“Packed with fascinating personal perspective and testimony, Michael Takiffs A Complicated Man wholly justifies its title. The book is far more than a kaleidoscopic oral biography of President Bill Clinton. Aspect by aspect, it guides us through the struggles of postmodern America, as the most ambitious baby boomer of his generation seeks to modernize the Democratic Party-and, as in a Greek drama, is fated to be destroyed. Veritably, an all-American saga, with a cast of thousands-favorable and unfavorable.” MenBookAmericaPresidentPartyStruggleGenerationsPerspectiveBabyDramaAspectBillsDemocraticClintonCastsComplicatedGuidesDestroyedTitlesGreekFascinatingJustifyAmbitiousBiographiesTestimonyDemocratic PartySagaPostmodernBoomersBaby BoomerPresident Bill ClintonGreek Drama Author:Nigel Hamilton
“Former governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin, is promoting her new book and she's going to appear on the Oprah Winfrey Show. Sarah and Oprah. On the one hand, a very powerful woman qualified to be President of the United States, and on the other hand, you have Sarah ... But if you think about it, Sarah Palin and Oprah Winfrey have a lot in common. They both helped get Obama elected.” IfsThinkingBookStatesShowsHandsPresidentUnitedPowerfulCommonUnited StatesFormerGovernorsPromotingQualifiedVery PowerfulAlaskaPalinPowerful WomenNew Books Author:David Letterman
“Somebody threw a book at President Obama. If you're trying to scare a president by throwing a book at him, you're one president too late.” IfsTryingBookPresidentLateToo LateScareThrowingPresident Obama Author:David Letterman
“Building an Effective Women's Ministry is a brand new book from Harvest House Publishers. Sharon Jaynes, vice president of Proverbs 31 Ministries, is the author. This book has planning helps for beginning and maintaining your women's ministries plus ideas for programs and special events. You know which section I turned to first, don't you? That's right. The idea section. Sharon has some good ideas. Great cover and helpful contents!!!” KnowsFirstsBookIdeasHelpingHousePresidentSpecialEventsBuildingProgramVicesPlanningBrandsHelpfulPlusGood IdeasMinistryHarvestSectionsPublishersMaintainingVice PresidentBrand NewNew BooksSharonSpecial Events Author:Brenda Poinsett
“Go little book, thy self present, As child whose parent is unkent: To him that is the president Of noblesse and of chivalry, And if that Envy bark at thee, As sure it will, for succour flee.” IfsChildrenLittlesBookSelfParentPresidentEnvyTheeBarkChivalry Author:Edmund Spenser
“I was planning on writing a detailed review of several books on web security tonight, but the Obama collapse has superseded my best-laid plans. Here’s another open thread for this important topic, as America wrestles with the issue of whether it would be a good idea to elect a President with a 20-year history of associating with people who hate America.” PeopleWritingYearsImportantBookIdeasWould BeAmericaHatePresidentIssuesPlansSecurityPlanningTonightReviewsGood IdeasCollapseThreadTopicsBest Laid Plans Author:Charles Foster Johnson
“Texas Senator Ted Cruz said if elected president he would abolish the Department of Education. But not to worry. He promised to replace it with the less expensive Bureau of Book Learning.” IfsSaidBookPresidentWorryExpensiveDepartmentTexasSenatorsAbolishCruzBook Learning Author:Conan O'Brien
“A tell-all book by David Axelrod, one of President Obama's former strategists, reveals that Obama chose Joe Biden as his VP because of his energy and enthusiasm. You know, the qualities you look for in someone whose main job is traveling to state funerals.” KnowsLooksBookStatesJobsEnergyPresidentQualityEnthusiasmFormerFuneralPresident ObamaStrategistBidenEnergy And Enthusiasm Author:Jimmy Fallon
“I saw that on Small Business Saturday, the president went shopping at a bookstore and bought 17 books, including "The Laughing Monsters," "Being Mortal," and "Heart of Darkness." Or as the cashier put it, "You OK, man? Maybe a little 'Chicken Soup for the Presidential Soul?'” MenHeartLittlesBookSoulPresidentDarknessLaughingSawsIncludingMonstersMortalsPresidentialChickensShoppingSaturdaySoupSmall BusinessBookstoresHeart Of DarknessChicken SoupCashiers Author:Jimmy Fallon
“As president of the American Historical Association, I started a programme to make dissertations into e-books in 1999. Before I knew it, I was involved in other electronic projects. Harvard invited me to become director of the libraries in 2007.” BookPresidentInvolvedDirectorsProjectsHistoricalLibraryAssociationInvitedHarvardProgrammesDissertation Author:Robert Darnton
“The corporate scandals are getting bigger and bigger. In a speech on Wall Street, President Bush spoke out on corporate responsibility, and he warned executives not to cook the books. Afterwards, Martha Stewart said the correct term was to saute the books.” SaidBookPresidentTermResponsibilityStreetsWallSpeechBiggerCooksCorporateSpokesExecutivesScandalPresident BushCorporate Responsibility Author:Conan O'Brien
“Being president means leaving one's name in the history book of which few men are authors. It is my fortune to be blessed with a proud name, one that parents will employ for generations to instill the values of honesty, independence, and above all, courage in their sons.” MenMeanBookValuesNamesParentPresidentGenerationsHonestySonProudIndependenceBlessedFortuneLeavingInstillHistory BooksBeing Blessed Author:Grover Cleveland
“Our planning system was dynamite when we first put it in. The thinking was fresh; the form mattered little. It was idea oriented. We then hired a head of planning, and he hired two vice presidents, and then he hired a planner; and the books got thicker, and the printing more sophisticated, and the covers got harder, and the drawings got better.” ThinkingFirstsLittlesTwoBookIdeasFormPresidentBusinessHarderVicesDrawingPlanningSophisticatedPrintingVice PresidentPlannersDynamite Author:John Welch
“My first company was MicroSolutions. I worked 20 hours a day. I didn't take a vacation for 7 years. I didn't even take the time to read a fiction book. It was all about work. When I sold it, I promised myself I would never wear a watch and only wear a suit to weddings, funerals and to meet the President.” YearsFirstsBookPresidentHoursFictionCompanyWatchesSuitsFuneralVacation Author:Mark Cuban
“I think that by the time I start writing the third book, of course, I will be President Of The United States, and that also will have something to do with it. I'll probably have to acknowledge that somehow.” ThinkingWritingBookStatesCoursesPresidentUnitedUnited StatesThirdsAcknowledge Author:John Hodgman
“In my own experience as president of Brazil I observed first hand many of the trends that Nam identifies in this book, but he describes them in a way that is as original as it is delightful to read. All those who have power-or want it-should read this book.” WayWantShouldFirstsBookHandsPresidentMy OwnOriginalsTrendsDelightfulBrazil Author:Fernando Henrique Cardoso