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Former San Diego Mayor and Congressman Bob Filner has written a new book, Trumping Trump: Making Democrats Progressive Again.

On sale on Monday, the self-published paperback discusses Filners career in public service and politics, and what he still wanted to accomplish before he left public life in 2013. Filner resigned less than a year into his term as mayor after he was accused by several women of sexual harassment and making unwanted advances. He was sentenced to home detention and probation after pleading guilty to charges in connection with some of the acts.

A copy of the book was not immediately available Monday, and Filner declined an interview until a reporter could read the publication. Official reviews on Amazon.com say that the book talks about Filners personal problems as well as how progressives can make their values resonate with voters.

"Bob Filner is the first to acknowledge his fall, Shad Meshad, president of the National Veterans Foundation, wrote in a review. That said, what follows in these chapters is a look at his first-hand experience in how government on a local, really local, level can serve the people.

Carl Stein, another reviewer, wrote that Filners experience and the lessons drawn are all the more compelling given Dr. Bob's personal struggles and coming to terms with the disorienting effects of power. His willingness to frankly confront these issues stands as an important benchmark in the current political conversation."

The book, which is on sale on Amazon for $17.95, also appears to focus on how priorities are set in Congress, where Filner served for two decades, and was one of the organizers of the Progressive Caucus in the House of Representatives.

Although they continued to meet throughout his term in the House, it didn't take long to realize that legislative power is held securely in the hands of the party leadership, the books official summary says.

The possibility of radical changes in key issues that are important to progressives is bound up in an arcane process hemmed in by rules and controlled by powerful congressmen who are heavily influenced by persuasive, well-financed special-interest groups,

Its Filners first published book, but he has also written the preface to Filipino World War II Soldiers: America's Second-Class Veterans, a collection of pictures and stories. Filner had served as chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee.

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