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Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency
by Barton Gellman
from Penguin Press HC, The
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 
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Timely reading. 
This was a gift and so I can't comment on the book. Delivery, however, was typical Amazon speedy!
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Second Draft of History
If journalism is the first draft of history, telling us generally what has happened, the second draft should be able to tell us more specifically what made it happen and why. Barton Gellman "Angler" is outstanding in this sense, describing in detail how and why the tumultuous last eight years were to such a large extent the product of something never before seen in America, a Presidency weakened by the President's choice to delegate his authority to his Vice President.
Many readers will find it odd... more info
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Darth Vader Made Real
All I can say is that I'm glad I read this book post the November 4 election rather than before, because this story sent chills up my spine. We all knew that the last eight years was more of a Dick Cheney presidency than that of George Bush, but reading about Cheney's careful and methodical approach to taking us down the darkest of rat holes is truly horrifying. Now knowing how deep in the grip we've been in the hands of a madman surrounded by other madmen it's not surprising that America has lost its way... more info
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Brilliant, Terrifying, Fascinating
This is brilliantly written, gripping, horrifying, impossible to put down. Gellman's got 70 pages of source notes, and talks to or quotes the major players, which makes his research credible, and he sticks to the facts. Jim Comey is now my personal hero. Read this book!
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