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Promise : President Obama, Year One by Jonathan Alter (2010, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherSimon & Schuster
ISBN-101439101191
ISBN-139781439101193
eBay Product ID (ePID)150562470
Product Key Features
Book TitlePromise : President Obama, Year One
Number of Pages480 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicPolitical Process / General, Public Affairs & Administration, General, Presidents & Heads of State, American Government / General, United States / General
Publication Year2010
IllustratorYes
GenrePolitical Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorJonathan Alter
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.4 in
Item Weight24.8 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2010-020438
Reviews"An engaging, blow-by-blow account of the infancy of the Obama presidency. . . . Manna for political junkies. . . . Thoroughly researched . . . humanizes a figure considered periodically out-of-touch even by some of his admirers." --Carlo Wolff, The Boston Globe, “Jonathan Alter has delivered an exceptionally well-written account of President Obama's first year in office. Brimming with fresh and judicious ideas, his book fuses political analysis, subtle insights into the president's mind and policy debates into a fast-paced, crisis-filled story. "The Promise," based on more than 200 interviews with Obama and his close friends and aides, provides an uncommonly candid look inside a somewhat walled-off White House. . . . Alter's deeply reported and analytically arresting book takes Obama's story in subtler and more contradictory directions than it has gone before.� --Matthew Dallek, The Washington Post Book World, “A n impressively reported, myth-debunking and timely combination of journalism and history.� --Harry Hurt III, The New York Times (“Off the Shelf� Sunday column), "Jonathan Alter is the new Theodore H. White. . . .The first 12 months of an American presidency as nonfiction melodrama. The Promise is not a campaign rehash, but a well-informed chronicle, sometimes sober, often raucous. Other books will be written about Barak Obama's time in the White House; this snapshot fo 2009 will be a durable, well-thumbed guide." --Martin F. Nolan, San Francisco Chronicle, "Jonathan Alter is a diligent political reporter with more sources than the Mississippi. . . . A calm, solid narrative of the people and events of the first Obama year. . . . The book offers a cascade of detail to please any follower of politics." (This review also compares Alter to the great Walter Lippmann) --Zay N. Smith, Chicago Sun- Times, "The Promise offers an excellent opportunity to appraise Obama's initial efforts. Drawing on interviews with over 200 people, including the president and his top aides, Alter examines everything from the economic bailouts to the military surge in Afghanistan." --Jacob Heilbrunn, The New York Times Book Review, "A n impressively reported, myth-debunking and timely combination of journalism and history." --Harry Hurt III, The New York Times ("Off the Shelf" Sunday column), "A deeply reported, soberly appraised account of the president's tumultuous first months in office. . . . The book is rich in the kinds of insider detail that make for an entertaining, as well as informative, reading experience. . . . When it comes to what we've all come to call the first draft of history, The Promise is more polished, and far more thoughtful, than most. For those attempting to get a fix on a fascinating but strangely elusive chief executive, it's essential reading." --Tim Rutten, Los Angeles Times, "Jonathan Alter has delivered an exceptionally well-written account of President Obama's first year in office. Brimming with fresh and judicious ideas, his book fuses political analysis, subtle insights into the president's mind and policy debates into a fast-paced, crisis-filled story. "The Promise," based on more than 200 interviews with Obama and his close friends and aides, provides an uncommonly candid look inside a somewhat walled-off White House. . . . Alter's deeply reported and analytically arresting book takes Obama's story in subtler and more contradictory directions than it has gone before." --Matthew Dallek, The Washington Post Book World, "Jonathan Alter has delivered an exceptionally well-written account of President Obama's first year in office. Brimming with fresh and judicious ideas, his book fuses political analysis, subtle insights into the president's mind and policy debates into a fast-paced, crisis-filled story. "The Promise," based on more than 200 interviews with Obama and his close friends and aides, provides an uncommonly candid look inside a somewhat walled-off White House. . . . Alter's deeply reported and analytically