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Title: The Natural : The Misunderstood Presidency of Bill Clinton by Joe Klein ISBN: 0-7679-1412-0 Publisher: Broadway Pub. Date: 11 February, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.53 (57 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Great 1st Step
Comment: When I bought this book I had read some rather nasty reviews stating that the book was very left of center and nothing more then a 200 page campaign add. In all honesty that would not have been disappointing for me to read, but what I got was a book that did not shy away from the biggest disappointments of the Clinton Presidency. The author tries to provide a balanced look at the Clinton Presidency by given equal time to both the good and the bad. Sure the author leans to the left a bit but that did not make him pull up the rains at all when talking over the personal problems Clinton kept getting involved in.
I think Klein did a very good job with the book, he is a funny and sharp writer that keeps you wanting to read the book in one sitting. I would also say that the writing style is not for the quick and easy reader, it makes you want to pay attention and think over the writing after you put the book down. My only real complaint is that I would have liked about twice as much volume. At a bit over 200 pages it does feel like it just gives a broad overview. Overall I found the book very enjoyable and interesting that anyone that is interested in President Clinton will find entertaining and useful.
Rating: 5
Summary: Bill Clinton, with most of the warts
Comment: Mr. Klein - Mr. Anonymous of ?Primary Colors? - has written an account of the Clinton presidency. Much of it is familiar, of course, because the history of it is so very recent. There are no stunning revelations, as Mr. Klein was a journalist and not a member of the president?s inner circle. Yet he gives us some very interesting perceptions. One of them is the very major, but almost hidden, role Hillary Clinton played in her husbands decisions. He shows us a president who could argue back and forth throughout the night, but then tenaciously stick with it once he made up his mind. Mr. Klein reminds us of the many achievements of this presidency that were never properly acknowledged because of the overriding preoccupation with Clinton?s personal scandals. And he also shows us how quickly George W. could mess up what took years to accomplish. While Clinton was battered from all sides (especially Newt Gingrich and Kenneth Starr), he did manage to take care of politics and help the more unfortunate of our citizen.
Mr. Klein writes a reporter?s language. He presents us with a well researched book that tries to put a more favorable light on Bill Clinton?s presidency. He has done a noteworthy job.
Rating: 4
Summary: Natural flow
Comment: I enjoyed the book thoroughly. From its dramatic opening till its end I never once lost interest reading. The text has all the qualities one might expect from a good New Yorker article -- learned prose, events, environment surrounding the events, and analysis that are more of the nature of posing questions rather than of definite, authoritative answers. (In this sense it was no surprise to learn that Klein was a staff writer for The New Yorker.) Through this book I've learned for example about Clinton's involvement with DLC (Democratic Leadership Council), the formation of the "New Democrats," why his (or Hillary's) health care reform failed (for pushing welfare reform at the same time -- due to inexperience), a brief history of the Gingrich revolution, his stance on globalism, plausible reasons behind his sudden resolution to shoot missiles to suspected Al Qaeda camps in Sudan and Afghanistan (to avert attention from the Lewinsky scandal), and plausible reasons behind his decision to grant a presidential pardon to Marc Rich (simply being childish). The book put events that occurred throughout Clinton's two terms nicely into perspective.
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Title: First In His Class : A Biography Of Bill Clinton by David Maraniss ISBN: 0684818906 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 08 February, 1996 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: All too Human by George Stephanopoulos ISBN: 0316930164 Publisher: Back Bay Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Hunting of the President : The Ten-Year Campaign to Destroy Bill and Hillary Clinton by Joe Conason, Gene Lyons ISBN: 0312273193 Publisher: Griffin Trade Paperback Pub. Date: 03 February, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title:The War Room ASIN: 1573624578 Publisher: Vidmark/Trimark Pub. Date: 24 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $8.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $8.99 |
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Title: The Clinton Wars by Sidney Blumenthal ISBN: 0374125023 Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux Pub. Date: 20 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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