{"product_id":"politics-and-pasta-paperback","title":"Politics and Pasta - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVincent Albert Cianci  Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Fisher\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn election is a war \u003c\/b\u003eand to the victor belongs the spoils. As I learned so well, that's the real democratic process. After all, you'll never see a victorious politician tell his supporters, I want to thank all of you who worked so hard for my election. However, in the interest of good government, I've decided to give all the jobs to those people who voted against me.\u003cbr\u003e My name is Buddy Cianci. I spent almost three decades as mayor of Providence...before leaving for an enforced vacation in a federally funded gated community.\u003cbr\u003e When I first took office, Providence was a dying industrial city, and I helped turn it into one of the most desirable places to live in America. I did it by playing the game of hardball politics as well as it has ever been played. My favorite Frank Sinatra lyric is I did it my way, because that's the only way a mayor can run a city. As I used to tell my staff, When you spend your weekends kissing elderly women with mustaches, you can make the decisions.\u003cbr\u003e If you want to know the truth about how politics is played, you picked the right book. This is the behind-the-locked-door story of how politics in America \u003ci\u003ereally\u003c\/i\u003e works. It's take me a lifetime of successes and failures to write it. It's all in these pages. I have been called many things in my career: I've been America's Most Innovative Mayor, a colorful character, and a convicted felon. But no one has ever called me shy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVINCENT \"BUDDY\" CIANCI, JR. (1941-2016) was a former prosecutor and Mayor of Providence. As mayor he was credited with turning the city around and making it a destination. He went on to become a top-rated radio talk show host in New England on 630 WPRO AM and 99.7 FM, chief political analyst for WLNE-ABC Channel 6, and host of the weekly TV talk show \u003ci\u003eOn the Record with Buddy Cianci\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDAVID FISHER is the author of more than twenty \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestsellers. He lives in New York.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 376\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 17, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47444799619250,"sku":"9781250006523","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/de4841dba9c03e4bed67699499569477.webp?v=1778711584","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/politics-and-pasta-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}