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Hugh Hewitt is an author, educator, broadcaster, and attorney who graduated from Harvard University and the University of Michigan Law School. Hewitt has served as counsel in the White House and for the state of California. He is a partner in the law firm Hewitt & McGuire and a professor at Chapman näytä lisää University School of Law. He was also appointed to a four-year term on the California Arts Council. Hewitt is a frequent contributor to the Los Angeles Times and the Orange County Register. He appears as a commentator on such TV shows as Nightline, the Today Show, and Larry King Live. He hosted the PBS series Searching for God, modeled after his book by the same name. Hewitt was awarded an Emmy in 1995 for co-hosting the show Life and Time. (Bowker Author Biography) näytä vähemmän
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Searching for God in America (1996) 232 kappaletta
The Embarrassed Believer (1998) 163 kappaletta
The Good and Faithful Servant (2009) 5 kappaletta

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The Best American Political Writing 2004 (2004) — Avustaja — 41 kappaletta

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The book was written in anticipation of Romney's run for the Republican nomination for President in the 2008 election, but most of what was written then is still applicable for the upcoming 2012 election. The book makes a nice case describing Romney's better points, and tries to put to rest any concerns the public may have about his religion. Worth a read to anyone pondering candidates for the 2012 nomination run.
 
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rsutto22 | Jul 15, 2021 |
Coming back to this book after several years (ten or more, if memory serves me), and just had to do a review. Quite frankly, this little gem, now nearly forgotten, is remarkably resilient. How impressive it is that this aging book has survived. And that, in spite of its complete neglect of the phenomenon of social media (actually, it is not neglect at all, since in 2005, there was very little known of social media, at least as we know it in 2020). On the other hand, it "was"--and remains--profoundly prescient of the Trump era and the charges of media corruption in his every tweet.

I'll not argue that point, one way or the other, but if there is even a modicum of truth in Hewitt's strident rebuke of media bias, it is all the worse--at least from Trump's perception--in this day (as of the date of this review, Joe Biden and all the so-called mainstream media has proclaimed his election as President, and the Trump machine is still pressing the matter of fraudulent votes in the courts). If an early rehash of what was then (in Hewitt's view) is not of interest, ignore the first couple dozen pages, and put a rubber band around the last couple dozen pages, and in between you will find a refreshingly on-target and even prophetic view of how the still-current--and perhaps even growing--blog "movement" (if, indeed it can be so described) has not only matured, but also seems poised to address an even broader need of journalistic perspective; whether left, right, or somewhere in between.

I may read this yet a third time, but will not wait another ten years to do so. One final observation: On my initial read, I found the book a bit tedious, and maybe even a bit... um... crazy; but 15 years later, the author's claims appear to have been vindicated , assuming you are viewing things from the right. Still, it would be very frustrating, if you are a leftist..
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rpbell | 7 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Nov 16, 2020 |
Hewitt is thought-provoking and uncompromising. My two main take-aways: the list of history books, and the reminder that I am not ambitious.
 
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Pascale1812 | 3 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Apr 16, 2020 |
Very practical playbook. I wish Trump would read it and act on it.
 
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