The Best Years: Recollections of Lucina

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The Best Years: Recollections of Lucina
Lucina B. Moxley
Manufacturer: Guild Press of Indiana
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THE BEST YEARS recollections of Lucina
Lucina Moxley
Manufacturer: Lucina Moxley
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000NQ7H8E

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Recollections of Lucina: The Best Years
Lucina Ball Moxley
Manufacturer: Gulid Craft of Indidana,
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ASIN: B000QLWUUQ

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These tales of courageous women of centuries past will captivate anyone who loves a good story of the mountains. In Women on High, Rebecca A. Brown traces the lives and achievements of the inspiring women of mountaineering's early days, who bravely bucked convention to pursue a passion for standing atop the world's highest places. Defying Victorian perceptions of women as frail, delicate creatures, these bold women traveled above and beyond where women--and most men--had gone before.

More than a retelling of first ascents and summits climbed, Women on High delves into the heart of what compelled these women to break with tradition to pursue these high peaks: the quest for independence, the search for spiritual and personal fulfillment, and the longing to step outside proscribed gender boundaries. Brown's riveting portraits of these pioneers of mountaineering reveal how their astonishing ascents of some of the world's highest summits are as extraordinary today as they were more than one hundred years ago.

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Profiles of true grit........2002-11-07

This book is exceptionally well written and recreates the agony and ecstasy of early women mountaineers. It demonstrates again that in sports of this nature women are often more gifted than men. A tour through this history will make any woman who reads it proud.

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A serious book hiding behind a goofy title, Monkey Business captures a tremendous amount of detail in its pages, enough to satisfy the most hard-core Marx Brothers aficionado. Author Simon Louvish has a talent for showcasing contrasts, and it's these contrasts--along with a few surprises--that make the brothers such fascinating characters. Among all the scripts, photos, and quotes are some unexpected discoveries, especially the real story of Margaret Dumont. While lamenting the tall tales that have circulated around this actress's life so far, Louvish applauds her image as the ultimate "straight" lady when she was really pulling a lifelong practical joke. And while the one-liners are as entertaining as always, it's refreshing to see glimpses of Groucho's serious side. One chapter begins with an earnest letter to his daughter's boyfriend about the young man's struggles with anti-Semitism, advising him to "comport yourself in such a manner that you will ultimately gain their respect." Of course, he immediately follows up with "Tomorrow we're having tea at the White House. I hope they have pumpernickel": this is Groucho we're talking about, after all. Louvish takes the same one-two narrative punch with the other brothers, interspersing real-life slapstick with tales of gambling debts, relationship difficulties, and professional disappointments and triumphs. Complete with a chronological list of life events and films, a complete reference list, and a thorough index, Monkey Business is the biography serious Marx Brothers fans have been waiting for. --Jill Lightner

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Strange but true: this is the first authentic account of the Marx Brothers, their origins and of the roots of their comedy.

First and foremost, this is the saga of a family whose theatrical roots stretch back to mid-19th century Germany. From Groucho Marx's first warblings with the singing Leroy Trio, this book brings to life the vanished world of America's wild and boisterous variety circuits, leading to the Marx Brothers' Broadway successes, and their alliance with New York's theatrical lions, George S. Kaufman and the 'Algonquin Round Table'.

Never-before-published scripts, well-minted Marxian dialogue, and much madness and mayham feature in this tale of the Brothers' battles with Hollywood, their films, their loves and marriages, and the story of the forgotten brother Gummo.

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Poorly written, poorly reasoned, poorly checked.......2006-01-08

I'd give this book one star, but some of the author's patience and endurance in slogging through some old documentary evidence does deserve credit, and does make for some interesting reading. The project as a whole, though, is a monumental failure.

First, the book is almost unreadable. There are multiple puns in nearly every sentence. The tone expresses the author's desperation, and no other word will do, to be thought clever. It gets in the way of what reliable information is in the book.

Second, the author's interpretation of the evidence is shaky at best. Because an early draft of a play script is the same or very similar to a movie filmed years later does not in any way prove that the performers didn't ad lib extensively while staging the play, but the author treats the matter as settled, the ad libbing as something minimal and grossly exaggerated, just because the Marx Brothers' movies are similar to the early play scripts. Nonsensical.

