<P> In 1988, Iacocca co-authored (with Sonny Kleinfeld) Talking Straight, a book meant as a counterbalance to Akio Morita's Made in Japan, a non-fiction book praising Japan's post-war hard - working culture . Talking Straight praised the innovation and creativity of Americans . </P> <P> On May 17, 2007, Simon & Schuster published Iacocca's book, Where Have All the Leaders Gone?, co-written with Catherine Whitney . In the book, Iacocca writes: </P> <P> Am I the only guy in this country who's fed up with what's happening? Where the hell is our outrage? We should be screaming bloody murder . We've got a gang of clueless bozos steering our ship of state right over a cliff, we've got corporate gangsters stealing us blind, and we can't even clean up after a hurricane much less build a hybrid car . But instead of getting mad, everyone sits around and nods their heads when the politicians say, "Stay the course ." Stay the course? You've got to be kidding . This is America, not the damned Titanic . I'll give you a sound bite: Throw the bums out! </P> <P> Iacocca partnered with producer Pierre Cossette to bring a production of The Will Rogers Follies to Branson, Missouri in 1994 . He also invested in Branson Hills, a 1,400 - acre housing development . </P>

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