Hi all. I just wanted to let you know about my new book, Rich State,
Poor State, Red State, Blue State: Why Americans Vote the Way They Do
(http://redbluerichpoor.com/). Here are some blurbs:

"I enjoyed reading this book. I learned a lot about political
misconceptions and counterintuitive properties of elections--my view of
political data will never be the same." -- Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author
of /The Black Swan/

"The divide in American politics is about more than the ideological
distance between the two parties. Through careful statistical analysis,
Andrew Gelman solves the mystery of how Democrats can do so well in
certain places where rich people live, yet still not be the party of the
rich. This book will help people on all sides to see politics more
clearly, and it will require all of us to toss many pieces of
conventional wisdom into the dustbin." -- E.J. Dionne, Jr., a**uthor of
/Why Americans Hate Politics/

"Occasionally, there are books providing insights into the political
process that force a basic change in the way people think about
elections. This is one of them. The author makes clear that while
North-South or red-blue divides reflect both 'have versus have-not'
conflicts and the more recent liberalization of the upscale 'creative
class,' the state-by-state reality is much more nuanced and complex.
This volume points the way to whole new lines of research and is
essential reading for those interested in the future of American
political parties." -- Thomas Edsall, political editor of the
/Huffington Post/

If you want to hear more, turn on the Leonard Lopate show on WNYC (93.9
FM, AM 820) tomorrow (Friday) from 12:30-1:100, when I'll be
interviewed. More info is at http://redbluerichpoor.com/

See youall
Drew

P.S. Yes, I know this is spam, but I think many of you are interested
in the topic...

--
Andrew Gelman
Professor, Department of Statistics
Professor, Department of Political Science
Director, Applied Statistics Center
Columbia University, New York
gelman@...
http://www.stat.columbia.edu/~gelman

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Usual schedule (through May):

Mon at Harvard Statistics Dept
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phone 212-851-2142, fax 212-851-2164
Wed, Thurs in Columbia Political Science Dept ofc:
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phone 212-854-7075, fax 212-222-0598
Wed, Thurs from 2:30pm onward in Playroom:
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Mailing address: Andrew Gelman, Department of Statistics, Columbia University,
New York, N.Y. 10027