books about: congressman     books:       What Went Wrong In Ohio: The Conyers Report On The 2004 Presidential Election16 reviews Congressman John Conyers Academy Chicago Publishers, 2005 An American Patriot, John CONYERS For President. As with his always-learned, always JUDICIOUS "sponsorship," or whatever the REPUB. "Americans$$," allowed him to term it, of the explosive DOWNING STREET MEMO(S) hearings of June, 2005, Congressman Conyers has done it again, with this telling and factually-based book, telling just a part of the story, of yet again, the FAS$CISTS$, ie the REPUB. "Americans$$$," under this "King" George The Second, ...             The New Deal's Black Congressman: A Life of Arthur Wergs Mitchell Dennis Sven Nordin University of Missouri Press, 1997 This biography chronicles the life of Arthur Wergs Mitchell, the first black Democrat to be elected to Congress. Although one of history's forgotten figures, Nordin focuses on how his achievements and popularity were the direct result of his dishonorable deeds.             Common Cents: A Retiring Six-Term Congressman Reveals How Congress Really Works-And What We Must Do to Fix It2 reviews Timothy J. Penny, Major Garrett Little Brown & Co (T), 1995 Informative, easy read - needs to be read by every voter Timothy Penny's book is now more than 10 years old but remains pertinent in today's political world. Penny was a 12 year liberal democrat and gave up trying to reform congress and returned to private life and when you read this book you'll understand why he left Washington DC. This book should be required reading before anyone enters a voting booth! We hear a lot about 'earmarks' in ...             Feasting on the Spoils: The Life and Times of Randy "Duke" Cunningham, History's Most Corrupt Congressman9 reviews Seth Hettena St. Martin's Press, 2007 Feasting on the Spoils: A Must Read Book for Our Time! Our country is in trouble. Big trouble. The amount of greed and corruption that is being allowed to run amuck these past seven years is staggering. With all of the terror mongering going on, many will turn the other way not wanting any more bad news. Do not make that mistake. Hettena has masterfully taken a complex, convoluted and just plain confusing history and woven a fascinating and ...             The Wrong Stuff: The Extraordinary Saga of Randy "Duke" Cunningham, the Most Corrupt Congressman Ever Caught6 reviews Marcus Stern, Jerry Kammer, ... PublicAffairs, 2007 Duke Cunningham - Traitor to America Don't forget, Duke was using his influence and reputation as a war hero to steer defense contracts. He was stealing from the Armed Forces in time of war, a traitor to his country and his own men. Not only is Duke at the center of the Hookergate scandal, this ties into the US attorney scandal, as well as the indictment of Brent Wilkes and former CIA official Kyle "Dusty" Foggo. The ...             A Deadly Misunderstanding: A Congressman's Quest to Bridge the Muslim-Christian Divide22 reviews Mark D. Siljander HarperOne, 2008 Living out the teachings of Isa By going to Muslim leaders, Mark utilizes his ex-Congressman's "edge" while actually doing what Jesus (Isa) taught. There is a way to relate to our "enemies" with love, forgiveness, blessing or "doing good", as well as prayer for and with them. Westerners, especially we Evangelicals, need to learn "bridge-building" instead of war and enmity. Mark Siljander shows us how, and it works! With a few ...             The Congressman Who Got Away With Murder1 review Nat Brandt Syracuse University Press, 1993 A fine book on Civil War General Dan Sickles! This now hard-to-find book is a fine short account of the life of the notorious Civil War politician/general, Daniel E. Sickles. It focuses more upon the trial in which Sickles was charged with murdering his wife's lover (hence the title!), but it is overall a fascinating account of the life of one of the most notorious figures in American history, a combination of flagwaving patriot/human ...             A Black Congressman in the Age of Jim Crow: South Carolina's George Washington Murray (New Perspectives on ... JOHN F. MARSZALEK University Press of Florida, 2008 Born a slave in 1850s South Carolina and elected to Congress in the 1890s, George W. Murray appeared to be the antithesis of the African American male in the Jim Crow South and served as a beacon for African Americans who saw their hopes crushed in the aftermath of the Civil War. Early in the twentieth century, however, tragically defeated by corrupt Reconstruction politics and white supremacist attitudes he could not escape, Murray was driven ...             Mission: An American Congressman's Voyage to Space2 reviews Bill Nelson, Jamie Buckingham Harcourt, 1988 Surprisingly Good I've read a lot of books about the space programs of the world and I figured that this book would be just another average book about the space program, especially when one considers that the author is a United States Congressman, but I was pleasantly mistaken. I was expecting something more like John Glenn's autobiography, but it takes a lot just to figure out what party he belongs to. Unlike a ...             Dear Sir: Including Dear Sir or Madam, Dear Mr. Congressman / by Juliet Lowell ; illustrated by Carl Rose Juliet Lowell Avon, 1951             The Congressman Who Loved Flaubert: 21 Stories and Novellas1 review Ward Just Mariner Books, 1998 A priceless Collection When Just is good, he is very good (Noone, Congressman, Man at Top of His Trade, Guide to the Architecture)             The Future of American Democracy: A Former Congressman's Unconventional Analysis2 reviews Glen Browder University Press of America, 2002 The Future is Here This is a well written book that focuses on the changing times in America. Our founding fathers expected us to "grow" our democracy as the country grew. Now after two centuries of our country, we have a true melting pot of cultures and ability to communicate from coast to coast in seconds. Our historical identity is changing. 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