arresting book takes Obama's story in subtler and more contradictory directions than it has gone before." --Matthew Dallek,The Washington Post Book World, "An engaging, blow-by-blow account of the infancy of the Obama presidency. . . . Manna for political junkies. . . . Thoroughly researched . . . humanizes a figure considered periodically out-of-touch even by some of his admirers." --Carlo Wolff, The Boston Globe, "Jonathan Alter is the new Theodore H. White. . . .The first 12 months of an American presidency as nonfiction melodrama. The Promise is not a campaign rehash, but a well-informed chronicle, sometimes sober, often raucous. Other books will be written about Barak Obama's time in the White House; this snapshot fo 2009 will be a durable, well-thumbed guide." --Martin F. Nolan, San Francisco Chronicle, eoeAn engaging, blow-by-blow account of the infancy of the Obama presidency. . . . Manna for political junkies. . . . Thoroughly researched . . . humanizes a figure considered periodically out-of-touch even by some of his admirers.e --Carlo Wolff, The Boston Globe, eoeA n impressively reported, myth-debunking and timely combination of journalism and history.e --Harry Hurt III, The New York Times (eoeOff the Shelfe Sunday column), "A deeply reported, soberly appraised account of the president's tumultuous first months in office. . . . The book is rich in the kinds of insider detail that make for an entertaining, as well as informative, reading experience. . . . When it comes to what we've all come to call the first draft of history, The Promise is more polished, and far more thoughtful, than most. For those attempting to get a fix on a fascinating but strangely elusive chief executive, it's essential reading." --Tim Rutten, Los Angeles Times, "Gives us a new perspective on the 44th president by providing a detailed look at his decision-making . . . and a keen sense of what it's like to work in his White House. . . . Alter uses his considerable access to the president and his aides to give us an informed look at No. 44's management style." --Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times, “Jonathan Alter is a diligent political reporter with more sources than the Mississippi. . . . A calm, solid narrative of the people and events of the first Obama year. . . . The book offers a cascade of detail to please any follower of politics.� (This review also compares Alter to the great Walter Lippmann) --Zay N. Smith, Chicago Sun- Times, "Jonathan Alter is a diligent political reporter with more sources than the Mississippi. . . . A calm, solid narrative of the people and events of the first Obama year. . . . The book offers a cascade of detail to please any follower of politics." (This review also compares Alter to the great Walter Lippmann) --Zay N. Smith, Chicago Sun- Times, "The Promise offers an excellent opportunity to appraise Obama's initial efforts. Drawing on interviews with over 200 people, including the president and his top aides, Alter examines everything from the economic bailouts to the military surge in Afghanistan." --Jacob Heilbrunn, The New York Times Book Review, "Jonathan Alter is a diligent political reporter with more sources than the Mississippi. . . . A calm, solid narrative of the people and events of the first Obama year. . . . The book offers a cascade of detail to please any follower of politics." (This review also compares Alter to the great Walter Lippmann) --Zay N. Smith,Chicago Sun- Times, “A deeply reported, soberly appraised account of the president’s tumultuous first months in office. . . . The book is rich in the kinds of insider detail that make for an entertaining, as well as informative, reading experience. . . . When it comes to what we’ve all come to call the first draft of history, The Promise is more polished, and far more thoughtful, than most. For those attempting to get a fix on a fascinating but strangely elusive chief executive, it’s essential reading.� --Tim Rutten, Los Angeles Times, "A n impressively reported, myth-debunking and timely combination of journalism and history." --Harry Hurt III, The New York Times ("Off the Shelf" Sunday column), “Jonathan Alter is the new Theodore H. White. . . .The first 12 months of an American presidency as nonfiction melodrama. The Promise is not a campaign rehash, but a well-informed chronicle, sometimes sober, often raucous. Other books will be written about Barak Obama’s time in the White House; this snapshot fo 2009 will be a durable, well-thumbed guide.