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Product Description
Provides tips on dealing with congressional staff
Take charge of your cause and make government work for you!
Need a passport on short notice? Want to get a bill passed? Looking to contact your representative? This fun, friendly guide takes the mystery out of getting something done in Congress, introducing you to the players and explaining the processes – everything from legislation and lobbying to caucuses and coalitions.
The Dummies Way
- Explanations in plain English
- "Get in, get out" information
- Icons and other navigational aids
- Tear-out cheat sheet
- Top ten lists
- A dash of humor and fun
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #423170 in Books
- Published on: 2002-09-19
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 384 pages
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
Provides tips on dealing with congressional staff
Take charge of your cause and make government work for you!
Need a passport on short notice? Want to get a bill passed? Looking to contact your representative? This fun, friendly guide takes the mystery out of getting something done in Congress, introducing you to the players and explaining the processes – everything from legislation and lobbying to caucuses and coalitions.
The Dummies Way
- Explanations in plain English
- "Get in, get out" information
- Icons and other navigational aids
- Tear-out cheat sheet
- Top ten lists
- A dash of humor and fun
About the Author
David Silverberg is Managing Editor and a columnist at The Hill, a weekly newspaper that covers Congress.
Customer Reviews
Help for the budding lobbyist
This is a clearly written introduction to how the legislature works, right down to how to get around the different Congressional buildings. OK, so it's not exactly a graduate poli-sci text but Silverberg is the Editor of The Hill, so he's certainly got the credentials to put this book out. Sure wish we'd had this book *before* we'd done our first legislative visit!!
THE BEST CONGRESS BOOK EVER
If there was ever a book for congress that you had to buy, this is it. In fact, if this was the only book you had to buy, buy this book before any other. It is the Bible of budgets, the Torah of truth, and the Koran of Congress.
This book has it all. It has information for the experienced legislator as well as useful information for any layman. It helpes me every time I have proposed any idea for a bill to my congressman, and has told me who my congressman even was (Tom Wolfe, a very withdrawn, yet supposedly experienced man).
It gives information vital for everyone to know, as well as extrememly interesting facts (there has been two extremely brutal fights in congress). There is also information for which I never had any idea about but am interested about now, such as information, as well as the origin, of jerrymandering.
There is just one thing that has the capacity, the brevity, the sum of the copious amount of words I put in this summary...
BUY THIS BOOK!
David Silverberg is an excellent writer.
The title says it all. David Silverberg is one of the most intelligent political writers in Washington, DC. Check out his work right now at Homeland Security Today.
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If you need to learn about Congress quickly for under $20, nothing beats this.
