The Journey from Here

by Bill Bradley

Bill Bradley ran for president, helped shape a national debate, and altered America's consciousness and views on universal health care, child poverty, race relations, gun control, and campaign finance reform. If anything, his thinking was ahead of the country's. That experience forms the heart and soul of The Journey from Here, a compelling call to action from a man no longer campaigning for office, but still running hard for the ideas and principles that will define the very essence of this nation. From the perspective of a year on the road, listening to Americans in all circumstances and walks of life, Bradley now reflects on the issues we need to confront head on. The Journey from Here is a call to each of us to be our best, from a public servant at his informed, thoughtful, candid, unwavering in his quest to "build consensus and advance our collective humanity a few inches."

Genres: Politics, Nonfiction

166 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Paul Farahvar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book from a great man. I wish he was president but Americans needed shiny things instead of substance. Great read

[Sean Sexton · Rating 3 out of 5]

In The Journey From Here, Bill Bradley sums up the political beliefs and the platform that he ran on in the 2000 presidential primary. He covers a broad range of topics, including the economy, campaign finance and health care, among others. He speaks with both frankness and common sense, trying to outline the most important issues that we should be concerned about as Americans and the questions that we should be asking our government.

Mr. Bradley has a good grasp of the problems that average Americans face, in part based on feedback he got while traveling around the states, prior to the 2000 campaign. He also has a clear understanding of the differing viewpoints in Washington and the difficulties in instigating meaningful change. The Journey From Here is a nice mix of Bradley's view about what's wrong with the current state of affairs and offering up some ideas for change. Even those with differing viewpoints about the issues the Bradley raises will respect the clarity with which he speaks in this book.

[Kristin R · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very interesting read, in the light of the major change in the economy and post 9-11 as it was published in 2000,it would be interesting to see another few chapters added in 2009.