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On the House : A Washington Memoir by John Boehner (2021, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherSt. Martin's Press
ISBN-101250238447
ISBN-139781250238443
eBay Product ID (ePID)4038445517
Product Key Features
Book TitleOn the House : a Washington Memoir
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2021
TopicAmerican Government / Legislative Branch, American Government / General, Political
IllustratorYes
GenrePolitical Science, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorJohn Boehner
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight17.8 Oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2020-045308
Reviews"A memoir that often reads like he's simply here to share some of his favorite tales over a couple of drinks....It's refreshing to read a memoir with a politician's honest accountings of repeated failures rather than self-inflated successes." -- NPR, "Jaw-dropping...beyond interesting." -- Gayle King "Former Speaker of the House John Boehner's trademark brutal honesty is alive and well in his new memoir On the House , a pull-no-punches look at the people who control the corridors of power and a cautionary tale about who he says hijacked the GOP...He does not hold back." -- Whoopi Goldberg "Preliminary evidence suggests this is the greatest book ever written." -- Seth Masket, professor of political science, University of Denver "If the recipe to write a good political memoir is a few glasses of Merlot and then just turning on the tape recorder...we should just definitely try that more often." -- David Freedlander, New York Magazine "Boehner finally calls it as he sees it." -- Nancy Sinatra "Some juicy parts...candid...There's so much great stuff in this book." -- Stephen Colbert "No shortage of insults...Written in his folksy manner, On the House is certainly more entertaining than the standard "halls of power" narratives" -- The New York Times "The former Republican House speaker is good company throughout On the House ... You can practically hear him uncorking another bottle of merlot as he literally curses the colleagues who made his job unbearable." -- Los Angeles Times "It is unlike the classic Washington memoir, those soft-focus accounts extolling what-I-achieved in office." -- USA TODAY "He writes like a guy chatting at a bar, and talks of his experience, including his experience with his fellow Republicans, using so much vulgarity that it would be hard for him to do a reading here on the radio." -- Steve Inskeep, NPR "The former speaker of the House has all the best dirt; the tea he spills is refreshing in its honesty." -- Hayes Brown, MSNBC "....disarmingly funny...He has a taste for one-liners that blend the folksy with the sweary ... It is hard not to enjoy a memoir like this." -- The Financial Times "A very enjoyable read" -- Jake Tapper, CNN "A memoir that often reads like he's simply here to share some of his favorite tales over a couple of drinks....It's refreshing to read a memoir with a politician's honest accountings of repeated failures rather than self-inflated successes." -- NPR
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal328.73/092 B
Table Of ContentIntroduction ONE: The Art of (Real) Power TWO: Cheaper by the Dozen THREE: Smoke-Filled Rooms FOUR: Gerry, Jerry, and Me FIVE: Full Balls and Bailouts SIX: Mayor of Crazytown SEVEN: Deep State Delusions EIGHT: Alligators, Not Enemies NINE: America, from Inside and Out Epilogue: Into the Sunset "Boehnerisms" Acknowledgments
Synopsis* INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * #1 WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER * "A rollicking, foil-mouthed" [memoir]....Boehner has delivered a classic Washington "tell-all," albeit one with his typical jocular style." - - The Washington Post Former Speaker of the House John Boehner shares colorful tales from the halls of power, the smoke-filled rooms around the halls of power, and his fabled tour bus. John Boehner is the last of a breed. At a time when the arbiters of American culture were obsessing over organic kale, cold-pressed juice, and SoulCycle, the man who stood second in line to the presidency was unapologetically smoking Camels, quaffing a glass of red, and hitting the golf course whenever he could. There could hardly have been a more diametrically opposed figure to represent the opposition party in President Barack Obama's Washington. But when Boehner announced his resignation, President Obama called to tell the outgoing Speaker that he'd miss him. "Mr. President," Boehner replied, "yes you will." He thought of himself as a "regular guy with a big job," and he enjoyed it. In addition to his own stories of life in the swamp city and of his comeback after getting knocked off the leadership ladder, Boehner offers his impressions of leaders he's met and what made them successes or failures, from Ford and Reagan to Obama, Trump, and Biden. He shares his views on how the Republican Party has become unrecognizable today; the advice--some harsh, some fatherly--he dished out to members of his own party, the opposition, the media, and others; and his often acid-tongued comments about his former colleagues. And of course he talks about golfing with five presidents. Through Speaker Boehner's honest and self-aware reflections, you'll be reminded of a time when the adults were firmly in charge.
LC Classification NumberE840.8.B595A3 2021
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- Jun 22, 2021
A Must Read
If you want a peak inside how the Congress works read this book. Funny, personable, and witty. I'd love to have a glass of Vino with this guy!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- May 12, 2021
John tells it frankly just like it is!
straight forward look at DC from an insider with no punches.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Oct 04, 2021
good book
good quality and a fun readVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jul 26, 2021
Good read
Amusing and informativeVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Apr 28, 2021
On the house
Very well writtenVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Apr 27, 2021
No political 'correctness'
Very candid!Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Jul 13, 2021
history revisited
Interesting and very readable.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