� --Martin F. Nolan, San Francisco Chronicle, "Jonathan Alter is the new Theodore H. White. . . .The first 12 months of an American presidency as nonfiction melodrama.The Promiseis not a campaign rehash, but a well-informed chronicle, sometimes sober, often raucous. Other books will be written about Barak Obama's time in the White House; this snapshot fo 2009 will be a durable, well-thumbed guide." --Martin F. Nolan,San Francisco Chronicle, "A deeply reported, soberly appraised account of the president's tumultuous first months in office. . . . The book is rich in the kinds of insider detail that make for an entertaining, as well as informative, reading experience. . . . When it comes to what we've all come to call the first draft of history,The Promiseis more polished, and far more thoughtful, than most. For those attempting to get a fix on a fascinating but strangely elusive chief executive, it's essential reading." --Tim Rutten,Los Angeles Times, “The Promise offers an excellent opportunity to appraise Obama’s initial efforts. Drawing on interviews with over 200 people, including the president and his top aides, Alter examines everything from the economic bailouts to the military surge in Afghanistan.� --Jacob Heilbrunn, The New York Times Book Review, "Crystal Renn is a high-spirited, convincing spokesperson for broadening our notions of beauty.Hungryadds a unique twist to a growing women's chorus: even if you are young and beautiful, as Renn is, it's best to give up the addiction to slimness for the sake of personal authenticity, social relations, intimacy, and sexual pleasure." -- Joan Jacobs Brumberg, author ofThe Body ProjectandFasting Girls, "An eye-opening tale for all women,Hungryexplores the difference between the fantasy that society projects and the reality of what makes us happy. Crystal Renn's experience debunks the modern-day Cinderella story of the fat girl who loses weight to get happy. This is a new fairy tale, one in which a young woman embraces the size she's supposed to be and the world opens up for her." -- Lori Gottlieb, author ofStick Figure: A Diary of My Former Self, "Hungryoffers an intelligent and intimate look inside the modeling industry and into Crystal Renn's heart. Renn's epiphany -- that she didn't have to be a size 0 to find success and happiness -- serves as a more powerful portrait of strength and beauty than anything a camera could capture." -- Wendy Shanker, author ofThe Fat Girl's Guide to Life, eoeGives us a new perspective on the 44th president by providing a detailed look at his decision-making . . . and a keen sense of what ite(tm)s like to work in his White House. . . . Alter uses his considerable access to the president and his aides to give us an informed look at No. 44e(tm)s management style.e --Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times, "The Promiseoffers an excellent opportunity to appraise Obama's initial efforts. Drawing on interviews with over 200 people, including the president and his top aides, Alter examines everything from the economic bailouts to the military surge in Afghanistan." --Jacob Heilbrunn,The New York Times Book Review, "Gives us a new perspective on the 44th president by providing a detailed look at his decision-making . . . and a keen sense of what it's like to work in his White House. . . . Alter uses his considerable access to the president and his aides to give us an informed look at No. 44's management style." --Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times, eoeThe Promise offers an excellent opportunity to appraise Obamae(tm)s initial efforts. Drawing on interviews with over 200 people, including the president and his top aides, Alter examines everything from the economic bailouts to the military surge in Afghanistan.e --Jacob Heilbrunn, The New York Times Book Review, eoeJonathan Alter has delivered an exceptionally well-written account of President Obama's first year in office. Brimming with fresh and judicious ideas, his book fuses political analysis, subtle insights into the president's mind and policy debates into a fast-paced, crisis-filled story. "The Promise," based on more than 200 interviews with Obama and his close friends and aides, provides an uncommonly candid look inside a somewhat walled-off White House. . . . Alter's deeply reported and analytically arresting book takes Obama's story in subtler and more contradictory directions than it has gone before.e --Matthew Dallek, The Washington Post Book World, "An engaging, blow-by-blow account of the infancy of the Obama presidency. . . . Manna for political junkies. . . . Thoroughly researched . . . humanizes a figure considered periodically out-of-touch even by some of his admirers." --Carlo Wolff,The Boston Globe, “An engaging, blow-by-blow account of the infancy of the Obama presidency. . . . Manna for political junkies. . . . Thoroughly researched . . . humanizes a figure considered periodically out-of-touch even by some of his admirers.