Books
Granny D
The Translator
The Translator
Villard/Random House: True story of the New Hampshire 90-year-old who walked 3,200 miles across America to find support for campaign finance reform in Congress—and the bill passed.
The Translator
The Translator
The Translator
Random House: The harrowing true story of Daoud Hari, the Darfur tribesman whose courage revealed the Darfur Genocide to the world.
Law Man
The Translator
Thousand Hills to Heaven
Crown/Random House: A five-time bank robber finds his true calling in federal prison: jailhouse lawyer. Upon leaving prison, he goes to law school and now teaches law at Georgetown. The ultimate American redemption story, and it's true.
Thousand Hills to Heaven
Granny D's American Century
Thousand Hills to Heaven
Little Brown: New York City newlyweds Josh and Alissa head to Rwanda after the genocide to help make a difference. They help transform a nation.
Granny D's American Century
Granny D's American Century
Granny D's American Century
UPNE: A follow-up to Doris Haddock's first memoir, recounting her adventures shaking up U.S. politics.
Into the Fire
Granny D's American Century
Granny D's American Century
Random House: Dakota Meyer's remarkable story of heroism in Afghanistan. (rewrite)
Diary of the Tiger Woman
The Politics of Joy (and sacrifice)
The Politics of Joy (and sacrifice)
L'Enfant Press. Historical fiction recounting of the 1922 murder that opened the era of LA Noir detective stories.
The Politics of Joy (and sacrifice)
The Politics of Joy (and sacrifice)
The Politics of Joy (and sacrifice)
L'Enfant Press. The collected speeches and adventures of Doris Haddock in her long walk across the United States and her campaign for the United States Senate.
Black Wave
The Politics of Joy (and sacrifice)
Black Wave
Random House. A Southern California family's true adventure sailing across two oceans—until a midnight crash into a dark reef turns their holiday into a remarkable story of survival.
Burke was the principal writer on books listed here, with the exception of "Into the Fire," which was a substantial rewrite after new interviews. His story of the Sago Mine disaster was published in Men's Journal.
Dennis Michael Burke is a writer and political organizer. He led the successful passage of the Clean Elections Law (public financing of campaigns) and the Citizens Independent Redistricting Commission (anti-gerrymandering reform), both in Arizona. He led grassroots campaigns for national campaign reform. In 1985 he developed the "I Voted" sticker program nationally to increase voter participation. He is not to be confused with Dennis K. Burke, the former U.S. Attorney for Arizona.