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Summary: A book well worth reading
Review: I could hardly put the book down. It's a history of her life growing up in surburban Illinois,her journey to the White House, and her life with Bill Clinton. This isn't one of those political hate books like the republicans are known to put out. Find out what really happened behind the walls of the White House, and the accomplishments made. A book well worth reading.
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Summary: Political Polarization
Review: The reviews are typical of our society today. You'll notice most are 1 or 5 stars and every one of you is responsible for the degradation of political discourse today. Not the politicians - you. The politicians only sell what the public buys within their own ideological framework. And the politicians and talk shows sell the American political equivalent of the Roman games. And we buy it. I haven't read the book yet but you can be sure I will read it with the intent of learning something and then make a judgment. Our national discourse and ability to judge objectively is deteriorating to the point it is nonexistent and people like you are prime examples. Who among you has actually read that loooong book so shortly after it was published? None. You with your inability to think for yourselves and reason responsibly are what is ruining America. Not Democrats, not Republicans, but you.
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Summary: If you are considering divorce consider reading this
Review: This is a well written book with very good descriptions about the lives of Clintons. If you are interested in some of the political and family incidents happened during Monica Lewinsky episode this is the book to read.
Hillary Clinton explained very well about how she coped up with the mental stress, political pressure during that time, and how she struggled to save the marriage.
Kudos to Clintons for succeeding in keeping presidency and marriage, and running the US government without derailment of any major factors. I still think the economy and peoples lives were at their best during Clinton's era.
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Summary: Book Reviews Shouldn't be Political
Review: It's a sad day on Amazon when book reviews become a forum for political grandstanding. "Living History" is a well written first person account of one woman's opinion about having been center stage for eight prosperous, tumultuous and, indeed, interesting American years. Great family photographs, too. A short and good autobiographical history. Mrs. Clinton's book will absolutely, positively and unequivocally outlive her political adversaries.
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Summary: So, you've talked about her. Now, let her talk for herself.
Review: I'm a "First Lady" book-fan. I absolutely loved Rosayln Carter's "First Lady From Plains". I've read books about Martha Washington, Dolly Madison, Rachel Jackson, Mary Todd Lincoln and Eleanor Roosevelt. So, now I've read a fascinating autobiography by Mrs. Clinton. Everybody has an opinion about Senator Hilary Clinton. Who hasn't talked about her? Admit it! So, now the Senator from New York wants to give us more information, only, from her side of the story. "It must be political", critics say. So what? She tells a terrific story. Most books share pleasant surprises with readers, or should, if they're good reads "Living History" is a surprise by how simply it's written- like, from the point of view of an average person given the same set of circumstances experienced by Mrs. Clinton during her husband's tumultuous but prosperous White House Years. Even more enjoyable are the warm and fuzzy photos of Mrs. Clinton's family, her childhood and beautiful photos of her more loving moments with her husband, President Clinton. She obviously loved her husband; she might still love him. Her story is a quick read, a splendid account of history told with emotion and, sure, it's also a timely publication. If people talked about you or me to the extraordinary and compulsive extent that they appear to dwell on Mrs. Clinton, well, hey! wouldn't we be feeling entitled to our own say, in response? Well, "Living History" tells her side with style. Moreover, Mrs. Clinton lived her history with dignity, grace and, ultimately, became victorious over her political adversaries. But, there's not one hint of smugness in "Living History". It's a book worthy of the extraordinary publicity it's generating. Regardless of how we perceive our former First Lady and Senator from New York, she's entitled to this moment in the literary limelight.
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Summary: Mere rhetoric for a self-serving propaganda artist
Review: I finished reading Hillary's "Living History" this week and was surprised to discover just how paranoid and extreme the former first lady really is. From the Whitewater scandal to winning the senate seat in the White House, this 570 plus page book fails to reveal to the reader just how evil this witch can be.
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Summary: Pretty good book
Review: I just love Hillary Clinton, but this is only after I read this book. I never really cared for her, but I decided to give this book a shot. Now that I've read it, I can see what an incredible woman she really is. I admire her greatly. As for the book itself, it wasn't the best thing I had ever read. Some of it was a little boring, but overall I thought it was worth reading. I enjoyed reading about her childhood and I loved hearing about her getting involved in politics. I now see her relationship with Bill in a new light, and I am glad she didn't dwell on the Monica Lewinsky scandal. She had a much bigger story to tell, and I am glad she did it. The reason some people may not like this book is because it reads more like a political manifesto rather than an out-and-out memoir. The times when she went into too much detail on foreign policies were things I could have done without. Still, I am glad I gave this book a shot because it really does make you see her in a new light. She is no longer the ice woman I once thought she was. Then again my family is predominantly Republican, so it's no wonder I thought that. It's hard for me to think I once thought so little of this incredible woman. Another reason people may not like this is because they were expecting a juicy gossip rag about the Lewinsky scandal. Like I said earlier, Ms. Clinton does not dwell on this and I love her for that. That is a time in her life she has moved on from and we should all take a page from her book. I have a newfound respect for Hillary Clinton. She has inspired me to become more involved in politics and I think she is just an amazing woman. Thanks to her, I have come to embrace my liberal views and am not afraid to be the only Democrat in a family full of Republicans. Go out and buy this book to get a glimpse into who this woman really is. She will get my vote if she ever decides to run for the presidency of the United States.
