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Clinton, Bill Mi Vida/ My Life ISBN 13: 9781400044061

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Mi vida, del presidente Clinton, es un impresionante y sorprendentemente honesto retrato de un líder global que decidió cuando era joven que dedicaría sus dotes intelectuales y políticos, y su extraordinaria capacidad para el trabajo duro, al servicio de los ciudadanos.
Nos muestra el avance de un americano notable que, gracias a sus enormes energías y su esfuerzo, logró realizar el improbable viaje desde Hope, Arkansas, hasta la Casa Blanca -- un trayecto alimentado por su apasionado interés en el proceso político que se manifestó en cada etapa de su vida: en la universidad, trabajando como becario para el senador William Fulbright; en Oxford, cuando formó parte del movimiento de protesta contra la guerra de Vietnam en la facultad de Derecho de Yale, haciendo campaña a nivel de base para los candidatos demócratas; y de nuevo en Arkansas, cuando se presentó candidato al Congreso, a fiscal general y al cargo de gobernador.

A lo largo de esta obra, somos testigos de cómo su carrera política se forjó a partir de su decidida voluntad de mejorar la vida de sus conciudadanos, un compromiso firme con el avance de los derechos civiles, y una excepcional capacidad de comprender los detalles prácticos de la vida política.
También llegamos a comprender las presiones emocionales a las que se vio sometido en su juventud, desde su nacimiento tras la temprana muerte de su padre, hasta la difícil situación que vivió, atrapado en una relación disfuncional entre su enérgica madre que tanto se preocupó de él, y un padrastro maltratador al que jamás dejó de querer, y cuyo nombre adoptó. Asistimos a la atracción que sintió por la brillante e irresistible Hillary Rodham, con la cual decidió casarse, y a la apasionada devoción, desde su infancia, a su hija Chelsea, así como a toda la experiencia de la paternidad. Y también, cómo lenta y dolorosamente, empieza a comprender que su temprana negación del dolor en ocasiones le arrastró a pautas de conducta dañinas.

El libro del presidente Clinton es también la narración más completa, matizada y con más detalles concretos de una presidencia que se ha escrito jamás, abarcando no s--lo los momentos más destacados de las crisis sino también la manera en que la presidencia funciona realmente: el bombardeo cotidiano de problemas, personalidades, conflictos, reveses y éxitos.Es un testamento acerca del impacto positivo que su labor y sus ideales tuvieron en Estados Unidos y en todo el mundo.
Es el emocionante relato de un presidente sometido a un asalto implacable y concertado, orquestado por sus enemigos de la extrema derecha, as' como la historia de cómo sobrevivo y terminó por prevalecer sobre todo ello.

Estamos ante un tesoro de momentos capturados en toda su vivacidad, entre ellos:
- El niño de diez años contemplando las convenciones políticas nacionales en el nuevo (y primer) aparato de televisión familiar.
- La montaña rusa que fue la campaña de 1992.
- Las conversaciones extraordinariamente francas con Newt Gingrich y Bob Dole.
- La delicada manipulación necesaria para convencer a Rabin y Arafat de que se dieran la mano frente a las cámaras, a la vez que debía evitarse que Arafat besara a Rabin.
- El coste, tanto público como privado, del escándalo que amenaza-- a la presidencia.

Nos hallamos frente a la vida de una destacada figura nacional e internacional, que nos es revelada con todos sus talentos y contradicciones, contada abiertamente, con su voz personal y reconocible. Un libro excepcional de un americano excepcional.

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Review

"By a generous measure, the richest American presidential autobiography-no other book tells us as vividly or fully what it is like to be president of the United StatesÉ. And he can write." --Larry McMurtry, The New York Times Book Review

"My Life is, without question, the best written U.S. presidential tome of all time." --Douglas Brinkley, Financial Times

"A hell of a good story." --Frank McCourt, Entertainment Weekly

"It's an almost voluptuous pleasure to read Clinton when he's recounting and analyzing a political race or a legislative battle, whether it's one of his own or somebody else's." --The New Yorker

"Consistently fascinating." --The Seattle Times

"Clinton talks with disarming frankness [and] writes with grace and fluidity. . . . He is also a born storyteller." --The New Republic

"Might just be the perfect representation of the man himself." --The Plain Dealer

"Clinton has many tales to tell, particularly a rich, sometimes moving account of his years before the public life, fit for future analytical historians and biographers. . . . The personal and the political are intertwined. . . . Clinton's story very much reflects the man we know." --The Nation

"He manages to create the distinct impression that he is sitting in the living room talking to the reader. . . . Anyone who is geninely interested in American politics will find his insights and anecdotes fascinating. . . . The book helps to elucidate the question of 'how he did it.' " --Deseret Morning News

"It's a saga worthy of Cecil B. DeMille, a rags-to-riches tale full of the stuff of human frailty, with a cast of hundreds, complete with low-life villians and high-minded heroes and, as such stories require, an upbeat ending. . . . The 1990s come to life once again as a time of uncommon tumult and riveting personalities. . . . The personalities on parade are as vivid as the events." --Newark Star-Ledger

" Tremendously interesting and entertaining. . . . Clinton's is a truly American story to which the average person can relate. . . . Future politicians will find it a must-read, and average Americans will identify with the highs and lows we all experience as we make our way through life." --Chattanooga Times Free Press

"Takes readers through a strong account of the achievements and failures of his administrattion. . . . No other presidential memoir is likely to be so lively. . . . Bill Clinton is hard to dismiss, and so is an account of his extraordinary life." -- The Tennessean

"A reading of MyLife is a necessity for lovers of good autobiograpy. It reads like a down-home history of a life and, thus, anchors Clinton as a superb storyteller. . . . Candid. . . . Honest. . . . Stimulating." --Huntsville Times

About the Author

WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON, es el presidente número 42 de los Estados Unidos, y fundador de la Fundación Clinton.

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  • PublisherVintage Espanol
  • Publication date2004
  • ISBN 10 1400044065
  • ISBN 13 9781400044061
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