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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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Pour Your Heart Into It
How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time
by Howard Schultz, Dori jones Yang
(Click for Amazon book review)
Click here for 12 full quotes from Howard Schultz in the book Pour Your Heart Into It, by Howard Schultz.
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OnTheIssues.org BOOK REVIEW:
Howard Schultz is the Chairman and CEO of Starbucks, Inc., the coffeeshop chain. This book is about coffee, but it's also about Schultz's business philosophy and his political philosophy. Schultz's point in the book is that one can run a business with an underlying political philosophy. Schultz describes that philosophy, and his rationale for writing this book, on pp. 7-8:
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I decided that now was a good time to tell the Starbucks story. First, I want to inspire people to pursue their dreams. Second, and more profoundly, I hope to inspire leaders of enterprises to aim high. Success is empty if you arrive at the finish line alone. The best reward is to get there surrounded by winners. The more winners you can bring with you--whether they're employees, customers, shareholders, or readers--the more gratifying the victory.
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The political philosophy comes from Starbucks' practice of contributing to the communities where coffee is grown and investing in Starbucks' employees:
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I'm not writing this book to make money. All my earnings from it will go to the newly formed Starbucks Foundation, which will allocate the proceeds to philanthropic work on behalf of Starbucks and its partners. This is the story of Starbucks, but it is not a conventional business book.
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The title of the book is part of that philosophy:
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The key is heart. I pour my heart into every cup of coffee and so do my partners at Starbucks. When customers sense that, they respond in kind.
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Perhaps Schultz will run for office someday; in the meantime, he has positioned himself as a political opinion leader with this book. A must-read for coffee aficionados (sorry, we don't excerpt those parts here!) that may become a must-read if Schultz ever makes the leap and enters the arena.
-- Jesse Gordon, editor-in-chief, OnTheIssues.org, October 2011
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Civil Rights
Support AIDS programs and employee AIDS walks.
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Corporations
Build a big business on small business values.
People worry that national chains homogenize neighborhoods.
Support worthy causes in countries where our coffee is grown.
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Environment
Paper sleeves instead of polystyrene coffee cups.
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Foreign Policy
CARE programs in rural areas in Third World.
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Free Trade
Framework for coffee importers: improve quality of life.
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Health Care
Expand coverage to include part-time employees.
Offer employee coverage for terminal illnesses.
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Principles & Values
Pour Your Heart into It: the story of Starbucks.
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Technology
1997: Appropriate Technology Initiative in Guatemala.
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Welfare & Poverty
Donates 8-day-old coffee beans to food banks.
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The above quotations are from Pour Your Heart Into It
How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time
by Howard Schultz, Dori jones Yang.
Autobiographies for 2012 GOP primary candidates:
- Bloomberg by Bloomberg, by Mike Bloomberg, Aug 10, 2001
- Never Give Up, by Donald Trump, Jan, 2008
- Pour Your Heart Into It, by Howard Schultz, 1999
- Where The Right Went Wrong, by Pat Buchanan, Aug. 2004
Biographies:
- The 100 Greatest Speeches, by Simon Maier & Jeremy Kourdi, 2010
- Give Us Liberty: A Tea Party Manifesto, by Rep. Dick Armey, 2010
- The Battle for America 2008, by by Dan Balz and Haynes Johnson, 2009
Policy books:
- Known and Unknown, by Donald Rumsfeld, Feb. 2011
- Suicide of a Superpower, by Pat Buchanan, Oct. 2011
- Saving Freedom, by Jim DeMint, July 2009
- Pigs at the Trough, by Arianna Huffington, 2004
- Right Is Wrong, by Arianna Huffington, 2008
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