List Price: $18.99 Details
Save: $1.33 (7%)
Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime & FREE Returns
Return this item for free
  • Free returns are available for the shipping address you chose. You can return the item for any reason in new and unused condition: no shipping charges
  • Learn more about free returns.
FREE delivery Monday, July 11 if you spend $25 on items shipped by Amazon
Or fastest delivery Thursday, July 7. Order within 12 hrs 35 mins
In Stock.
As an alternative, the Kindle eBook is available now and can be read on any device with the free Kindle app.
[{"displayPrice":"$17.66","priceAmount":17.66,"currencySymbol":"$","integerValue":"17","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"66","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"ZFc0kokdTbpki4Hw%2FP0NgEmBnv%2Fva37sIXJKSQ78P4%2BDUt8CYIopYayyd1x3w8ZxlzcIaBFDC7L9hEH2e1IaDgkW77FIflraDBV%2FaAb5W3WOR7Gh7aQqOTuSgTDGnT5TLjo0sAKLcUM%3D","locale":"en-US","buyingOptionType":"NEW"},{"displayPrice":"$9.98","priceAmount":9.98,"currencySymbol":"$","integerValue":"9","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"98","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"Yb1vI5SFP6cL2iqOzNQ4nssY%2BHygQxO2wLV1AMQ7eJkpt%2Fcv1jqc9qqutZ8QDjIanG5feOWHfiZS6ldcNsf0bJHL7E7uz08StDxCiswpGWzBYhNaSXsjQB7W%2FO8JypvF2coqmCihpzvSZkD%2Bz366IhwmEK0kRBRdpc%2Fm8iK531IYO8RHqY7OnA%3D%3D","locale":"en-US","buyingOptionType":"USED"}]
$$17.66 () Includes selected options. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. Details
Price
Subtotal
$$17.66
Subtotal
Initial payment breakdown
Shipping cost, delivery date, and order total (including tax) shown at checkout.
Secure transaction
Your transaction is secure
We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Learn more
Ships from
Amazon.com
Sold by
Amazon.com
Ships from
Amazon.com
Sold by
Amazon.com
Return policy: Eligible for Return, Refund or Replacement within 30 days of receipt
This item can be returned in its original condition for a full refund or replacement within 30 days of receipt.
Read full return policy
First in His Class: A Bio... has been added to your Cart
Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime
FREE delivery Monday, July 11 if you spend $25 on items shipped by Amazon
Or fastest delivery Sunday, July 10. Order within 20 hrs 5 mins
Used: Good | Details
Sold by TipnTuck's
Fulfilled by Amazon
Condition: Used: Good
Comment: Has a sturdy binding with some shelf wear. Item may contain writing and or highlighting, library markings, and show signs of use. Ships FAST from Amazon!

Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in Amazon's fulfillment centers, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products. Something we hope you'll especially enjoy: FBA items qualify for FREE Shipping and Amazon Prime.

If you're a seller, Fulfillment by Amazon can help you grow your business. Learn more about the program.

Added to

Sorry, there was a problem.

There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Please try again.

Sorry, there was a problem.

List unavailable.
Share <Embed>
Have one to sell?
Sell on Amazon
Other Sellers on Amazon
Added
$12.80
+ $3.99 shipping
Sold by: AZ-Fast SHIP
Sold by: AZ-Fast SHIP
(845 ratings)
89% positive over last 12 months
Only 1 left in stock - order soon.
Shipping rates and Return policy
Added
$16.80
& FREE Shipping
Sold by: RLM's books
Sold by: RLM's books
(150 ratings)
97% positive over last 12 months
Only 1 left in stock - order soon.
Shipping rates and Return policy
Added
$16.80
& FREE Shipping
Sold by: Books'r us (We ship worldwide!)
Sold by: Books'r us (We ship worldwide!)
(1314 ratings)
97% positive over last 12 months
Only 1 left in stock - order soon.
Shipping rates and Return policy
Amazon book clubs early access
Loading your book clubs
There was a problem loading your book clubs. Please try again.
Not in a club? Learn more
Amazon book clubs early access

Join or create book clubs

Choose books together

Track your books
Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free.
Explore Amazon Book Clubs
Kindle app logo image

Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Learn more

Read instantly on your browser with Kindle Cloud Reader.

Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app.

QR code to download the Kindle App

Flip to back Flip to front
Listen Playing... Paused   You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition.
Learn more

Follow the Author

David Maraniss
Something went wrong. Please try your request again later.

