Political Bookworm: February 20, 2011 - February 26, 2011

BOOK WORLD - February 27, 2011

At last, there's been an infusion of fresh titles into the poli/sci list ... In addition to the usual suspects, we have -- + economist Dambisa Moyo reflects on the economic turmoil across the globe, and how the emerging world...

By Christopher Schoppa  | February 26, 2011; 12:00 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
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BOOK WORLD - February 27, 2011

The last weekend in February sees a handul of new books reach bestseller status ... In paperback, Horowitz's "Inside of a Dog" climbs back to No.1, as it has each time a new debut knocks it down a few pegs...

By Christopher Schoppa  | February 26, 2011; 11:00 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
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The making of America’s most dangerous city

About this blog: St. Louis has earned a dubious distinction again this year – named by U.S. News and World Report as the nation’s most dangerous city. What is it that puts St. Louis in the forefront of American...

By Adam Arenson  | February 24, 2011; 5:30 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (4)
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Tom Ricks responds to Donald Rumsfeld

In an interview on Tuesday, Donald Rumsfeld said he never read Bob Woodward or Tom Ricks’s books on the Iraq War because “they were all on the outside listening to people two or three levels down.” Ricks, who covered the...

By Stephen Lowman  | February 23, 2011; 12:00 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (1)
 
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Every Congress member to get Rand Paul's book

(Joshua Roberts/AP) A political organization founded by Texas congressman Ron Paul is distributing free copies of a new book by his son, Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul, to every member of congress. A spokesperson for Center Street, the book’s...

By Stephen Lowman  | February 22, 2011; 5:30 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (7)
 
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Memos show Rumsfeld's ire at Woodward's work

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Today, in an interview with MSNBC, Donald Rumsfeld said he has never read Bob Woodward’s three books on the Bush administration because The Washington Post reporter was “outside...

By Stephen Lowman  | February 22, 2011; 2:30 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (76)
 
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What’s behind the best presidential decisions?

About this blog: Presidential decision-making is tricky. Fire Gen. Douglas MacArthur, or not? Pardon Richard Nixon, or not? Invade Iraq, or not? Nick Ragone assesses how White House decisions are made in “Presidential Leadership: 15 Decisions That Changed the Nation,"...

By Nick Ragone  | February 21, 2011; 5:30 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (1)
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