Looking for a good Bernie book

[Kerrycrat]

My local digital library has two that look interesting

Our Revolution

And

The Essential Bernie Sanders and His Vision for America

Would one of these be good? Or do you recommend a different one?

[lapfog_1]

1. try this one

[zackymilly]

22. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA nt

[msongs]

2. how about "How I retired from the senate in 2022" nt

[Just_Vote_Dem]

3. How about a "bad" Bernie book?

https://www.amazon.com/Bernie-Bad-Cat-Philip-Moss/dp/1978435584

[NCProgressive]

4. Why not save money and time by not buying and reading any?

Bernie will soon be "Bernie who?"

[comradebillyboy]

5. Need something to help you sleep do you?

[NurseJackie]

6. "My Legislative Accomplishments"

Oh... never mind, you said you wanted a book, not a pamphlet.

[Sloumeau]

7. I believe that "Our Revolution" may have sold more copies.

It came in at #3 on the NY Times bestseller list:

[link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Revolution_(book)|]

[George II]

9. Many of them were bought by his own organization(s). Great way to become a bestselling author....

Then they handed it out at "appearances" for which those paid big bucks to attend.

You see, an office holder can't get paid for appearances, so a third-party buys the books, charges attendees to get in, and gives a "free" book to everyone who buys a ticket.

And the person who can't get paid to appear winds up getting book royalties, which is legal.

[Kerrycrat]

19. Oh is that how that worked

Interesting

[Paka]

10. Thank you for being practical as oppossed to the other hateful responses.

I've been challenged when I referred to hateful comments towards Senator Sanders and this thread is a perfect example.

[Sunlei]

8. He just wrote Our Revolution and just made his first million. free if you donate. Obama also

Obama also made his first million off his book. That happened the first year he was president. He reported it on his IRS tax forms for 'self employment'. I loved reviewing his tax forms, learned how to do my own taxes from Obamas, Thanks Obama- you're the gift that keeps on giving

[Demsrule86]

11. Right and of course it was so fortunate he could buy books for his campaign...Sanders I mean.

And he was able to use campaign funds too. Obama wrote his books before he ran for president.

[Sunlei]

14. Obama added a new preface & his DNC keynote address to his book & did the same thing.

I got a copy through Obamas campaign, nothing wrong with that. It's a great book too!

[Demsrule86]

18. Link to where campaign money bought the book.

[George II]

13. That's blatantly false. Obama became President in January 2009 - his income in the previous....

...several years was:

2008 $2.7M
2007 $4.1M
2006 $980K
2005 $1.6M
2004 $207K

This is all a matter of public record: https://www.taxnotes.com/presidential-tax-returns

He may have made his first million (or part of it) from a book, but it certainly wasn't during his first year as President. He'd already earned $9.4M in the five years before he became President.

If you learned to do your own taxes from the Obamas, and that was your takeaway, you'd better hope you don't get audited.

Incidentally, Obama wrote his first book in 1995, long before becoming president. That was "Dreams From My Father", for which he earned $6.8M.

His second book was in 2006, almost three years before becoming president. The next one in 2007, two years before he became President. The next one in 2008 - the year he ran for and was elected President.

[Sunlei]

17. both Obamas had book revenue listed as self employment on 2007, they paid 1 & half million

in income taxes and donated another half a million. a ton of interest deductions! from mortgage & loans.

They didn't even finish paying off their student loans for another 7ish years.

I miss Obama so much, I can't wait until he starts to help this election!

[Rebl2]

12. Why?

[George II]

15. You should check out Obama's - he's written about a dozen and I'm sure they're more interesting.

[MrsCoffee]

16. Advanced Bernie Math

[Tarheel_Dem]

21. I can't.....I just can't...

[Kerrycrat]

20. Oh great

I’m a straight man... person...for a punchline

Mostly asking the Bernie folk, of which there aren’t many here I realize.

[zackymilly]

23. Get the hard cover books, not the digital format.

I'm currently using them both to level out the legs on my sofa.

[not_the_one]

24. Follow Trump's advice and find it yourself...