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Living History - Hillary Rodham Clinton
Living History
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Hillary Rodham Clinton is known to hundreds of millions of people around the world. Yet few beyond her close friends and family have ever heard her account of her extraordinary journey. She writes with candor, humor and passion about her upbringing in suburban, middle-class America in the 1950s... show more
Hillary Rodham Clinton is known to hundreds of millions of people around the world. Yet few beyond her close friends and family have ever heard her account of her extraordinary journey. She writes with candor, humor and passion about her upbringing in suburban, middle-class America in the 1950s and her transformation from Goldwater Girl to student activist to controversial First Lady. "Living History" is her revealing memoir of life through the White House years. It is also her chronicle of living history with Bill Clinton, a thirty-year adventure in love and politics that survives personal betrayal, relentless partisan investigations and constant public scrutiny. Hillary Rodham Clinton came of age during a time of tumultuous social and political change in America. Like many women of her generation, she grew up with choices and opportunities unknown to her mother or grandmother. She charted her own course through unexplored terrain -- responding to the changing times and her own internal compass -- and became an emblem for some and a lightning rod for others. Wife, mother, lawyer, advocate and international icon, she has lived through America's great political wars, from Watergate to Whitewater. The only First Lady to play a major role in shaping domestic legislation, Hillary Rodham Clinton traveled tirelessly around the country to champion health care, expand economic and educational opportunity and promote the needs of children and families, and she crisscrossed the globe on behalf of women's rights, human rights and democracy. She redefined the position of First Lady and helped save the presidency from an unconstitutional, politically motivated impeachment. Intimate, powerful and inspiring, "Living History" captures the essence of one of the most remarkable women of our time and the challenging process by which she came to define herself and find her own voice -- as a woman and as a formidable figure in American politics.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN: 9780743222242 (0743222245)
ASIN: 743222245
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Pages no: 528
Edition language: English
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The Blogging of a Book Addict
The Blogging of a Book Addict rated it
3.0 Living History
I started reading this book because I was assigned specific chapters of it for my leadership class, and since it was somewhere deep within my to-read list anyway, I decided that I might as well read the entire thing. That said, it took be about eight months to get through this book in its entirety, ...
Jenny's Book Bag
Jenny's Book Bag rated it
3.0 Living History
I read this during a rare moment when I was interested in political biographies. Fortunately the moment was short-lived.
Jenny's Book Bag
Jenny's Book Bag rated it
3.0 Living History
I read this during a rare moment when I was interested in political biographies. Fortunately the moment was short-lived.
sarafrances
sarafrances rated it
I've sort of giving up on this book. Not only is it pretty effin' long, but most of the book feels like one long campaign trail. Honestly, after this past election, I don't think I can handle anymore campaigning until 2012.
willemite
willemite rated it
The book can be tedious to read. She shows a serious lack of humor. There is speculation that it was ghost-written. I suppose one should read it to find out details. It was only ok. And I like Hillary.
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