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Books by and about 2020 presidential candidates |
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Crippled America, by Donald J. Trump (2015) |
Fire and Fury, by Michael Wolff (2018) |
Trump Revealed, by Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher (2016) |
The Making of Donald Trump, by David Cay Johnston (2016) |
Promise Me, Dad , by Joe Biden (2017) |
The Book of Joe , by Jeff Wilser (2019; biography of Joe Biden) |
The Truths We Hold, by Kamala Harris (2019) |
Smart on Crime, by Kamala Harris (2010) |
Guide to Political Revolution, by Bernie Sanders (2017) |
Where We Go From Here, by Bernie Sanders (2018) |
Our Revolution, by Bernie Sanders (2016) |
This Fight Is Our Fight, by Elizabeth Warren (2017) |
United, by Cory Booker (2016) |
Conscience of a Conservative, by Jeff Flake (2017) |
Two Paths, by Gov. John Kasich (2017) |
Every Other Monday, by Rep. John Kasich (2010) |
Courage is Contagious, by John Kasich (1998) |
Shortest Way Home, by Pete Buttigieg (2019) |
Becoming, by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Higher Loyalty, by James Comey (2018) |
The Making of Donald Trump, by David Cay Johnston (2017) |
Higher Loyalty , by James Comey (2018) |
Trump vs. Hillary On The Issues , by Jesse Gordon (2016) |
Outsider in the White House, by Bernie Sanders (2015) |
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Book Reviews |
(from Amazon.com) |
(click a book cover for a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com)
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OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Budget & Economy
John Kasich: Balanced Budget Forever: promote constitutional amendment.
Rand Paul: Is the Fed too big to be audited?
Jay Inslee: New world economy is emerging from Great Recession.
Christine Gregoire: Eliminate and reduce programs to solve shortfall.
Christine Gregoire: Now is not the time to raise taxes.
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Civil Rights
Jay Inslee: Marriage equality represents best of who we are as a state.
Ann-Marie Adams: Racial injustice:Black student debt disproportionately worse.
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Education
Jay Inslee: $1.2B for automatic COLA adjustments for teachers.
Ann-Marie Adams: Lack of minority teachers led to achievement gap.
Christine Gregoire: Unify Department of Education; prepare students to succeed.
Dino Rossi: Honor Catholic schools' faith-based instruction.
Dino Rossi: Honor home schooling as viable alternative.
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Energy & Oil
Jay Inslee: I cannot consciously accept the dangers of climate change.
Christine Gregoire: Clean energy: limit global warming; be energy independent.
Christine Gregoire: Reduce foreign oil dependence, utilize WA options.
Christine Gregoire: Transition Washington state off of coal power.
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Environment
Christine Gregoire: One step closer to creating Wild Sky Wilderness Area.
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Free Trade
Christine Gregoire: One in three Washington jobs are tied to trade.
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Government Reform
Jay Inslee: Lean management: bring disruptive change to Olympia.
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Health Care
John Kasich: Accepted ObamaCare's Medicaid expansion statewide.
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Homeland Security
Mike Lee: Don't let important PATRIOT Act provisions expire.
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Immigration
Christine Gregoire: Comprehensive immigration laws and border protection.
Christine Gregoire: Supports guest workers and earned legalization.
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Jobs
John Kasich: 2011: Public employee union reforms overturned by voters.
Jay Inslee: Focus on job growth in high tech and military.
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Principles & Values
Barack Obama: Dec. 2016: Russia influenced election to benefit Trump.
Donald Trump: Mueller appointed to investigate Trump after Comey firing.
Donald Trump: Mueller results: 7 guilty pleas and 34 indictments.
Donald Trump: Focus in school was "creating mischief".
Donald Trump: Campaign manager convicted: conspiracy with Ukraine & Russia.
Donald Trump: Trump's lawyer convicted of lying to Congress about Russia.
Donald Trump: Barr/Trump's Mueller conclusion: no collusion;no obstruction.
Hillary Clinton: Focus of Putin & Russia in 2016 was hacking Hillary's email.
Hillary Clinton: Trump challenged Russia to hack Hillary's email; Russia did.
Jeff Sessions: Recusal from Mueller investigation for conflict of interest.
Jerrold Nadler: Mueller Report shows evidence of Trump's obstruction.
Steve Scalise: Apologize to America for smear campaign against Trump.
Jay Inslee: Met wife Trudi in high school; 3 kids & 2 grandkids.
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Technology
Jay Inslee: Tradable R&D tax credit.
Jay Inslee: Transportation package: creativity as important as concrete.
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War & Peace
Dirk Kempthorne: Participate in military funerals for soldiers killed in Iraq.
John Ashcroft: Push anti-terrorism laws despite Congressional skepticism.
Donald Rumsfeld: Legal ban on assassinations limits pursuit of bin Laden.
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Welfare & Poverty
John Kasich: Reach out and help those who live in the shadows.
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