Finally, for all the author's smug assurance that he's gotten the details right where earlier authors were sloppy, you'd think perhaps he could check details like the spelling of Nacogdoches. I live in Nacogdoches -- I'm writing this from Nacogdoches -- and it is NOT "Nagacdoches," an error he repeats five or six times on a single page. It's not the easiest town name in the world to spell, and from any other author I'd shrug and read on, but this author's self-congratulation for his accuracy is so overblown that the glaring error is all the more maddening.

Bits of the book were worth the read, but disappointing isn't a strong enough descriptor.

Not quite perfect.......2005-12-03

The massive comprehensive research Mr. Louvish did for this book is truly impressive. Not only do we get huge amounts of biographical information on the five main subjects, we also get a lot of information on the generations that came immediately before. Some readers might feel all of that information is superfluous, but you can't really understand a person unless you know where the person comes from. I really enjoyed all of this background information. Another highlight was all of the research into their vaudeville years, as well as how for once Gummo and Zeppo don't get the short end of the stick. I also loved the pictures, but wished there had been more, particularly showing the boys with their own families. That would've been a really nice touch, given how much information we got on their wives and children. Another plus was the information on baby Manfred, whom many researchers and even members of the Marx family long believed was apocryphal. Based on the information given, I was able to submit his burial location and the brief biographical information and cause of death to the Find-a-Grave website and will know where to find his grave if I'm ever in the Brooklyn cemetery where he's buried.

I wasn't as bothered by the writing style by others have been, but I agree that it could get a little overly cutesy. Encorporating such a style once in awhile is fine, but sometimes it seems overdone, and you don't really need to write in a funny style when the people you're writing about are already funny enough on their own. I also thought their post-1937 films, for the most part, were given amazingly short schrift. Just because generally speaking most people don't hold them in high regard doesn't mean they're only worth a few pages each. Maybe it's time to give these later films a critical reevaluation and see what is good in them instead of automatically saying they're so bad they don't even deserve the same detailed treatment their first seven films deserve. And I agree, for all of Mr. Louvish's massive research on the Marx family, it seems baffling that he couldn't go to the pretty minor effort to look up the meaning of some of these American references and slang words that he admits he doesn't know the meaning of, instead of saying, for example, "No, I have no idea what a college widow is either." I also noticed a few other minor errors; for example, Mr. Louvish states that Harpo is the one who steals Maurice Chevalier's passport in 'Monkey Business,' when Zeppo was actually the one who did that.

Overall, this is a very engrossing entertaining book, although small things like the ones detailed above prevent me from giving it a full 5 stars.

Excellent in spite of author's cutesy style........2005-09-27

Okay, the author's style is idiosyncratic (look it up!) and sometimes annoying. He is as keen to tell us how he found the information as he is to tell it. But if you can get past all that, this is a great resource that gets at the truth (or as close to it as possible), clearing up a lot of the mis- and dis-information put out over the years about the Marxes and their achievements. I really felt after reading it that I have a much better understanding of the "real" story.

Well, "Monkey Business" IS my all time fave Marx movie.............2004-06-06

And I must say that this book of the same title is right up there too. I thought Simon Louvish did an excellent job of digging up the truth on the Marxian tales that have swirled around for many, many years. His research of the ancestral roots of Minnie and Sam "Frenchy" Marx are impeccable.....and Louvish's way of putting the "ages" of the brothers in their proper timeframe is first rate. I think he captured each brother perfectly. I was impressed at his case for giving Chico a hell of lot more credit in steering the brothers to superstardom. Chico was a go-getter, just like his mother Minnie, and I was happy to see Chico portrayed as something more than just the gambling, womanizing, loose cannon type of a guy we all know about (or thought we knew about). That's not to say Chico wasn't like that, it's just good to hear something else about him for a change (I'd kill to have the mathematical mind that guy had!). Harpo is always just the Harpo we all know (just like in "HARPO SPEAKS!") and love. He definitely marched to a beat of a different drummer (Louvish captures that perfectly), Harpo was his own man to say the least. That's a good thing. Groucho, is displayed (like usual) as cantankerous, moody and insulting (well, this IS Groucho we're talking about!). But Louvish gets into the reasons WHY Groucho was that way (let's just say insecurities MIGHT have played a small part in Groucho's disposition).

