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You will be glad you read it, even if you disagree.
I will begin with criticisms of High Crimes & Misdemeanors.These are nagging little criticisms I make because the points I'll allude to are the sorts of things that would make me roll my eyes a little, or excuse myself for a couple of minutes for a breather if this were a conversation rather than a book.Ms. Coulter has suffered the fate of all those who seek to insert comic relief or sarcasm into serious material.Witticisms, sarcasm, barbed ironies, sage observations, facts, foregone conclusions, and research don't always blend perfectly to suit all the people all the time.Some of the (perhaps a little mean-spirited) humor at the expense of liberals, I found sophomoric and/or repetitive and/or a little snide.There, I've gone on record with that, and let me say that for me, these irritations accounted for about 12 sentences in the book.Usually they were the kickers to a "call & response", or a wrap-up rhetorical statement or question.I tried to bear in mind that I really didn't buy this book for the comedy.
Throwing up has liquified her neo-con brain
Atheists have a lower divorce rate than born again christians but I guess thats just a fluke hu, Ann. They must be bad people somehow. People like Ann can't be christians because they shame one person for having an affair and then forgive another that is an alcoholic because he's a republican. She speaks to people who want to believe so bad they don't care that she doesn't have a christian bone in her body. True christians don't defame, judge or claime superiority. She doesn't have any idea of what being Jesus-like is. Oh and intelligent design is not science. Science is how Religion is why- They are too different questions.

LUNACY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HOW COULD ANYONE EVER SUCUMB TO WRITING SUCH AN INSURMOUNTABLE LOAD OF NONSENSE?!?!
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Subjects:  1. Conspiracy & Scandal Investigations    2. Government - U.S. Government    3. Political Science    4. Politics / Current Events    5. Politics/International Relations    6. Public Affairs & Administration    7. United States - 20th Century (1945 to 2000)    8. Political Science / Government / National   

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Yeah, it's good
I have no other book to compare it to, but it helps me review for my AP Government class tests. I sometimes wish it had more multiple test questions to offer, but overall the information is well classified and it goes into decent detail on every topic. The sample essays are very helpful.

Barron's Is God
Barron's has its shortcomings, sure.I'd still give it five stars, because I earned a 4 on the exam after speed-reading the majority of its contents in a single sitting having not taken a class.I will say this much: the answers to the questions on the exam are in this book; the trick is remembering them! Had I studied more rigorously (i.e., for a week), I am sure I would have earned a five.
A American Government Book......not a book on AP Government preparation guide
I strongly discourage the purchase or use of this book.
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Subjects:  1. Advanced Placement    2. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    3. Examinations, questions, etc    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Political Science (Young Adult)    6. Politics and government    7. Politics/International Relations    8. Social Science - Politics & Government    9. Study Aids - Test Preparation    10. Study Guides    11. United States    12. Political Science / Government / National   

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an excellent read
Thom Hartman knows his stuff. A good catch -up for those us who didn't pay attention in school

Sets the record straight
Democracy works, but it requires constant vigalence. Hartmann sets the record straight on democracy, and also on one of its greatest modern advocates, Thomas Jefferson, who's views were quite so ambiguous as some revisionists would have us believe. It makes you long for leaders like Jefferson. Too bad such leaders are few and far between, in any era.

Good but with a major flaw
All in all, I give this book a good rating, as the bulk of the book contains interesting and useful content. His knowledge of Jefferson is broad, and he brings it to bear in particularly illuminating ways. In some respects, I find the left-wing politics presented in the book to be a little too knee-jerk for my tastes -- his hatred of large corporations poisons much of his discussion of economic issues. Overall, his other discussion, such as church-state relations and freedom of expression, are informative and insightful.
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Subjects:  1. Democracy    2. Political Ideologies - Democracy    3. Political Science    4. Politics / Current Events    5. Politics/International Relations    6. Political Science / Democracy   

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THIS BOOK IS A WASTE OF TREES!!!
This book did not help me at all...the content was ok but the strategies sucked and I ended up getting a 2 on the exam. It just gave 2 pages for strategies and it did not have practice questions at the end of each chapter like other books do. Use 5 steps to a 5 (a quarter of the book is about strategies), my friends used it and they said it was soo helpful. Also, this book says 06-07 version but it has been the same for 3 years (i saw the 2003 book in the library). Please take my advice and dont buy this book.

