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false <![CDATA[The New American Story]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174885534m/451969.jpg 451969 4 “Politics is stuck,” writes Bill Bradley, in this insightful, informative, and provocative book about America at a crossroads, but “idealism isn’t dead. It can be reawakened.” What will it take to make America a better, stronger, truer country? asks the bestselling author, former Knicks star, and onetime presidential candidate. Bill Bradley believes that America is at a teachable moment when we are compelled to reevaluate our political system, our leadership, our agenda as a nation, and ourselves as citizens. With clarity and urgency, Bradley shows why the story we are being told now about who we are as a people is not true. He then offers a new story about our nation, based on America’s rich heritage and his belief in the character of the American people. Bradley explores what changes need to be made in our parties, in our politics, and in citizen activism to ensure America’s future. He asserts that the American people are ready for the truth and suggests that the party that chooses to embrace this new story will be in power for a generation. Writing from his own experience in politics and drawing on his knowledge of history, Bradley shows how the Republican Party has built a solid pyramid structure since the 1970s, at the base of which are money, ideas, and media, whereas the Democratic Party’s structure is an inverted pyramid, with too much emphasis put on the need for a charismatic leader to hold the pyramid up. Each party, for different reasons, fails to deal with the real issues that now confront America. This informed and inspiring call to action is addressed not only to the parties and elected leaders, but to citizens as well. Bradley proposes things every American can do to shape our nation’s future. He points out that if eighty percent of the electorate voted, instead of fifty percent, it would be the most important change in American politics since women got the vote. Now more than ever, he says, we need to embrace an “ethic of connectedness,” a combination of collective action and individual responsibility, to solve our nation’s most pressing problems, and he argues that the fate of all countries is bound together as never before. Writing today with the freedom of a private citizen, Bradley provides this transformative and eye-opening book about the danger and the promise of America’s choice at this crucial moment in the nation’s history. 440593 2007 The New American Story total:31|5:7|4:15|3:7|2:3| 31 118 61 11 5 1 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 12 23:22:45 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 12 23:25:10 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Sep 10 22:13:15 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 22:18:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Sep 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 05:44:55 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 05 04:57:53 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jan 14 22:32:45 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 22:33:55 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 22 14:19:04 -0700 2008 Mon Dec 01 05:02:00 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jun 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 21 13:59:02 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 29 19:22:20 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Thu Jun 26 19:51:47 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 16 20:05:28 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 26 19:51:47 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sat Oct 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 11 20:20:22 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 11 20:25:16 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sat May 02 11:21:33 -0700 2009 Tue Dec 23 08:44:45 -0800 2008 Sat May 02 11:21:33 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 28 12:12:59 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 28 12:14:11 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Fri Oct 17 10:38:10 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 17 10:38:10 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Mon Nov 02 09:42:32 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 09:42:32 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Aug 18 20:25:24 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 20:25:24 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Jul 22 13:50:51 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 13:50:51 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue May 12 18:13:40 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 18:13:40 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sat May 02 14:24:02 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 14:24:02 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Apr 04 14:42:58 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 14:42:58 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Mar 19 19:36:46 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 19 19:36:46 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Mar 03 17:40:01 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 17:40:01 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Feb 21 06:56:17 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 06:56:17 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=451969