|
| 
 enlarge | Author: Newt Gingrich
Publisher: Regnery Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $27.95
Buy New: $13.48
You Save: $14.47 (52%)
New (24) Used (22) Collectible (2) from $12.50
Avg. Customer Rating:  80 reviews
Sales Rank: 1247
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 310
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.2
ISBN: 1596980532
Dewey Decimal Number: 320.60973
EAN: 9781596980532
ASIN: 1596980532
Publication Date: January 15, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: Brand new. Ship with delivery confirmation within one business day of receiving payment.
|
| Customer Reviews:
 Real change August 3, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Absolutely excellent; really brings you up to date on the issues that Government (Congress, et al) needs to take to get America headed in the right direction.
history professor August 2, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I wish more people especially politicians knew more about history and the lessons we need to learn from history. Being a history professor makes Newt especially talented in seeing the historical perspective of the problems and solutions. His book offers change we can believe in for real American Solutions. I took notes and have contacted politicans and the media about my concerns. We, the people, need to be heard and this book plus his Ammerican Solutions site helps us be heard. One clear result is his help with increasing interest in drill here, drill now, pay less.
 Newt Gingrich for PRESIDENT!!!! July 31, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
In this great country - the U S A - I feel we do not have a good choice for PRESIDENT!!! There has to be some one more qualified to run our country than the 2 men running!!! OBAMA thinks he's great and McCAIN is acting like a wimp!!
 Does he think were stupid? July 23, 2008
1 out of 18 found this review helpful
tries to sound noble at heart yet supports the very oppsite of that at everyt turn (bush policies)
Interesting ideas from the former Speaker of the House July 22, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Newt Gingrich is one of the leading Republican public intellectuals. I hesitate to call him a conservative because I am not sure he is. Given to the typical politician's flair for bombast, Gingrich still manages to sound intelligent and realistic most of the time.
Here, Newt assisted by two co-authors makes his case for "real change". Gingrich explains in the first part what we all know: it is "a time for change". He explores why, in his opinion, Republicans failed to govern successfully (an understatement) and why Democrats can't deliver what he considers "real change". It's an excellent, fairly balanced section, especially with his concluding remarks on the perilous state of education in the United States. Meaningful change will not occur with an ignorant populace, which is what we have today - and the next generation is going to be even more lacking in knowledge, if not intelligence.
The second section, "Real Change Is Possible", is I think somewhat superfluous. It sets out the case that individuals can make a difference (which I think is doubtful). Gingrich provides what he considers examples of change, such as the replacing of the "old order" in Britain and France and Giulani's success in New York City. This section is cheerleading, in my opinion, and perhaps necessary.
Part three, entitled "Real Change Requires Real Solutions", gets down to the nitty-gritty of how our society and nation needs to change. A sensible immigration policy. Acheiving "enduring prosperity" for American workers. "Real change" for Social Security. Reining in the judiciary. And so forth. You may agree or disagree with Gingrich's politics and his philosophy, but the man is worth considering. All of his subjects represent real problems for our nation. While some of his solutions struck me as being unworkable, most make a lot of sense in broad terms.
This really isn't a outrageously partisan book. Rather it is a thoughtfully considered argument by someone who is clearly concerned for the fate of the nation.
Worth reading, whatever your political persuasion.
Jerry
|
|
|
Powered by Associate-O-Matic
| |
