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We Can All Do Better [Hardcover]

Bill Bradley
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Book Description

May 8, 2012
Bill Bradley is arguably one of the most well-versed public figures of our time.

The eighteen-year New Jersey Senator, financial and investment adviser, Olympic and NBA athlete, national radio host, and bestselling author has lived in the United States as both political insider and outsider, national sports celebrity and behind-the-scenes confidante, leader and teammate. His varied experiences help to inform his unique and much-sought-after point of view on Washington and the country at large.
 
In We Can All Do Better, for the first time since the financial meltdown and since the worst of the intensifying political gridlock, Bradley offers his own concise, powerful, and highly personal review of the state of the nation. Bradley argues that government is not the problem. He criticizes the role of money and politics, explains how continuing on our existing foreign policy, electoral, and economic paths will mean a diminished future, and lays out exactly what needs to be done to reverse course.
 
Breaking from the intransigent long-held viewpoints of both political parties, and with careful attention to our nation’s history, Bradley passionately lays out his narrative. He offers a no-holds-barred prescription on subjects including job creation, deficit reduction, education, and immigration. While equally critical of the approaches of the Tea Party and Occupy Movements, he champions the power of individual Americans to organize, speak out, bridge divisions, and he calls on the media to assume a more responsible role in our national life.

As this moving call to arms reminds us, we can all—elected officials, private citizens, presidents—do a better job of moving our country forward. Bradley is perhaps the best guide imaginable, with his firsthand knowledge of governments’ inner-workings, the country’s diversity, and the untapped potential of the American people.

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“Bill Bradley is gone from the NBA and Senate but in this timely book he reminds us that the demands of citizenship never stop and he offers a plan to get America back in the game.”
—Tom Brokaw, Former NBC News Anchor and New York Times Bestselling Author

“For all of us who care about the renewal of our country and the revitalization of our politics, this extraordinary book provides an indispensable guide.  Bradley speaks with unusual clarity, candor, insight and passion about the problems we face and the road we can take to move forward. This book should be widely read.”
—Doris Kearns Goodwin, Pulitzer Prize Winning Author and Presidential Historian

"Every American should read this courageous book. It's full of history and heart and solutions that can give us all hope. It reminds us of our better selves and represents citizen leadership at its best.”
—Howard Schultz, chairman, president,  and CEO Starbucks Coffee Company

“At his best there is no better and Bill Bradley is at the top of his game in pointing us toward the renewal of politics with practical ideas and a hopeful spirit. His many years as a public man and private citizen ground his optimism in realistic possibilities of what we can do to make America once again work for all of us.”
—Bill Moyers, New York Times Bestselling Author and Host of Moyers & Company

“Bill Bradley’s We Can All Do Better is a clarion call to Americans of every political stripe and walk of life to stand up and demand of themselves and of their leaders the fair play, idealism, discipline and optimism that made America a beacon for the world.  This thoughtful book deserves wide attention.”
—Dr. Henry Kissinger, Former Secretary of State, Nobel Peace Prize Winner, and Bestselling Author

"Bill Bradley presents a cogent and historically grounded book, outlining the problems embedded in our current American way of civic engagement and proposing solutions."
—Library Journal

"An important contribution to the national discussion with appeal to independents as well as the more traditionally party-minded."
—Kirkus Reviews

"We Can All Do Better is a book that every responsible citizen should read, reflect on, and consider in determining which candidate to back in the upcoming elections."
—New York Journal of Books

"Bill Bradley has bravely and frankly examined the most important issues America must deal with for its economic future, its foreign policy and its political system. He is trenchant in his criticism of what was allowed to happen to the economy leading to a near financial and economic catastrophe. . .He is particularly incensed with the gridlock in the political system, that Congress is more interested in scoring partisan points rather than moved by what is for the common good.  Bradley has a good grasp of the huge challenge China poses for America. . .and what it takes for America  to compete with China."
 —Lee Kuan Yew, former Prime Minister of Singapore

About the Author

Bill Bradley served in the U.S. Senate from 1979-1997 representing the state of New Jersey. In 2000, he was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States. Before serving in the Senate, he was an Olympic gold medalist in 1964 and a professional basketball player with the New York Knicks from 1967-1977 during which time they won two NBA championships.

