Becoming Washington by Glenn Beck (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. New condition blue boards with white spine lettering contained in a new condition non price-clipped color photographic dust jacket. Includes Author Dedication; Introduction: Born to Run It; Afterword; Acknowledgments and Index. Illustrated with a section of both black-and-white and color photographic plates. "Among the Trump era's savviest insiders, one name stands especially tall: Kellyanne. As a highly respected pollster for corporate, non-profit, and Republican clients and a frequent television talk show guest, Kellyanne Conway had already established herself as one of the brightest lights on the national political scene when Donald Trump asked her to run his presidential campaign. She agreed, delivering him to the White House, becoming the first woman in American history to manage a winning presidential campaign, and changing the American landscape forever. Who she is, how she did it, who tried to stop her, and whether she thinks it could happen again is a fascinating story of personal triumph and political intrigue that has never been fully told . until now. In Here's the Deal, Kellyanne takes you on a journey all the way to the White House and beyond with her trademark sharp wit, raw honesty, self-deprecating humor, and level eye. It's all here: What it's like to be dissected on national television. How to outsmart the media mob. How to outclass the crazy critics. How to survive and succeed in male-dominated industries. What she learned from the hundreds of thousands of Americans working in all fifty states. What Donald and Melania Trump really said - and are really like. What happens when the addictiveness and perils of social media hit too close to home. How it felt to have the political division playing out across the country start playing out in her own family. In this open and surprising account, Kellyanne turns the camera on herself. What she shares -- about our politics, about the media, our cultural cleavages, political divides, unifying values, about working in New York City and Washington, DC, about later-in-life marriage and motherhood, her place in history and her time in the White House, the future of the conservative movement, and about her personal journey - is an astonishing glimpse of visibility and vulnerability, of professional and personal highs and lows, and, ultimately, of triumph and joy." -- from the inner front and rear jacket flaps. "I like to talk. Then again, that's not exactly breaking news. I have spoken millions of words in public. On TV. In speeches. At rally podiums in front of roaring crowds. Before more modest but no less captive audiences in converted barns, in fancy living rooms, in hotel ballrooms, in wood-paneled boardrooms, on rooftops, and on hilltops. But I also like to listen. That's what good pollsters (and moms) do. We listen. Carefully. Perhaps I've never had more to say than I do right now. When someone told me that a book like this one is usually around one hundred thousand words, my reaction was perfectly predictable: "Is that all?" Put it like this: I like to talk almost as much as my husband likes to tweet. I've been a little quiet lately, quieter than I usually am. But you knew I couldn't sit quietly forever. Lots of people already know who I am. But not from where I've come, what makes me tick, and how I found myself in the middle of incredible opportunities and wild dramas." -- from the Introduction and rear outer jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Merto, Alex (jacket design); Markelou, Violetta (author photograph) (illustrator). 1st Edition. New condition navy blue textured boards with silver spine lettering contained in a new condition non price-clipped color illustrated dust jacket. Includes Author Dedication; Introduction; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Index and About the Author. Third Printing. "Every day, Americans are being targeted by their government for their political views, and, disturbingly, the intimidation game is working." - from the rear outer cover. "Progressives' objective is to extend government's regulatory reach ever-deeper into society's dynamics. Strassel reveals how fast and how far this project has been expanded to include an especially sinister objective: Empowering government to control political campaign speech - speech about the government's composition and behavior. Her frightening reports come from many fronts in this war on America's open society. This book is a fire bell in a darkening night." - George F. Will. "There have been a lot of good books of late decrying the increasingly repressive climate towards free speech. But none have connected the dots between the Obama White House, Congressional Democrats, and the spider web of 'grassroots' orgainizations the way Kim Strassel does in The Intimidation Game. It is required reading for those who want to know what's behind the supposedly spontaneous daily ourages we see every day." - Johah Goldberg. "Public shaming encouraged by leading political figures. Pre-dawn police raids. Federal agencies targeting groups and individuals because of their political views. It's hard to believe these things are happening - and taking place with increasing frequency - in the United States. But they are. And in this searing indictment of the systematic attempt of the political Left to shut down political debates they cannot win - Kimberley Strassel provides the often horrifying details. The Intimidation Game is a shocking and assiduously well reported chronicle of the illiberal tactics of the new progressives - and a must-read for anyone who wants to understand American politics today." - Stephen Hayes. "From Kim Strassel - one of the preeminent political columnists writing today and member of the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board - comes an insightful, alarming look at how the Left is orchestrating a coordinated campaign to bully Americans out of free speech. For nearly 40 years, Washington and much of the American public have held up disclosure and campaign finance laws as ideals, and the path to cleaner and freer elections. The Intimidation Game will show, through first-hand accounts, how both have been hijacked by the Left as weapons against free speech and free association, becoming the most powerful tools of those intent on silencing their political opposition. The Intimidation Game provides a chilling expose of political scare tactics and overreach, including: How Citizens United set off a wave of liberal harassment against conservative politicians; The targeting of Tea Party groups by the IRS; How Wisconsin prosecutors, state AGs, and a Democrat Congress shut down political activists and businesses; The politicization by the Obama administration of a host of government agencies including the FEC, FCC and the SEC. Timed to arrive at the height of the 2016 presidential season, The Intimidation Game will shine a much-needed light on how liberal activists and the Democrat machine bully the political process." - from the inner front jacket flap.