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The Obamas: A Mission, A Marriage

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The Obamas: A Mission, A Marriage

The Obamas: A Mission, A Marriage

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Published: 10 January, 2012
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When Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election, he also won a long-running debate with his wife Michelle. Contrary to her fears, politics now seemed like a worthwhile, even noble pursuit. Together they planned a White House life that would be as normal and sane as possible. Then they moved in. In "The Obamas", Jodi Kantor takes us deep inside the White House as they grapple with their new roles, change the country, raise children, maintain friendships, and figure out what it means to be President and First Lady. Filled with riveting detail and insight into their partnership and personalities, and written with a keen eye for the ironies of public life and the realities of power, "The Obamas" is an intimate portrait that will surprise even those who thought they knew the President and First Lady.
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Type Book
ISBN13 9781846145674
ISBN10 1846145678
Number Of Pages 368
Item Weight 521 g
Product Dimensions 152 x 34 x 232 mm
Publisher / Reseller Allen Lane
Format paperback
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Illuminating ... For those who wonder how they do it - here's how -- Amanda Foreman
Lurid and irresistable -- David Remnick * The New Yorker *
This book is one of the first to give us a sense what the reasons were for the stumbles, the drift, the malaise that many of his own supporters believe has hung over Barack Obama since the day he came to power -- Justin Webb * The Observer *
In lesser hands The Obamas would be an act of astonishing overreach, but Ms. Kantor has earned the voice of authority. A meticulous reporter, Ms. Kantor is attuned to the nuance of small gestures, the import of unspoken truths. The Obamas is full of gossipy tidbits that fuel a narrative about their marriage and how it has shaped the presidency -- Connie Schultz * The New York Times *
Jodi Kantor's book, The Obamas: A Mission, A Marriage, is a stylish examination of the complexities and tensions within the presidential marriage * Evening Standard *
Laboriously researched and thoughtfully written...Kantor digs for detail and strikes gold -- Giles Whitell * The Times *
Kantor interviewed some 200 aides and officials, friends and relatives to give us the fullest picture of this presidency yet -- Kate Figes * The Telegraph *
Kantor reveals the conflict between maintaining a public and private life, and the overwhelming sense of confinement inside the White House -- Christina Lamb * Sunday Times *

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Author's Bio

Jodi Kantor began her journalism career by dropping out of Harvard Law School to join Slate.com in 1998. Four years later, she became the youngest section editor of the New York Times, taking over and revamping the Arts & Leisure section. She began covering the Obamas for the paper in 2007, writing front-page stories that chronicled their biographies and philosophies, and also writing about Hilary Clinton, Sarah Palin and other major political figures along the way. She is a recipient of the Columbia Young Alumni Achievement Award, she was chosen by Crain's Magazine as one of 40 Under 40 New Yorkers, and she appears regularly on American television, including Today and the Charlie Rose Show.

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