The daughter of Nancy Pelosi, the nations first female Speaker of the House, offers a guidebook for citizens wanting to enter public service and become involved in their communities, whether through working with nonprofit agencies or seeking election to office.

Christine Pelosi presents leadership lessons from the campaign trail from a diverse array of over forty public figures, lending advice for anyone who wants to run for office, advocate for a cause, or win a public policy issue. This book draws from her leadership “boot camps” conducted in over thirty American states and in three foreign countries, working with thousands of volunteers and dozens of successful candidates for office from city council to US congress. Campaign Boot Camp 2.0 is basic training for future leaders who hear a call to service—a voice of conscience that springs from their vision, ideas, and values—and want to translate that call into positive change. Pelosi outlines the seven essential steps to winning: identify your call to service, define your message, know your community, build your leadership teams, raise the money, connect with people, and mobilize to win. Each chapter concludes with a “Get Real” exercise so readers can personalize and integrate these ideas into individual efforts. In this edition, Pelosi updates the book's “Call to Service” profiles of political leaders and their calls to service; details the expanding role of social media, the Internet, and technology as message multipliers; explores challenges unique to women candidates; and expands on the power of volunteers.

Attorney, author, and activist Christine Pelosi presents leadership lessons from the campaign trail for anyone who wants to run for office, advocate for a cause, or win a public policy issue. Right from the stroller, Pelosi was campaigning with her mother Nancy, and she knows like few others the nuts and bolts of politics. Christine uses a boot camp model to provide practical advice and “get real” exercises, distilling best practices from across the political spectrum. Pelosi shows aspiring leaders how to master the fundamentals of campaigning—management, message, money, and mobilization—laying out a 7-step program for effective campaigning at all levels of public service, from community initiatives to congressional races “A passionate call to public service—and a practical guide for making that service more productive. Christine Pelosi is a sharp and knowledgeable drill sergeant looking to whip our democratic process back into shape.” —Arianna Huffington

Take Command of Your Novel! It's time to plan and execute a writing strategy that's in sync with your ultimate mission objective: getting published. In Novelist's Boot Camp, author Todd A. Stone, a former assistant professor at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, draws on his experience as novelist, writing instructor, and military officer to help get you and your writing into tip-top shape. This boot-camp-in-a-book includes 101 carefully crafted drills designed to show you how to: Identify and develop story ideas with laser-like perception Create realistic "alpha" characters who can take charge of any scene Know what motivates your protagonist's enemy so that you can amp up the conflict Outline your story to avoid sneak attacks from flawed plot twists Dodge the land mines of bad writing like Deadly Modifier Buildup (DMBU) Triage your scenes to ensure a thorough and precise revision process Plus, there's a twelve-week boot camp battle plan that you can use to stay the course and finish your novel. Novelist's Boot Camp provides you with all the ammunition you need to approach your work with dedication, confidence, and skill. Now, report for duty and start writing that bestseller!

Based on data from the most recent elections, this book examines state house races in four key states California, Texas, Michigan, and Virginia and creates simulations of campaign planning, strategizing, budgeting, fundraising, and winning in a variety of political contexts. The authors have not only researched and taught about these issues they have conducted campaigns, run for office, and served in government at every level from the local to the national. They have experience confronting questions of campaign ethics and crisis management, and they actively embrace social media in their work. Internet fundraising as well as campaign websites are among the many media subjects included. This is a book not just for candidates, campaign professionals, and students, but for all concerned citizens who want to understand the pathways of politics better.

The Boot Camp provides an elegantly sequenced set of short assignments that, step-by-step, build up ally's ability to engage in productive race conversations with family, friends, and coworkers whose racial views they find problematic. The Ally Conversation Toolkit (ACT) works from the premise that white allies do not need more research, listening to lectures, or self-analysis to fulfill their unique role in the multi-racial struggle to dismantle racism. The Boot Camp helps allies act.

