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—Jennifer Szalai, The New York Times
“I am a big fan of Robert Reich. He is the rare academic who addresses the real problems facing America and fights to fix an economic system propelled by uncontrollable greed and contempt for human decency. He has used every position and platform at his disposal to reverse the unbridled pursuit of power and profit by the ultra-wealthy at the expense of working people. We would all do well to follow his example. Coming Up Short, an important and galvanizing account of a life dedicated to public service, is a good place to start.”
—Senator Bernie Sanders
"In Coming Up Short, the former adviser to multiple presidents lays out all that’s wrong with the country and how we might get back on track....A full-throated...rallying cry to get things back to where they belong."
—The Washington Post
“Being bullied as a child helped Robert Reich become a champion for the little guy. As Secretary of Labor, political economist, and public intellectual, he has called out the bullies, demagogues, and oligarchs who exploit working people and now threaten to subvert democracy. With characteristic wit and verve, Reich’s thoroughly absorbing memoir shows how his generation fell short in achieving a just society, and how the next generation can do better.”
—Michael Sandel, author of The Tyranny of Merit
“Robert Reich is one of the most important political thinkers and activists of our time, and Coming Up Short is essential reading for understanding this moment in American history.”
—Molly Jong-Fast, New York Times bestselling author of How to Lose Your Mother
“What Reich self-deprecatingly claims he lacks in physical stature, he more than makes up for in moral standing and civic pride . . . . Reich’s memoir is both economic treatise and political reckoning, stemming from a deep love of country and commitment to progress, in pursuit of doing what’s right as opposed to what is popular or expedient . . . . Clear-eyed and critical, Reich’s assessment of where America is headed is both sobering and, characteristically, hopeful.”
—Booklist, *starred review*
“In this passionate political memoir, Reich, former U.S. secretary of labor under Bill Clinton, calls on Democrats to refocus on the working class . . . . Along the way, he works in piquant sketches of political figures…. Reich’s arguments are convincing . . . . A perceptive insider’s account of Democratic disarray.”
—Publishers Weekly
"A sharply pointed chronicle of a society that, Reich laments, gladly tolerates the strong brutalizing the weak."
—Kirkus Reviews
"Highly recommended for readers concerned about the nation’s future and the world that will be left to the next generation."
—Library Journal
About the Author
Reviews:
5.0 out of 5 stars Heartfelt and Relevant
I'm not a fan of US History. But this makes me "like" learning about it.It has helped ingrain proper perspective relevant to what's happening around me today. Even if you've no background of Professor Reich, there's a familiarity to his decades of writing which will resonate for decades to come, and to anyone who reads. There's something in this for everyone. It's relevant to our history and I feel it's an important read for anyone wanting to gain insight into the experience of minorities.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book on Economics and recent U.S. history folded into autobiography.
Great book that not only is Reich’s autobiography but a great lesson in late capitalist economics. He is an engaging writer with humor and great insight into how capitalism in the U. S. Works against the working and middle classes. But it now but beware of fakes and cheap copies purporting to be Reich’s book. Bolo, pay attention to bogus material on your sight. Take them down!
5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth the read
This is a trip down memory lanes of the 60s and 70s periods of change and unrest. He combines information about history, government, politics, economics and social issues like prejudice and bullying with touches of humor. This is one book that I will definitely read more than once, as it fuels the thought processes to understand more about the behind the facade of America's politics.
5.0 out of 5 stars A Terrific Memoir
Well written memoir by one of my favorite Substack writers! Reich is humorous, modest and insightful. A joy to read and learn more about his long and productive life. Highly recommend.
4.0 out of 5 stars Robert Reich for president!
Unfortunately, I’m too young to remember Reich as a Clinton cabinet member, and I’m not privileged enough to know him from his Harvard professorship. It was Reich’s articles in the Guardian and posts on social media that first brought me to his work, and I preordered this book right away because I loved what I saw.In this book, Reich details his life and career in terms of standing up against bullying, from fighting for himself as a kid to seeing bullies everywhere in America and taking a stance. Reich stands for feminism, civil rights, gay rights, and for the common American against big corporations, billionaires, and corrupt demagogs alike. Throughout his memoir, Reich weaves his own personal narrative with compelling historical events and statistics that detail how his generation let us down from these ideals. My favorite part is when he ties John Rawls’ classic veil of ignorance thought experiment with the Powell memo: we clearly could have built a society with freedom and justice for all, but we chose instead one where corporations and oligarchs rule over everyone. That, and the joke about Hillary’s buttered popcorn.Reich writes how he was once the Democrats’ “new guru” in the 1980s when his first book came out. Had we listened to him then, perhaps the Democrats wouldn’t have so glibly abandoned the working class, and perhaps we wouldn’t be living under fascist rule now.Can we vote for Reich as president?
5.0 out of 5 stars Reich looks at things up close and from 30,000 feet.
