http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/bookdeal/ en-us Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:11:33 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416570/posts Memphis Daily News...Fred Thompson, the former Tennessee senator and 2008 Republican presidential candidate, has penned his memoir and given it a title that reflects his early days in small-town Tennessee. The 67-year-old former politician, actor and avuncular radio host who graduated from the University of Memphis titled his book “Notes from a Country Lawyer.” It’s scheduled for release in May. Amazon.com already is selling pre-orders of the book, the cover of which shows a smiling Thompson wearing a suit and seated on a brick front porch. The title is a label no doubt intended to hearken back to the days... http://www.wdxe.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416570/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:11:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414212/posts Former President Bill Clinton came within minutes of being assassinated in the Philippines by terrorists controlled by Osama bin Laden, a new book has revealed. ...Marisa Porges, a former government counter-terrorism advisor and an expert at the Council on Foreign Relations, a US think tank, said the assassination plot, if true, would suggest al Qaeda was more developed than some thought it was prior to 9/11”. Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414212/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:38:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2372306/posts Sarah Palin's financial disclosure, which was publicly released this morning, may help explain the timing of her resignation as governor of Alaska. According to reporting by Sean Cockerham of McClatchy Newspapers, the former governor had to take out a loan to pay her attorneys for legal work in her defense from a series of bogus "ethics" complaints filed by her political enemies: Palin is also reporting that she took out a home loan from Wells Fargo for "legal fees to fight false allegations while governor." She didn't give a date or amount.One of the last of the complaints filed against... Texas for Sarah Palin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2372306/posts#comment Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:01:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2351204/posts Sarah Palin may no longer be governor of Alaska, but she's certainly destined to become a best-selling author. HarperCollins, her publisher, has announced the print-run of her memoir will be a staggering 1.5 million copies -- equal to the print-run of Senator Ted Kennedy's posthumous autobiography published this month. Publishing sources tell me that such a giant run is only ordered up when there is clear evidence from booksellers and surveys of massive interest in a book. The book, which will be published on November 17, was a crash project. Ms. Palin actually moved temporarily to San Diego after she... Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2351204/posts#comment Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:28:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2315559/posts Former Vice President Thinks Bush Ignored Advice, Made Concessions To Public Sentiment Former Vice President Dick Cheney believes his old boss, President George W. Bush, gradually turned away from his advice during their second term in the White House, showing a surprising independence as he started taking more flexible positions on a range of issues, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. Cheney, often described as the most influential vice president in U.S. history, has been discussing his years in office in informal talks with authors, diplomats, policy experts and past colleagues, the Post said, as he works on a memoir due... WCBSTV.COM http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2315559/posts#comment Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:32:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2314980/posts In his first few months after leaving office, former vice president Richard B. Cheney threw himself into public combat against the "far left" agenda of the new commander in chief. More private reflections, as his memoir takes shape in slashing longhand on legal pads, have opened a second front against Cheney's White House partner of eight years, George W. Bush. Cheney's disappointment with the former president surfaced recently in one of the informal conversations he is holding to discuss the book with authors, diplomats, policy experts and past colleagues. By habit, he listens more than he talks, but Cheney broke... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2314980/posts#comment Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:44:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2310603/posts Likely 2012 presidential candidate Mitt Romney is publishing a book. The Republican former governor of Massachusetts has signed a deal with St. Martin’s Press to put the book out next March, The New York Times reports. The work will be titled “No Apology: The Case for American Greatness” and is currently set for 304 pages. It will read like a campaign platform, including Romney’s take on the economy, military and families, jobs, education, health care, energy and citizenship, The Times reports. St. Martin’s hasn’t revealed how much Romney will be paid. Perhaps Romney was trying to match former Alaska Gov.... Newsmax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2310603/posts#comment Fri, 7 Aug 2009 15:47:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2309402/posts Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts and an early likely contender for the 2012 Republican nomination for President, has signed a deal with St. Martin’s Press to publish his book next March. Titled “No Apology: The Case for American Greatness,” the book outlines what appears to be a campaign platform: Mr. Romney’s views on how to create a stronger economy, military and families, and his vision on jobs, education, health care, energy and citizenship. The manuscript is currently 304 pages. The New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2309402/posts#comment Thu, 6 Aug 2009 05:39:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2309049/posts According to a Facebook status update on behalf of the restaurant, former Alaska governor Sarah Palin is here in New York and dined at Michael's last night. She's in town to visit with her publisher, HarperCollins, and has been doing "fun kids things" during her stay here with her family. It all sounds innocent enough, except for the Michael's part. Michael's is not only a Northeastern elite power-lunching spot, it is the very epicenter of the liberal media — the very men, women, and reporters who are out to get her. nymag.