A powerful exploration of the role of women in the Republican Party that enhances readers' understanding of gender representation in the GOP and suggests solutions to address the partisan gender gap. Why is the Republican Party dominated by men to a far greater extent than its primary rival? With literature on conservative women in the United States still in its infancy, this book fills an important gap. It does so by examining Republican women as distinct from their male Republican and Democratic female counterparts and also by exploring the shifting role of Republican women in their party and in politics overall. The book brings those subjects together in one volume that will provide fascinating reading to students, scholars, and anyone else interested in U.S. politics. The analysis is presented in four parts, beginning with a look at the role of women as voters and activists in the GOP. The second section explores the process of candidate emergence, tackling the question as to why so few women run as Republicans and why those who do are less successful than their Democratic female and Republican male counterparts. In the third part, the contributors shed light on Republican women in Congress and state legislatures and their behavior as lawmakers. The final section assesses the outcome of the 2016 election for Republican women in general and, specifically, for Carly Fiorina, the only female candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. Each section of the book concludes with a short "guide to action" that takes the insights set forth and applies them to suggest ways to promote a greater involvement of women in the Republican Party.

As the 2008 presidential race dominates political discussion and media coverage worldwide, thousands of lesser-known local contests are being hard-fought in our neighborhoods, cities, and states. Winning Your Election the Wellstone Way is based on the work of Wellstone Action, a leading-edge progressive training center that has instructed thousands of political activists, campaign managers, and volunteers, of whom more than two hundred have gone on to run for office and win. Jeff Blodgett and Bill Lofy analyze the crucial lessons learned from many successful (and several losing) campaigns and demystifies what it takes to run for—and win—a political seat. This companion guide to Politics the Wellstone Way, the best-selling introduction to political action, features the in-depth knowledge that campaigns need to take energy and engagement to the next level—getting elected. With detailed and informative examples from progressive campaigns at every level throughout the United States, Winning Your Election the Wellstone Way combines grassroots organizing with political strategy, articulating a bold populist agenda. If you have ever considered volunteering for a political candidate, working for a campaign, or even running for public office yourself, Winning Your Election the Wellstone Way is the key resource you need to devise a sophisticated, progressive, and successful strategy and, ultimately, affect people’s lives for the better.

During David Clemenko’s 11 eventful years with the world’s largest financial firm. he visited more than 350 Merrill Lynch offices across the country—coaching, motivating and turning more than 10,000 Financial Advisors into better marketers, tougher competitors, and unbeatable relationship-builders. Now this former U.S. Marine Drill Instructor puts his unique combination of tough love and market savvy to work to help remake you into a lean, mean selling machine that spells success in the new financial environment. Endorsements: "Leaders come in all shapes and sizes and utilize different techniques, but there is one inescapable commonality that binds them all, they lead from the front, motivate those around them and continuously set the example for others to follow. David’s discipline and passion for excellence are infectious. His peers are drawn to him by his leadership, personality and honest concern for others. These traits set the foundation for success in anything he does whether it’s making Marines in Parris Island, coaching Financial Advisors or his devotion to community service, you would be hard pressed to fi nd another coach for your business with similar attributes". ~Major General James E. Livingston USMC (Ret) , Medal of Honor Recipient “David inspires people to discover and understand their potential and what’s uniquely possible for them. He has a very clear understanding of the current market environment and also where the business is heading to prepare you for what lies ahead. David provides a disciplined process that lets you not only have dreams, but realize them. David can make a difference in your business and in your life.” ~Gregory Mech Former Merril Lynch Managing Director and Market President for Bank of America. There is a sea of motivational speakers and coaches that flood this industry. David Clemenko is not like the rest. When you meet David, you cannot help but be inspired by his stories, his determination, his attitude and his energy. David’s process challenges the norms in this business. He challenges you to be better at meeting the needs of your clients but truly getting to know your clients. His brand of coaching is more than telling you what you know. David does not just give you ideas, he gives you the tools and the coaching to take the idea from the concept stage to the execution stage. Most coaches and motivators will get you to the concept, but fall short in the execution. David makes you answer the toughest question, “How?” Once you have that answer, he works with you to implement your plan. Meeting David transformed by business into a true “advisory” business – where most advisors will never go. Randall B. Cohen Vice President Investments, Merrill Lynch, Charleston, SC