Boston Globe's Michael Kranish authors 4 books on Kerry (swift boat columnist in news)

Kerry and Edwards: Their Plans and Promises by Michael Kranish (not yet released)

From the Publisher John Kerry and his running mate, Senator John Edwards of North Carolina, have a plan: an ambitious, detailed blueprint to alter the current course of America and re-direct its future. They call it the "Real Deal". But what does it really promise? How do Kerry and Edwards plan to roll back our damaged foreign relations? How will they improve our economy, restore jobs, and manage to make America safer, stronger, and more secure? Here are their proposals:

Kerry/Edwards: Their Plans and Promises delineates issue-by-issue the promises and the plans of the Kerry/Edwards ticket. In his introduction, the Boston Globe's Michael Kranish offers penetrating insight into the policies of a Kerry Administration, and what they could mean for America.

Kerry/Edwards: Their Plans and Promises cuts through the rhetoric to the details of the "Real Deal." Now Democrats and Republicans alike can judge for themselves exactly what the Kerry/Edwards ticket is offering America in what is shaping up to be one of the fiercest, most passionate political contests in generations.

Over the last four years we've seen Republican policies in action; now Americans need to know what a Democratic administration would do differently. In this comprehensive book, Kerry and Edwards reveal their plans and promises for America. They chart their strategy to roll back the Bush tax cuts and use the savings to provide funding for their health care plan, education reform, and other initiatives. Kerry/Edwards aim to improve America by: restoring jobs and rebuilding our economy; providing access to affordable health care; creating a new era for America's schools; winning the peace in Iraq; defending the American homeland; instituting a principled foreign policy; helping to create a cleaner and greener America; making college affordable for all Americans; and much more.

Can the Kerry/Edwards "Real Deal" succeed? In his introduction, the Boston Globe's Michael Kranish provides keen insight into what a Kerry/Edwards administration could mean for America's future.

Accreditation Michael Kranish has worked for the Boston Globe for more than 20 years, including the last 16 in the newspaper's Washington Bureau. He is co-author of John F. Kerry: The Complete Biography (PublicAffairs, 2004).

John F. Kerry

by Michael Kranish, Brian C. Mooney, Nina J. Easton (an expansion of his first Kerry book but not yet released)

From the Publisher
This will be the only complete biography available for voters who want a thorough and objective look at the current frontrunner in the
Democratic race for the presidency.

On Jan. 27, 2004, Senator John F. Kerry of Massachusetts accomplished one of the most spectacular turnarounds in modern American
politics when he capped a surprise win in the Iowa caucus with a victory in the New Hampshire primary. The 2004 Democratic
presidential nomination is now (in the words of Robert Novak) "John Kerry's to lose." Who is the man leading in the race to become the
Democratic Party's nominee for president in 2004? And what kind of political leader is he?

The outlines of John Kerry's life are familiar: A decorated Vietnam veteran who became an influential, if unlikely, anti-war protester. A
lanky 60-year-old who quenches his thirst for danger with high-speed kiteboarding, windsurfing, piloting, motorcycling, and, in some
cases, driving. A senator with a reputation as an investigator and foreign policy expert. A man married to one of the richest women in
America. But beyond this broad picture, Kerry is something of a mystery to the public, largely because of a complex yet riveting
personal and professional history outlined in this book.

John F. Kerry: The Complete Biography , the first full and in-depth book about the candidate's life, is based on a highly regarded series
on Kerry published in the Boston Globe, plus years of additional reporting. It will explore his background, his service in the military
(including significant experiences omitted from Douglas Brinkley's bestselling Tour of Duty), his early legal and political career, his
legislative record and the remarkable turnaround in his political fortunes during the 2004 election cycle. This incisive, frank look at Kerry's
life, and at his strengths and liabilities, is important reading for anyone interested in the presidential campaign.

From The Critics
Michiko Kakutani - The New York Times
While the later sections of this volume (detailing the candidate's views on the war against Iraq and his tough primary run) will be largely
familiar to anyone who has been following the presidential campaign, the rest of the book energetically fleshes out the details of Mr.
Kerry's life and career. The book provides the out-of-state reader with a visceral sense of the Massachusetts political world in which Mr.
Kerry came of age, as well as an understanding of how he slowly evolved from a tone-deaf neophyte into a more practiced, if still stilted,
politician.

