Sarah Palin: A New Kind of Leader | 
 enlarge | Author: Joe Hilley
Publisher: Zondervan ebook
Category: EBooks
List Price: $11.99
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Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 7456
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Dewey Decimal Number: 320
ASIN: B001HNE3OS
Publication Date: October 3, 2008
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Product Description
Our present era demands a new style of leadership that transcends political affiliation and party lines. In an age that values relationship over authority and instant information over accuracy, breadth of knowledge and depth of conviction are prized commodities. Governor Sarah Palin (R-Alaska) brings both of those qualities to her new role as candidate for the vice presidency of the United States. Her familiarity with a broad range of issues and her strong moral center are just two of the leadership traits that have allowed Palin to organize and focus her efforts in elected office. Exploring themes from her career in politics, her life as a hockey mom, and her strongly held Christian faith, author Joe Hilley-s biographical leadership study of Sarah Palin explores the leadership principles that have catapulted her into the national spotlight and explains how she models a fresh paradigm of leadership that will guide our nation through the 21st century.
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 Very interesting and informative December 24, 2008
This wonderful book is a biography of Governor of Alaska, and Vice-Presidential candidate, Sarah Palin. The book both tells the story of Sarah Palin, and goes into depth on the character she had displayed throughout her life - especially during her public career.
This is a very interesting and informative book, one that I thought really gives the reader a good understanding of Sarah Palin - both what she has done, and what it says about her. And, it succeeded in holding my interest from cover to cover, which is a definite plus. So, if you want to know more about Sarah Palin, then I would highly recommend that you get this book!
 4th Grade Level Reading December 18, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I read this "book" when I went to the library to return some books during my lunch hour. In all seriousness, this book is written on a level suitable for middle school children or perhaps even an advanced elementary school child. It seems as if it were written by a public relations firm that Palin hired herself. It is astonishing that anybody actually would purchase this item, but I guess anyone who would vote for her in the first place isn't bothered in the least with facts. Maybe Palin's two high school age children, both of whom dropped out since she has been governor (talk about a family that doen't appear to value education) would want to read this book. It's probably appropriate for their education level.
Good Positive Role Model...thank you! October 24, 2008
20 out of 24 found this review helpful
I'm so tired of this "entitlement" mentality and the so-callled feminist movement that wants me to act like anything BUT a woman. Funny how the root word is feminine! This is great. It's positive. It's not rooted in jealousy and envy....unfortunately, so many woman feel that's the only way to boost themselves up. I appreciate a book that discusses the use of hard work and core values (huh...imagine that!). Good easy read.
 The Lazy Writer's Guide to Sarah Palin October 21, 2008
38 out of 52 found this review helpful
Having written "What Does Sarah Palin Believe?" recently, which is available on Amazon here-- What Does Sarah Palin Believe?-- I have a certain sympathy for Joe Hilley's efforts with his new book on Sarah Palin. It's a challenge to create a good book on an important political figure in a short period of time.
Mr. Hilley's book is a disappointing read, however, filled with factual errors and broad generalizations about Sarah Palin, all of which leads me to the conclusion that Mr. Hilley knows very little about Sarah Palin.
The slim volume of only 129 pages of actual text draws almost exclusively on secondary sources found through Google searches. Mr. Hilley conducted only four primary source interviews, and those interviews were with people only tangentially connected to Governor Palin (The Lt. Governor candidate who beat her in 2002, the wife of the man she filed an ethics complaint against, the pastor at the Wasilla, Alaska church she has attended a few times, the mayor who succeeded her).
Mr. Hilley's account of Sarah Palin's career is filled with factual errors, which is not surprising, given that one of his most significant and often cited sources was a September 4, 2008 broadcast of the Inside Edition television program.
Had Mr. Hilley taken the time to speak with her basketball coaches, her teammates, her pastors, and her mother, father, sister, and other family members, as I did, he would have discovered and corrected the long series of errors he made in his book.
I won't detail all the factual errors in his book, but as an example offer five specific inaccuracies related to his description of her basketball career:
1. He states incorrectly that the 1982 Alaska Girls High School Championship Game was held in Wasilla, Alaska. It was not. It was held in Anchorage, Alaska, about an hour's drive away.
2. He states incorrectly that Sarah Palin came into the 1982 State Championship game between Wasilla and Service High School in the second half when the score was tied. This is not factually true. Sarah's Wasilla team always had the lead in the second half.
3. He implies that the score was tied when Sarah stepped to the line with a few seconds remaining in the game. This is not true. The score was Wasilla 57, Service 53. The final score of the game was Wasilla 58, Service 53.
4. He describes Sarah's first foul shot as a swish. It was not. The ball hit the rim and bounced around the edge, then dropped through.
5. He inaccurately states that Sarah made the second foul shot. She did not. She missed it.
Like many of Governor Palin's critics on the left wing, Mr. Hilley attributes thoughts and feelings to Governor Palin without even the slightest clue as to whether or not they really are her thoughts or feelings.
Specifically, Mr. Hilley concludes that based on her worldview, Governor Palin believes in his trite "leadership principles" such as ... defeat means victory and less is more.
Based on my extensive research, which included over fifty interviews of people who actually know Sarah Palin well, this is not Sarah Palin's point of view.
Sarah Palin is a competitor, who always competes, and always tries to win, but accepts defeat graciously when it comes.
Finally, Mr. Hilley pontificates incorrectly that Governor Palin represents a new kind of leader, one who lacks experience but "connects with voters".
This is a back-handed compliment, at best, and quite frankly ignores her very strong record for six years as Mayor of Wasilla, her one year as a whistle blower as a member of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, and her year and a half as Governor of Alaska.
The most important question to ask about this book is the following: Why did the executives at Zondervan Publishing think it was a good idea to ask a Democratic trial lawyer and novelist from Alabama who has publicly acknowledged voting for Barack Obama in the 2008 Alabma primary to write a book about Sarah Palin? Mr. Hilley had no prior experience that I can detect in investigative journalism, nor has he ever previously written a biography. His lack of experience is painfully obvious, and should have been immediately apparent to his publisher.
Mr. Hilley is a good writer, with a record of success writing novels. My suggestion is that he stick to fiction, at which he excels, and leave the arena of non-fiction to people who actually check the facts.
An Honest Look at Sarah Palin October 19, 2008
31 out of 38 found this review helpful
I bought this book thinking it would be littered with obvious praise for Sarah Palin but instead I found a book that was very well-written, very interesting and honest-I could not put it down! The book explained how she became who she is, who we see today and how she got there. It explained a lot about her experience as a city council member, mayor and campaigning style. It also explained how she got the "tough but feminine" characteristics she exhibits. This book provided an honest look into Sarah Palin by pointing out faults & defeats as well as strengths and successes. In the end, I felt the book left me with the ability to make my own assessment of Sarah Palin and not just reading the author's assessment. Good Book!
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