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2309049/posts#comment Wed, 5 Aug 2009 21:19:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2291781/posts Early in January of 2008, there were two things that I consistently stated to my friends. 1. I intended to be more involved in this presidential election. 2. I knew little about Barack Obama, a candidate who was increasingly gaining support. Shortly after stating this, I ran across a link on the internet to someone who purported to have engaged in sex and drug use with Obama in 1999. The allegation appeared to be nonsense, but I wanted to know more about this mysterious candidate, so I followed up on the story. I listened to Larry Sinclair’s Youtube video and... CItzen Wells http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2291781/posts#comment Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:12:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277937/posts NEW YORK (AP) - Former Vice President Dick Cheney has signed a book deal with a conservative imprint of Simon & Schuster and said he hopes readers of all ideologies will be interested in his story. The memoir by Cheney, widely considered the most powerful vice president in history, is expected to be published in Spring 2011, a few months after President George W. Bush's book comes out. Cheney's work is currently untitled and will cover his long career in government, from chief of staff under President Ford to vice president under Bush, from Vietnam and Watergate to the first... AP/Breitbart http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277937/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:03:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277116/posts The man who once claimed to be the father of Rielle Hunter's baby, Andrew Young, is shopping an explosive tell-all which will rock John Edwards' cover-up, confirming previous ENQUIRER investigations, according to reports. National Enquirer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277116/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:02:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2272709/posts A memoir by George Obama, the president's half brother and a resident of Huruma, Kenya, will be published by Simon & Schuster in January 2010. George Obama, 27, shares the same father with his famous, older half sibling, although George and Barack Obama—20 years apart in age—did not grow up together and did not meet as children. George is the youngest of the senior Obama's seven children and was born six months before his father died. Little is known about George Obama. The book, tentatively titled "Homeland" and to be written with author-journalist Damien Lewis, will tell of George Obama's... AP / Brietbart http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2272709/posts#comment Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:12:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271793/posts NEW YORK (AP) - Another Obama relative has a book deal. A memoir by George Obama, the president's half brother and a resident of Huruma, Kenya, will be published by Simon & Schuster in January 2010. George Obama, 27, shares the same father with his famous, older half sibling, although George and Barack Obama—20 years apart in age—did not grow up together and did not meet as children. George is the youngest of the senior Obama's seven children and was born six months before his father died. Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271793/posts#comment Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:31:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2256944/posts Mimi Beardsley Alford, a retired New York church administrator who had an affair with John F. Kennedy while she was an intern in the White House, is breaking a silence of more than 40 years to tell her story in a memoir to be published by Random House. Ms. Alford’s secret was initially divulged six years ago when a biography of Kennedy was published with portions from a 1964 oral history that described the president’s 18-month sexual affair with a young intern named Mimi Beardsley. The Daily News tracked her down and discovered that she was Marion Fahnestock, who was... NY Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2256944/posts#comment Sat, 23 May 2009 17:33:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2256577/posts Sarah Palin has picked a Christian author and magazine journalist to collaborate with her on her forthcoming memoir for HarperCollins. The journalist, Lynn Vincent, has been at World—the nation's best-read Christian newsmagazine—for the last 10 years as a writer and editor. This isn't a surprising choice for Palin, but it's certainly one worth noting. It's more evidence that she's honing a distinctly Christian public image since coming off the campaign trail last year. This seems to be a change from the days when she was a state-level figure, almost entirely unknown outside of Alaska. USNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2256577/posts#comment Fri, 22 May 2009 22:00:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2255815/posts NEW YORK - Sarah Palin has picked a collaborator for her memoir. A spokeswoman for SarahPAC, the Alaska governor's political action committee, says that Palin has selected Lynn Vincent, an author and features editor