All Too Human

George Stephenopoulos

ISBN 10: 0316929328 / ISBN 13: 9780316929325

Published by Back Bay Books, 1998

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All Too Human is a new-generation political memoir, written from the refreshing perspective of one who got his hands on the levers of awesome power at an early age. At thirty, the author was at Bill Clinton's side during the presidential campaign of 1992, & for the next five years he was rarely more than a step away from the president & his other advisers at every important moment of the first term. What Liar's Poker did to Wall Street, this book will do to politics. It is an irreverent & intimate portrait of how the nation's weighty business is conducted by people whose egos & idiosyncrasies are no sturdier than anyone else's. Including sharp portraits of the Clintons, Al Gore, Dick Morris, Colin Powell, & scores of others, as well as candid & revelatory accounts of the famous debacles & triumphs of an administration that constantly went over the top, All Too Human is, like its author, a brilliant combination of pragmatic insight & idealism. It is destined to be the most important & enduring book to come out of the Clinton administration.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: All Too Human
• Publisher: Back Bay Books
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0316929328
• ISBN 13: 9780316929325
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Fair

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Synopsis

For four years in the White House and one year of campaigning before that, George Stephanopoulos was rarely more than a few steps from Bill Clinton. As the president's senior adviser, he saw it all - the endless arguments, the back-hall scheming, the protracted decisions, and the last-minute flip-flops that somehow produced real accomplishments but also set in motion an almost tragic series of events that placed the fate of the president in the hands of the Senate. When Stephanopoulos first met Bill Clinton in September of 1991, he was thirty years old, and like so many others before and since, he was dazzled by the brilliance, charisma, lofty goals, and astonishing empathy of this remarkably gifted politician. Here was the perfect star for an ambitious young man to hitch himself to, yet little did he anticipate what an amazing rollercoaster ride it would be - both for the administration and for Stephanopoulos. Throughout the chaos and camaraderie, the breathtaking triumphs and disasters, Stephanopoulos clung to his vision of what a Clinton presidency could be, even as he began to see the hidden, dark compartments in the man that would bring him and the nation to such grief.

From AudioFile

This is a political junkie's dream come true, an insider's account of the Clinton Administration's first five years. Narrator Jeff Woodman has a clear, expressive voice that decisively captures the author's emotions. If he just read the book straight, it would be most enjoyable. But Woodman has made two problematic choices. The first is that he attempts to sound too much like the author, but he puts too much swagger and cockiness in his delivery. The second is his attempt at characters. None of them sound like the person he's trying to imitate, with Clinton being a notable mistake. Still, the book is an interesting read. R.I.G. (c) AudioFile 2000, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine