The Rise and Rise of Richard B. Cheney: Unlocking the Mysteries of the Most Powerful Vice President in American History (Dick Cheney) (Paperback)

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Instructive, offering a blow-by-blow brief on Cheney's rise to power. -- Durham Independent Weekly

Lay[s] bare the agenda, tactics, and worldview of the Bush administration. -- The San Francisco Bay Guardian

Makes a persuasive case…that the vice-presidency is the real locus of power in the current administration: Cheney runs the show. -- London Review of Books

Product Description

The indispensable portrait of the man who still runs the world.

Here is the definitive portrait of the ultimate power broker by "the toughest, most in-your-face investigative reporter in the U.S.A." (Greg Palast). Dick Cheney sets energy policy. He guided the nation into war with Iraq. And, working closely with Karl Rove, he oversees the political infrastructure that allows corporate interests and the religious right to control lawmaking, regulation, the selection of judges, and the development of foreign policy. As John Dean put it, "This page-turner closes the case: Cheney is our de facto president."

With an emboldened administration that has turned a thin victory into a renewed mandate—rewarding ideologues and purging dissenters—John Nichols's question is more urgent than ever: can this nation survive four more years of Dick Cheney?

Now available in paperback and updated to include an analysis of the 2004 election and the composition of the new cabinet, The Rise and Rise of Richard B. Cheney draws on groundbreaking reporting—including exclusive interviews with Cheney's college professors, Nelson Mandela, Gore Vidal, and political insiders. Originally published in hardcover as Dick: The Man Who Is President.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: New Press (November 3, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1595580255
• ISBN-13: 978-1595580252
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,244,539 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Extremely partisan hatchet job, August 16, 2007

By	John S. Roberts (San Antonio, Texas United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

While I learned some new and interesting facts about the vice-president the overall tone of the book was highly offputting. It is clear that this was a hatchet job by an extreme partisan. This is NOT a real biography. I will continue to await a serious biography of this important political figure.

3 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Decent Book, June 29, 2007

By	R. Strand "anon_reader2" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

An interesting read for sure, can't stand the man but atleast the book is worth a read.

2 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars How about giving us a review, Mr. Tom Bombadil "Jedi", October 27, 2006

By	Chico Rodriguez "Chico" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

I didn't read the book, but Tom Bombadil "Jedi", neither did you. If you wish to comment on a book you read, write a review about the BOOK. If you have a political comment, go to the proper website to write about it there.