For me, reading of Zeppo's burden of being so much younger and feeling he was always an afterthought is sad. To be bearing the middle name of his deceased eldest brother, you have to feel some sympathy towards the poor guy. Zep's talents lie elsewhere, as subsequent chapters explain. Louvish's use of prime Marxist dialogue is superb, and he really outdid himself in research at the Libary of Congress, finding several vintage manuscripts just lying there waiting to have their moment in print.......speaking of moments, I was really intrigued by the true story of Margaret Dumont. This woman managed to pull off the ultimate lifelong-practical joke on GROUCHO of all people. Read the book to see what I'm talking about. Everything you'd want to know about the Marxes is here, and there's so much irony in the stories, it's mind boggling. What really got me was the sad way each of their lives ended. None of them (except maybe Gummo) just went along peacefully. Chico died of arteriosclerosis, with practically nothing to show for all the glory years in the movies, Harpo had a heart attack during open-heart surgery (on his 28th wedding anniversary no less), Zeppo died of lung cancer. Groucho's surviving relatives' feud with Erin Fleming (even after Grouch was gone) was a sad closing to an amazing, but sometimes painful life. But it's the laughter that kept the brothers (and brought all of us) together. That's what this book celebrates more than anything. The genius of their comedy, their anarchistic style, they brought THEMSELVES to us, the movie goer. That's why almost 80 years later, we're still interested in them, because there was no one else like them, probably never will be. But it's the legacy of laughter they left behind, the legacy that Louvish writes about so beautifully. First rate book, get this one.

Top Quality Biography.......2003-01-26

Louvish's detailed biography of the MB's is very good indeed. Starting in mid action, sympathetic, never genuflecting , the book goes on to describe what became of the Marx Brothers. Humorwise the author isn't trying to be the sixth Marx Brother any more than he's trying to be fourth Beastie Boy, the second Maureen Lipman, or the fifth Beatle. He's just trying to set the scene, which I feel will add to the book's value as time goes on, because that's what good history is.
Of all the secondary Marx(i.e. surname-not-Marx) material I have read, this is the one I have the most affection for, mainly because it is not trying to be definitive or exhaustive or curatorial, and yet strangely is better at all three than anything else Marx-related I've read in the past. Even if you've never seen a MB movie, you will probably find plenty here to amuse.

Monkey Business: The Lives and Legends of The Marx Brothers

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Monkey Business: The Lives and Legends of The Marx Brothers
Simon Louvish
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Griffin
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ASIN: B000OTI6RQ

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Malcolm Arnold's music encompassed a variety of forms from opera and ballet through orchestral and chamber music to film scores. His most famous film score, for which he won an Oscar award in 1957, is The Bridge on the River Kwai. In 1953 he was commissioned to compose Homage to the Queen, a ballet to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Arnold was knighted by the Queen in 1993 in honor of his contributions to English music. As with the other volumes in the Greenwood Bio-Bibliographies in Music series, this work includes a brief biography, discography, complete list of works and performances, and an annotated bibliography. Music scholars, musicians, and those with an interest in the music of Malcolm Arnold will appreciate the extensive information gathered in this one volume. Since Malcolm Arnold has retired from composing, this book features the most complete list of his compositions, including some of his newly discovered early works. The works are listed alphabetically within genre. The author also provides a chronological listing of the works through which trends and developments in Arnold's compositions may be traced. Sir Malcolm Arnold's input with the project assures the accuracy and completeness of this bio-bibliography.

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The Tricky Game: Deceptive Plays to Winning Bridge
Hugh Walter Kelsey
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Common sense but not common practice

Not bad...

Overpromises A Little

The reality of networking isn't so rosey...

