Himself a post-Seattle activist who has worked on a number of issues, Del Gandio (public communication, Temple U., Philadelphia) suggests that radical politics now requires a different way of thinking, speaking, and writing than it did in previous decades. He discusses such dimensions as some myths about radicals and rhetoric, building rhetorical knowledge, the language of identity, the vibe as bodily emanation, and network rhetoric. He seems to intend updating and supplementing Saul Alinsky's 1971 classic Rules for Radicals rather than replacing it. Distributed in the US by Consortium Books Sales and Distribution. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)