Publisher, Tantor Media (February 2010)

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"Steele sounds a long-overdue battle cry for a fresh, energetic conservatism to fight Obama's socialist vision." ---Sean Hannity, national radio and television talk show host

"A must-[listen] for everyone who believes that 'Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness' is more than an antiquated catchphrase in a historical document." ---Mark R. Levin, New York Times bestselling author of Liberty and Tyranny

"With wit and insight, passion and judgment, Michael Steele points the way to a GOP comeback." ---William J. Bennett, host of Morning in America

The chair of the Republican National Committee outlines his 12-step program for reconnecting Republicans with America and retaking the majority.

As Republicans look for new ideas to guide them back to power, the Republican National Committee has a new chairman in Michael Steele. In his new book, Right Now, Steele outlines a path for Republicans to reconnect with America and retake the majority. Steele says it's time for the GOP to stop making excuses and take responsibility for its defeats. He argues that the key to rebuilding the Republican party lies in embracing core conservative values and exposing the dangers of Obama's far-left, big-government agenda. Addressing issues from the economy to the environment, Steele proposes a "12-step program" to show how conservative ideas and values make life better for all Americans. Right Now shows how conservatism, not Obama-style socialism, is the surest route to greater prosperity and freedom.

About the Author: Benjamin Franklin was one of the most important and influential Founding Fathers of the United States. He was a leading author, political theorist, politician, printer, scientist, inventor, civic activist, and diplomat. As a scientist, he was a major figure in the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. As a political writer and activist, he essentially invented the idea of an American nation. And as a diplomat during the American Revolution, he secured the French military and financial aid that made victory over Britain possible. Franklin's many inventions include the lightning rod, bifocals, the Franklin stove, and the harmonica.

Franklin was born in what was then the British colony of Boston, Massachusetts, on January 17, 1706. The fifteenth of seventeen children, he received only two years of formal education. He started working in his father's candle making shop at the age of ten and later became an apprentice printer, working for his brother James. As a printer he developed a love for books, from which he educated himself. He spent two years in London, where he learned more about printing, and returned to Philadelphia in 1726. There he established the Pennsylvania Gazette and Poor Richard's Almanack.

Franklin established service organizations, was postmaster of Philadelphia, and founded a college that eventually became the University of Pennsylvania. He returned to London in 1757 as an agent of the Pennsylvania Assembly and remained there nearly eighteen years. In 1775, Franklin returned to the colonies and joined the committee that was drafting the Declaration of Independence.

Franklin died in Philadelphia on April 17, 1790.