� --Carlo Wolff, The Boston Globe, eoeJonathan Alter is a diligent political reporter with more sources than the Mississippi. . . . A calm, solid narrative of the people and events of the first Obama year. . . . The book offers a cascade of detail to please any follower of politics.e (This review also compares Alter to the great Walter Lippmann) --Zay N. Smith, Chicago Sun- Times, eoeA deeply reported, soberly appraised account of the presidente(tm)s tumultuous first months in office. . . . The book is rich in the kinds of insider detail that make for an entertaining, as well as informative, reading experience. . . . When it comes to what wee(tm)ve all come to call the first draft of history, The Promise is more polished, and far more thoughtful, than most. For those attempting to get a fix on a fascinating but strangely elusive chief executive, ite(tm)s essential reading.e --Tim Rutten, Los Angeles Times, "Jonathan Alter has delivered an exceptionally well-written account of President Obama's first year in office. Brimming with fresh and judicious ideas, his book fuses political analysis, subtle insights into the president's mind and policy debates into a fast-paced, crisis-filled story. "The Promise," based on more than 200 interviews with Obama and his close friends and aides, provides an uncommonly candid look inside a somewhat walled-off White House. . . . Alter's deeply reported and analytically arresting book takes Obama's story in subtler and more contradictory directions than it has gone before." --Matthew Dallek, The Washington Post Book World, eoeJonathan Alter is the new Theodore H. White. . . .The first 12 months of an American presidency as nonfiction melodrama. The Promise is not a campaign rehash, but a well-informed chronicle, sometimes sober, often raucous. Other books will be written about Barak Obamae(tm)s time in the White House; this snapshot fo 2009 will be a durable, well-thumbed guide.e --Martin F. Nolan, San Francisco Chronicle
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Dewey Decimal320.97309051
SynopsisBarack Obama's inauguration as president on January 20, 2009, inspired the world. But the great promise of "Change We Can Believe In" was immediately tested by the threat of another Great Depression, a worsening war in Afghanistan, and an entrenched and deeply partisan system of business as usual in Washington. Despite all the coverage, the backstory of Obama's historic first year in office has until now remained a mystery. In The Promise: President Obama, Year One , Jonathan Alter, one of the country's most respected journalists and historians, uses his unique access to the White House to produce the first inside look at Obama's difficult debut. What happened in 2009 inside the Oval Office? What worked and what failed? What is the president really like on the job and off-hours, using what his best friend called "a Rubik's Cube in his brain?" These questions are answered here for the first time. We see how a surprisingly cunning Obama took effective charge in Washington several weeks before his election, made trillion-dollar decisions on the stimulus and budget before he was inaugurated, engineered colossally unpopular bailouts of the banking and auto sectors, and escalated a treacherous war not long after settling into office. The Promise is a fast-paced and incisive narrative of a young risk-taking president carving his own path amid sky-high expectations and surging joblessness. Alter reveals that it was Obama alone--"feeling lucky"--who insisted on pushing major health care reform over the objections of his vice president and top advisors, including his chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, who admitted that "I begged him not to do this." Alter takes the reader inside the room as Obama prevents a fistfight involving a congressman, coldly reprimands the military brass for insubordination, crashes the key meeting at the Copenhagen Climate Change conference, and bounces back after a disastrous Massachusetts election to redeem a promise that had eluded presidents since FDR. In Alter's telling, the real Obama is an authentic, demanding, unsentimental, and sometimes overconfident leader. He adapted to the presidency with ease and put more "points on the board" than he is given credit for, but neglected to use his leverage over the banks and failed to connect well with an angry public. We see the famously calm president cursing leaks, playfully trash-talking his advisors, and joking about even the most taboo subjects, still intent on redeeming more of his promise as the problems mount. This brilliant blend of journalism and history offers the freshest reporting and most acute perspective on the biggest story of our time. It will shape impressions of the Obama presidency and of the man himself for years to come.
LC Classification NumberE907.A45 2010
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