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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) |
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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Should Barack Obama Be President? by Fred Zimmerman, Nimble Books
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Click here for 12 full quotes from Barack Obama in the book Should Barack Obama Be President?.
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BOOK REVIEW by OnTheIssues.org:
This is one of those quick-publication books, published by the owner of the aptly-named "Nimble Books." Perhaps several more editions will come out during the course of the election. It's an easy book to write because it has a structural formula: A "conventional wisdom" quip about Obama on top of the page, with a citation or explanation elaborating on the quip. Then a list of "Pro" and "Con" arguments about Obama's stance on the issue, as illustrated by the quip. It's an easy-to-write formula, and an easy-to-read one too. It's nicely suited to the type of people who read OnTheIssues.org. We hope Nimble Books succeeds with this book and publishes a dozen more like it.
-- Jesse Gordon, jesse@OnTheIssues.org, May 2007
OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Civil Rights
Supports health benefits for gay civil partners.
Muslim heritage gives Obama unique influence in Muslim world.
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Energy & Oil
Wants Detroit to build more hybrids & use more ethanol.
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Foreign Policy
Visited Africa in 2006; encouraged HIV testing & research.
Focus on corruption to improve African development.
Supports Israel’s self-defense; but distrusted by Israelis.
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Government Reform
Sponsored bill to disclose earmarks on Internet.
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Homeland Security
Need to be both strong and smart on national defense.
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Principles & Values
Full name: Barack Hussein Obama; family calls him “Barry”.
Candidacy taken seriously despite his race or because of it?
Convention speech understood country yearns for unity.
Portrayed as a multiplier instead of a divider.
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The above quotations are from Should Barack Obama Be President? by Fred Zimmerman, Nimble Books.
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