Cable, Vincent, <br/><br/>
How to be a politician :  2000 years of good (and bad) advice / 
Vince Cable. 
 - xvii, 254 pages 
<br/><br/>Introduction : why, what and how -- Early promise -- Choosing a side -- Running for office -- Getting started -- The greasy pole -- Government and power -- Leadership -- The world stage -- Fighting off criticism -- Mistakes and surviving them -- Failure, decline, defeat and escape -- Retirement. 
<br/><br/> "Structured to follow the arc of a life in politics - from childhood aspirations and first attempts at getting elected, to navigating the back benches, ascending the greasy pole, dealing with detractors, facing crises, and finally escaping - this unique collection weaves together the wittiest, wisest and most acerbic political quotations from the last 2,000 years. Punctuated throughout by candid insights from Sir Vince Cable, 'How to be a politician' is a timeless and entertaining education in the dark arts of politics."--  https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/450873/how-to-be-a-politician-by-cable-vince/9781529149654 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781529149654 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2023445301 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBC2B6239  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>020669128  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Politics, Practical--Quotations, maxims, etc.<br/>Politicians--Quotations, maxims, etc.<br/>Politicians--Humor.--Great Britain
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Great Britain--Politics and government--Wit and humor.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>808