In Search of Bill Clinton - Couverture souple

Gartner, John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0312596839 ISBN 13 : 9780312596835

Editeur : Griffin, 2009

Synopsis

William Jefferson Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States is undoubtedly the greatest American enigma of our age -- a dark horse that captured the White House, fell from grace and was resurrected as an elder statesman whose popularity rises and falls based on the day's sound bytes. John Gartner's In Search of Bill Clinton unravels the mystery at the heart of Clinton's complex nature and tells the story we all thought we knew, from the fresh viewpoint of a psychologist, as he questions the well-crafted Clinton life story. Travelling to Arkansas and around the world, Gartner uncovers long-held secrets about Clinton's wild and seductive mother, Virginia Kelley, the truth surrounding Clinton's birth, and how Kelley's character set the tone for Clinton's relationship with Monica Lewinsky. He considers Clinton's two fathers as the root of his self-destructive nature and looks afresh at Sec. of State Hillary Clinton to see in her the figure of Edith Cassidy, Clinton's stern grandmother. Gartner then shows a Clinton reborn from diplomatic triumphs and humanitarianism across the globe. John Gartner's exhaustive journey provides the richest portrait of Clinton yet, a man who is one of our national obsessions. In Search of Bill Clinton is a surprising and compelling book about a man we all thought we knew.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

John Gartner is a psychologist on the faculty of Johns Hopkins University. His book The Hypomanic Edge: The Link Between (a Little) Craziness and (a Lot of) Success in America was named one of the notable new ideas of 2005 by The New York Times Magazine. He lives in Baltimore and New York.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Griffin
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0312596839
• ISBN 13: 9780312596835
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 496
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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