Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime [Mīkstie vāki]

Two journalists offer the gripping inside story of the 2008 race for the White House, explaining the reasons behind the rise of Barack Obama, the breakdown of Hilary Clintons campaign, McCains choice of Sarah Palin for a running mate and Palins widespread, yet polarizing, appeal. Reprint. A #1 best-seller. 150,000 first printing. Two journalists offer the inside story of the 2008 race for the White House, explaining the reasons behind the rise of Barack Obama, the breakdown of Hilary Clintons campaign, and McCains choice of Sarah Palin for a running mate. “It’s one of the best books on politics of any kind I’ve read. For entertainment value, I put it up there withCatch 22.” —The Financial Times “It transports you to a parallel universe in which everything in theNational Enquirer is true….More interesting is what we learn about the candidates themselves: their frailties, egos and almost super-human stamina.” —The Financial Times “I can’t put down this book!” —Stephen Colbert Game Change is theNew York Times bestselling story of the 2008 presidential election, by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin, two of the best political reporters in the country. In the spirit of Richard Ben Cramer’sWhat It Takes and Theodore H. White’s The Making of the President 1960, this classic campaign trail book tells the defining story of a new era in American politics, going deeper behind the scenes of the Obama/Biden and McCain/Palin campaigns than any other account of the historic 2008 election.