I liked it, solid advice

Nonstop Networking: How to Improve Your Life, Luck, and Career (Capital Ideas for Business & Personal Development)
Andrea Nierenberg
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Does the word "networking" make you cringe? Maybe that is why many shy away from the very skill that can help them personally and professionally. In Nonstop Networking author and personal marketing consultant, Andrea Nierenberg, reveals unique and easy-to-use strategies for linking-up with people in order to achieve mutual personal and professional goals. Based on five simple steps, Andrea’s system is different from other networking techniques in that it focuses on comfortable and familiar techniques for building relationships and not on handing out business cards and asking for referrals. Readers will discover positive ways to network anywhere, any time and the secret of how to build relationships that will improve their life, luck, and career. Learn twelve techniques to use when approaching a room full of strangers, master eight sure-fire communications skills, discover the types of people you need in your network (and that may already be a part of your circle of contacts.) Are you shy or introverted? Learn networking techniques that capitalize on your natural abilities. Are you anxious about keeping track of all your contacts? Andrea presents an elegantly simple system for organizing and staying in touch with everyone in your network. Easy to read with many examples of personal success stories throughout, Nonstop Networking is a must have for recent graduates, job seekers, career changers, consultants, entrepreneurs, or anyone with a personal or professional goal to achieve.

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Common sense but not common practice.......2007-04-27

Having seen Ms. Nierenberg in action during an in office presentation, and having read her book, I can say that the take away is a diligent approach to networking which we all "think" is great in theory, but which we do not, as a rule follow in practice (read: common sense, not common practice). Networking involves more than just a passive approach if it is truly to be effective. And that proactive approach is exactly what NonStop Networking stands for--hence the word Nonstop. Networking is an inherently personal thing, so I would say, read the book and use those principles that resonate to you. I started with birthday cards to all of my clients and you know what, it was simple, quick and effective enough to get phone calls from them thanking me for being thoughtful enough to do it. Really good stuff but again, it's only good for you the reader, if you start using it on a consistent basis.

Not bad..........2006-03-02

This book is relatively helpful, however, it

reminds me of term papers I'd written at the

age of 15 or so, where I'd desperately try

to increase line spacing and tighten up the

margins, in an effort to get my closing

paragraph to fall onto the 5th page, or the

7th page, or whatever the required paper

length was.

Overpromises A Little.......2005-11-20

Nonstop Networking: How To Improve Your Life, Luck and Career, by Andrea Nirenberg, is a good book on personal networking if one possesses the personality type to engage in this form of behavior.

My personality is one of an introverted nature, and approaching a stranger to impose myself upon them does not come naturally. Ms. Nirenberg has a chapter in the book with tips for those introverted individuals like myself to pull this off. But her tips cannot change our basic nature and personality type, so the chapter is not much help.

This book is great for those extravert individuals who want to network, feel comfortable doing so, but do not have the knowledge, skills, or experience to do so. This book would be a great benefit to those people.

But to those who read the book and expect it to turn them into networking superstars, when that behavior is contrary to their personality type, you will be greatly disappointed. Thus I have to only give the book 3 stars.

Also, I think the author uses the book to make networking sound like it will solve all of ones business marketing problems. She cites case after case where she networked with someone and the story always ends with, "and now they are a client of mine." I am sure she has had many business successes from her networking, but she never tells of the many networking attempts that fail before reaching the one that succeeds. This does not paint a realistic picture of networking. She makes it sound like every networking effort will end in a new client or a business success.

Other reviewers have pointed out that while is 170 pages, it is printed in double-space with large font, and the width of many of the pages are further reduced by a sidebar. In other words, this book is a lot shorter than it appears to be. One should just realize you are buying a much shorter book that it appears to be from its appearance.

The bottom line is this is a good book for those who are inclined to network, but a waste of time for those not already possessing the skills to do so.