REALLY GOOD review book!!
It's REALLY GOOD!!! I got a 4 on the AP U.S. Gov't & Politics exam!!!

Extremely Helpful and Concise
Unlike Princeton Review's other test prep books where they constanly stuff your mouth with the 'latest' test taking techniques to help you score higher on the tests, Princeton Review does an amazing thing: they filled the book with CONTENT!!!The book is organized according to how college board organizes the information.Near the beginning of the topics (like Constitutional Underpinnings, Public Policy, Civil Rights, etc.), Princeton Review places a list of important terms.I made a terms worksheet and filled it in as I went - extremely helpful.
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Subjects:  1. Advanced Placement    2. Civics & Citizenship    3. Examinations    4. Examinations, questions, etc    5. Government - U.S. Government    6. Politics and government    7. Study Aids    8. Study Guides    9. Test Prep    10. United States    11. Study Aids / Advanced Placement   

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A beginning
My opinion on this book lies some where between the two already presented. The application of economics and game theory to this problem is most definitely original and is the greatest achievement of the book. It is a tribute to the authors that such a simple model that so ruthless applies Occam's razor can explain so much, however the work is flawed it simply does not reflect reality. The reasons behind democratisations are more complex than this model, as powerful as it is, can reflect. This book and the model developed within should be viewed as beginning which other works can develop and expand upon. I have no doubt that economists will continue to contibute to this field with more advanced and better models. For this reason alone political scientists and historians should not ignore this text, but rather accept it for what it is a new way of looking at an old problem.

Wielding Occam's Razor
Economists are turning their focus of inquiry to subjects that were once the exclusive preserve of their colleagues in other social sciences--history, sociology, and political science. The title of this book, "Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy," appears to have been deliberately, even provocatively, chosen for contrast with its famous predecessor, "Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy," by the sociologist Barrington Moore. It is as if the economists are saying, "You've had your go. It is now our turn."
Interesting but ...
This substantial work provides a useful review of the relevant literature,and outlines the simple but powerful idea that the political impact of different types of assets [land, labor or capital] and the costs of repression rather than democratization are key influences on the process of democratization or political repression.This approach has however already been spelt out more succinctly by Carles Boix.
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Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Democracy    5. Democratization    6. Economic aspects    7. Economics - General    8. Equality    9. Government - Comparative    10. Political Ideologies - Democracy    11. Politics / Current Events    12. Public Policy - Economic Policy    13. Business & Economics / Economics / General    14. Economic history    15. Political economy    16. Political structures: democracy    17. Political structures: totalitarianism & dictatorship   

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Excellent Resource For The Modern Campaign!!!
Ron Faucheux does an excellent job of laying out what you need to know when you are running for office. You can be assured that every word in this book comes from working on over 100 campaigns.
Any more reviews of this book out there?
I'm curious about this book, but I'm wondering why three of the four reviews were posted from San Diego, why two of those three were by the same person, and why two of those three (not by the same person) were posted on the same day.
Lists for the candidate to work through
The book provides a long set of lists for the potential and declared candidate.There is no mention of getting along with your political party.
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Subjects:  1. Campaign management    2. Elections    3. Elections And Voting    4. Political Process - Elections    5. Political Process - General    6. Political Science    7. Political campaigns    8. Politics    9. Politics / Current Events    10. Politics/International Relations    11. United States    12. POLITICS & GOVERNMENT   

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Another very fine, but disturbing book about the problems with 'the two party system'...
Fact: The US of A was actually founded with
Interesting, vital book
I first saw the accusations in the book on a half finished Yorkshire television documentary that never made it to television. The allegations were so horrific in the film; it near enough reduced me to tears. So shocked at the material in the film I had to read the book. Sadly the book documents episodes that are far more disheartening than the film did.
Corruption In High Places
Lawyer and former state senator John Decamp's book can't be easily dismissed as a wild conspiracy theory, given all the evidence presented in the book and the solid reputation of many who believe in the crimes and the cover-up. One victim of abuse comments that this corruption must stop because next time it could be your kid. Not for the faint of heart, the book covers many grisly details of satanic ritual murder and torture of children by prominent members of society and a subsequent cover-up orchestrated by law enforcement and the press. I believe the problem will grow worse if you let people who are supposedly here to protect us and keep us informed abuse their positions of privilege, trust, and authority for their own gain or security. We might have to start limiting the amassing of great wealth and power because people who get a great amount of wealth and power think that they can get away with anything. And so far, they have.
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Subjects:  1. Abuse    2. Abuse - General    3. Child abuse    4. Drug traffic    5. Money laundering    6. Murder - General    7. Nebraska    8. Political corruption    9. True Crime / Espionage    10. United States - State & Local - General    11. DeCamp, John W    12. King, Larry   

