SomethingAboutACandidate

Yes We (Still) Can: Politics in the Age of Obama, Twitter, and Trump | Dan Pfeiffer

#nonfiction2020 I used the tagged book for #somethingaboutacandidate and for #somethingaboutdrugaddiction I used Kitchen Confidential - which I know is mostly about behind the scenes cooking, but there was a lot of drugs!

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My Fight for a New Taiwan: One Woman's Journey from Prison to Power | Hsiu-Lien Lu, Ashley Esarey

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Lu Hsiu-lien - feminist, activist, politician, former vice-president in the Taiwan government (expected to run for president this year) in this book, which is a mix of her personal memories, explanation of the complex situation between China and Taiwan, describes her struggle for democracy and Taiwan‘s independence. Pick for the content, pan for the writing style ...

Simona @BookwormM #Taiwan #ReadAroundTheWorld (edited) 5y

Simona @Riveted_Reader_Melissa #NonFiction2020 #SomethingAboutACandidate 5y

Simona @BarbaraTheBibliophage #MemoirsAndMysteries #PocAuthor 5y

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa Sound very good. 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Even if the written style is off. 5y

BarbaraTheBibliophage Really interesting! Stacking. 5y

BookwormM Shame you didn‘t enjoy it 5y

Simona @Riveted_Reader_Melissa @BarbaraThe Bibliophage She's a very interesting woman, a fearless fighter with an unusual life. 5y

Simona @BookwormM I found the content very interesting, but sometimes that is not enough ... 5y

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United: Thoughts on Finding Common Ground and Advancing the Common Good | Cory Booker

Decided to start reading this #candidate #memoir, and then he dropped out of the race today. Hope it wasn‘t because I picked his book! #readthecandidates #nonfictionchallenge2020 #somethingaboutacandidate

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TheBookHippie I do enjoy him. I heard him speak and talk about his grandma‘s influence on his life, it was really good. 5y

LauraJ Damn you, Barbara! 😹 5y

BarbaraTheBibliophage @LauraJ IKR! I really like him! 5y

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BarbaraTheBibliophage @TheBookHippie Nice! I think he still has a lot of work to do in the Senate. 5y

TheBookHippie @BarbaraTheBibliophage 😭😭😭 5y

Peaceful_Reader I want to read this also. Pete‘s book was the best candidate book although I‘ve not read Bernie. 5y

BarbaraTheBibliophage @Peaceful_Reader I loved Pete‘s book also. The book by Bernie that I read was very much a campaign piece. Have already heard most of it. 5y

LauraJ @BarbaraTheBibliophage Agree. He‘s young and isn‘t going away anytime soon. 5y

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