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The First 90 Days in Government: Critical Success Strategies for New Public Managers at All LevelsThe First 90 Days in Government: Critical Success Strategies for New Public Managers at All Levels
Best Price: $4.93
I originally ordered this book because I thought it would help out my husband in his new job,...
The Constitution in Exile: How the Federal Government Has Seized Power by Rewriting the Supreme Law of the LandThe Constitution in Exile: How the Federal Government Has Seized Power by Rewriting the Supreme Law of the Land
Best Price: $4.94
Many people think that the government is doing there job, the job that we elect them to do....
Public Information Technology and E-Governance: Managing the Virtual StatePublic Information Technology and E-Governance: Managing the Virtual State
Best Price: $59.63
I can get this book withn 3 days.. Great book and good delivery
Myths America Lives ByMyths America Lives By
Best Price: $12.32
In the footsteps of Robert Bellah's The Broken Covenant, once again a book exploring the...
The Parliament of Man: The Past, Present, and Future of the United Nations (Vintage)The Parliament of Man: The Past, Present, and Future of the United Nations (Vintage)
Best Price: $8.03
Today (February 7, 2008), 1,700 Blue helmets sit at the edge of the abyss in East Africa. The...


The Death of Common Sense: How Law is Suffocating AmericaThe Death of Common Sense: How Law is Suffocating America
Best Price: $2.91
I first read this book 5 years ago. Since then I've purchased and given away over a dozen...
The American Dream and the Public SchoolsThe American Dream and the Public Schools
Best Price: $12.97
This book is an overview of recent educational issues, from a left of center perspective. It...
A March of Liberty: A Constitutional History of the United States Volume I: From the Founding to 1890 (Constitutional History of the United States)A March of Liberty: A Constitutional History of the United States Volume I: From the Founding to 1890 (Constitutional History of the United States)
Best Price: $34.69
I was assigned this book and the first volume for a class. It's terrible. That is really all...
The Road to Democracy in Iran (Boston Review Books)The Road to Democracy in Iran (Boston Review Books)
Best Price: $8.73
The Road to Democracy in Iran is a very short but well written book. Akbar Ganji proves to be a...
Dereliction of Duty: The Eyewitness Account of How  Bill Clinton Compromised America's  National SecurityDereliction of Duty: The Eyewitness Account of How Bill Clinton Compromised America's National Security
Best Price: $5.97
If you look at the tally of this book's reviews, you'll see that it reflects the polarizing...


America's Secular Challenge: The Rise of a New National Religion (Brief Encounters)America's Secular Challenge: The Rise of a New National Religion (Brief Encounters)
Best Price: $14.11
In this timely and wide-ranging book, one of America's leading public intellectuals explores the...
McCain: The Myth of a MaverickMcCain: The Myth of a Maverick
Best Price: $15.00
You don't have to be a libertarian, I think, to find something disturbing in the definitiveness...
Who Controls the Internet?: Illusions of a Borderless WorldWho Controls the Internet?: Illusions of a Borderless World
Best Price: $10.46
When keeping up to date with news and stories about the internet you'll just find a compact, but...
Street Level Bureaucracy (Publications of Russell Sage Foundation)Street Level Bureaucracy (Publications of Russell Sage Foundation)
Best Price: $12.78
In this book, Lipsky examines the critical role of street-level bureaucrats in the policy-making...
Parkinson's LawParkinson's Law
Best Price: $16.23
I first received a copy of "Parkinson's Law" from a retired three-star general. Since...

