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Straight to the Heart: Political Cantos (Hardcover)

by Angela Alioto (Author)
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Angela Alioto, a former member of the San Francisco board of supervisors and two-time mayoral candidate, has not written a politician's memoir, although Straight to the Heart draws upon her experiences in city and state politics. Instead, using the nine circles of Hell from Dante's Inferno as her model, she takes readers on a guided tour of the political system and its most egregious sinners.

Many of the examples are drawn from San Francisco politics, but they speak to broader concerns about issues such as corruption and public health, which affect all communities. She writes passionately about the dangerous influence that power-hungry coalitions and corporate groups such as the tobacco industry wield over governments at every level. She also discusses frankly what we, as citizens, can do to make the system better by getting involved.

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Alioto, the daughter of former San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto, served four terms as a city supervisor from 1989 to 1997. She uses Dante's Inferno as a metaphor to portray the political world in San Francisco, where she battled frequently with established political power networks. Alioto descends with the reader through the Circles of Hell, describing the political failings of the inhabitants of the circles, from the twilight of the Outer Circle where, she thinks, the politically uncommitted reside to the frozen depths of the lowest circles that Alioto reserves for tobacco industry representatives and politicians who accept their contributions. In this impassioned defense of her years of public service, Alioto pulls no punches in condemning those who tried to thwart her progressive programs. Because of the local nature of the subject matter, her book will have limited interest outside California.?Jill Ortner, SUNY at Buffalo Libs.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 254 pages
  • Publisher: Russian Hill Press; 1st edition (January 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0965352420
  • ISBN-13: 978-0965352420
  • Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,031,346 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Classic!, March 20, 2003
By Joseph D Murray (San Francisco) - See all my reviews
Provides, in human terms, the modality & methodology vital to bring the city (and the country) to a nexus of understanding as to how & why government can transform our collective way of life!
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5.0 out of 5 stars perfect for the political junkie, tells it like it is, January 20, 1999
By joveronese@aol.com (San Francisco/Rome) - See all my reviews
Very few political books have the honesty and the integrity that this book has...it is full of real life events in San Francisco politics and it is full of San Francisco tradition....you really feel like you are living the adventure and that you can make a difference whether its with the homeless problem or the lack of competitive bidding in city contracts...facinating reading!
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