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The Center Holds - by Jonathan Alter (Paperback)

Name: The Center Holds - by Jonathan Alter (Paperback)
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From the bestselling author of The Promise, the thrilling story of one of the most momentous contests in American history, the Battle Royale between Obama and his enemies from the 2010 midterms through the 2013 inauguration.In The Center Holds, Jonathan Alter provides the first full account of America at the crossroads.
About the Author: Jonathan Alter is an award-winning historian, columnist, and documentary filmmaker.
448 Pages
Political Science, American Government

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A narrative thriller about the battle royale surrounding Barack Obama's quest for a second term amid widespread joblessness and one of the most poisonous political climates in American history.

Book Synopsis

From the bestselling author of The Promise, the thrilling story of one of the most momentous contests in American history, the Battle Royale between Obama and his enemies from the 2010 midterms through the 2013 inauguration.In The Center Holds, Jonathan Alter provides the first full account of America at the crossroads. With exclusive reporting and rare historical insight, he pierces the bubble of the White House and the presidential campaigns in a landmark election that marked the return of big money and the rise of big data. He tells the epic story of an embattled president fighting back with the first campaign of the Digital Age. Alter relates the untold story behind Obama's highs and lows, from the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound to the frustration of the debt ceiling fiasco to his unexpected run-ins with Black and Latino activists. Alter takes us inside Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan's Boston campaign as well as Obama's disastrous preparation for the first debate. We meet Obama's analytics geeks working out of "The Cave" and the man who secretly videotaped Romney's infamous comments on the "47 percent." The Center Holds deepens our understanding of the Obama presidency and the future of the country.

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"Highly informed, energetically reported.... Alter gives us a lucid picture of the toxic, highly partisan political environment in which today's controversies are occurring."

About the Author

Jonathan Alter is an award-winning historian, columnist, and documentary filmmaker. An MSNBC political analyst and former senior editor at Newsweek, he is the author of three New York Times bestsellers: The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies; The Promise: President Obama, Year One; and The Defining Moment: FDR's Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope.

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Dimensions (Overall): 9.2 Inches (H) x 6.1 Inches (W) x 1.0 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.1 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 448

Genre: Political Science

Sub-Genre: American Government

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Theme: Executive Branch

Format: Paperback

Author: Jonathan Alter

Language: English

Street Date: May 6, 2014

TCIN: 1011986944

UPC: 9781451646085

Item Number (DPCI): 247-11-0308

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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