Applied Statistics for Public and Nonprofit AdministrationApplied Statistics for Public and Nonprofit Administration
Best Price: $124.22
This text provides good examples of statistical problems pertaining to public administration....
Nixon Off the Record: His Candid Commentary on People and PoliticsNixon Off the Record: His Candid Commentary on People and Politics
This is a terrific book about the last four years of one of the giants of the last half of the...
Civil Service Arithmetic & Vocabulary, 15th edition (Arco Civil Service Test Tutor)Civil Service Arithmetic & Vocabulary, 15th edition (Arco Civil Service Test Tutor)
Best Price: $10.31
Great study guide, I bought this for my wife who was taking the civil service Administrative...
Can America Survive? The Rage of the Left, the Truth, and What to Do About ItCan America Survive? The Rage of the Left, the Truth, and What to Do About It
Best Price: $6.40
I recently attended a talk by Mr Stein, in which he articulated, very well, the real problem...
How Would a Patriot Act? Defending American Values from a President Run AmokHow Would a Patriot Act? Defending American Values from a President Run Amok
Best Price: $2.93
Glenn Greenwald should be the official conscience of this country. He sees the problems so...

Social Forces and AgingSocial Forces and Aging
Best Price: $50.00
This text is slow reading and the topics are not well linked together, however the repetitive...
Unconventional Wisdom: Facts and Myths About American VotersUnconventional Wisdom: Facts and Myths About American Voters
Best Price: $14.36
Late deciders go for the challenger; turnout helps the Democrats; the gender gap results from a...
The Pact: Bill Clinton, Newt Gingrich, and the Rivalry that Defined a GenerationThe Pact: Bill Clinton, Newt Gingrich, and the Rivalry that Defined a Generation
Best Price: $8.00
Couldn't put it down - Bit of a puff piece for Bill - But I'm sort of a Newt guy - Extremely...
Unlimited Access: An FBI Agent Inside the Clinton White HouseUnlimited Access: An FBI Agent Inside the Clinton White House
Best Price: $3.22
I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to know what it was like working in the Clinton...
Campaign Boot Camp: Basic Training for Future LeadersCampaign Boot Camp: Basic Training for Future Leaders
Best Price: $4.79
Christine Pelosi has written a primer on How To Run. (Also, on how NOT to run, when that's the...

Administrative Law for Public ManagersAdministrative Law for Public Managers
Best Price: $23.08
This book focuses on the essentials that public managers should know about administrative...
The Republic and The Laws (Oxford World's Classics)The Republic and The Laws (Oxford World's Classics)
Best Price: $7.06
From Plato's Republic or before, people have written their ideas of what the ideal state would...
Better Than Sex (Gonzo Papers, Vol 4)Better Than Sex (Gonzo Papers, Vol 4)
Best Price: $7.99
Know this. The late Hunter Thompson, Doctor Gonzo, was something of a muse for me although our...
It Takes a Candidate: Why Women Don't Run for OfficeIt Takes a Candidate: Why Women Don't Run for Office
Best Price: $19.94
This is an excellent book for researching women and politics. It is easy to read and understand...
How to Win a Local Election, Third EditionHow to Win a Local Election, Third Edition
Best Price: $10.21
Reads as a how-to book for aspiring politicians. As a veteran of two political campaigns and...

The Terrible Truth About LiberalsThe Terrible Truth About Liberals
Best Price: $4.36
Boortz is right on the money. Simple and fun to read. Makes perfect sense. Almost as...
Congressional Procedures and the Policy Process (Congressional Procedures & the Policy Process) (Congressional Procedures & the Policy Process)Congressional Procedures and the Policy Process (Congressional Procedures & the Policy Process) (Congressional Procedures & the Policy Process)
Best Price: $36.00
A great resource for everyone from new lobbyists to people interested in knowing more about how...
James Madison: Writings: Writings 1772-1836 (Library of America)James Madison: Writings: Writings 1772-1836 (Library of America)
Best Price: $22.41
I do not think Library of the America has even put out a bad book and this is no exception. The...
The Working Poor: Invisible in AmericaThe Working Poor: Invisible in America
Best Price: $6.00
I never received the book, so I don't know how I can review it. Do you have any logical suggestions?
All the President's MenAll the President's Men
Best Price: $0.04
Woodward and Bernstein detective work did an amazing job of unraveling Nixon's foolish ways. ...

