'A Long Time Coming'
Evan Thomas
'This is US politics as you have never seen it: close up and personal. The book is a tour de force of reporting.'
Bruce Elder, Pick of the Week (Sydney Morning Herald)'A Long Time Coming builds a great sense of drama as it delves into the stories behind the scenes - the Clinton-Obama struggle, the McCain-Palin ticket, the infighting and backstabbing, and ultimately the graceful emergence of a man born to be a leader.'
(Sunday Mail Brisbane )'Thomas is an experienced and astute observer and commentator on US politics and he brings his reporter's eye and historian's ear to the task ... A measured and considered account of Obama's first big campaign.'
Dennis Atkins (Courier Mail)Since 1984, Newsweek has been renowned for its vivid, in-depth special election coverage of the ordeal of running for the presidency. A year before the election, Newsweek assigns reporters to get inside the campaigns of the Republican and Democratic candidates. Newsweek promises not to publish any information until after the votes are cast, and in exchange, the reporters receive remarkable access. They travel with the candidates, are there at crucial turning points and confidential meetings, and uncover stories not covered in day-to-day reporting.
In this book, a compelling narrative by Evan Thomas, Newsweek shares the inside stories from one of the most exciting elections in recent history, illuminating the personalities and events that influenced the outcome, and taking stock of the key players and key issues for the new administration. This will be an absorbing read for anyone interested in American politics.
'A Long Time Coming was one of the first and most authoritative accounts of the many written about Barack Obama's rise to power ... It's a truly revelatory and lively read.'
Samela Harris (The Advertiser)'If you want consistency and some insider gossip read Evan Thomas, who as a Newsweek editor has access to everyone.'
Dennis Altman (Weekend Australian)Evan Thomas
Newsweek Editor-at-Large Evan Thomas has written more than a hundred cover stories. His other books include a biography of Robert Kennedy and, most recently, the New York Times bestseller Sea of Thunder.
The reporters on the election project team are Eleanor Clift, one of Washington's best-known political reporters and a regular on The McLaughlin Group, Washington correspondent Darren Briscoe, Mike Hastings, Nick Summers, and Katie Connolly.
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Extent: 240pp + 16pp photographs
Size: 210mm x 135mm
ISBN (13): 9781921372681
RRP: $27.95
Pub date: January 2009
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