Review Take Back Your Government: A Practical Handbook For The Private Citizen Who Wants Democracy To Work Compiled By Robert A. Heinlein Format Printed Matter

little bit of a slow read, as is evidenced by the several months it has taken me to finish this relatively short book, It was written inand published inso it's more interesting as a study in the history of politics in the last century than as a practical guide to running for political office in this day and age.
Still, it is an interesting book and, I think, gives Heinlein fans some more perspective into his fictional works, I had never given much thought to how the small details of political life have changed so dramatically over the last several decades but it is important to note that it's not just the big sweeping changes that are in the historical overviews but differences in the actual day to day political life of the citizens that have changed as well.
I also enjoyed Mr. Heinlein's usual creativity in his made up example scenarios, which helped to make a pretty dry historical instruction manual more interesting than one would usually anticipate, Lots of interesting information here on practical political work at a mostly local level,

Written in, this edition was from, when Perot was running for President,

Oh, how things might be

very different if Perot had won! Typically out of print, Really important and awesome book, A must for anyone with libertarian leanings, Being completely outdated, this was most noteworthy for highlighting social changes since it was written, Heinlein failed to convince me that trying to promote positive change within either of the two dominant American political parties was worthwhile in thes, never mind the present.
Then again I don't live in America and I'm a civil servant so I am not allowed to pull the stunts he advocates at home either, I'll never get that day back, God, this was horrible.

It would've been far better if he just wrote what he did, what happened, etc, instead of trying to make a "USA elections in the:s for dummies some thoughts", It has almost nothing in common with the current situation, and is extremely UScentric, Even being UScentric is not the problem, the problem is that a lot of the things in the book are set in an extremely narrow path, which affects it badly.


By the time it was written it MIGHT have been a good read, now it just isn't, I found some interesting points/tips/ideas, Though the dated language sort of made it a chore to read, plus I guess I know more about the political process than I thought, since I have already done many of the suggestions in the book.
Worth reading. Informative even though somewhat dated, Before the Tea Party, the Coffee Party, the “Occupy” movement, Ross Perot or even the Libertarian Party, there was Robert Heinlein, a prophetic mastermind, calling to the people to organize in a grassroots movement to take back their government and to find an effective voice for their individual selves.


Originally titled How to be a Politician, the book was written inbased on Heinleins own political experiences, in particular his efforts on behalf of Upton Sinclair to become the governor of California and for Sinclairs landmark effort to End Poverty in California EPIC.


Though Heinlein is best known for his science fiction work, he always had strong political views and often involved himself with various causes, including personally paying for advertisements in newspapers propagating his views.


Here is a fascinating look, both historically and philosophically, at a great visionarys take on the political landscape in the United States, and what each of us can do to better this country.
boring .
the book was reccomended to me as smth useful, bright and up to datestill,
Quit reading after a short while, Outstanding. Pity that it's probably too late, This book goes right next to Carnegie's, Not gonna lie, this was difficult to read, I'm Australia, so some of the content doesn't really relate to Australian politics, and also, I don't live in Australia so some of it is ineffective, I feel as though Heinlein did a really good job at making a political novel with The moon is a harsh mistress but this was a bit, . Published in, but written in, The intro to the notes, notes, and afterword, by Jerry E, Pournelle, Ph. D. , confirm that this was rushed through editing I almost dozed offin, and outdated by.

Aside from the longwinded hyperbolic repetition, it was interesting to read how local and violent the US political system was before World War, Timeless good advice. while no longer relevant, the book is a fascinating read, Heinlein's passion for his country and his belief, through the efforts of the ordinary person, that it could be great shines through, Works of American science fiction writer Robert Anson Heinlein include sitelink Stranger in a Strange Land and sitelink The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress .
People often call this novelist the dean of science fiction writers, one of the most popular, influential, and controversial authors of hard science fiction, He set a high standard for science and engineering plausibility and helped to raise the standards of literary quality of the genre, He was the first science fiction writer to break into mainstream, general magazines such as The Saturday Evening Post, in the lates, He was also among the first authors of bestselling, novel length science fiction in the modern, mass market era, Also wrote under Pen names: Anson McDonald, Lyle Mo Works of American science fiction writer Robert Anson Heinlein include sitelink Stranger in a Strange Land and sitelink The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress .
People often call this novelist "the dean of science fiction writers", one of the most popular, influential, and controversial authors of "hard science fiction, " He set a high standard for science and engineering plausibility and helped to raise the standards of literary quality of the genre, He was the first science fiction writer to break into mainstream, general magazines such as The Saturday Evening Post, in the lates, He was also among the first authors of bestselling, novel length science fiction in the modern, mass market era, Also wrote under Pen names: Anson McDonald, Lyle Monroe, Caleb Saunders, John Riverside and Simon York, sitelink.