First in His Class: A Biography Of Bill Clinton Paperback – February 8, 1996

by
David Maraniss (Author)
› Visit Amazon's David Maraniss Page
Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
See search results for this author
David Maraniss (Author)
4.4 out of 5 stars 99 ratings
See all formats and editions
Price
New from Used from
Kindle
$13.99
— —
Hardcover
$23.74
$3.00 $1.30
Paperback
$17.66
$12.80 $1.54

Enhance your purchase

Previous page
  1. Print length
    528 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    February 8, 1996
  4. Dimensions
    6.13 x 1.32 x 9.25 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    9780684818900
  6. ISBN-13
    978-0684818900
  7. Lexile measure
    1230L
  8. See all details
Next page
Kindle Epic Summer Challenge. Unlock achievements, crush your reading list pantry

Frequently bought together

  • First in His Class: A Biography Of Bill Clinton
  • +
  • The Survivor: Bill Clinton in the White House
  • +
  • Bush
Total price:
To see our price, add these items to your cart.
Some of these items ship sooner than the others.
Show details Hide details
Choose items to buy together.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Lots of people have put forth theories on what makes Bill Clinton tick, but the most trustworthy source may be David Maraniss of the Washington Post. Maraniss won a Pulitzer covering Clinton's campaign, and his book on the man is nonpareil; you simply can't understand Clinton without reading Maraniss's anaylsis of his past. When Bill Clinton is good, he is very, very good, and when he's bad, he's exactly like he has been all his life. Fair-minded but no apologist, Maraniss is essentially an inspiring reporter who, virtually alone among Americans, has troubled to interview Clinton's Oxford classmates and therefore knows that Clinton was, according to them, not lying when he said he "never inhaled"; his classmates devoted hours to teaching Bill to inhale, but he just couldn't do it. Maraniss also casts light on what Clinton did imbibe intellectually at Oxford; precisely what he did to elude the draft, and its moral significance; how Arkansas politics shaped his political style; and what his character and marriage might actually be like. Yes, Maraniss gives us a comic scene in which fiancée Hillary comes through the front door of the campaign headquarters while a young female staffer is hustled out the back--but more importantly, Maraniss puts such events in perspective. As he once observed in the Post, "The question of whether a president who cannot control his sexual appetite should not be president is a tough one. It might mean that most of our presidents should not have been presidents."

Review

Steve Neal Chicago Sun-Times First in His Class is a triumph of American political biography.

Jonathan Alter The Washington Monthly This is a first-rate political biography. To understand why the shorthand on this man [Clinton] is so insufficient, this book is essential.

Joan Duffy The Commercial Appeal Finally, a real book on Bill Clinton.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0684818906
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Simon & Schuster (February 8, 1996)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 528 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780684818900
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0684818900
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 1230L
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.25 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.13 x 1.32 x 9.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 99 ratings

About the author

Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations.

David Maraniss

Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

David Maraniss is an associate editor at The Washington Post. He is the winner of the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting and has been a Pulitzer finalist two other times for his journalism and again for They Marched Into Sunlight, a book about Vietnam and the sixties. The author also of bestselling works on Bill Clinton, Vince Lombardi, and Roberto Clemente, Maraniss is a fellow of the Society of American Historians. He and his wife, Linda, live in Washington, DC, and Madison, Wisconsin.

Customer reviews

4.4 out of 5 stars
4.4 out of 5
99 global ratings
5 star
62%
4 star
25%
3 star
8%
2 star
2%
1 star
3%

Top reviews from the United States

N. NATALE
4.0 out of 5 stars More than you want to know
Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2012
Verified Purchase
6 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report abuse
Lynn Foxx
5.0 out of 5 stars FIRST among Clinton Bios
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2007
Verified Purchase
7 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report abuse
DJS
5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable reading!
Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2019
Verified Purchase
Helpful
 Report abuse
Robert L. Bartz
3.0 out of 5 stars Like: "Well I'm just not going to dwell on ...
Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2016
Verified Purchase
6 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report abuse
Steve Clancy
5.0 out of 5 stars Good Read
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2013
Verified Purchase
Helpful
 Report abuse
W.Knapp
4.0 out of 5 stars Ambitio9n and ambiguity
Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2013
Verified Purchase
Helpful
 Report abuse
JFO
3.0 out of 5 stars First In His Class
Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2012
Verified Purchase
One person found this helpful
Helpful
 Report abuse

Top reviews from other countries

Patrick Panton
5.0 out of 5 stars Bill Clinton
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 8, 2017
Verified Purchase
Report abuse
Verified purchase
5.0 out of 5 stars Epic book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 12, 2015
Verified Purchase
Report abuse