Applebee's America How Successful Political, Business, and Religious Leaders Connect with the New American Community

by Fournier, Ron; Sosnik, Douglas B.; Dowd, Matthew J.

• ISBN13: 9780743287197
• ISBN10: 0743287193
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-09-04
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Summary

A unique team of authors -- Douglas B. Sosnik, a strategist in the Clinton White House; Matthew J. Dowd, a strategist for President Bush's two campaigns who has recently broken publicly with the president over the direction of the administration; and award-winning political journalist Ron Fournier -- took their exclusive insiders' knowledge far outside Washington's Beltway in search of keys to winning leadership.

Author Biography

Ron Fournier, formerly the national political writer at The Associated Press, is editor-in-chief of HOTSOUP.com, an online community of people who influence other people.

Douglas B. Sosnik advises Fortune 100 companies and the National Basketball Association, as well as Democratic governors and senators.

Matthew J. Dowd is founding partner of Vianovo, a corporate brand and positioning firm. He advises California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Michigan gubernatorial candidate Dick DeVos.

Table of Contents

Authors' Note	p. ix
Introduction: Stormy Present	p. 1
Great Connectors	p. 9
Politics: Values Trump the Economy	p. 11
Business: Selling Community	p. 62
Religion: A Cause Greater than Yourself	p. 93
Great Change	p. 127
Anxious Americans	p. 129
The 3 Cs: Connections, Community, and Civic Engagement	p. 147
Navigators	p. 180
Americans on the Move	p. 198
Generation 9/11	p. 218
Acknowledgments	p. 229
What's Your Tribe?	p. 230
Changes in Technology and American Lifestyle	p. 233
Notes	p. 240
Index	p. 25
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