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We know this much about who will win the Republican primaries for U.S. Senate and governor and who will represent Democrats in those races: The winners will be writers. To better understand the candidates, I read three memoirs, a book compilation of 18 radio interviews and three novels. I skipped GOP Senate hopeful Tom Campbell's legal textbook. So sue me.
Steve Poizner: State insurance commissioner, GOP candidate for governor.
Book: "Mount Pleasant."
National Public Radio's Ira Glass read Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner's memoir, "Mount Pleasant," about his time as a volunteer teacher in a San Jose...
I Read the Candidates' Books ... so You Won't Have To
Probably the only book written by the person who claimed to write it was the textbook by Tom Campbell.
Before any of these books were released, they were doctored to fit the image the alleged "authors" wanted to present. I'm sure even Poisner has a political motivation in claiming he wasn't any good.
Those are the cold, hard facts of non-fiction publishing today. Reading a book by almost ANY public figure will NOT give you a true and balanced picture. It has been polished to present the desired...