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elfin

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4. Just finished "What it Takes" by Richard Ben Cramer

Sun Jan 20, 2013, 10:17 PM

Jan 2013

Not fiction, but for once the pundits telling of this upon Cramer's all too early death were right.

The BEST political campaign book EVER, and I have read many. Long, but so worth it.

The '88 campaign in such detail with deep personal research with many parallels to the present, that it is a highly recommended read for all.

Got it for Kindle. The used book prices reflect the recent attention, but may abate.

Lots on GWH Bush, and many new insights on Biden.

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