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Title: Locked in the Cabinet by Robert B. Reich ISBN: 0-375-70061-7 Publisher: Vintage Books USA Pub. Date: 01 February, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.42 (38 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Fantastic inside account written for the general reader...
Comment: I loved this book...most Cabinet history that I've read describes somewhat the inner workings of that particular administration and the policies associated with it, but Reich takes them and makes them great reading. Honest and straight-forward, Reich describes the government and the early Clinton administration in easy, real-people writing along with much anecdotal humor uncommon in the accounts that I mentioned above. As the previous reviewer mentioned, just reading him describing how slow and sluggish the decision making process is or how hard it is to get close to Clinton to convince him that his (Clinton's) economic policies are misguided is, if not surprising, at least entertaining. One of the few political books I've read that I would describe as hard to put down.
Rating: 5
Summary: This is one terrific read.
Comment: Mr. Reich's book, Locked in the Cabinet, is really a wonderful way of looking "inside" government. He is painfully honest and painfully funny too. His assessment of the other cabinet members is interesting to read and hash over in your mind. His comments on missing his family, as he is in Washington and they are in Cambridge, are touching. Finally, his study of public policy in the areas of work is extremely educational. Mr. Reich: won't you please come back to Washington? America needs you!
Rating: 5
Summary: As entertaining as it is insightful.
Comment: I was reading this book at the beach when two security officers appeared on the scene and carted off two rather attractive women. They had been sitting less than ten feet in front of me, and apparently had caused a significant disturbance by smoking marijuana. I was so deeply buried in the text, however, that I was completely oblivious until the officers showed up. Needless to say, I found this book to be highly entertaining and engrossing.
I started this book hoping to get a better sense of the internal workings of the Clinton administration. On that count it delivered, but the book also provided an insightful look into many of the other element driving Washington - Congress, the media, lobbyists, unions, political consultants, Alan Greenspan, etc. While I don't agree with all of Reich's views, I really appreciated his wonderful sense of humor and his keen insights into both people and policies. Except for the most jaded of conservatives, I think anyone who has even a passing interest in politics would enjoy this book.
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Title: I'll Be Short: Essentials for a Decent Working Society by Robert B. Reich ISBN: 0807043419 Publisher: Beacon Press Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: The Work of Nations: Preparing Ourselves for 21st Century Capitalism by Robert B. Reich ISBN: 0679736158 Publisher: Vintage Books USA Pub. Date: 01 February, 1992 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: The Future of Success: Working and Living in the New Economy by Robert B. Reich ISBN: 0375725121 Publisher: Vintage Books USA Pub. Date: 08 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: The Resurgent Liberal: And Other Unfashionable Prophecies by Robert B. Reich ISBN: 0679731520 Publisher: Vintage Books USA Pub. Date: 01 February, 1991 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The Natural: The Misunderstood Presidency of Bill Clinton by Joe Klein ISBN: 0767914120 Publisher: Broadway Books Pub. Date: 11 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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