The New Prince

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Summary: !!!Great Book!!!
Review: In this book Morris is able to potray the highlights and less wonderful things about modern politics. Unlike most books where they just focus on the bad. Also, I'm yet to finish I'm only approx. 2/3 of the way through, and he has still maintained a non-partison outlook on politics! !!!!!HIGHTLY RECOMEND IF YOU HAVE AN INTEREST IN POLITICS!!!!!

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Summary: A Piece of Genius
Review: Mr. Morris' book is inspiring. I read the original Prince by Machiavelli, but it was inconclusive and difficult to apply to today's democratic standards (although there are some things that will never change). This book can be applied in all stations and situations of life, for all of these are relative.
I believe that this is, truly, a guide to people--not just politics. It is a worthwhile read.

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Summary: For aspiring politicians only
Review: Mr. Morris's work should be required reading for future candidates but burned before anyone else reads it. His claim of the intelligence of the people and the impotence of the media is mind-boggling! His "do the right thing because it's gonna help you win" attitude seems to have come from another world. The part about getting elected to office is very relative and should be the focus of his book. The other three parts are just too optimistic to believe. Again though, it is filled with examples of election strategies and referenced Kipling's "If," which will always be a source of inspiration for me.

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Summary: Republicans NEED to read this book
Review: Republicans who have been scratching their heads wondering how Clinton keeps slipping away from them like a greased pig will serve themselves well by reading this book. Morris illustrates how a polititian who discusses ideas will beat out a slick well funded candidate. Morris' claim that the death of ideology is a good thing is highly questionable. But the fact remains that the candidate that sells the electorate on their way of thinking will win. Republicans who want a contest to see who's the most conservative and who can claim the most character will continue to lose. But in their hands the ideas in this book would be a devastating weapon.

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Summary: Good Ideas Meet Bad Writing
Review: Some of the ideas in the book are good. I am grateful for the short chapters because the writing is not that great. In fact half way through the book I could no longer read it. It was just boring and the chapter design does not allow for a smooth transition. The book is choppy and the Prince idea is more of a gimmick than a reality. Thumbs down for me!!

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Summary: A DELIGHTFUL READ
Review: The guy successfully combines the theories of a trained political scientist, which he isn't, with the experiences of a wise political advisor, which he is. It's a delightful read.

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Summary: Great book, but comparing himself to Machiavelly is too much
Review: This book is very useful and very down to Earth. I don't like the title, because the content does not deserve to be compared to The Prince. Still, self-serving Dick Morris has produced a very readable and engaging advisory text to anyone involved in modern politics. I have certainly learned a lot and confirmed things I suspected.

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Summary: Do as I say, not as I do.
Review: This is an interesting read. Morris describes how the new political system works. Since he and his best bud Bill Clinton upset the political formula in the nineties, this was something to behold.
This book is chock full of good advice. I can repeat them here: have a message, focus that message to the voters, forget about the undecided-they don't vote anyway, stay positive, when the election turns dirty, focus on your opponents misrepresentations, etc. I don't think Morris actually followed this advice, but hey, what do you expect from a politician.
I think this is sage advice. The messenger was bad. Americans don't like dirty campaigns. They want the message of what a person stands for. This is a book about how a good campaign should be run. For those considering running for an elective office, this is a very good read. It is Politics 101. I just wish the author was different.

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Summary: Do as I say, not as I do.
Review: This is an interesting read. Morris describes how the new political system works. Since he and his best bud Bill Clinton upset the political formula in the nineties, this was something to behold.
This book is chock full of good advice. I can repeat them here: have a message, focus that message to the voters, forget about the undecided-they don't vote anyway, stay positive, when the election turns dirty, focus on your opponents misrepresentations, etc. I don't think Morris actually followed this advice, but hey, what do you expect from a politician.
I think this is sage advice. The messenger was bad. Americans don't like dirty campaigns. They want the message of what a person stands for. This is a book about how a good campaign should be run. For those considering running for an elective office, this is a very good read. It is Politics 101. I just wish the author was different.

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Summary: The New Prince
Review: This is one of the easiest-to-read, most comprehensible political books I have ever read. Dick Morris made his basic ideas about a subject some call "dull" become important to the reader. "The New Prince" provided me with a deeper understanding of politics, giving me new insights into the subject. I have not yet read "The Prince" by Machiavelli, but nonetheless this book appears to have ideas that will prove meaningful in the years to come. Dick Morris gives more credit to voters than most people in the political arena do. He realizes that voters no longer make decisions based on single issues. He recognizes that people today are much more informed than citizens of past administrations. In America, people no longer want to elect a senator, let him do his job, and six years later evaluate his work in another election. They want involvement all the time. The author shows us how these changes in the desires of citizens change how a politician should make decisions. This books expresses great new political ideas in user-friendly vocabulary through an almost conversational tone with understandable, sound examples.