VINCENT "BUDDY" CIANCI, JR. is a former prosecutor and Mayor of Providence. As mayor he was credited with turning the city around and making it a destination. He's presently one of the top radio talk show hosts in New England on 630 WPRO AM and 99.7 FM, chief political analyst for WLNE-ABC Channel 6, and host of the weekly TV talk show "News on the Record." DAVID FISHER is the author of more than fifteen "New York Times "bestsellers. He lives in New York.
A "Providence Journal "Bestseller"Look up controversial in the
dictionary and Buddy Cianci's picture will be there. As he is happy
to tell you, he never backed down from a fight or a challenge while
rebuilding a great city, and he'll make you laugh while doing
it."--Sean Hannity"It's pure Buddy. Beguiling, hilarious, with an
excuse -- and a joke -- for everything, Cianci shows why he's one
of the most storied figures in modern urban politics. ... It
delivers all those things, plus a guided tour of a fascinating
political mind."--"Politico""" ""Politics and Pasta" is a
compulsively readable -- if not entirely candid -- insider's
account of city politics by one of the most colorful and
longest-serving mayors in memory. And it's written by, as Cianci
puts it, perhaps the only person who has ever been inside the White
House, Windsor Castle and the federal penitentiary at Fort Dix in
New Jersey."--"The Associated Press" "Cianci tells the fascinating
story of his rise to power and the profound transformation that
Providence underwent under his command.... As colorful on the page
as he is in person, Cianci is a natural storyteller with a lot to
say."--"Kirkus Reviews""" "A relentless charmer.... A shrewd
intelligence shines through; it's easy to understand why he kept
getting re-elected. Cianci readily admits to the role luck and
money played in his success, and even admits to some major
mistakes. More subtly, the former mayor reveals the intricacies of
the horse-trading that makes politics go."--"Publishers Weekly"""
"It's an incredible read. I honestly couldn't put it down. Parts of
his life read like a movie. You will be amazed at how honest Cianci
is at points, and you'll laugh out loud at other points. The guy is
candid. He's funny. What else can I say? He's Buddy."--"South Coast
Today""" "Cianci is a character, a one-of-kind, bigger than life
politican the likes of which I have never met before. I find it
difficult to even think of anyone I could come close to
"Look up controversial in the dictionary and Buddy Cianci's picture
will be there. As he is happy to tell you, he never backed down
from a fight or a challenge while rebuilding a great city, and
he'll make you laugh while doing it."--Sean Hannity"It's pure
Buddy. Beguiling, hilarious, with an excuse -- and a joke -- for
everything, Cianci shows why he's one of the most storied figures
in modern urban politics. ... It delivers all those things, plus a
guided tour of a fascinating political mind."--"Politico"""
""Politics and Pasta" is a compulsively readable -- if not entirely
candid -- insider's account of city politics by one of the most
colorful and longest-serving mayors in memory. And it's written by,
as Cianci puts it, perhaps the only person who has ever been inside
the White House, Windsor Castle and the federal penitentiary at
Fort Dix in New Jersey."--"The Associated Press" "Cianci tells the
fascinating story of his rise to power and the profound
transformation that Provide
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