The title of longtime Washington journalist Jules Witcover"s No Way to Pick a President says it all. His thesis, simply put, is that "the process by which the United States chooses its leader has been hijacked--by money, ambition, and, yes, the ingenuity of the men and women who practice the art of politics." Political consultants who charge a percentage, negative campaigning, the dominance of money and television advertising, the celebritization of journalism, the compressed primary process--all of these, Witcover suggests, are to blame. Political junkies will certainly want to read No Way to Pick a President, but so should everyone who cares about America or is worried about the political process. There are no answers here but a great many important questions worth considering. --Linda Killian