Bradley is the author of six books on American politics, culture, and economy, including Time Present, Time Past, The New American Story, and Values of the Game—all New York Times bestsellers.

Currently, Senator Bradley is a Managing Director of Allen & Company LLC and the host of American Voices, a weekly show on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio that highlights the remarkable accomplishments of Americans both famous and unknown.



 


Product Details

  • Hardcover: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Vanguard Press; 1 edition (May 8, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1593157290
  • ISBN-13: 978-1593157296
  • Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.9 x 9.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #235,979 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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28 of 30 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A roadmap to the future. May 8, 2012
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This is the book I have been waiting for. Not only does Bradley get into the problems facing us he offers up possible solutions. Sorry he is no longer serving in elective office but happy he still has a voice. Highly recommend this to any in dispair due to where we have been over the last 20 years and fearful of where we are going. There is hope!
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29 of 33 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars This is How We Can All Do Better May 8, 2012
Format:Hardcover
Senator Bill Bradley was known for his no-nonsense approach to politics and reaching across the asile to solve problems. Today, Washington is awash with dogmatic extremists on both sides who are more interested in winning elections than serving the needs of the American People. Americans are sick and tired of empty promises and status quo politics. Americans want honest answers, not sound bites based on fear and funded by special interest's money. Senator Bradley's book offers exactly what the American People are looking for: Real non-partisan answers to real issues. Senator Bradley examines each issue from the view point of both sides, and then applies his trademark common sense approach to provide a way through the muck created by the party extremists and their financial puppet masters. An ideal book for anyone looking for honest answers.
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Finally! Step by step ideas for problem solving May 17, 2012
By jem
Format:Hardcover
Bradley's book could make you cheer or cry -- cheer because we finally have someone laying out a concrete series of steps to revive our economic prosperity -- or cry because Bradley is no longer an influential Washington politician.

Is it surprising that it takes a former NBA star to prescribe a more rational plan for solving our economic problems than our president or any current member of Congress? Not if that professional basketball player was raised with the values of a small-town banker father and schoolteacher mother, turned down athletic scholarships but played ball and graduated summa cum laude from Princeton, won a Rhodes scholarship, served three terms in the US Senate, and has more that a decade of experience as a corporate consultant and investment banker.

Perhaps it is Bradley's freedom from political ambition with it's need to raise outlandish sums of money and pander to every potential voter that allows him to address economic problems squarely. He cites his experience in 2010 as one of four former Senators -- two from each party -- challenged by Esquire magazine to within three days develop a plan to balance the federal budget by 2020. After grueling negotiations and compromises, they did so. Perhaps that is a strategy when current politicians refuse to compromise. But only if their solution will be adopted without further debate.