Creating Public Value: Strategic Management in GovernmentCreating Public Value: Strategic Management in Government
Best Price: $20.99
Mark Moore postulates creating public value as a mode of practical reasoning and an alternative...
The Press Effect: Politicians, Journalists, and the Stories that Shape the Political WorldThe Press Effect: Politicians, Journalists, and the Stories that Shape the Political World
Best Price: $8.29
This is nicely written, not wordy or loaded with polysci jargon. She reviews national events,...
Government and Politics of TexasGovernment and Politics of Texas
Best Price: $37.45
This book compares Texas politics to the other states and highlights the advantages and...
The Puzzle Palace: Inside the National Security Agency, America's Most Secret Intelligence OrganizationThe Puzzle Palace: Inside the National Security Agency, America's Most Secret Intelligence Organization
Best Price: $3.45
When this book came out (actually even before it came out), it caused a major stir within the...
A Reef in Time: The Great Barrier Reef from Beginning to EndA Reef in Time: The Great Barrier Reef from Beginning to End
Best Price: $28.00
This book was awesome and proved very informative and I would highly recommend it, however the...

Conventional Wisdom and American Elections: Exploding Myths, Exploring MisconceptionsConventional Wisdom and American Elections: Exploding Myths, Exploring Misconceptions
Best Price: $22.45
Conventional Wisdom and American Elections: Exploding Myths, Exploring Misconceptions debunks...
The Selling of the PresidentThe Selling of the President
Best Price: $4.99
Author Joe McGinnis gives an inside view of the highly-controlled, thoroughly-packaged 1968...
What It Takes: The Way to the White HouseWhat It Takes: The Way to the White House
Best Price: $14.30
This is a book people might shy away from since it deals with the 1988 campaign, and those...
The Second Treatise on Civil Government (Great Books in Philosophy)The Second Treatise on Civil Government (Great Books in Philosophy)
Best Price: $6.00
John Locke (1632-1704) wrote "Second Treatise of Government" in 1690, it was the main...
Betrayal of Trust: The Collapse of Global Public HealthBetrayal of Trust: The Collapse of Global Public Health
Best Price: $4.99
i went into this book a bit skeptical at first. I work in a big city hospital and i thought:...

The Great Lakes Water WarsThe Great Lakes Water Wars
Best Price: $16.19
As a hydrologist in the Great Lakes' basin, this book is a great read. It brings the science...
Who Will Tell The People? : The Betrayal Of American DemocracyWho Will Tell The People? : The Betrayal Of American Democracy
Best Price: $5.73
William Greider is a good writer and this was an excellent read- in 1992. Many of the complaints...
How Congress Works and Why You Should CareHow Congress Works and Why You Should Care
Best Price: $8.43
The other two reviews are much more well-written than I can type, but still wanted to add a...
Congressional Elections: Campaigning at Home and in WashingtonCongressional Elections: Campaigning at Home and in Washington
Best Price: $43.11
Praised for combining solid empirical research with real-world politics, Paul Herrnson provides...
Contemporary Cases in U.S. Foreign Policy: From Terrorism to TradeContemporary Cases in U.S. Foreign Policy: From Terrorism to Trade
Best Price: $27.96
Crafting foreign policy today is a pluralistic process more actors are involved, partisan...

Honor Bound: Inside the Guantanamo TrialsHonor Bound: Inside the Guantanamo Trials
Best Price: $20.48
I saw this lady on a talk show, perhaps John Stewart and The Daily Show (the only news I watch...
Necessary Illusions: Thought Control in Democratic SocietiesNecessary Illusions: Thought Control in Democratic Societies
Best Price: $13.12
Unlike the unfortunate trend I see on the left to review and condemn books by the likes of...
California Government and Politics Today (12th Edition) (California Government and Politics Today)California Government and Politics Today (12th Edition) (California Government and Politics Today)
Best Price: $37.26
Basic, easy to read introduction to the state governemnt and politics. Provides a solid...
  
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