Synopses & Reviews
John Edwardss longest-serving former aide gives us the inside story—in shocking, explosive detail—about the meteoric rise and scandalous fall of
THE POLITICIAN
Andrew Young volunteered for the Edwards campaign for U.S. Senate in 1998 and soon became the Democratic candidates right-hand man and most trusted friend. As Edwards became a national star, Youngs responsibilities grew to include a series of questionable assignments that culminated with being asked to conceal the Senators ongoing adultery. Then, days before his run in the 2008 presidential primaries began, Edwards was faced with a publicity nightmare: Rielle Hunter, the campaign videographer with whom hed been having an affair, was pregnant. Edwards insisted that Young claim paternity—but America would eventually learn the truth…
“A book worth reading for its larger drama. Mr. Youngs book examines what a politician really is.”—Janet Maslin, The New York Times
Young believed that Edwards could be a great president, and was assured throughout the cover-up that one day Edwards would come clean to his cancer-stricken wife, Elizabeth—and the rest of the country—and take responsibility for his actions. Instead, Young watched as his own career and family life fell apart. With this memoir, he finally has the chance to share his account of what really happened—and go beyond the headlines to show who John Edwards really is.
“Mesmerizing...This is not a political memoir. Its a morality tale with the chill of Hitchcock.” —Tina Brown, The Daily Beast
Review
"A book worth reading for its larger drama. With a title that ultimately works like a shiv in the ribs, Mr. Youngs book examines what a politician really is: the value of his words... the extent of his feelings of entitlement, the outrageousness of his ego...and the gap between his public convictions and private behavior" - Janet Maslin, The New York Times “Mesmerizing...This is not a political memoir. Its a morality tale with the chill of Hitchcock.” ---Tina Brown, The Daily Beast
“Replete with colorful anecdotes and vignettes, this forceful memoir offers a familiar, if a bit slippery, tale of lost youthful innocence.” --The New York Times Book Review “How often does the quest for the White House become an unhealthy obsession, not just for a candidate and his spouse, but for the people around them?” --The Boston Globe
Synopsis
John Edwardss longest-serving former aide gives us the inside storyin shocking, explosive detailabout the meteoric rise and scandalous fall of
THE POLITICIAN
Andrew Young volunteered for the Edwards campaign for U.S. Senate in 1998 and soon became the Democratic candidates right-hand man and most trusted friend. As Edwards became a national star, Youngs responsibilities grew to include a series of questionable assignments that culminated with being asked to conceal the Senators ongoing adultery. Then, days before his run in the 2008 presidential primaries began, Edwards was faced with a publicity nightmare: Rielle Hunter, the campaign videographer with whom hed been having an affair, was pregnant. Edwards insisted that Young claim paternitybut America would eventually learn the truth…
“A book worth reading for its larger drama. Mr. Youngs book examines what a politician really is.”Janet Maslin, The New York Times
Young believed that Edwards could be a great president, and was assured throughout the cover-up that one day Edwards would come clean to his cancer-stricken wife, Elizabethand the rest of the countryand take responsibility for his actions. Instead, Young watched as his own career and family life fell apart. With this memoir, he finally has the chance to share his account of what really happenedand go beyond the headlines to show who John Edwards really is.
“Mesmerizing...This is not a political memoir. Its a morality tale with the chill of Hitchcock.” Tina Brown, The Daily Beast
Synopsis
"The Politician" offers a look at the trajectory that made John Edwards the ideal Democratic candidate for president, and the hubris that brought him down, leaving his career, his marriage, and his dreams in ashes. Martin's Press.
Synopsis
Since he was a teenager, Patrick Kennedy has battled depression and addictions. For years, he hid it from everyone: the stigma was too great, not just for him but for his family, themselves no strangers to problems of addiction. Now, he is coming clean.
Patrick first ran for office in Rhode Island at age 21, and went on to win eleven straight elections, including eight terms in the U.S. House--the most electoral victories of anyone in the entire Kennedy family. Yet for much of his career, even as a prominent member of Congress, Patrick self-medicated wtih drugs and alcohol. On May 4, 2006, he crashed his car in the early morning hours near the Capitol, and his public image began to crack. This book is the first step in a campaign not just for one man, but for every family touched by mental illness and addiction: a spare-no-details, utterly honest memoir of growing up a Kennedy in the spotlight of constant public scrutiny, while secretly suffering. By telling his story, Patrick is embarking on a fight on behalf of everyone who suffers as he did, or indeed with any brain disorder.
Synopsis
Andrew Young volunteered for the Edwards campaign for U.S. Senate in 1998 and soon became the Democratic candidates right-hand man and most trusted friend. As Edwards became a national star, Youngs responsibilities grew to include a series of questionable assignments that culminated with being asked to conceal the Senators ongoing adultery. Then, days before his run in the 2008 presidential primaries began, Edwards was faced with a publicity nightmare: Rielle Hunter, the campaign videographer with whom hed been having an affair, was pregnant. Edwards insisted that Young claim paternity—but America would eventually learn the truth…
Young believed that Edwards could be a great president, and was assured throughout the cover-up that one day Edwards would come clean to his cancer-stricken wife, Elizabeth—and the rest of the country—and take responsibility for his actions. Instead, Young watched as his own career and family life fell apart. With this memoir, he finally has the chance to share his account of what really happened—and go beyond the headlines to show who John Edwards really is.
About the Author
Patrick J. Kennedy is the youngest child of Senator Edward (Ted) Kennedy and Joan Kennedy. When he was fifteen, Patrick was put on medication for what eventually would be diagnosed as bipolar disorder. He attended Providence College, and became the youngest member of his family to hold elective office when he joined the Rhode Island House of Representatives at age 21. It was the first of eleven consecutive election victories. In 1994 he won election to the U.S. House of Representatives, from Rhode Island's first district, a seat he held for eight terms.In 2010 he announced his retirement from Congress in order to launch a massive campaign to fight all neurological disorders, including addictions and bipolar depression.