Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi is not the most intriguing Speaker of the House to come along, and she hasn't carved the high-profile that predecessors like Newt Gingrich did.But I don't think anyone expected her book to flop this badly. Drudge Report reports that Know Your Power: A Message to America's Daughters sold just 2,737 copies in its first week. That's bad enough to make it the 41st bestselling nonfiction book of the week and the reviews on Amazon have been equally appalling. 131 reviewers have given it an average rating of 1.5 stars, all the more impressive give that it's not possibly to rate a book 0 stars.
Publisher's Weekly's generally positive review sums up why the book hasn't sold well: "Pelosi's book is a simply crafted acknowledgment of the support of her family, mentors and helpful colleagues without rhetorical flourishes, insider scandal or intimate revelations-a gentle account from a tough politician."
Boring! People reading books by politicians want to hear about scandal.
Perhaps the sequel should be called Know Your Limits: Just Because You're a Successful Politician Doesn't Mean People Want to Know Your Life Story.
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Reader Comments (Page 10 of 10)
8-17-2008 @ 6:06AM
timber said...
Parissa - Yeah, you're right, the excellent economy the US had from 2002-2007, that was all Bush's fault. The soaring stock market, that was his fault, too. It's all Bush's fault. Every evil that's ever been done was Bush's fault. When you stubbed your toe as a little girl playing "doctor" with the neighborhood boys...? Bush's fault.
Who knew?
And Mary Melcher....stuff it, foreign psycho. You clearly have a hate for Americans, with your rhetoric. Go away. Thanks!
8-17-2008 @ 8:53AM
jkdemariojr said...
Polosi said there would be change when she became Speaker...Well she was right...Gas prices have doubled since the democrats took control of both houses of Congress...Under Polosi and Reid, Congress has the lowest ratings in U.S. History, far below Pres. Bush.....Polosi is a Marxist/Communist, San Francisco values politico... Polosi and family are Multi-Millionairs, have numerous illegals working for them and are NOT paying Social Security taxes for them...Its time the democrats dump her, and get a real woman as Speaker...Jane Harmon would be great...
8-17-2008 @ 12:33PM
KngpstBlu1 said...
Obama is Michelle's mahout . . .He didn't walk on Hawaii's waters, he befouled them!
8-17-2008 @ 1:55PM
johnclrdsprn said...
What a waste of our tax dollars having her up there running the show. Total clueless government employee! The one thing she could have done to help her fellow Americans was to drill in this country for more of OUR own oil. No, she stopped the vote for political reasons, at the expense of the American people. I hope she stays on vacation. It will be cheaper for us!!!
8-27-2008 @ 3:52PM
dalton said...
She seems like a nice lady, but she certainly has not been held accountalble for her mistakes. One of the big mistakes is her opposition to domestic oil drilling. Anyone with common sense saw these high energy/gas prices coming. Also, she mis-quotes the Bible/writings of the church on abortion horribly. She is a pretend Catholic and it is painfully obvious to everyone but her. If she would only dump all the special interests that fund her campaigns...interests that are mostly anti-american like the aclu, greenpeace, fanatic pro-abortion groups...she would come across very well, quite believable. It is, unfortunately, quite obvious she is a sell-out...she won't listen to her conscience. Most of the book sales are probably too the aforementioned groups.
8-27-2008 @ 10:21PM
donald rutledge said...
these people, democrats need to be shipped to the commie friends.
9-14-2008 @ 11:26AM
Jerry said...
Glad the book failed. She and all the politicians should be thrown out of office. We the people did not put her in her current position, and clearly she is not in there for us.