The reality of networking isn't so rosey..........2005-09-21

The book is a very easy read overall, it's simple and to the point. I wasn't born to be out-going so it's very difficult for me to pull off many of the techniques suggested by the book. I'm a young CPA starting out to building my own client base, and am looking forward to improve my social skills. However, some advices like making lunch appointments to follow up with contacts, are very difficult to pull off. It's ackward to invite someone you just met to go to lunch with, particularly if the person is the opposite sex. How can a woman ask a male contact to go to lunch without making him think that she is asking him to have a lunch date? Or how can a man ask a female contact to go to lunch without scaring her off? I have been attending ballroom dancing and had tried some of the book's networking techniques, but the people that I talked to so far haven't given me their phone number or business card . Unfortunately, I'm in a class where everybody is very much an introvert, much worse than me. I felt like I was trying to connect with someone who was on a very different wave band. A couple girls in the class are actually friends and they totally refused to talk to or look at anyone else but each other. In my opinion, no matter how hard you try to network, the success of it really depends on the group of people and the setting. The reality is, there is always a lot of frustration and you just have to keep going and not let the frustration bother you. That is the hard part. The book suggests writing and emailing contacts. But a lot of people just won't repond to your emails or letters at all. I had once sent boxes of Sees Candies every Christmas to my former teacher who taught me real estate law to thank him for referring me to one of the schorlarhsips that I was applying. He operates a busy real estate investment firm. He never repsonded to my Christmas gifts or cards or emails and I think it's because he was just too busy. So I gave up. I had long ago tried many of the advices suggested by the book before I even read the book. The problem is I always felt intimated by non-response and then I gave up. I think selecting the particular type of people and personalities you want to network is important. Time is too precious and I just can't afford to try to connect with many people who are off the wave band completely. I realize I have to not be intimated by non-reponse and be perservere. Unfortunately, the book doesn't talk much about the harsh reality of network, and neither did it tell you how to overcome frustration and intimidation that are often parts of the networking process.

I liked it, solid advice .......2005-09-18

Andrea Nierenberg is the author of "Nonstop Networking: How to Improve Your Life, Luck, and Career". This is good pick for those just starting out and want an easy read about how to network with people.

Personal networking is an important skill for anyone who owns a business, and there's even a chapter for introverts who are uncomfortable in social situations. Based on the principle that most people are more comfortable doing business with those they are familiar with and trust, it's a nice guide on how to build and strengthen your personal and business relationships.

Whether you're looking for a job, or have a business and want to gain more clients this type of skill is an important one to develop. Reviews for Nonstop Networking on amazon were favorable, with the only real complaint that the 170 page book is printed in double space type and a large font, so you'll notice it's considerably smaller if it were printed normal size.

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Comprehensive History 1 Textbook

The American Promise: A History of the United States, Volume I: To 1877
James L. Roark , Michael Johnson , Patricia Cline Cohen , Sarah Stage , Alan Lawson , and Susan M. Hartmann
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A bit jumpy.......2007-06-28

I am currently using this textbook for my History from 1460-1877 online and find that this book is very detailed. There are a lot of details in this book that I have not had in any other history book. The American Promise focuses on some certain historical times, places and people that have been a bit looked over in other books. The only problem I have come across with this textbook is that you have to go back and forth quite a bit to cross-reference. It seems some information may be lacking and the book itself is trying to get too many details instead of focusing on the larger picture of some things or just skipping over some major historical times.

Comprehensive History 1 Textbook.......2005-09-13

I really like this textbook because it presents the material in a way that I can easily grasp and remember. Past history books have bored me, but this one isn't too bad :) It's also great that it's in paperback because that makes it cheaper!

The American Promise: A Compact History, Volume I: To 1877

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The American Promise, Volumes 1 and 2
Very well written.

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Narative Textbook.......2005-10-14

Although "Roark seems to emphasize some events that seem less important to U. S. History" as Mr. Jack A. White stated, this book is written in the narrative stand point. Therefore, it should be read more like a story and not a textbook. If you're using this book in high school, it will be good practice since more college books are narrative.

The American Promise, Volumes 1 and 2.......2000-04-11

This book omits several important events in U. S. History up to 1865. But is sufficient for introductory classes in U. S. History. While it does a sufficient job as a survey source, it is not recommended for an in-depth study of any period in U. S. History. Further, Roark seems to emphasize some events that seem less important to U. S. History.

