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The Politician : An Insider's Account of John Edwards's Pursuit of the Presidency and the Scandal That Brought Him Down by Andrew Young (2010, Trade Paperback)

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The greatest political saga, the one that has it all, that gets to the real heart of American politics, is the John Edwards story... This isn't just politics, it's literature. It's the great American novel, the kind that isn't written anymore. --Michael Wolff on John Edwards's trajectory, on VanityFair.com The underside of modern American politics -- raw ambition, manipulation, and deception -- are revealed in detail by Andrew Young's riveting account of a presidential hopeful's meteoric rise and scandalous fall. Like a non-fiction version of All the King's Men , The Politician offers a truly disturbing, even shocking perspective on the risks taken and tactics employed by a man determined to rule the most powerful nation on earth. Idealistic and ambitious, Andrew Young volunteered for the John Edwards campaign for Senate in 1998 and quickly became the candidate's right hand man. As the senator became a national star, Young's responsibilities grew. For a decade he was this politician's confidant and he was assured he was 'like family. In time, however, Young was drawn into a series of questionable assignments that culminated with Edwards asking him to help conceal the Senator's ongoing adultery. Days before the 2008 presidential primaries began, Young gained international notoriety when he told the world that he was the father of a child being carried by a woman named Rielle Hunter, who was actually the senator's mistress. While Young began a life on the run, hiding from the press with his family and alleged mistress, John Edwards continued to pursue the presidency and then the Vice Presidency in the future Obama administration. Young had been the senator's closest aide and most trusted friend. He believed that John Edwards could be a great president, and was assured throughout the cover-up that his boss and friend would ultimately step forward to both tell the truth and protect his aide's career. Neither promise was kept. Not only a moving personal account of Andrew Young's political education, THE POLITICIAN offers a look at the trajectory which made John Edwards the ideal Democratic candidate for president, and the hubris which brought him down, leaving his career, his marriage and his dreams in ashes.

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Publisher
St. Martin's Press
ISBN-10
0312668252
ISBN-13
9780312668259
eBay Product ID (ePID)
109287431

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Book Title
Politician : An Insider's Account of John Edwards's Pursuit of the Presidency and the Scandal That Brought Him Down
Author
Andrew Young
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Political Process / Campaigns & Elections, Social History, Political, American Government / General
Publication Year
2010
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Political Science
Number of Pages
384 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
15.9 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
E840.8.E33y68 2010
Reviews
How often does the quest for the White House become an unhealthy obsession, not just for a candidate and his spouse, but for the people around them?, "A book worth reading for its larger drama. With a title that ultimately works like a shiv in the ribs, Mr. Young's book examines what a politician really is: the value of his words... the extent of his feelings of entitlement, the outrageousness of his ego...and the gap between his public convictions and private behavior" --Janet Maslin, The New York Times "Mesmerizing...This is not a political memoir. It's a morality tale with the chill of Hitchcock." --Tina Brown, The Daily Beast "Replete with colorful anecdotes and vignettes, this forceful memoir offers a familiar, if a bit slippery, tale of lost youthful innocence." -- The New York Times Book Review "How often does the quest for the White House become an unhealthy obsession, not just for a candidate and his spouse, but for the people around them?" -- The Boston Globe, Replete with colorful anecdotes and vignettes, this forceful memoir offers a familiar, if a bit slippery, tale of lost youthful innocence., A book worth reading for its larger drama. With a title that ultimately works like a shiv in the ribs, Mr. Young's book examines what a politician really is: the value of his words... the extent of his feelings of entitlement, the outrageousness of his ego...and the gap between his public convictions and private behavior
Copyright Date
2010
Lccn
2010-025612
Dewey Decimal
324.973
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22

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