Political Bookworm: December 5, 2010 - December 11, 2010

BOOK WORLD - December 12, 2010

Our apologies for the lack of a political bestseller entry last week -- sales in the category were scant at best, and were duly reflected in the general bestseller list that was posted. This week, perhaps due to holiday sales...

By Christopher Schoppa  | December 11, 2010; 12:00 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
Categories:  Politics Best Sellers  
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Nothing like a Republican yarn

About this blog: The art of storytelling has a long history on the political stage. In the modern era, nobody spun a better yarn than Ronald Reagan and it served him well. As David M. Ricci shows in “Why Conservatives...

By David M. Ricci  | December 10, 2010; 11:00 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (19)
Categories:  Guest Blogger  | Tags:  republican storytelling; politicals and personal stories; political spin  
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Gift books for Palin and Obama groupies

Searching for the perfect gift for someone prone to political idolatry? Whitman Publishing (known for their coin reference books) has released coffee table-sized books (dubbed “Collector’s Vaults”) about Barack Obama and Sarah Palin, both written by author Dave Lifton. These...

By Stephen Lowman  | December 9, 2010; 5:30 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (2)
 
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Accepting same-sex families

About this blog: Ask Sarah Palin what makes a family. Then ask Rep. Barney Frank. The two answers will likely be so different you’ll want to grab your Webster’s and look up the meaning of family. Brian Powell, a sociology...

By Brian Powell  | December 7, 2010; 5:30 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (11)
Categories:  Guest Blogger  | Tags:  acceptance of same-sex families; same-sex couples  
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