Download or read book The Rise and Rise of Richard B. Cheney written by John Nichols and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updated to include an analysis of the 2004 election and changing cabinet, a profile of the current vice president draws on interviews with his college professors as well as such figures as Nelson Mandela and Gore Vidal to evaluate Cheney's role in setting energy policy, guiding the war in Iraq, and determining how corporate interests and the religious right influence lawmaking, foreign policy, and judge selection. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.