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The Architect: Karl Rove and the Dream of Absolute Power
By: James Moore
List Price: $14.95
Amazon Price: $9.21

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President George W. Bush dubbed Karl Rove ?The Architect? for his skill in creating an unprecedented campaign and fund-raising machine. But Rove?s ambitions have always been far more sweeping?to build a right-wing dynasty that can dominate American politics for decades. Rove?s master plan imagines a political system so controlled by Republicans that it is resisted only by symbolic opposition.

In The Architect, James Moore and Wayne Slater, the bestselling authors of Bush?s Brain, return with an even more penetrating examination of Rove, his sweeping agenda, and the price he may have to pay for his audacity. Drawing on their decades-long study of Rove, they provide a rarely seen view of the politics of absolute power in Washington?how it is acquired, expanded, and turned to startling ends. Specifically, they unveil how Rove:

? Used lobbyist Jack Abramoff as a cat?s-paw to manage unruly legislators

? Energetically led the antigay marriage movement while protecting a family secret that made his stance bizarrely cynical

? Turned Christian churches into a gigantic vote delivery system, despite privately admitting to being a nonbeliever

? Repeatedly leaked information to harm political opponents, making him the man investigators most wanted to talk to when they began probing the Plame affair

? Was intimately involved in an international disinformation scheme to lead America to war

The Architect is an eye-opening and frequently shocking report on the maneuverings of a brilliant but morally ambiguous political strategist, and the first-ever in-depth look at a political operative striving to absolutely control the future?even if he risks losing everything.

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Machiavelli's Shadow: The Rise and Fall of Karl Rove
By: Paul Alexander
List Price: $25.95
Amazon Price: $3.49

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Karl Rove has come to personify scorched earth political tactics and merciless, win-at-any-cost trickery. His status as the so-called architect behind Bush?s election victories has elevated him to a mythic kingmaker in the national imagination. Not since Mark Hanna, special assistant to President William McKinley, has someone not elected to public office played such a vital role in the governance of our nation. We know the myth, but who is the man? In Machiavelli's Shadow, the full, unvarnished truth about the mastermind of the Bush administration is revealed as swirling scandals and Karl Rove's diminished power have freed people to speak candidly as never before. Acclaimed author and veteran journalist Paul Alexander tracks Rove's journey from consummate outsider to presidential consigliere, conducting firsthand interviews with A-list sources who have never gone on the record about Rove before now. The result is a gripping, no-holds-barred account of the man whose insistence on politicizing any area on which he has advised the president?from the war in Iraq to domestic issues like Social Security, energy, the environment, and hotly controversial judicial matters?has brought about his own fall from grace and an escalating crisis within the government and the nation. Drawing on the author's extensive connections in the political arena and delving into all areas of Rove's life?political, business, psychological, and personal?this book stands as the definitive portrait of one of the most fascinating figures ever to emerge on the American political scene.

The Architect: Karl Rove and the End of the Democratic Party
By: James Moore
List Price: $14.95
Amazon Price: $9.99

Product Description
President George W. Bush dubbed Karl Rove ?The Architect? for his skill in creating an unprecedented campaign and fund-raising machine. But Rove?s ambitions have always been far more sweeping?to build a right-wing dynasty that can dominate American politics for decades. Rove?s master plan imagines a political system so controlled by Republicans that it is resisted only by symbolic opposition.

In The Architect, James Moore and Wayne Slater, the bestselling authors of Bush?s Brain, return with an even more penetrating examination of Rove, his sweeping agenda, and the price he may have to pay for his audacity. Drawing on their decades-long study of Rove, they provide a rarely seen view of the politics of absolute power in Washington?how it is acquired, expanded, and turned to startling ends. Specifically, they unveil how Rove:

? Used lobbyist Jack Abramoff as a cat?s-paw to manage unruly legislators

? Energetically led the antigay marriage movement while protecting a family secret that made his stance bizarrely cynical

? Turned Christian churches into a gigantic vote delivery system, despite privately admitting to being a nonbeliever

? Repeatedly leaked information to harm political opponents, making him the man investigators most wanted to talk to when they began probing the Plame affair

? Was intimately involved in an international disinformation scheme to lead America to war

The Architect is an eye-opening and frequently shocking report on the maneuverings of a brilliant but morally ambiguous political strategist, and the first-ever in-depth look at a political operative striving to absolutely control the future?even if he risks losing everything.

Also available as an eBook

From the Hardcover edition.

Boy Genius: Karl Rove, the Architect of George W. Bush's Remarkable Political...
By: Carl M. Cannon
List Price: $16.95
Amazon Price: $0.91

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The Washington Post Bestseller - Now Updated with Five New Chapters and a New Epilogue

Unlike President George. W. Bush, Karl Rove, his chief political adviser, is rarely "misunderestimated." Many of the president's opponents see Rove's hand in everything the president does. His friends, and the president himself, are just thankful he's on their side, and always has been. From their earliest days in Texas, Rove saw and tapped the potential of George W. Bush. "Political hacks like me wait a lifetime for a guy like this to come along," Rove said of the future president.

The authors of Boy Genius fill readers in on the man, his methods, and his plans for the Republican majority for a fascinating, entertaining look at the Man Who Would be Kingmaker, an investigation that debunks myths as it reveals facts, and the story of exactly how American politics works now. From allegations of bugging his own office back in Texas, to shadowy dealings with Swift Boat veterans in the last election, Rove has played politics all the way to the highest levels, and though it sometimes isn't pretty, it works.

Bush's Brain: How Karl Rove Made George W. Bush Presidential
By: James Moore
List Price: $21.95
Amazon Price: $1.99

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The New York Times Bestseller

Praise for Bush?s Brain

"Love him or hate him, Karl Rove is one of the most brilliant and successful political consultants of all time. In this riveting account, Wayne Slater and Jim Moore tell how he got there."
?Paul Begala, CNN?s Crossfire

"If you want to understand the President?s underlying motives, read the new book on his guru, Karl Rove, Bush?s Brain."
?Al Hunt, The Wall Street Journal

"Bush?s Brain, by James Moore and Wayne Slater, two experienced Texas reporters who have covered the pair for many years, has fresh information about Rove?s influence on Bush . . . Moore and Slater think that Rove is a dangerous man, but their book is not biased or malicious, based as it is in solid reporting."
?The New York Review of Books

"Bush?s Brain isn?t a hatchet job on George W. Bush. In fact, the two authors largely dispel the myth of Bush?s supposedly deficient IQ. But, more importantly, they lay bare the story of how Karl Rove may be the most powerful man in America. It?s a compelling story told by two veteran Texas journalists who don?t need a briefing packet to understand the men they?re writing about."
?Philip Bruce, KCET/PBS Television, Los Angeles

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