My Life

Description

One of the bestselling hardcover memoirs of all time is now available in paperback. Will include new material by the author. President Bill Clinton's My Life is the strikingly candid portrait of a global leader who decided in early life to devote his intellectual and political gifts, and his extraordinary capacity for hard work, to serving the public. It is the fullest, most concretely detailed, most nuanced account of a presidency ever written, and a testament to the positive impact on America and on the world of his work and his ideals. Here is the life of a great national and international figure, revealed with all his talents and contradictions. Filled with fascinating moments and insights, it is told openly, directly, in President Clinton's completely recognizable voice.

Bill Clinton served as the forty-second President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. George W Bush was his successor and George H W Bush his predecessor. Since leaving office, Clinton has been heavily involved in public speaking and humanitarian work. He has remained active in political matters, campaigning for Democratic presidential candidates, notably his wife in the 2008 presidential election. Hilary Clinton, is also a powerful force in world politics; she was the United States Senator for New York from 2001-9 and the 67th United States Secretary of State under Barack Obama.

My Life is, without question, the best written U.S. presidential tome of all time -- Douglas Brinkley * Financial Times * Bill Clinton has given an unprecedented story of a White House life and the roads that led to it -- Peter Stothard * The Times * You can't help but feel you're in the company, one on one, of the man himself... The narrative is engaging... The accounts of high-wire diplomacy... are all riveting -- Jonathan Freedland * Guardian * His book tells, in an extraordinary way, a truly heartening story of American democracy -- Peter Jay * Evening Standard * 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 States ... And he can write -- Larry McMurtry * The New York Times Book Review *