Klein Joe as Anonymous (3 results)

Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition, First Printing. A very nice copy in collector's condition--tight, bright and clean. Unclipped. The widely ballyhooed and thinly disguised story of Bill Clinton's 1992 primary campaign, this book received much media attention, mainly due to the "Anonymous" author. The story is supposed to be so authentic that it could only have been written by an inside staffer. It was a major Washington pastime to guess the writer's identity. Nearly half of the book focuses on the critical New Hampshire Primary. The second half explores the arbitrary romances and foibles of the characters. The real strength here is in the characterizations. Jack Stanton, the governor of a small Southern state, is seeking the Democratic nomination. He "has his flaws, but his stamina, optimism and appetite for life are spectacular." Susan Stanton as Hillary is every bit as brilliant, perceptive, and determined as her many fans might imagine. It is fun to guess the identity of the other characters. Is that Mario Cuomo? Jessie Jackson? James Carville? This novel is more informative about politics than any government textbook, and certainly far more fun. When Anonymous was later revealed to be author and Newsweek correspondent Joe Klein, a chorus of criticism was heard from his media colleagues who accused him of sullying his journalistic integrity by writing and publishing this book. They were probably just jealous. Basis for the film featuring John Travolta and Emma Thompson.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Anonymous was later revealed to be author and *Newsweek* correspondent Joe Klein. After a chorus of nervous Nellies in the media condemned Klein for sullying his journalistic integrity by writing and publishing this book, Klein was dismissed, in act of craven cowardice, by then employer *Newsweek,* later to land with *The New Yorker.* Basis for the film featuring John Travolta and Emma Thompson.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. UNCORRECTED PROOF in blue, 'repeating house' wraps. Fine.