The Washington Post
The conscientious research in this book reveals that reporters Michael Kranish and Brian C. Mooney and deputy Washington bureau
chief Nina J. Easton were out to get the facts, not to "get" Kerry. But they don't give him the benefit of any doubts.—David Kusnet

Publisher's Weekly
Last year, Boston Globe reporters working on a multipart series uncovered the stunning news that John Kerry's paternal grandfather was
Jewish. This book, an expansion of that series, doesn't find any smoking guns about the presumptive Democratic candidate for
president. But it does offer a detailed and at times critical biography of the Massachusetts senator. Relying on years of reporting, the
authors trace Kerry's itinerant boyhood as the son of a Foreign Service officer and his later years at prestigious St. Paul's, where early on
he demonstrated intellectual seriousness and ambition. This ambition is one of the themes of Kerry's life as presented here. The
biography shows Kerry's somewhat bumpy ride as a politician and his strength more as an investigator on Iran-Contra than as a
legislator. The book, written in the lucid, straightforward prose one expects from a newspaper writing team, is especially strong on
Kerry's college and Vietnam years, detailing the sense of service felt by Kerry and his fellow Skull-and-Bonesmen at Yale, and Kerry's
doubts about the Vietnam War even before he went over to serve. The authors take critical issues head-on: they explore questions over
Kerry's first Purple Heart and his leaving Vietnam before his service was over, as well as the Nixon administration's targeting him as an
enemy. Kerry supporters may find the tone a bit harsh, but all who are interested in the 2004 election will benefit from this major serious
examination of a man who would be president. 27 photos. (Apr. 27) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal
Campaign biographies should always be accompanied by a warning label. Those by campaign insiders are usually little more than
fawning propaganda; those by independent authors may have hidden motives. This book about John F. Kerry, the presumptive
Democratic Party nominee for President, is an exception noteworthy for its balance and thoroughness and for addressing both the
positive and the negative aspects of its subject. On the negative side is Kerry's tendency to come off as a political opportunist and
self-promoter; on the positive side are his intelligence, personal courage, and heroic war record. Those unfamiliar with Kerry will find his
personal journey illuminating-especially the courage he displayed in Vietnam. And while there are few big surprises here, many will be
fascinated by the Nixon administration's newly revealed efforts to destroy Kerry when he became leader of Vietnam Veterans Against the
War. Most striking is what the authors leave unsaid: the inevitable comparison between the life stories of Kerry and George W. Bush.
This excellent and thoroughly researched book by Globe reporters Kranish, Brian C. Mooney, and Nina J. Easton, who have known Kerry
long term, is likely to become one of the most authoritative sources on the candidate and should be read by a wide audience.
Recommended for all libraries.-Michael A. Genovese, Loyola Marymount Univ., Los Angeles Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Accreditation
Michael Kranish, 46, has worked for The Boston Globe for 20 years, including the last 16 in the newspaper's Washington Bureau. He
was the White House reporter during the last two years of the presidency of George H.W. Bush and the first two years of Bill Clinton. He
was the paper's national political reporter during the 1996 and 2000 campaigns. During the 2004 cycle, his work included a series of
biographical stories about the candidates, including one on the life of Senator John F. Kerry. His other assignments with the Globe have
included congressional reporter, New England reporter, and business writer. He previously worked for The Miami Herald and The
Lakeland Ledger. A graduate of Syracuse University, he lives in Silver Spring, Md., with his wife, Sylvia, and two daughters, Jessica and
Laura.

Brian C. Mooney has been a reporter for newspapers in and around Boston for the past thirty-one years, the last sixteen at The Boston
Globe. Prior to that, he wrote for The Boston Herald, The Sun of Lowell, and The Medford Daily Mercury. At the Globe, he has been city
hall bureau chief, a member of the newspaper's award-winning Spotlight Team, and a political columnist. A graduate of the College of the
Holy Cross, he resides with his wife, Rosemary Lappin, a local television news producer, in Andover, Mass., with their daughter.

Nina J. Easton, deputy chief of the Boston Globe's Washington bureau, is author of the critically acclaimed Gang of Five: Leaders at the
Center of the Conservative Ascendancy, which chronicles the rise to power of today's conservative movement. The Washington Post
praised the book for telling the story of post-Reagan conservatism "more inventively, exhaustively, and entertainingly than anyone else."
Easton's career also includes a decade at the Los Angeles Times, where her Sunday Magazine stories on issues ranging from poverty
to politics earned a number of national awards. In addition, she is co-author of the 1982 best-selling book Reagan's Ruling Class:
Portraits of the President's Top 100 Officials.

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