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Swim Against the Current: Media Kit

Here are the available press materials for Swim Against the Current. For more information, please contact Mike Onorato at Wiley, (201) 748-6361, monorato@wiley.com, or Laura Ehrlich at Hightower & Assoc, (512) 477.5588 ext. 1, laura@jimhightower.com.
- Press release from Wiley (PDF, 112kb)
- Excerpt: Ch.12, "Build It!" (PDF, 80k)
- Audio excerpt: Ch.14, "The Politics of Fun" (MP3 48kbps, 3.9MB)
- Jim Hightower's bio
- Book cover art:
- Headshots of Hightower:
- Black & white: Hi-res (TIFF, 1440x2160, 240dpi, 3.6MB)
- Black & white: Lo-res (JPG, 600x900, 72dpi, 96kb)
- Full color (CMYK): Hi-res (TIFF, 2160x1440, 240dpi, 3.1MB)
- Full color (RGB): Lo-res (JPG, 900x600, 72dpi, 72kb)
The earth's core, consisting largely of iron, helps balance our spinning planet. On the other hand, the core of too many of today's prominent political leaders consists almost entirely of unintended irony, which tends to make them go all wobbly on their political stands. This might be comical were it not so destructive for our nation.



