Don'T Start Revolution W/O Me Cl

by Ventura,Jesse

• ISBN13: 9781602392731
• ISBN10: 1602392730
• Edition: 00
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-04-17
• Publisher: FRWHEEL

Summary

Jesse Ventura has had many lives'”as a Navy SEAL, as a star of pro wrestling, as an actor, and as the governor of Minnesota. His previous books, I Ain't Got Time to Bleed and Do I Stand Alone?, were both national bestsellers. Don't Start the Revolution Without Me is the story of his controversial gubernatorial years and his life since deciding not to seek a second term as governor in 2002. Written with award-winning author Dick Russell at a secluded location on Mexico's Baja Peninsula, Ventura's new book reveals for the first time why he left politics'”and why he is now considering reentering the arena with a possible independent run for the presidency in 2008.In a fast-paced and often humorous narrative, Ventura pulls no punches in discussing our corrupt two-party system, the disastrous war in Iraq, and what he suspects really happened on September 11. He provides personal insights into the Clinton and Bush presidencies, and elaborates on the ways in which third parties are rendered impotent by the country's two dominant parties. He reveals the illegal role of the CIA in states like Minnesota, sensitive and up-to-date information on the Blackwater security firm, the story of the American spies who shadowed him on a trade mission to Cuba, and what Fidel Castro told him about who really assassinated President John F. Kennedy. This unique political memoir is a must-read for anyone concerned about the direction that America will take in 2008.

Author Biography

Jesse Ventura is the former independent governor of Minnesota. He is also a former US Navy frogman, a professional wrestler, a movie actor, a visiting fellow at Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and the New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including American Conspiracies, 63 Documents the Government Doesn’t Want You to Read, and Don’t Start the Revolution Without Me! He was the host and executive producer of truTV’s Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura, which won the Stony Award from High Times magazine in 2010. He was also the host of the political talk show Off The Grid, which aired on RT America and online at Ora.tv. He has a reputation as a rebel and a freethinker, and he has no qualms about questioning authority. He spends half the year in Baja, Mexico and the other half in his home state of Minnesota.

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Table of Contents

The Need for a New Adventure	p. 1
The Road to the Arena	p. 25
Down That Texas Trail	p. 47
Thinking Politics in Bush Country	p. 65
Crossing Borders: A Curious Sense of Security	p. 83
Breaking Down Barriers: China and Cuba	p. 101
Transitions: Down Mexico Highway 5	p. 123
Longing for Light Rail	p. 143
Money, Sports, and Politics: A Universal Language	p. 161
The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same	p. 179
In the Eye of the Hurricane	p. 199
At Conception Bay	p. 215
Reflections on TV and Teaching	p. 235
Thinking War in a Peaceful Place	p. 257
Musing in Baja on Changing the System	p. 275
A Character in Search of an Ending	p. 291
Epilogue: A Glimpse of the Future	p. 305
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