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great foundation
this book provides a great foundation for those interested in the networking of private, public, and non-profit sectors. great examples are included in the book, and it is relatively easy to use. Great book!

The Public Private Business Connection
The average citizen may not notice it, but government is rapidly changing. Nongovernment workers are now delivering services that the government used to deliver as recently as a decade ago. As public policy specialists, authors Stephen Goldsmith and William Eggers know this area well. Their book is full of dense organizational descriptions, which come to life only when they use real-world examples. Fortunately, they do so often, presenting interesting facts and case studies. Still, this book is intended for serious students of public policy and government. Numerous checklists bog it down and may not be practical to use. We recommend it to public officials, policy-makers and citizens who want to understand trends in government and the ways that governing by network is changing the political scene.

Governing by Network: The New Shape of the Public Sector
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Excellent Book
A complete course in leadership and management!Rudy, run for president!You have my vote.

UGH....croak........
you people don't actually STill think this thing is a "hero" do you?oink, oink...he's ganna teach anyone about morals...what a joke...and all of you that still fall prey to his falasies...and fantacies.
Excellent
This book was an excellent purchase with insights into the leadership style that has carried Rudolph Giuliani to heights beyond those of the everyday leader.Use of his tools and characteristics are certainly to be desired. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Giuliani, Rudolph W    4. Government - State & Provincial    5. Leadership    6. Mayors    7. New York (N.Y.)    8. New York - State Government    9. Personal Memoirs    10. Political    11. Political Process - Leadership    12. Political Science    13. Politics and government    14. Politics/International Relations    15. U.S. Local Government    16. Biography & Autobiography / General   

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Look under the hood
The author is clearly a Democrat, but the book gives an under-the-hood perspective on modern campaign techniques on both sides of the aisle.

Serious analysis with lots of facts
This book has been seriously misrepresented in the press (a stupid review by George Will and a misleading review on Amazon). It is a very serious work of scholarship with a good deal of insight into the problems of the Democratic party. Edsall characterises the Democratic party as (a) an uneasy and unstable alliance of minorities and the poor, who have serious economic issues on the one hand, and liberal, affluent elites with interests in new age values and individual liberation on the other. He charges that Democrats have no coherent economic policy to protect marginal groups in the age of globalization, no coherent policy for rectifying government inefficiency and stifling bureaucracy, and no credibility in dealing with military affairs in particular, and foreign affairs in general. Liberal values, he argues, have led to the election of Republican mayors and governors, as for instance, noting that Dinkins in New York was so ineffective that he was followed by four successive Republican mayors. Democrats, moreover, are in bed with the most venal of feeders at the public trough, organized unions in education (AFT and NEA), whose bread and butter middle class economic issues prevent Democrats from espousing choice programs that would benefit the less well off.
Really bad
Author just does not get it.Every word, every line, every chapter in this book assumes without ever examining that what the Democratic Party says is really what the great majority of people want, and that the party's only problem is communication.Horsefeathers.Never explores the possibility that people do accurately understand the Democrat's platform and agenda and have examined it, weighed it, and thoughtfully found it wanting.According to Edsall, Republicans are driven only by fear, racism, anger, etc. -- never by reason or principles -- while Democrats are just the opposite.Author can't even bring himself to say illegal immigrant and always uses the style "illegal" immigrant.What is so hard about understanding and saying (1) our laws do not allow everyone who wants to to move into the US, and (2) people who come into the US in violation of those laws have therefore broken them, so are here illegally?People who are waiting for Green Cards, following the law in applying through legal channels, are right to find queue jumpers offensive and wrong.
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Subjects:  1. Government - U.S. Government    2. Political Ideologies - Conservatism & Liberalism    3. Political Ideologies - General    4. Political Process - Elections    5. Political Science    6. Politics / Current Events    7. Politics/International Relations    8. Religion And Politics    9. U.S. - Contemporary Politics    10. United States - 20th Century    11. Conservatism & right-of-centre democratic ideologies    12. Political parties    13. USA   