Great book! Like taking a crash course in political, economic, and social science. I now understand so much better how we got here. Yes, Reich is a Democrat, but he looks at things up close and from 30,000 feet and pretty much points out where everyone has failed. Reich's main beef is with the uber rich (Republican and Democrat). They buy, bribe, and control legislation in their own favor, increase inequality between the 1% and everyone else, and stir the pot to keep the "peasants" distracted and at each other's throats. Both sides have to make changes, but the problem, according to Reich, ultimately, is money and greed. Reich is more hopeful than I am. Human nature being what it is, I don't know that we have the will, or the insight, to change our ways in time to save our democracy. Lots to think about in this book...
5.0 out of 5 stars Robert Reich's book is a fascinating story of US politics
Reich's personal story of his career in politics is full of prominent and influential people in American government during the last seven decades. His writing is excellent and full of passion and caring for the people of this country. His public service, teaching, books, videos and wisdom are remarkable. I knew that Bob has an affection for Bernie Sanders and I am very pleased that he praises him in this book. The world would be so much better if we had had President Bernie and Treasury Secretary Bob Reich.
5.0 out of 5 stars Required Reading: Informative & Entertaining
“Coming Up Short” is the most entertaining and informative book I have read for a very long time. This book is promoted as Robert Reich’s bIography, but it is so much more.Reich describes and discusses his life’s events and personal relationships and uses them as the backdrop for presenting a detailed history and analysis of the evolution of America’s politics and political economy since his birth in 1946.Reich recounts many “one-on-one” and group meetings with historically prominent politicians and government officials to support his allegations regarding how income and wealth inequality have corrupted America’s political-economy and underlying social contract.
Great buy
A brilliant book, and very relevant.
Wonderful
I Ve known Roberts following his articles on the guardian. I am italian and i decided to read this book in english. A wonderful Surprise, with Just few Easy words he can explain difficoult topic and changed My mind.Absolutely worth!!
The Tallest Man
This is a must read if anyone is to properly understand where and how an the persons involved in the US going wrong, greedy, selfish and war mongering. Robert Reich was there. Present at the table! And he knows what truthful ethics is all about. And he was and is a teacher! (There can be no higher praise.)
Una historia indispensable para entender los EE.UU. hoy día.
LA HISTORIA DE LO QUE HA PASADO EN LOS EE. UU. LOS ÚLTIMOS 70 AÑOS Y HACIA DÓNDE VA.
An instructive and encouraging book
A fascinating book that allows the reader to understand the reasons behind the MAGA movement and the polarisation of the US society. This book should be compulsory reading for every politician seeking to defend democracy in Western countries, especially politicians from the left or the centre-left.There are many sources cited in this book, and it is surprising to discover how US Democrats have ignored the question of inequalities for decades.
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Editorial Reviews
Review
—Jennifer Szalai, The New York Times
“I am a big fan of Robert Reich. He is the rare academic who addresses the real problems facing America and fights to fix an economic system propelled by uncontrollable greed and contempt for human decency. He has used every position and platform at his disposal to reverse the unbridled pursuit of power and profit by the ultra-wealthy at the expense of working people. We would all do well to follow his example. Coming Up Short, an important and galvanizing account of a life dedicated to public service, is a good place to start.”
—Senator Bernie Sanders
"In Coming Up Short, the former adviser to multiple presidents lays out all that’s wrong with the country and how we might get back on track....A full-throated...rallying cry to get things back to where they belong."
—The Washington Post
“Being bullied as a child helped Robert Reich become a champion for the little guy. As Secretary of Labor, political economist, and public intellectual, he has called out the bullies, demagogues, and oligarchs who exploit working people and now threaten to subvert democracy. With characteristic wit and verve, Reich’s thoroughly absorbing memoir shows how his generation fell short in achieving a just society, and how the next generation can do better.”
—Michael Sandel, author of The Tyranny of Merit
“Robert Reich is one of the most important political thinkers and activists of our time, and Coming Up Short is essential reading for understanding this moment in American history.”
—Molly Jong-Fast, New York Times bestselling author of How to Lose Your Mother
“What Reich self-deprecatingly claims he lacks in physical stature, he more than makes up for in moral standing and civic pride . . . . Reich’s memoir is both economic treatise and political reckoning, stemming from a deep love of country and commitment to progress, in pursuit of doing what’s right as opposed to what is popular or expedient . . . . Clear-eyed and critical, Reich’s assessment of where America is headed is both sobering and, characteristically, hopeful.”
—Booklist, *starred review*
“In this passionate political memoir, Reich, former U.S. secretary of labor under Bill Clinton, calls on Democrats to refocus on the working class . . . . Along the way, he works in piquant sketches of political figures…. Reich’s arguments are convincing . . . . A perceptive insider’s account of Democratic disarray.”
—Publishers Weekly
"A sharply pointed chronicle of a society that, Reich laments, gladly tolerates the strong brutalizing the weak."
—Kirkus Reviews
"Highly recommended for readers concerned about the nation’s future and the world that will be left to the next generation."
—Library Journal
About the Author
Reviews:
5.0 out of 5 stars Heartfelt and Relevant
I'm not a fan of US History. But this makes me "like" learning about it.It has helped ingrain proper perspective relevant to what's happening around me today. Even if you've no background of Professor Reich, there's a familiarity to his decades of writing which will resonate for decades to come, and to anyone who reads. There's something in this for everyone. It's relevant to our history and I feel it's an important read for anyone wanting to gain insight into the experience of minorities.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book on Economics and recent U.S. history folded into autobiography.