Very well written........1999-07-23

This book is very well written, quite long, though

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Civilians killed as U.S. convoy flees attackers; Angry Afghans gather to protest.(World Wire): An article from: Winnipeg Free Press

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Civilians killed as U.S. convoy flees attackers; Angry Afghans gather to protest.(World Wire): An article from: Winnipeg Free Press
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Is The Oval Office For Sale?

The Buying of the President 2004 reveals how the process of choosing a president has moved from the voting booth to the auction block, and highlights the special interests that heavily invest in the politicians seeking the nation's highest office. Lewis and his team reveal and investigate the sponsors and the known and not-so-known conflicts of interest entangling each of the aspirants to the White House. This is the only book of its kind, containing investigative profiles and personal histories of the major presidential candidates.

Here you will find answers to questions like

Which candidate was paid by a pharmaceutical firm to give speeches while running for the Senate?
Who turned the Homeland Security Act into a bonanza for the biotech industry?
Which candidate proposed 32 separate tax breaks for big businesses that support his campaign?
Who is the "go-to guy" for the insurance industry?

Customer Reviews:

Fantastic look at the candidates and fund raising. .......2004-10-20

This book contains enough history about each candidate to make anyone feel confident with their vote. And, unlike almost any other political book I've read, it is suprisingly non-partisan. Furthermore, it really opens you eyes on the political fund raising system and what the candidates actually have to do before the become president.

After reading this book, it will become much easier to see through the candidates rhetoric, and this book or one like it should be a pre-requisite before voting.

A MUST read for every voter!.......2004-04-22

This book is THE benchmark for investigative journalism done by the people at www.publicintegrity.org. An honest, fair and balanced presentation of the facts surrounding the Democratic candidates for President 2004 (which has since been whitled down to Kerry) and President Gearge W. Bush. You simply cannot say you are an informed voter until you read this book.

Americans really are ignorant.......2004-03-30

Let me start by saying I do not want George W. Bush re-elected, and I don't have any interest in John Kerry running the White House for the next four years either. I left myself open to have my opinions on American government influenced by this book, but I could never have imagined the magnitude in which this book changed my beliefs of our political process. It's no secret to anyone that money rules each and every major player in our political system. But what this book does is demonstrate just how out of control it's gotten. Author Charles Lewis uses indisputable facts and figures to show the shortcomings each of this year's presidential candidates, especially each candidate's willingness to let money and particular groups dictate the policy he feels is best suited to run the country. He hammers Bush in a bad way, but nothing he says can be considered untrue. Lewis uses the Freedom of Information Act to compile a body of evidence that implicates Bush in a dozen shady financial undertakings and also describes the way in which many of Bush's closest advisers landed high-level positions in government. You simply cannot fathom the number of Bush's advisers who were once employees or board members in companies (pharmaceutical, energy, law firms, etc.) that make up Bush's chief campaign donors. That is, at least until you read this book and Lewis starts listing them one after another. Lewis and the Center of Public Integrity maintained their own integrity by taking a completely non-partisan approach to this book, unafraid to tackle Bush and Democratic challengers alike. I cannot wait until 2008 to see what Lewis uncovers next. Hopefully, Bush and his cronies (or Kerry, for that matter) won't further gut our rights as Americans and refuse us the right to read it -- and Lewis' right to write it.

The president is bought and sold!.......2004-03-28

A disturbing book.

It is a terrible thing to contemplate what money has done to prostitute the American political process. People don't support candidates to do better for the country. They're buying influence and -- if you don't pay, you can't play.

The saddest thing is to look at these obscene expenditures on campaigns and consider what some of that money could do in a good way. And then to consider what more all the money that will be stolen as a result could do on top of that.

Strongly reccomended.......2004-03-25

This is a must read. I found it to be fair and factual.

The Buying of the President 2004 : Who's Really Bankrolling Bush and His Democratic Challengers--And What They Expect in Return

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The Buying of the President 2004 : Who's Really Bankrolling Bush and His Democratic Challengers--And What They Expect in Return
Charles Lewis
Manufacturer: Harper Paperbacks
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OF22WK

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