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Governmet? HA!
I absolutel hated this nook, it gave little factual information on the srtucture and founding of our government. The book also had an enormous left wing bias which is definately inappropriate for a college class. Instructors please find another textbook that is more interesting and deals with function and structure of government {if you want your students to read it ;) }
gooses review
The best features of this book include the charts which appear to have been all polled in new york state or california due to the leftist bias which makes me question the accuracy of any of the statistics.The thing that I liked least was the books negative attitude toward third parties which it attempted to emphasize as spoilers in political races.Besides that the side stories were interesting but of completely no use in showing how government works.The chapters were long and very repetative stating information several times as if it was new even though it had been explained several times before.The same examples were also used in many cases to explain different things.If you have a class with this book there is no point in reading the whole book.If you know nothing about political science you should read up to the last 4 chapters which are on rights and civil liberties this part is just common sense and can be largely opinionated.

I noticed a definite left tilt as well.
After having spent a semester taking a class requiring this book, I definitely noticed a rather liberal-leaning bias throughout most of the text.One of the obligations of national government, as stated by the text, is its "matter of fact" attitude that more wealthy individuals owe it to "impoverised" people through literally "taking money from more wealthy states" and giving it to poor states.Give me a break, there is so much socialism and liberal drivel in this book it made reading it a headache.
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Relevant

Fabulous
This edition should be a must read for all.
Democracy in America
In truth I haven't read the book as of yet, however, it was purchased to read De Torqueville thoughts of democracy and how both countries could profess democracy and uphold slavery.
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Subjects:  1. Ancient, Classical & Medieval    2. History - General History    3. Literary Collections    4. Literature: Classics    5. Political Ideologies - Democracy    6. Political Process - General    7. Politics and government    8. Social conditions    9. To 1865    10. United States    11. United States - 19th Century    12. Fiction / Classics   

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A very good and comprehensive look at negative campaigning and strategy
Going Dirty is an excellent book covering the recent history of negative campaigning in the US. The book gives an insightful and balanced look into a topic most people wish wasn't there.
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Subjects:  1. Advertising, Political    2. General    3. Government - U.S. Government    4. History    5. Negativism    6. Political History    7. Political Process - Elections    8. Political Science    9. Political campaigns    10. Politics / Current Events    11. Politics/International Relations    12. United States    13. Political Science / Elections    14. Political campaigning & advertising    15. USA   

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Readable, comprehensive and urgent
Let me be as concise as Roberts is comprehensive: this is best book on the looming energy crisis that I have read, and I have read half a dozen.
The U.S. just expanded reserves 50%
The book deserves 2 stars because there are worse books on oil out there. But the author fails to grasp many critical issues in both oil economics and developing technology that the book ultimately serves as a another in a long string of "we are probably doomed books" to come out now faster than ever. Roberts is a good writer who is just too far out of his depth to write on this topic.
Poisonous Misinformation
The most depressing thing about a book like this is not the outrageously inaccurate content, but, based on the high ratings and adulatory comments by other reviewers, that most people actually believe this drivel. How can we possibly form an effective energy policy when the citizenry are not only uninformed but ill-informed? The answer is that we cannot. I will not bother to go through a detailed criticism, not only because it would take an almost book length document to do it, but because, in the highly politicized atmosphere we live in, no one would believe it. Today, the "truth" depends much more on one's political views than on an objective evaluation of the evidence. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Energy Policy (Economic Aspects)    5. Energy policy    6. Government policy    7. Industries - Energy Industries    8. International - General    9. International Relations - Trade & Tariffs    10. Petroleum Industries (Economic Aspects)    11. Petroleum industry and trade    12. Public Policy - Economic Policy    13. Public Policy - General    14. United States    15. Business & Economics / International   

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