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24 Years of Housework...and the Place Is Still a Mess: My Life in Politics
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by Andrews Mcmeel Pub
Hardcover (01 May, 1998)
(11 reviews) 3.36 out of 5 stars
Editorial Review: Pat Schroeder's memoir of 24 years in politics is so enthusiastic it is easy to forget how difficult her work must have been. She was Colorado's first congresswoman and one of only 14 female representatives to the House when she was elected in 1972.
A Manual of Parliamentary Practice: For the Use of the Senate of the United State
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by Applewood Books
Paperback (01 May, 1993)

A Private Woman in Public Spaces: Barbara Jordan's Speeches on Ethics, Public Religion,
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by Trinity Press International
Paperback (01 June, 2000)
(1 reviews) 4 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Wonderful Book about a wonderful woman: This is a very intellegent book about the speeches of Barbara Jordan. The author connects history,
African American Legislators in the American States
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by Columbia University Press
Paperback (15 July, 2001)

After the Revolution: PACs, Lobbies, and the Republican Congress
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by Longman
Paperback (25 January, 1999)
(1 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Excellent, insightful: This book is an excellent insight to how tactics of major interest groups reacted to, benefited, or were derailed by the 1994 Republican take over of Congress.
All Politics Is Local : and Other Rules of the Game
list: $15.00
by Times Books
Hardcover (30 November, 1993)
(8 reviews) 4.5 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: TIp and his big ego: The other reviews for this book amaze me... it seems that the other reviewers like their authors to relate common sense principles with a common thred of self-serving arrogance.

America`s Congress: Actions in the Public Sphere, James Madison Through Newt Gingric
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by Yale University Press
Paperback (01 April, 2002)
(3 reviews) 4.67 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Good scholarship that's well-written.: Mayhew is one of the few political scientists who knows how to write well, which helps make his work accessible to anyone interested in Congress,
American Congressional Dictionary
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by CQ Press
Paperback (01 April, 2001)

American Terminator : Myths, Movies, and Global Power
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by The Disinformation Company
Paperback (15 October, 2004)
Analyzing Congress
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by W. W. Norton & Company
Paperback (February, 2001)

Bad Neighbor Policy: Washington's Futile War on Drugs in Latin America
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by Palgrave Macmillan
Hardcover (01 February, 2003)
(2 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: An Indespensible, Up-to-Date Examination: "Ted Galen Carpenter's new book is an indispensable, up-to-date examination of 'Washington's futile war on drugs in Latin America,'
Balancing Act : Washington's Troubled Path to a Balanced Budget
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by Vintage
Paperback (29 September, 1998)
(2 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: This thorough and enjoyable book reads like a good novel!: When assigned to read a book that covered the history of the budget deficit crisis for my Grad school class I was less than overwhelmed with excitement.

Ben Tillman & the Reconstruction of White Supremacy (The Fred W. Morrison Series
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by University of North Carolina Press
Paperback (01 April, 2000)
(7 reviews) 4.14 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Perfect Complement to C. Vann Woodward's "Tom Watson": Stephen Kantrowitz, a gifted writer, accomplishes that rarest of achievements in academia: theory that is actually readable.
Bicameralism (Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions)
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by Cambridge University Press
Paperback (13 June, 1997)
(1 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Bicameralism: This book makes an important contribution to the study of legislative institutions, not so much because of its content but in its original examination of a much neglected subject.

Black Faces in the Mirror : African Americans and Their Representatives in the U.S.
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by Princeton University Press
Hardcover (18 November, 2002)
(1 reviews) 2 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Not feeling it: I read this book for a class assignment and I must say that I find her argument unconvincing and chaotic. The structure of the book and her argument is mercurial and the amount of errors in the book are alarming..
Black Faces, Black Interests: The Representation of African Americans in Congres
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by Harvard University Press
Hardcover (01 March, 1993)
(1 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Faceless: Professor Swain wrote an incredible account of both black and white representatives of African-Americans (both minority and majority districts) in the US Congress.

Breach of Trust: How Washington Turns Outsiders Into Insiders
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by Nelson Current
Hardcover (11 September, 2003)
(4 reviews) 4.75 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: I"m shocked!..shocked!...Rick, there's gambling going on....: The subtitle provides more than a clue. Political outsiders wind up in the House of Representatives and then they are under tremendous pressure to conform,
Bringing Representation Home: State Legislators Among Their Constituencies
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by University of Missouri Press
Hardcover (01 March, 2003)
(1 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Book Combines Legislative Observations with Theories: An effective state legislator is one who is aware of and reflects a district's thinking and concerns and maintains good communications with organized groups represeting that district,

Building a Legislative-Centered Public Administration: Congress and the Administrative State,
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by University of Alabama Press
Paperback (01 August, 2002)
Camelot at Dawn: Jacqueline and John Kennedy in May, 1954
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by Johns Hopkins University Press
Hardcover (01 November, 2001)
(2 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Photographs that today are stunning in their meaning: As someone who grew up in the Kennedy era, these images had a profound effect on me.