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Summary: History Light
Review: I must admit that this is the first memoir I have ever read that was by the First Lady and given this one is graded as one of the better ones, I think it may be my last. It was not that the book was badly written, it was just that the majority of what the First Lady does is not all that interesting to me. Reading about this fund raisers, good will trips or party planning are not my idea of thrilling political insider info. I am more interested in the hard fought, inside the beltway battles that make major decisions. I obviously new this book was about the First Lady, but given the Clinton Presidency, I assumed that it would cover more in depth the political battles the administration faced. Then again the book was about her. The next compliant I would have about the book is that the author seamed to take the high road on all the areas you thought she would come out with both guns blazing on. Her comments were so bland that they almost acted to diminish or completely disregarded the very negative attacks the Clinton's faced during their terms. Sure she touched on the items of major interest, heath care reform, the full independent counsel investigation, Monica and the Senate race, but it seamed to be at such a high level that all the real nasty, dirty inside details were left out of the book. Ok I know that she has a new job now so that she did not what to lay waste the political landscape that she will be working in and one could make the argument that the First Lady needs to stay above the partisan attacks, but hey this is the edge of the seat reading I wanted. Lastly I wanted more detail. Now given that she had lead a rather full life, Governors wife, working on the Nixon impeachment, First Lady and now Senator, to get a real detailed account of all of these areas she would have needed a much larger if not multiple volume book. I guess I would have just liked her to focus on the First Lady section of her life and have gone into more detail. Just as the book seamed to be getting into a topic, the chapter was over and on to the next installment of Hilary on the move. Even though I have focused on the areas I disliked with the book, overall I thought it was probably better then most books dealing with the Clinton years. I did think the writing was better then average and she did have an interesting story to tell. The details she did given about the life of the First Lady and some of the inside information about the Clinton Presidency were worth the purchase price, throw in some of the personal bit and the book was not bad at all. I also have a sympathetic spot for her, so the increased my enjoyment of the book. I guess I am just a bit disappointed that the book could have been so much better. It could have been a stinging and focused rebuttal of all the overly negative and harmful to the country attacks. Then again how could one book fight back the 8 year, over the top negative campaign focused against the Clinton's. I felt the book was interesting and enjoyable.
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Summary: She's a good girl...
Review: Hillary Clinton is an interesting woman, with tremendous drive and ambition, and this will often get a woman branded as the devil incarnate. The very polarized views of her are not surprising. What was surprising was the tone and lack of depth in this book. It reads as if she had a list of items she wanted to tick off as having explained. 'I'm a good girl, really.' was the underlying theme. I can't believe she's as naive as she portrays herself. She does admit to a few mistakes, but her apologies are all for not doing a better job, like any good girl. The healthcare chapter is a good example. She was unable to overcome hurdles around the complexity of the legislative process involved, and she makes 'apologies' for her failure along the lines of 'well, we tried really hard & it's a good cause'. But as she & Bill are both Yale lawyers, with experience in private practice (her) and as the Arkansas attorney general (him) and as they had easy access to many of the best legal minds in the country, it is hard to understand. It comes across more like professional negligence than the naivety it is painted as. I suspect ambition (the 100 day goal) was the real cause for failure, which is a shame given how important this issue is to our country and how badly we need healthcare reform. To put something this complex under a 100 day deadline is almost sophomoric - or ambition out of control. She is also careful to mention every person and cause that might win over supporters. An extraordinary number of her enounters seemed to have resulted in 'lifelong' friendships. Many iconic figures like Jackie Kennedy and Nelson Mandela get a lot of airtime. It's a bit too good to be true. It reads almost as if she's running for something. Maybe Sarah Bradford, who wrote that wonderful biography of Jackie Kennedy, will write the book about Hillary one day and we'll get a better picture of who she really is - from all angles. Personally, I would have found the intelligent, ambitious Hillary much more interesting and admirable than the girl scout we hear about in this book... it's a shame powerful women still feel they have to paint themselves as 'good girls' to be heard.
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Summary: the audio version
Review: I was surprised to read that Hillary Clinton reads this book herself. I enjoyed listening to the book, especially her feelings about the Lewinsky affair and her ability to put that in context within many more important events of the Clinton presidency. Her descriptions of refusing to eat moose lips and of the many hair and clothing scandals of her tenure were funny and silly. Nonetheless she comes off as a serious thinker and a skillful politician. It's strange though, how in the audio reading of the book, she botches the names of so many people from Joseph Hoeffle to Paul Tillich. It's a minor point, but annoying within the context of an otherwise engaging reading.
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