for World magazine, a conservative Christian publication. AP via Winnipeg Free Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2255815/posts#comment Thu, 21 May 2009 21:31:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2254518/posts Obama may earn millions from taxpayer-funded schools in his new book deal. Five days before taking the oath of office, President-elect Barack Obama signed a book deal with Crown Publishing Group to publish a version of his best-selling book, "Dreams from My Father", aimed at middle school and young adult age groups. Obama would receive a $500,000 advance payment against royalties, plus ongoing royalty payments. Some in the media have questioned the propriety of this deal from the angle that the President might be unduly influenced by Bertelsmann AG, the German based media publishing empire which owns Random House, which... American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2254518/posts#comment Wed, 20 May 2009 09:40:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2254519/posts Obama may earn millions from taxpayer-funded schools in his new book deal. Five days before taking the oath of office, President-elect Barack Obama signed a book deal with Crown Publishing Group to publish a version of his best-selling book, "Dreams from My Father", aimed at middle school and young adult age groups. Obama would receive a $500,000 advance payment against royalties, plus ongoing royalty payments. Some in the media have questioned the propriety of this deal from the angle that the President might be unduly influenced by Bertelsmann AG, the German based media publishing empire which owns Random House, which... The American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2254519/posts#comment Wed, 20 May 2009 09:42:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2252440/posts Gov. Sarah Palin has signed a book deal with HarperCollins Publishers for what is described as her memoir. "There have been so many things written and said through mainstream media that have not been accurate and it will be nice through an unfiltered forum to get to speak truthfully about who we are and what we stand for and what Alaska is all about," Palin said in an interview today in which she announced the deal. Palin and HarperCollins would not say how much she was being paid. Asked why, the governor and former Republican nominee for vice president said... http://www.miamiherald.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2252440/posts#comment Sun, 17 May 2009 00:50:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2252386/posts New York—Not to be outdone by Elizabeth Edwards, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has decided to publish a series of books on her husband’s trysts. The book will detail affair after affair, and all of the excrement she had to eat during her time in Arkansas and Washington. Reportedly, the first two volumes are complete. However, the White House years—a lengthy series of books—won’t be finished until late 2010. Hillary has grown weary of the attention the media paid to Elizabeth Edwards for just one affair, and feels it’s time she got her dues. Elective Decisions http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2252386/posts#comment Sat, 16 May 2009 22:00:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2250541/posts "She's [Sarah Palin] got this book deal. She's obviously not going to write it. They already announced she's going to collaborate on it, what an embarrassment," MSNBC's Chris Matthews said on "Hardball" Wednesday evening. "One of these I told you books the jocks do. Why they do it like this? She can't write. We have a collaborator for her," he continued. Matthews ended his rant by complaining she will get the title of "author" now. Real Clear Politics http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2250541/posts#comment Thu, 14 May 2009 03:51:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2250457/posts Chris Matthews making fun of Sarah Palin? Believe it or not, the Hardball host is ridiculing Palin’s upcoming book — even before she starts writing it. Or collaborating on it, as he said on his program tonight. “Sarah Palin – now don’t laugh – is writing a book. Not just reading a book, writing a book,” he said. “She’s got this book deal, she obviously is not gonna write it,” he said later in the show. “They’ve already announced … she’s gonna collaborate on it. What an embarrassment! It’s one of these “I told you,” books that jocks do. …... Christian Science Monitor http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2250457/posts#comment Thu, 14 May 2009 01:24:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2249744/posts NEW YORK – You knew it was coming: Sarah Palin is ready to tell her side, agreeing to publish a memoir with HarperCollins. The book comes out in Spring 2010 — the year she is up for re-election. "There's been so much written about and spoken about in the mainstream media and in the anonymous blogosphere world, that this will be a wonderful, refreshing chance for me to get to tell my story, that a lot of people have asked about, unfiltered," the Alaska governor and 2008 vice presidential candidate said during a brief telephone interview Tuesday with The Associated... AP/Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2249744/posts#comment Wed, 13 May 2009 02:52:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2249601/posts Gov. Sarah Palin has signed a book deal with HarperCollins Publishers for what is described as her memoir. "There have been so many things written and said through mainstream media that have not been accurate, and it will be nice through an unfiltered forum to get to speak truthfully about who we are and what we stand for and what Alaska is all about," Palin said in an interview today in which she announced the deal. Palin and HarperCollins would not say how much she was being paid. Asked why, the former Republican nominee for vice president said she didn't... ADN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2249601/posts#comment Tue, 12 May 2009 22:41:48 GMT