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The Ambition and the Power
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 328.730762092
EAN: 9780670819249
ISBN: 0670819247
Label: Viking Adult
Manufacturer: Viking Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 768
Publication Date: November 30, 1989
Publisher: Viking Adult
Studio: Viking Adult
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Rating: - Classic Detailed Study of Both Corruption and Abusive Power
This is the book that so turned my stomach I concluded that no sane and honorable person should seek election.
On the one hand, it recounts in excruciating detail the degree to which then Speaker of the House Jim Wright had to be constantly on the go to collect ("raise") funds for his future campaigns (every two years), while also illuminating the pathologies of House leadership processes.
On the other hand, it recounts in equal detail the deliberate and malicious manner ... Read More
Rating: - The best of its kind
For the afficionado of the political genre, there is no better book than this. Barry's access was not equally granted by all the players, but he was sufficiently "in the room" and privy to frank discussion that he places the reader in the Congress during the end of a Speaker's tenure. This episode really marks the rise of Newt Gingrich, the end of Democrat control of the U.S. House, and profound changes in America. The book doesn't explain how it all came about. It does, however, live ... Read More
Rating: - The Best inside Congress book in recent years
This book is incredible in depth of research, interviews with key players in the House of Representatives, a balanced approached, and analysis. It reveals more of the inner workings of the House of Representatives than any other single source. A must read for anyone who wants to understand how the House works, and at the same time how Speaker Jim Wright lost the speakership.
Rating: - possibly the best Washington book ever written
Barry, who wrote for The New York Times, The Washington Post, and other publications, was allowed unbelievable access to former Speaker of the House Jim Wright's private meetings, and also got cooperation from then-back bencher Gingrich and others of Wright's enemies. The result is an absolutely brilliant study of how power works in Washington, inside the Congress, between the Congress and the White House, the media. Well-written and provocative, this book will give you an understanding of Washington ... Read More
Rating: - Behind the scenes look at Newt and the US House
An amazing read of the rise of Newt Gingrich and the fall of Speaker Wright. If you want a behind the scenes look at leadership and power in the US House - you must read this book. It basically follows how Newt dogged Speaker Wright and pushed him out the door with questionable tactics. Ironic that as Speaker himself, Newt had a lot of trouble with a book deal. Cannot recommend more highly.
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