A stunning depiction of the first couple -- one which explodes current myths, exposes true details, and will make national headlines.
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Having taken on such politically significant figures as Martha Stewart and Rock Hudson, Oppenheimer aims to lay bare the real Bill and Hillary.
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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
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At a time when political correctness rules the coverage of the Clintons, and their many flaws are handled with the utmost caution, I found this book to be a refreshing breath of fresh air. It is true that the author probably does not like the Clintons very much, but this may be because -- as his book reveals -- they are not really very likable people. A book well worth taking a look at!
28 of 31 people found the following review helpful
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I liked this book. In fact, I really liked this book. Rather than being gossip column drivel, I found it objective, intelligent and refreshing in both its content and approach. If this (prolific) author is to be discredited on the basis of his link to The National Enquirer, let's not forget that Clinton's own counsel, David Kendall, is also The National Enquirer's lawyer. This detail did not stop Kendall from being chosen as the president's top attorney and in fact, may have worked in his favor, since much of the Clinton presidency has turned out to be a tabloid sideshow. Well done Mr. Oppenheimer, and two thumbs up.
40 of 46 people found the following review helpful
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Because the author goes into so much detail about both Bill and Hillary Clinton's childhood and personal families, I was able to get a fuller, more human picture of them. It was very helpful to me, as I have been honestly unable to comprehend why anybody would trust or like either one of the Clintons. Reading this gossipy book with all its quotes from childhood friends, stories from Hillary's mother, brothers, cousins; the friends of Bill's mother, etc. honestly helped me to flesh out these people and realize that they are not, after all, monsters. They have become something much different from what they envisioned in their youth because of their willingness to sacrifice personal principle for political power, but they are not monsters.
I appreciated learning that many people liked Hillary at Wellesley and Yale Law School because she was genuinely friendly and did many kind things for others. I could imagine why Bill fell for Hillary and vice-versa, and how their relationship began as a genuinely passionate one.
Likewise, I found it very believable that Hillary said something to the effect that she would never be able to go through all the rigors of politics if she didn't know that "they were saving the world." From the beginning of their relationship, Hillary believed that Bill was a semi-messianic figure who would attain the presidency, that he and she would be able to get into the government and create lots of positive (to her mind) changes that would help lots of people. Just like any messianic figure, people would oppose him. Unfortunately, that's a delusion. If she had been less idealistic and more realistic, she might have demanded faithfulness and either forced him to change or divorced him. Either of those outcomes would have spared us from the Clinton presidency. At any rate, I liked this book very much.
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Incredulous argument
Bill and Hillary Clinton's marriage is perhaps the most scrutizized in the world. In this book, Oppenheimer presses his opinion that the Clinton's marriage is held together not by... Read more
Published on December 27, 2004 by Y. Sun
An Accurate, Carefully Researched Portrait of the Clintons
Unlike Peggy Noonan's trashy tome about Hillary Clinton which I lambasted in another review, this book was excellent, being factual, carefully researched and well written. Read more
Published on December 11, 2002 by Paige Turner
Not a hatchet job
I first saw this book referenced in Michael Tomasky's Hillary's Turn. Tomasky described this book as a hatchet job. Read more
Published on November 18, 2002 by J. Gillespie
Incorrect data damages author's credibility
Okay, so it's a small thing, but on page 92 of the Harper Collins hard-cover edition, the author states that one of Hillary's relatives graduated from Stevens College in COLUMBUS,... Read more
Published on March 18, 2002
A Preference for Fluff
I'm not familiar with the author but having finished most of the book by now, I consider it to be about 20% truth, and 80% fiction. Read more
Published on February 22, 2001 by Patricia B. Ross
State of a Union: Or Why Hillary is a Terrible Person
Seductive in its wily argument, this book gives such a spin-doctored view of Hillary Clinton that it barely qualifies as non-fiction. Read more
Published on January 18, 2001 by Erin Branham
SECOND RATE BOOK FROM A THIRD RATE WRITER
HE WROTE BETTER WHEN HE WORKED FOR THE ENQUIRER.NOT WORTH THE TIME.A CUT AND PASTE BOOK SO SHALLOW YOU COUD NOT WADE IN IT.
Published on August 29, 2000
An Anti-Clinton Diatribe
An anti-Clinton diatribe that locates some new sources of information and arrives at negative conclusions about the Clintons as persons, which it states mainly through innuendo. Read more
Published on August 26, 2000
An Anti-Clinton Diatribe
An anti-Clinton diatribe that locates some new sources of information and arrives at negative conclusions about the Clintons as persons, which it states mainly through innuendo. Read more
Published on August 26, 2000 by Joseph Ryan
A Hillary biographer respects Jerry's book
Jerry Oppenheimer's book is the best biography of Hillary and offers new perspectives about her based on research. Read more
Published on August 21, 2000 by Paul Lowinger
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