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Advance Man Kindle Edition

by Steven Jacques (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 58 ratings
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Advance Man is a political adventure. Set in the hard-fought early days of the 2008 Democratic primary season, it is a look behind the scenes at the most secretive, yet most public part of American presidential politics—the Advance team that creates and controls the media image of a presidential candidate, as well as everything that happens within a quarter-mile radius.
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    September 24, 2014
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Steven Jacques grew up on Southside ward politics in the City of St. Louis. He started volunteering at the age of eleven and by the age of twenty-three was serving on the White House staff. He has led hundreds of White House Advance teams throughout the U.S. and abroad and led thousands of presidential campaign Advance teams over thirty-six years in national politics. He served as a presidential appointee in three Administrations, on the White House staff and as a senior official the U.S. State Department and U.S. Department of Commerce.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00NW0SCRS
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 24, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.2 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 488 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 58 ratings

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Steven L Jacques

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Steven Jacques grew up on Southside ward politics in the City of St. Louis. He started volunteering at the age of eleven and by the age of twenty-three was serving on the White House staff. He has led hundreds of White House Advance teams throughout the U.S. and abroad and led thousands of presidential campaign Advance teams over thirty-six years in national politics. He served as a presidential appointee in three Administrations, on the White House staff and as a senior official the U.S. State Department and U.S. Department of Commerce.

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Customers find the book has a great sense of humor and witty writing style. They describe it as an engaging, fun read with suspense and drama. The plot is described as interesting from a point of view you don't normally consider. Readers appreciate the detailed dialogue and savvy storytelling. The book is recommended to political enthusiasts.

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14 customers mention "Humor"14 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book's humor. They find the hero funny and the author has a great sense of humor. The writing is described as witty, detailed, and highly illuminating. Readers also mention that the book blends thriller, documentary, and wry comedy in a fun read. The bantering dialogue is well-written and the book is enjoyable.

"This funny, riveting and engaging political thriller by Democratic advance legend Steven Jacques is both a great read and a terrific look inside the..." Read more

"...less wacky.(Which is a good thing...it makes the story seem more real) Funny, sharp, keenly observed, yet somehow compassionate." Read more

"...The main character, Bix, smart, quick and savvy, uses humor as engine and brake, diffuser and highlighter in the constant pressure cooker of the..." Read more

"...Also, the author has a great sense of humor. One of the best books out there, in my opinion. This one has a permanent home in my e-library." Read more

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7 customers mention "Suspense"7 positive0 negative

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"...The author is a master of bantering dialogue and he gives the reader just enough information about the conversation that I could hear, sad, sarcastic..." Read more

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"...The hero is just that and screamingly funny. Going into another round of presidential campaigns, more American readers would enjoy this read" Read more

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  • Evan Grossman
    5.0 out of 5 stars Hugely entertaining yet eerily realistic; a great read
    Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2014
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    This funny, riveting and engaging political thriller by Democratic advance legend Steven Jacques is both a great read and a terrific look inside the often cloaked field of presidential advance, an activity that Jacques accurately describes as "an addiction disguised as a calling". Taking place in an action-packed 3-days (starting just before the 2008 New Hampshire primary, and moving onto South Carolina) the witty protagonist, advance lead Bix Benjamin is caught up in a political maelstrom and must stay one step ahead of the various forces of evil that are likely to derail his candidate's (and his) career -- inept field staffers, tyrannical southern mayors, spotlight-hogging right-wing media sensationalists,etc. Bix sets several tendentious plots in motion to hep his candidate re-take the lead, stave off a corrupt campaign manager, prevent an international incident and restore world peace (well not really the latter, but the book really strives hard).

    This book should appeal to readers that have watched political candidates and events from afar as well as veteran campaign junkies and operatives. The story is fast-moving, the characters engaging and the writing light and witty.
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  • E. Jahneke
    4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty great...
    Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2015
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    This decade's "Primary Colors", though slightly less wacky.(Which is a good thing...it makes the story seem more real) Funny, sharp, keenly observed, yet somehow compassionate.
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  • Steve C. Merle
    5.0 out of 5 stars and wry comedy braided together in a really fun read. The author has a background that put ...
    Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2014
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    “Advance Man” is political thriller, documentary, and wry comedy braided together in a really fun read. The author has a background that put him at the center of real backstage events and planning for presidential elections and trips for decades. It’s fantastic that he can take us, the readers, behind the curtain that always hides those plans and machinations from us!!

    The fictional story hooked me. It’s compelling on its own, but knowing that it’s infused with real experience teases with a kind of guilty fascination with the events and characters. The main character, Bix, smart, quick and savvy, uses humor as engine and brake, diffuser and highlighter in the constant pressure cooker of the campaign. The other characters, boldly audacious to audaciously pathetic, ring true and stayed with me after I finished the book.

    Book junkie, political junkie, laughter junkie – you’re all gonna love this book.
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  • A.M. Jacobs
    5.0 out of 5 stars I had a feeling this would be a great book. This is an extremely well written book
    Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2017
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    Because I am a news junkie, I had a feeling this would be a great book.

    This is an extremely well written book. The character development left no doubt as to who is who.

    To anyone interested in the mechanics of running a political campaign, this book is THE book for you.

    I was riveted from the beginning all the way through and was sad to reach the ending.

    Also, the author has a great sense of humor.

    One of the best books out there, in my opinion. This one has a permanent home in my e-library.
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  • Margaret in Minnesota
    5.0 out of 5 stars Suspense and humor... doesn't get much better!
    Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2015
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    I loved this book!! I didn't expect it to be such a page turner - what a wonderful surprise. Steven is funny as hell, and laughing out loud is one of my favorite things. Steven's ability to develop the characters and the places is spot on! I felt like I was there watching this unfold, not reading about it.
    This is one of those rare books from which I look forward to getting some distance - so I can pick it up and read it again.
    I would love to see this become a movie and if I were younger and a man, I would love to be cast as Bix!!
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  • Gail
    2.0 out of 5 stars Pretty okay
    Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2015
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    Interesting insight to political campaign strategy. Doesn't seem as though Bix liked the candidate though. Would have liked more gossip.
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  • Mary Kay
    4.0 out of 5 stars Well worth the read!
    Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2015
    What a fun book for us political junkies! Very funny, laugh out loud stuff! I do want to let the author know, who ever edited this book really screwed him as there were multiple mistakes that bothered me as I read. They were so obvious! The book is terrific and it is sad that his publisher didn't catch these faux pas.
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  • Michael Erickson
    5.0 out of 5 stars Left Me in a state of "internal chuckling"
    Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2015
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    I just finished, Steven Jacques' Advance man and although I seldom laugh out loud when reading, I can say that it did leave me in a constant state of internal chuckling. I am student, teacher, and novelist of Pianist in a Bordellopolitics, but knew very little about the "advance." Jacques made it so much fun, it almost makes me want to go volunteer for the upcoming election. The author is a master of bantering dialogue and he gives the reader just enough information about the conversation that I could hear, sad, sarcastic, and satirical, coming out of the mouths of his fantastic characters. I will never look at campaigns the same way again. I recommend that this novel with the greatest possible enthusiasm.
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  • Michael R.
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in Canada on May 15, 2016
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    Cute fun read. Great for vacations.
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