Skating on Stilts

Early reviews for Skating on Stilts: Sen. Joe Lieberman

I've sent early copies of the book to several people I respect.  Their reviews have been generous and gratifying, so I'm posting them here.

“Stewart Baker provides a valuable insider narrative about many of the key homeland security policy debates and negotiations of the last decade. He offers urgent and compelling warnings about emerging threats that we face related to cybersecurity and bioterrorism. This book is a useful resource to policy practitioners and interested citizens alike.” - U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman

My book cover is out!

It's almost like Christmas. 

The cover design for Skating on Stilts has arrived.  If you don't like it, there's no one to blame but me.  I found the artist, Mart Klein, on line and explained the basic design I had in mind.  Much credit to Hoover Press, though, for the font and cover design.

Book cover design, like everything else in publishing, has been deeply affected by Amazon.  You have to pick a design that is recognizable in a tiny thumbnail sketch as well as on the shelves at bookstores.  I think this design meets that criteria nicely.

Comments about how much more hair and how much more fit this guy is than me are not really necessary. 

Baker's book survives prepublication review by DHS and NSA

The good news for all of you who aren't mentioned in the book is this.  The draft has now completed a quick and very professional prepublication review by both NSA and DHS.  Both asked for changes and had plausible reasons for the requests, which I have honored. 

So I'm free to start putting up excerpts, taking comments, factual corrections, and random abuse.  I'll try to categorize the pieces so that you can find them and read them in more or less the right order, though I'll probably publish them in a different order from the postings.