John Edwards Book Project

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http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1982682

Details:

You may have heard that, in addition to everything else he's doing, my dad's working on a book. I'm writing to let you know more about the project, and to ask if you know of anyone who should be featured in it.

We're all really excited about the book, which he's calling "Blueprints: The Architecture of Our Lives." (I'm especially excited about it, because I'm working on it with him!) The book will feature some people who are well known and others who are not so well known, and it will offer images of each person's most significant early home (photos, floor plans, even sketches) along with a personal essay about what life was like in that home, and how that experience shaped his or her character.

My dad got the idea for the book when, during his presidential campaign, he visited his childhood home in Seneca, South Carolina. It's a small wooden house, the one my grandparents brought him to after he was born. The house was later featured in one of the TV ads for his campaign. Over and over, people told my father that seeing that house struck a powerful chord in them - because so many of us have memories of a place that was just as important and influential in our own lives.

That's part of what's so exciting about this book: even as it tells a few dozen stories about very different people, from very different backgrounds, who have lived very different lives, it will also tell a story of the common values and common dreams that unite us as Americans.

And that's why we need your help. We're looking for stories of all kinds, about all different kinds of people, and we're hoping you might know someone whose story would be perfect for the book.

There are only a few conditions. First, if you do have someone in mind, please check with him or her to confirm that he or she is interested in participating. Second, be sure that the person has some image of the house - a photo, a blueprint, a painting, a sketch. Remember, it doesn't necessarily have to be a parent's house - it could be a grandmother's apartment, or a vacation home - but it does have to be a house from childhood or adolescence. Finally, keep in mind that we're looking for people from all walks of life and all backgrounds - even all political parties!

We're on a tight schedule, so we need all nominations by August 12th. Here's how to nominate someone.

Thanks for your ideas. The book's going to be published by in the Fall of 2006 by Collins, part of HarperCollins Publishers ... we'll definitely keep you posted as we move along!

Cate

Nominate: We need your help. Click here to nominate: http://ga3.org/ct/_7znEH61vzBn / to nominate someone who you think would be perfect for the book!