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 5 of 10)
8-16-2008 @ 10:00PM
HMichaelH said...
I doubt that she wrote it herself, so she should soon be able to blame someone else for the failure. I do have to admit, I've laughed out loud at both the author and the publisher.....mostly at the publisher who is going to be stuck for good cash, probably.
8-16-2008 @ 5:14PM
Greg said...
Bad economy,war,housing woes,trillion dollar debt,banks,retailers,restaurants going out of buss.at record numbers, unemployment highs,yea good job repubs I am sure their is something else you can screw up in the remaining couple of months. obama or mc cain in not the answer
8-16-2008 @ 5:18PM
LarryG said...
Pelosi is just another extreme liberal snit. Her book didn't sell because nobody cares what this little nitwit has to say. She and the other democrats have shown just how inept they are, so no one wants to spend a nickel on her B.S.
8-16-2008 @ 5:19PM
al pambuena said...
why would anyone want to read a book about a san francisco liberal democrat, who went on a book tour while gas prices are sky high, and who has consistantly tried to block everything the president has tried to do on terrorism, the border and anything that involved common sense.
8-16-2008 @ 5:20PM
Don said...
She should have titled her book "Stupid to the core and proud of it, a true lieberal".
8-17-2008 @ 9:49AM
pbihomes said...
AND YOU ARE GOING TO NOW VOTE FOR OBAMA WHO IS HER MASSIA
I HEARD HE WAS WALKING ON THE WATER IN HAWAII
8-16-2008 @ 5:21PM
nvdesertdreamer said...
Glad her book flopped. Who would want to read anything she has to say anyway. Certainly hasn't done anything noteworthy to write about.
8-16-2008 @ 5:23PM
mark said...
We call men "empty suits" that dont have much upstairs. Nancy Pukelosi is an "empty dress." Have you heard the reason she is against drilling for oil? She has gone into business with T. Boone Pickens. She's more interested in making money than doing what the American people want: DRILL NOW!!
8-16-2008 @ 5:25PM
Gordon Lattey said...
Could it be that her book isn't selling because:
A - She's as dumb as a bag of rocks?
B - She has nothing to say and can't say it in an interesting manner?
C - All of he above?
8-16-2008 @ 5:28PM
WEEGIE said...
SURPRISE, SURPRISE. SHE'S THE WORST "LEADER" IN HISTORY. HER POLICY IS TO NEVER LET CONGRESS VOTE ON ANYTHING & THEN BLAME THE DISASTER ON THE REPUBLICANS. TRAITOR !!!!! YOU OUGHT TO BE SHOT FOR WHAT YOU ARE DOING TO THIS COUNTRY. WE THE PEOPLE CAN'T STAND YOU. ARE YOU REALLY SO STUPID YOU THOUGHT WE'D BUY YOUR CRUMMY BOOK? GO BACK TO SODOM-ON-THE -BAY & STAY THERE.
8-16-2008 @ 7:28PM
JennieB said...
My faith in mankind is restored. I can't imagine why anyone would want to buy her book. I don't know how she got where she is, but I can only hope that it is a short lived power trip.
8-16-2008 @ 5:28PM
KC said...
Maybe we didn't buy it because we simply can't afford it... Perhaps we had to use that 20 or so dollars to put in our gas tanks, so that other politicians (who have LOTS invested in oil) are able to keep feathering their nests while those of us in the working class are being stripped bare. I can no longer go out & buy books when I want to because we are being financially raped & our needs still greatly outweigh our wants. I miss shelling out for books at B&N. I have to think of what would be better, a book or groceries. It's a sad fact that we make over $100K per year, but are not able to live frivolously. So much for a prosperous USA & I shudder to think of having McCain stripping us bare for "four more years." Sadly, as long as most people are going to vote along the invisbible lines of race & gender, we'll suffer under "McCain's house of pain." Somebody needs to shake Cindy's head vigorously. Maybe then she'll wake up & realize that she's married to an overinflated moron.
8-16-2008 @ 5:28PM
b-evans said...
Let's see, it has sold 2,737 copies. I wonder how many of those were purchased with her tax-payer office supplies budget?
8-16-2008 @ 5:28PM
Jerry said...
An honest politician, give me a break. Especially at the pump. While Russia and China are drilling all over the planet she is enjoying America not being self sufficient, paying the Middle East our wealth and our economy suffering. Why, she invested 200k with T.Boone in wind and solar.
In case she hadn't noticed if Russia and Iran told Hugo to shut off our oil as they could do, what then? $10-12 a gallon if we can get it?
8-16-2008 @ 5:30PM
lesbest said...
The tree huggers will be screaming --- how many trees did this book kill? Can they reprint the pages of this one into something worth reading? Did she use a U. S. printer? Just perfect, a Liberal book, with no liberal readers--must not have any color pictures!!
8-16-2008 @ 9:12PM
Parissa said...
After reading only a portion of the comments on this article, there is absolutely NO question as to why Hillary Clinton didn't make it as the Democratic nominee for president: most people, in either party, don't like ~ can't stand ~ are threatened by ~ ANY WOMEN in power! I feel sorry for all you nay-sayers. Nancy certainly isn't my favorite person, but she also appears to have little scandal in her life, which is QUITE refreshing, and I think she is probably doing the best job she can given the MESS the current administration has handed her and the House to deal with! I'm not sure anyone ~ Democrat or Republican ~ will be able to 'fix' what the Bush Administration has utterly destroyed these past 8 years! Talk about WORTHLESS!! You folks all want another 8 years of George Bush-esque government, vote for McCain. You want four years of someone not knowing where in the hell to start with the mess they will find once in office, vote Obama! As a Hillary supporter I dont' intend to vote for either one! My vote doesn't count anyway! It's all up to the 'delegates' and 'super-delegates.' Why bother to even go to the polls this fall? Shame on ALL of you for the nastiness of your comments! I wish Nancy had the power to vaporize each of you!
8-16-2008 @ 5:34PM
MaryLou Michelin said...
Nancy Pelosi is a liar. So who wants to read her book of lies? Not me.
8-16-2008 @ 5:38PM
agelmers said...
Is this really a surprise? Liberal's and their political philosophies are huge catastrophic failures. Liberals have done more to destroy our country than any other factor - astronomically more than "global warming". They destroy the fabric of our country and by their behaviors invite other societies, countries and religions to hate us, to attack us and to attempt to destroy us.
8-16-2008 @ 5:34PM
Bob said...
Nancy please do that trick you do so well again. Open your mouth and make your fucking face disappear.
8-16-2008 @ 5:34PM
MaryLou Michelin said...
Mike you forgot the murdering Ted Kennedy and all the Kennedy rapist. They need their own prison.
Democrats can't keep their stuff at home ---such horrid people.