Campaign Contributions and Legislative Voting: A New Approach
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by Routledge
Paperback (01 December, 2004)
Citizens As Legislators: Direct Democracy in the United States (Parliaments and Legislatures
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by Ohio State University Press
Paperback (01 July, 1998)
(1 reviews) 3 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Easy read, content lacking: From the outset, the book appeared exciting. However, from a layman's perspective, the book is of little value,

Classics in Congressional Politics
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by Longman
Paperback (11 January, 1999)
Conflict And Compromise : How Congress Makes The Law
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by Touchstone
Paperback (18 June, 1996)
(1 reviews) 4 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Headed to the Hill? - Read This: Learn some of the ins and outs of Congress by following the narrative of one bill: the Family Medical Leave Act from the mid 80s to its passage in 1993.E

Congress and Its Members
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by CQ Press
Paperback (01 July, 2003)
(4 reviews) 4 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Good, but other books tell how Congress really works today: Mr. Davidson has written a good book, but there are other books that are better at describing how Congress really works.O
Congress and the Nation: 1993-1996 : A Review of Government and Politics (Congress
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by Congressional Quarterly Books
Hardcover (01 April, 1998)

Congress as Public Enemy : Public Attitudes toward American Political Institutions
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by Cambridge University Press
Paperback (29 September, 1995)
(1 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Do we hate Congress and if so, why?: Years ago, Richard Fenno introduced the idea of the 'congressional paradox'---a phenomenon explaining that although a majority of Americans distrust Congress as an institution,
Congress at the Grassroots: Representational Change in the South, 1970 -1998
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by University of North Carolina Press
Paperback (01 April, 2000)

Congress for Dummies
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by For Dummies
Paperback (19 September, 2002)
(3 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Help for the budding lobbyist: This is a clearly written introduction to how the legislature works, right down to how to get around the different Congressional buildings.
Congress from the Inside: Observations from the Majority and the Minority
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by Kent State University Press
Hardcover (01 August, 1999)
(1 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
Editorial Review: Congress From the Inside is just what the name suggests: a member's-eye view of Congress by Sherrod Brown, a fourth-term, liberal Democratic member of the House of Representatives from Ohio. Brown writes about campaigning in his home district,

Congress Online: Bridging the Gap Between Citizens and Their Representatives
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by Routledge
Paperback (30 August, 2004)
Congress Reconsidered
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by Congressional Quarterly Books
Paperback (01 December, 2000)
(1 reviews) 4 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Good, but other books tell how Congress really works today: Congress Reconsidered is a good book, but there are other books that are better at describing how Congress really works.O

Congress: A Political-Economic History of Roll Call Voting
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by Oxford University Press
Paperback (01 September, 2000)
Congress: Keystone of the Washington Establishment
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by Yale University Press
Paperback (01 September, 1989)
(1 reviews) 4 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: OK, but if you want to know how Congress really works, see: the Congressional Deskbook, which describes how Congress really works and also how to work with Congress.A

Congressional Caucuses in National Policy Making
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by Johns Hopkins University Press
Paperback (01 September, 2001)
(1 reviews) 4 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Descriptive, Not Evaluative, Useful First Book on Topic: This is a very fine first book focused specifically on Congressional Caucuses in National Policy Making.
Congressional Elections: Campaigning at Home and in Washington
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by CQ Press
Paperback (01 October, 2003)

Congressional Procedures and the Policy Process
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by CQ Press
Paperback (01 January, 2004)
(2 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Not the only excellent book on Congress!: Walter Olezek's book IS excellent - but it is not the only outstanding book on Congress.
Constitutional Deliberation in Congress: The Impact of Judicial Review in a Separated
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by Duke University Press
Paperback (01 June, 2004)

Constitutional Reform and Effective Government
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by Brookings Institution Press
Paperback (01 December, 1992)
CQ Almanac Plus 2003: 108th Congress 1st (Cq Almanac)
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by Congressional Quarterly Books
Hardcover (01 September, 2004)

Cq's Politics in America 2004: The 108th Congress (Politics in America)
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by CQ Press
Paperback (01 May, 2003)
(1 reviews) 4 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Pretty Good, But...: First let me say that I do like this book. As a political junkie and political science/history major, any book like this is excellent.
Csg State Directory: Directory II Legislative Leadership, Committees & Staff 2004 (Csg State Directory Directory II-State Legislative Leadership,
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by Council of State Government
Paperback (01 June, 2004)

Dangerous Democracy?
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by Rowman & Littlefield (Non NBN)
Paperback (11 April, 2001)
Democratic Delusions: The Initiative Process in America
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by University Press of Kansas
Paperback (01 February, 2002)

Dependent on D.C.: The Rise of Federal Control over the Lives of Ordinary American
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by Palgrave Macmillan
Paperback (01 January, 2003)
(12 reviews) 4.33 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: If liberty is important to you... read this book.: I agree with many of the comments regarding the "tough read" -- however, this was more true of the 2nd chapter that outlines the agenda and all of the ways transaction-costs are raised.
Disjointed Pluralism: Institutional Innovation and the Development of the U.S. Congress.
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by Princeton University Press
Paperback (01 May, 2001)

Diverging Parties
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by Westview Press
Paperback (15 August, 2002)
Drafting Legislation and Rules in Plain English (Hornbooks (Paperback))
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by West Publishing Company
Paperback (01 April, 1991)
(3 reviews) 3 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Too simplistic: This is another example of a person who has no experience drafting legislation presuming to tell the professionals who do that kind of writing how to perform their difficult task.

Encyclopedia of the United States Cabinet: (3 Volumes)
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by ABC-Clio Inc
Library Binding (01 December, 2000)
Ethics in Congress: From Individual to Institutional Corruption
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by Brookings Institution Press
Paperback (01 July, 1995)

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