{"product_id":"arc-of-power-inside-nancy-pelosis-speakership-20052010-9780700633791","title":"Arc of Power  Inside Nancy Pelosis Speakership","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing from his thousands of pages of notes written while serving as Chief of Staff to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, John Lawrence has written a narrative documenting his insider perspective from 2005 to 2010. Lawrence’s observations provide an unparalleled look at the interpersonal relationships of major political leaders and institutions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDedication and Acknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrologue: Discouraged, Disorganized, Defeated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. The New Direction: “:6 for ‘06”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. “I Had to Win the House First” \u003cp\u003e3. Madam Speaker\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. “Everything Becomes Urgent”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. “The Slowest Ship”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. The Economy Wobbles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. “The Flagship”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. “You Can’t Have It the Way You Want to Have It”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9. “The Prospects Don’t Look Good”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10. Yes, We Can!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11. The Abyss\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12. “We Have to Look Out for Ourselves”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13. “The Country Is Falling Apart!”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14. “Like Swans going Across the Lake”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15. The Firehose\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e16. Short-Circuited\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e17. “Number One among Equals”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e18. The Summer of Hate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e19. “The Most Important Bill You Will Ever Vote For”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e20. “Let’s Go for It!”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e21. The Unwinnable War\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e22. ”Keep Steering the Ship”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e23. The Unfinished Agenda\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e24. The “Shellacking”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e25. Their Last Bow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion: The Perishability of Power\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliographical Guide to the John A. Lawrence Papers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelected Bibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University Press of Kansas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49526187622743,"sku":"9780700633791","price":32.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780700633791.jpg?v=1731863280","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/arc-of-power-inside-nancy-pelosis-speakership-20052010-9780700633791","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}