintain market confidence.
Hank Paulson: TARP urgent to avoid another Great Depression.
Hank Paulson: 2008: Bank bailout funds must be used for lending.
Joe Biden: Increase debt ceiling & Commission on Fiscal Responsibility.
Joe Biden: As banks become profitable, start fundamental reforms.
Timothy Geithner: 2007: Bank "liquid facility" staved off collapse for a year.
Timothy Geithner: 2008: Capital injections of billions to failing banks.
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Corporations
Al Franken: End collusion between banks and security rating agencies.
Carl Levin: Goldman Sachs cheated their clients using fiduciary info.
Ed Markey: 90% tax on executive bonuses at companies receiving TARP.
Elizabeth Warren: Bankruptcies result from mishaps, not from gaming the system.
Sam Brownback: Exempt auto dealers from Consumer Financial Protection.
Ted Kaufman: SAFE Banking Act: limit size so never "too big to fail".
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Principles & Values
Barack Obama: 2008: supported by both Hollywood and Wall Street.
Barack Obama: 2005: Inherited staff from outgoing Senator Tom Daschle.
Erskine Bowles: Leave your friends at home when you go to Washington.
Joe Biden: 2010: Negotiated trades in bipartisan Senate bills.
Scott Brown: Paid $10,000 for Cosmopolitan centerfold.
Tom Daschle: 2004: Senator Obama's mentor upon entering the Senate.
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Technology
Barack Obama: Rebuild the country's crumbling infrastructure.
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The above quotations are from Confidence Men:
Wall Street, Washington, and the Education of a President,
by Ron Suskind.
Autobiographies for 2012 GOP primary candidates:
- No Apology, by Gov. Mitt Romney, Mar 2, 2010
- Real Change, by Speaker Newt Gingrich, Dec 18, 2007
Biographies:
- CEO of SELF, by Herman Cain, 2001
- Joe Biden: A Life of Trial and Redemption, by Jules Witcover, 2010
- Rick Santorum: A Senator Speaks Out on Life, Freedom, and Responsibility, 2005
- Michele Bachmann: Why She Will Win, by Ron Paul Jones, 2011
- A Mormon in the White House? 10 Things Every American Should Know about Mitt Romney, by Hugh Hewitt
- Mitt Romney: The Man, His Values and His Vision, by Lisa Ray Turner and Kimberly Field
- Deliver Us from Evil, by Sean Hannity
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Policy books:
- Confidence Men, by Ron Suskind, 2011
- Core of Conviction, by Rep. Michele Bachmann, 2011
- It Takes a Family, by Sen. Rick Santorum, 2005
- On My Honor, by Gov. Rick Perry, 2008
- End The Fed, by Rep. Ron Paul, Sep 16, 2009
- Gold, Peace, and Prosperity: The Birth of a New Currency, by Ron Paul, 2007
- My Journey to the White House, by Herman Cain, 2011
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