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The book I chose is called The Conscience of a Conservative by Barry Goldwater. Mr. Goldwater was born in 1909 in Phoenix, Arizona. He graduated Staunton Military Academy then attended the University of Arizona for a year. He is a former US Senator in Arizona, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, and Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.  He also has high rankings in the military. In the 1964 election, he was the Republican nominee but lost to Lyndon Johnson. 

I chose this book because I really have no knowledge of government and politics. My father on the other hand is a die-hard republican. He says politics is his passion in life and will be involved in it for the rest of his life. This book is the only thing me and my dad thought looked interesting. My father was familiar with Goldwater since he grew up in the 60s. 

I expect to learn something about conservatism and how the Republican Party works. The couple elections, everything about them just flew past my head. I don't understand politics, I never have and honestly, I never liked it anyway. But regardless, I'm hoping this book helps me understand a little more.  

Now, I'm expecting this book to be extremely biased toward Republicans and maybe Libertarians seeing as Goldwater was a big factor in starting the libertarian movement and based on the books title.