Rating:  Summary: What a gripping book Review: With the steady parade of bad news over the past four years, it was refreshing to remember America at its best. What damage the conservative movement has done to this nation in such a short time. This book reveals the beginning of their unmasked aggregiousness and explores the roots of the ruling class who hates America, as President Bush says, "for our freedoms". Contrast this book with "Treason", Ann Coulter's assault on Christian values. It's like the difference between Champagne and dirty bathwater.
Rating:  Summary: I Liked the picture's; the one on the cover is very good. Review: I liked the pictures; the one on the cover is very good. The photographer did a great job. I expecially enjoyed the grizzly Adams shot of Bill. We all have photos like that; the ones that we forget about. And say; "was that me." Hillary looks great on the cover. Now regarding what Hillary says in her book. As they say "it's my turn". Hillary shares her feelings about Monica, Linda Tripp and Bill's assorted bimbo's. She makes known her vision for the future of America. I would have to say in Hillary's defense; if she plugged Bill right between the eye's no jury in this land would vote to convict her. Neither would I. Folks, we lived through eight years of the Clinton White House. There is no new revelation's. Except, Hillary's view of what went on. I believe as a historical record it an important slice of the inside of Bill Clinton's Presidency. It does fill in some of the gaps. What will be interesting is what history says about her. I tip my hat to her, as one author to another on her book's success. As to her politics; we're 180 degree's apart. .
Rating:  Summary: If you can get it for free, then... maybe. Review: I read a friend's review copy and the whole book is so... calculated... it was like a reading an endless photo op. I could almost hear each of her writer's questioning themselves afer each sentence if the got the desired affect. The only thing that was missing was Eric von Stroheim at the bottom of the staircase, directing.
Rating:  Summary: FANTASTIC! Review: Finally a rsponse to the years of attacks from the dittoheads. This is a great book and anyone remotely interested in history (and reality) should BUY IT and read it cover to cover. Buy an extra for your dittohead friends and drive them nuts!
Rating:  Summary: Funny and warm Review: Engaging and chock-full of warm, affectionate, amusing anecdotes about historical figures -- from Jackie O, to Nelson Mandela to Gerald Ford. What I find most intriguing is how utterly non-controversial the book is. Given the visciousness of some of the reader reviews (by individuals who so clearly didn't even bother to read the book!), I was expecting some shrillness, smugness, or naked aggression on her part. Instead, she simply puts forward her thoughts in a calm, collected and even forgiving manner. Something else I found absolutely fascinating. She goes to great lengths to ensure that she thanks everyone who contributed their work, opinion, research and thoughts to the book. The acknowledgements are pages and pages long. Clearly she inspires tremendous loyalty from friends, associates and subordinates. It's interesting that not one of them has ever uttered a harsh word against her. The vitriolic hatred for HRC only ever comes from those individuals who don't know her nor have even met her. I'd say that reveals far more about her critics than it does about her.
Rating:  Summary: Self-promotion, most of which was written by others. Review: You may be entertained, but don't expect historical accuracy. The only time you will ever get the truth from this author is when the truth is more effective than a lie.
Rating:  Summary: Not at this time.... Review: It's interesting. I read her book out of fear. I'll admit I don't like the chick. It was interesting how she feels that she manipulated things for her own gain, but missed her husband getting happy with an intern. How is that even possible. Back to the book... It stinks. Please. On Larry King she was asked if she was going to run for President. Her response... The same one she gave while first lady when she was asked about running for any office. Hillary is good at two things... Revisionism and Manipulation.
Rating:  Summary: A disappointment Review: It seems most people, like me, expected some genuine personal insight into Hillary's life and mind with this book. As it turns out, she seems to be targeting an audience that wants dullness -- dullness as a security blanket, to confirm that she is not a broken, disgraced, or hysterical wife, but rather a staid, ponderous politician. And ponderous describes this book perfectly. Most of it is genuinely uninteresting, and it is difficult to read through in its entirety.
Rating:  Summary: History to Spin Review: The book started out well giving background from the past, etc. But as the book moved forward, it seemed to leave the good natured story type of book and started to elude or try to deflect on several things. It did that more and more as I progressed through the book. If it would have continued in the same way that it began seemingly honest and forthright I would have given it more stars, but I feel that I just paid $ for a book of "spin". I always like to be fair and give a person or their book a chance. But that is hard when you can even detect a change in the books rehortic. Did James Carvel have anything to do with this book? I will give it one star for trying. Writing a book is hard, but I don't think that hard.
Rating:  Summary: Excellent book Review: Well written and edited. Hillary's point of view during her time in the White House is illuminating, fascinating, and history making. For all the right-wingers complaining that she had help writing the book--what author hasn't? I mean, a gay man, Mel White, ghost wrote pat robertson and billy graham's "autobiographies," and wrote a lot of speeches for the most treasonous president in U.S. history, ronald raygun.
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