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Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime |  | Authors: John Heilemann, Mark Halperin
Publisher: Harper
Category: Book
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Media: Hardcover
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Pages: 464
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Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.7
ISBN: 0061733636
Dewey Decimal Number: 973.932
EAN: 9780061733635
ASIN: 0061733636
Publication Date: January 1, 2010
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"This shit would be really interesting if we weren't in the middle of it."
Barack Obama, September 2008
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 politics and campaigning March 17, 2010
Randy L. Shell
I think you have to be realistic that not everything will be true in a political book. It was an interesting book to read-a little slow during the first half, but eye opening and makes you wonder "is there anyone that is truly real in politics" or do they just get caught up in the game?
 not so great March 17, 2010
Geoffrey Darby (Glen Ridge, NJ United States)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
breezy more obama than clinton more palin than mccain nothing really shocking if you lived thru the election you wont find anything new here
 Fast Paced, Gripping, and Extremely Realistic March 17, 2010
John Wareham (New York)
The strength of this non-fiction book--its novelistic style and necessarily imagined thoughts and conversations--might also be its Achilles Heel. I confess to making that observation as the author of The President's Therapist (and the secret intervention to treat the alcholism of George W. Bush), a "what if" thriller that uses an accurate biohistory of our 43rd President as a springboard into a series of fictional psychoanalytical sessions. To my way of thinking, comingling fact and fiction in that manner created a credible work of art. But to recreate thoughts and conversations inside a work of non-fiction is a taller order. Fortunately, I accepted the intellectual integrity of authors and Game Change seemed entirely credible throughout, perhaps in part because it confirmed my belief that the shamelessly promoted "perfect marriage" of John and Elizabeth Edwards was merely a myth. (Again, in the interests of full disclosure, I should mention that I distilled sonnets from both their utterances, and included them in my Sonnets for Sinners: Everything One Needs to Know About Illicit Love) In all, I thoroughly enjoyed Game Change. It was a riveting read from Page One, and thoroughly recommend it.
An Insider Peak March 17, 2010
The Christopher (Houston, TX)
Most of the book is the written from Clinton's perspective and the Clinton-Obama battle dominates the book.
--Clinton's campaign seemed to be mismanaged and she is not a good face-to-face campaigner.
--Clinton's campaign manager, Patti Solis-Doyle seemed incompetent and only was picked because of her long standing loyalty.
--Bill, despite his gaffes, is a very apt politician and he is magnetic around voters .
--Bill wanted to attack Obama more, including using Obama's own admission of cocaine usage in his books.
--Obama is very cocky, often saying to his aides when something he suggested goes well, "Who's idea was that again?"
--Obama is a lot less cool in private and can curse like a sailor
--Both Clinton and McCain viewed Obama as a lightweight with no experience. Obama is bitter than his
--Jennifer Granholm played Palin in mock debates with Joe Biden and prepared by not only studying Palin, but debating a mock Biden.
--McCain is hot tempered and detested preparing for debates.
--Lieberman was almost tapped to be VP until being persuaded by Karl Rove, among many others, that he'd lose his base.
--Palin was picked because they needed a game changer.
--Palin was woefully unprepared to face national interviews and displayed a surprisingly lack of knowledge about recent history.
--Palin is the female Obama.
Favorite Quips:
--When Hillary's aides dismissed Bill's advice, Bill said "what do I know, I only won two Presidential elections."
--When Obama complained to Biden about his gaffes, Biden sarcastically referred Obama's gaffe on voters in PA clinging to guns and religion.
I Couldn't Put It Down! March 16, 2010
A. Shoff (Sacramento, CA USA)
I couldn't put it down! I have always enjoyed the insider's look into the Presidential Life. I found this book so intriguing because the authors blended an exciting campaign story from historical research and included many of the hopefuls' behind-the-green-door-associates' perspectives without the barrier of political correctness. The writing is fluid but intelligent as well as scandalous, with shocking secrets and suspense! It wasn't expected to be a quick read and I look forward to the sequel - perhaps the title should be "COFFEE, TEA OR BEER? The Presidential Vision of Barack Obama"!
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