The most refreshing thing about Bradley's book is that he delivers the message without sugar coating. He defines what he considers problems and offers a variety of specific solutions for each. He warns us that everyone will have to give up some things to reach our goal of sustained prosperity.
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19 of 23 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars We Can All Do More May 8, 2012
Format:Hardcover
Remember civics class? those of you who are old enough will ! I have a feeling this is a book that should be required reading in every freshman high school class. His interviews have been brilliant so far
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5.0 out of 5 stars Review by John Cowans July 23, 2012
Format:Hardcover
Bradley, Bill, We Can All Do Better, Vanguard Press, 2012, ISBN 978-59315-729-6, 161 pages, Hardcover, $24.99'' On January 23, 1965, a `Profile' of Bill Bradley, the author of this thoughtful book, We Can All Do Better, was published in The New Yorker, written by John McPhee, called `A Sense of Where You Are'. The title of this excellent piece was chosen by famed New Yorker editor William Shawn and it was a quote from Bradley that Shawn thought was appropriate as a title for McPhee's article. How right he was, or rather, how right Bradley was. Although Bradley was talking about a basketball player's intuition on the court ( he was an All-American Basketball player when he was at Princeton), `A Sense of Where You Are` could well have stood as a title for this, his latest book, written 47 years later, about the current political and social scene in America,.' Older readers, perhaps a little misty-eyed, will remember best the young Bill Bradley, Rhodes Scholar, Olympic Gold medalist, called the greatest college basketball player of all time, professional with the New York Knicks from 1967-1977 during which time they won 2 NBA championships, and election in 1982 to the Basketball Hall of Fame. Younger readers, zealous hearts still aflame, will know Bill Bradley as a member of the US Senate representing the state of New Jersey from 1979 to 1997, as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States, and as author of six books on American politics, culture, and economy. ' Bradley's view of America appears at first to be one of disillusionment. He writes," ... the land is engulfed by arrogance, hypocrisy, and self-righteousness.", but anyone knowing anything at all about Bill Bradley will be assured that he is not one to walk away from any challenge.... Read more ›
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed June 20, 2012
Format:Hardcover
Bill Bradley is one smart guy, and was a great US Senator.

So when I saw he had written a book that boldly identifies and lists all of the political/social problems that many of us are aware of, I was pleased and jumped at the chance to read it.

I am very disappointed.

While he does a fine job of laying out the problems and issues of the day that keep our government from solving so many of the problems that face us (huge deficits, worthless wars, low spending in education and infrastructure, multiple tax cuts for the rich, etc.), I never saw anything remotely suggesting what I and my politically active friends could do or should do.

I agree with nearly 100% of what he says and haven't the faintest idea of what he wants us to do.

Maybe there's a Book 2 in the works, but if not, what's the point of his book ?

I expected better.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
This book was so well written and filled with common sense that I couldn't put it down until I read the entire thing. I wish he would run for president again.
Published 1 month ago by Brenda Browning
5.0 out of 5 stars A must-read for anyone who really cares about this country
Former Senator, New York Knick basketball player, and Olympic athlete Bill Bradley offers his substantial insights into the workings of government and how, by focusing on... Read more
Published 2 months ago by David K
5.0 out of 5 stars WOW!
Common sense politics that would work if it weren't for the influence of money in Wash DC and an electorate which chooses to remain to remain uninformed.
Published 2 months ago by D. F. Cicora
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it
Should be required reading for all politicians. The author gives or actual suggestions for moving our country forward out of our current quagmire.
Published 3 months ago by Nancy Evans
4.0 out of 5 stars WE Can....
A good book by the man that has been there. Now the national election is past is read and reflect. This is a time to do better...
Published 4 months ago by Mr Lyon
5.0 out of 5 stars We CAN All Do Better
Bill Bradley argues calmly, but forcefully that we can have a better country. He has one of the clearest explanations of how we got in the financial crisis and how to prevent... Read more
Published 5 months ago by J. H. Abbott
4.0 out of 5 stars We Can All Do Better
Well written, moves quickly and has some good reminders about citizenship. Bill Bradley is easy to admire personally and easy to read.
Published 5 months ago by Betsy Rose
5.0 out of 5 stars bought as a gift
my friend loves this book and highly recommends it to fans of bill bradley, said it was a fantastic read. very well written was very appreciative of this book. quick shipment. Read more
Published 6 months ago by TLynn
4.0 out of 5 stars We Can All Do Better
We Can All Do Better by Bill Bradley is a good read. Although somewhat out of date, what he says applies today as it did when written.
Published 6 months ago by John
4.0 out of 5 stars We Can All Do Better
I think the book is very well written and expresses the knowledge of the author and his expectations of the American public.
Published 6 months ago by Adair
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