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Clinton in Exile | 
| Manufacturer: HarperCollins e-books
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 30676
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Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 400
Dewey Decimal Number: 973.929092
ASIN: B00188V7ZA
Publication Date: May 6, 2008
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Just before noon on January 20, 2001, the most powerful and arguably most ambitious man in the world relinquished the public stage, reluctantly, at the young age of fifty-four. Having endured infamous scandals and impeachment, President Bill Clinton left office with record approval ratings -- and embarked on an uncertain journey. Since then Clinton has moved in and out of the shadows of this "exile," leaving the millions who knew him to wonder: How has this man of such outsized talent and passions adjusted to leaving power? Based on more than 150 interviews with the former president's friends, associates, and sometime enemies, Clinton in Exile takes readers from Clinton's last hours in office, through his indulgent personal life and well-publicized humanitarian efforts, to his front-of-camera and behind-the-scenes coordination of his wife's presidential campaign. - What is the status of his relationship with Hillary? What would be his role if they were to return to the White House?
- What happened behind closed doors that may have influenced the pardon of Marc Rich?
- Who is the woman rumored to have been Clinton's postpresidency girlfriend?
- What does Clinton privately acknowledge to be the greatest mistakes of his presidency?
- What's happened to the Clinton-Gore relationship since they left the White House?
- What is the nature of Clinton's relationship with George H. W. Bush?
Noted biographer and journalist Carol Felsenthal has spent two years investigating these questions among many others, and her reporting gives a fascinating and textured portrait of this complex man. Clinton in Exile is the definitive biography of one of the most towering, intriguing, and deeply controversial figures of our time.
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 Lemons out of lemonade September 22, 2008
The author appears intent on taking lemonade and trying to make lemons out of it.
The book relies primarily upon the "167 interviews" the author conducted with Clinton's friends and associates. The anecdotes and perceptions of the interviewees are informative and well worth reading. But as someone who has followed the Clinton post-presidency through membership in the library/foundation, news articles and interviews, too much appears to be missing from the source information out there about the foundation, the library, the 9/11 investigation and other topics mentioned. Questions are raised for debate (Is Clinton's work in Africa just a means to obtain a Nobel Peace Prize?) only to be answered by the author's style of this friend/associate says this and this friend/associate says the opposite. Such questions would appear trivial if the author concentrated on Clinton's actual record and wrote about Clinton accomplishments in Africa and elsewhere in more detail. While constantly mentioning Clinton's speeches and speaking fees, the author barely mentions the content of what Clinton says, which from viewing a video or obtaining a transcript here or there of some of Clinton's speeches, is a major oversight in any book claiming to cover Clinton's post-presidency. Clinton's eloquence and passion on the issues facing the world rise far above the comments about him presented here.
 The Way Things Were July 25, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Every former president develops a nostalgia for the
good old days in the White House. The end of the
second term brings such a definitive landing
that readjusting to ordinary life becomes a trauma of sorts.
The book begins by posing the question as to why President Clinton
could not have sought a third term. The answer to this
question is unknowable. President Clinton is presented as the
proverbial risk taker who thrives on grappling with "chance".
The author describes the various speaking engagements of
President Clinton throughout Europe. His efforts to eradicate
AIDS in Africa are seen as a critical point in the
post-White House years. Parts of the book provide an
important glimpse into President Clinton's personal life.
For instance, he likes expensive mechanical watches and dresses
well.
A White House portrait of President Clinton was drawn by
Simmie Knox- a noted African American painter. A portion of
the book deals with President Clinton's 2004 surgery.
Overall, the book is a fair testament to President Clinton's
post White House years
Carol Felsenthal wrote it -- you gotta read it July 14, 2008
She's one of the best biographers that we have. That's all that this biographer has to know.
Carol Felsenthal wrote it -- you gotta read it July 14, 2008
She's one of the best biographers that we have. That's all this biographer has to know.
Deconstructing Bill Clinton's 21st Century Life with a Democratic Ax to Grind June 26, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
If you were a Bill Clinton fan, you'll find this book to be overly critical and full of too much innuendo. If you are a Republican, you will be dissatisfied with this book as being too Democratically oriented. If you are a Democrat who cannot forgive Bill Clinton for getting involved with Ms. Lewinski, this book will be right up your alley.
Everyone who saw me carrying this book was puzzled by the title, which means to suggest that Bill Clinton is not very welcome with many Americans but is loved abroad. But I'm not sure that's accurate. I daresay that if he could run for president again his standing in the polls would be much higher than that of President Bush or the apparent nominees from the major parties. That title gives you a tip-off that Ms. Felsenthal has an agenda . . . which is to remind everyone that the Democrats didn't do very well after Bill Clinton fell from grace.
Although Ms. Felsenthal interviews a lot of people who were once close to Bill Clinton, she never identifies which ones are now major Obama supporters . . . which undoubtedly colored their views. I believe that's poor research that harms the value of what she wrote. In particular, I was struck by how many of the most negative comments came from prominent Obama supporters. Since the interviews took place during the campaigning, could it be that some responses had a political motive behind them? I don't know, but I'm skeptical.
She also seems to be quick to take credit away from the leadership roles that Bill Clinton has played. She is much more impressed by Ira Magaziner's hard work on helping reduce AIDS in Africa than in Bill Clinton's ferocious fund raising for the same cause. The truth is that both are needed, and the two men have worked as a team for a long time. One doesn't take away from the other.
From that, you get a sense that Ms. Felsenthal has an extremely high opinion of what an ex-president should be able to accomplish: Raise tens of billions annually, solve the world's most difficult problems single-handed in a few years, and never be seen in public with anyone who ever indulges in improper behavior. Well, that would be nice. I suspect that the George W. Bush period of being an ex-president will yield a more reasonable set of expectations. In that context, Bill Clinton's first years out of office will have to be re-examined.
I did like the photographs.
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