Great book that not only is Reich’s autobiography but a great lesson in late capitalist economics. He is an engaging writer with humor and great insight into how capitalism in the U. S. Works against the working and middle classes. But it now but beware of fakes and cheap copies purporting to be Reich’s book. Bolo, pay attention to bogus material on your sight. Take them down!
5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth the read
This is a trip down memory lanes of the 60s and 70s periods of change and unrest. He combines information about history, government, politics, economics and social issues like prejudice and bullying with touches of humor. This is one book that I will definitely read more than once, as it fuels the thought processes to understand more about the behind the facade of America's politics.
5.0 out of 5 stars A Terrific Memoir
Well written memoir by one of my favorite Substack writers! Reich is humorous, modest and insightful. A joy to read and learn more about his long and productive life. Highly recommend.
4.0 out of 5 stars Robert Reich for president!
Unfortunately, I’m too young to remember Reich as a Clinton cabinet member, and I’m not privileged enough to know him from his Harvard professorship. It was Reich’s articles in the Guardian and posts on social media that first brought me to his work, and I preordered this book right away because I loved what I saw.In this book, Reich details his life and career in terms of standing up against bullying, from fighting for himself as a kid to seeing bullies everywhere in America and taking a stance. Reich stands for feminism, civil rights, gay rights, and for the common American against big corporations, billionaires, and corrupt demagogs alike. Throughout his memoir, Reich weaves his own personal narrative with compelling historical events and statistics that detail how his generation let us down from these ideals. My favorite part is when he ties John Rawls’ classic veil of ignorance thought experiment with the Powell memo: we clearly could have built a society with freedom and justice for all, but we chose instead one where corporations and oligarchs rule over everyone. That, and the joke about Hillary’s buttered popcorn.Reich writes how he was once the Democrats’ “new guru” in the 1980s when his first book came out. Had we listened to him then, perhaps the Democrats wouldn’t have so glibly abandoned the working class, and perhaps we wouldn’t be living under fascist rule now.Can we vote for Reich as president?
5.0 out of 5 stars Reich looks at things up close and from 30,000 feet.
Great book! Like taking a crash course in political, economic, and social science. I now understand so much better how we got here. Yes, Reich is a Democrat, but he looks at things up close and from 30,000 feet and pretty much points out where everyone has failed. Reich's main beef is with the uber rich (Republican and Democrat). They buy, bribe, and control legislation in their own favor, increase inequality between the 1% and everyone else, and stir the pot to keep the "peasants" distracted and at each other's throats. Both sides have to make changes, but the problem, according to Reich, ultimately, is money and greed. Reich is more hopeful than I am. Human nature being what it is, I don't know that we have the will, or the insight, to change our ways in time to save our democracy. Lots to think about in this book...
5.0 out of 5 stars Robert Reich's book is a fascinating story of US politics
Reich's personal story of his career in politics is full of prominent and influential people in American government during the last seven decades. His writing is excellent and full of passion and caring for the people of this country. His public service, teaching, books, videos and wisdom are remarkable. I knew that Bob has an affection for Bernie Sanders and I am very pleased that he praises him in this book. The world would be so much better if we had had President Bernie and Treasury Secretary Bob Reich.
5.0 out of 5 stars Required Reading: Informative & Entertaining
“Coming Up Short” is the most entertaining and informative book I have read for a very long time. This book is promoted as Robert Reich’s bIography, but it is so much more.Reich describes and discusses his life’s events and personal relationships and uses them as the backdrop for presenting a detailed history and analysis of the evolution of America’s politics and political economy since his birth in 1946.Reich recounts many “one-on-one” and group meetings with historically prominent politicians and government officials to support his allegations regarding how income and wealth inequality have corrupted America’s political-economy and underlying social contract.
Great buy
A brilliant book, and very relevant.
Wonderful
I Ve known Roberts following his articles on the guardian. I am italian and i decided to read this book in english. A wonderful Surprise, with Just few Easy words he can explain difficoult topic and changed My mind.Absolutely worth!!
The Tallest Man
This is a must read if anyone is to properly understand where and how an the persons involved in the US going wrong, greedy, selfish and war mongering. Robert Reich was there. Present at the table! And he knows what truthful ethics is all about. And he was and is a teacher! (There can be no higher praise.)
Una historia indispensable para entender los EE.UU. hoy día.
LA HISTORIA DE LO QUE HA PASADO EN LOS EE. UU. LOS ÚLTIMOS 70 AÑOS Y HACIA DÓNDE VA.
An instructive and encouraging book
A fascinating book that allows the reader to understand the reasons behind the MAGA movement and the polarisation of the US society. This book should be compulsory reading for every politician seeking to defend democracy in Western countries, especially politicians from the left or the centre-left.There are many sources cited in this book, and it is surprising to discover how US Democrats have ignored the question of inequalities for decades.
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