Almanac/am Politics'98 Author:Michael Barone Day after day and year after year, the most consulted, respected, and influential book in Washington."That Washington bible, packed with detail about national and state politics...is a legendary stand-by."-- The Economist"The single best reference there is for Congress and Washington specifically and the country generally."-- Jim Lehrer, The New... more »s Hour"Indispensable...If politics is the art of the possible, this compendium of statistics and information has gone as far as humanly possible."-- The Washington Post"Fun reading...The Almanac of American Politics knows every detail of this country's political landscape and in the process includes enough odd facts to satisfy any trivia buff."-- Bryant Gumbel"Michael Barone is to politics what statistician-writer Bill James is to baseball, a mix of historian, social observer, and numbers cruncher who illuminates his subject with perspective and a touch of irreverence."-- Chicago Tribune« less