Dimensions
162 x 240 x 41mm
From the start, the 2008 presidential election was as riveting a spectacle as modern politics has ever produced.
The meteoric and historic rise of Barack Obama. The shocking fall of the House of Clinton - and the resurrection of Hillary as America's face to the world. The mercurial, at times erratic, performance of John McCain. The astonishing emergence of Sarah Palin.
In 2008, the presidential race became blockbuster entertainment. Everyone was watching. But despite the wall-to-wall coverage, remarkably little of the real story behind the headlines has yet been laid bare.
Race of a Lifetime pulls back the curtain on the Obama, Clinton, McCain, and Palin campaigns. How did Obama convince himself that, against all odds, he could be, should be, the nation's first African-American president? How did the tumultuous relationship between the Clintons shape - and warp - Hillary's bid? What made her husband lose his mind? Why did McCain put the unknown, untested governor of Alaska on the Republican ticket? And was Palin really as comical as she came across?
Packed full of exclusive revelations, Race of a Lifetime answers those questions and more.
Based on hundreds of interviews with the people who lived the story, this is a tour de force: the sometimes shocking, often funny, and ultimately definitive account of the campaign of a lifetime.
'Forget the West Wing: the reality of US presidential politics is faster, funnier and more shocking than any drama. Heileman and Halperin bring it all to life.'
