圖書標籤: 傳記 英文原版 Clinton Autobiography 美國 Bill life 原版
发表于2024-12-23
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President Bill Clinton’s My Life is the strikingly candid portrait of a global leader who decided early in life to devote his intellectual and political gifts, and his extraordinary capacity for hard work, to serving the public.
It shows us the progress of a remarkable American, who, through his own enormous energies and efforts, made the unlikely journey from Hope, Arkansas, to the White House—a journey fueled by an impassioned interest in the political process which manifested itself at every stage of his life: in college, working as an intern for Senator William Fulbright; at Oxford, becoming part of the Vietnam War protest movement; at Yale Law School, campaigning on the grassroots level for Democratic candidates; back in Arkansas, running for Congress, attorney general, and governor.
We see his career shaped by his resolute determination to improve the life of his fellow citizens, an unfaltering commitment to civil rights, and an exceptional understanding of the practicalities of political life.
We come to understand the emotional pressures of his youth—born after his father’s death; caught in the dysfunctional relationship between his feisty, nurturing mother and his abusive stepfather, whom he never ceased to love and whose name he took; drawn to the brilliant, compelling Hillary Rodham, whom he was determined to marry; passionately devoted, from her infancy, to their daughter, Chelsea, and to the entire experience of fatherhood; slowly and painfully beginning to comprehend how his early denial of pain led him at times into damaging patterns of behavior.
President Clinton’s book is also the fullest, most concretely detailed, most nuanced account of a presidency ever written—encompassing not only the high points and crises but the way the presidency actually works: the day-to-day bombardment of problems, personalities, conflicts, setbacks, achievements.
It is a testament to the positive impact on America and on the world of his work and his ideals.
It is the gripping account of a president under concerted and unrelenting assault orchestrated by his enemies on the Far Right, and how he survived and prevailed.
It is a treasury of moments caught alive, among them:
• The ten-year-old boy watching the national political conventions on his family’s new (and first) television set.
• The young candidate looking for votes in the Arkansas hills and the local seer who tells him, “Anybody who would campaign at a beer joint in Joiner at midnight on Saturday night deserves to carry one box. . . . You’ll win here. But it’ll be the only damn place you win in this county.” (He was right on both counts.)
• The roller-coaster ride of the 1992 campaign.
• The extraordinarily frank exchanges with Newt Gingrich and Bob Dole.
• The delicate manipulation needed to convince Rabin and Arafat to shake hands for the camera while keeping Arafat from kissing Rabin.
• The cost, both public and private, of the scandal that threatened the presidency.
Here is the life of a great national and international figure, revealed with all his talents and contradictions, told openly, directly, in his own completely recognizable voice. A unique book by a unique American.--From the Hardcover edition.
比爾・剋林頓,1946年8月19日齣生於美國阿肯色州霍普市一個小店主傢庭。法學博士學位。妻子是同班女同學希拉裏。1976年,當選阿肯色州司法部長。1979年,他就任阿肯色州第40任州長。時年僅32歲,被新聞界稱為“孩子州長”。1992年11月3日,他在大選中以壓倒性優勢獲勝,擊敗布什,當選美國第42任總統。
流水賬,很一般。喜歡政治和曆史的人應該會喜歡。這本裏說到瞭萊溫斯基,中國駐南斯拉夫大使館等熱門事件,看瞭這一本後就覺得他寫得好政治,不誠懇
評分等等再讀文字版的吧。。
評分瞭解20世紀末的美國和世界,學英文的好素材。
評分讀瞭一半沒讀完...
評分很成功的傳記,給人的形象是一個很平民的總統。
我在书店里看到这本书,拿起来读了一会就放不下了。前边克林顿写自己小时候的那一段非常真诚,文笔优美、简洁,可以当一部小说看。 但是写到他上大学,从政之后,就让人看得不耐烦了。我们不了解美国的政治,也没兴趣了解。 但是仅为前边的一百页,也要推荐这本书。
評分冗长乏味到令人难以想象,流水账记得真是长。 然而对于那些关键的事实,那段时间的账却中断了,消失了,只字不提,避重就轻让人遗憾。 全书试图将一个政治家(政客)塑造成高大全的形象,可惜,谁会相信? 不过考虑到此人当时财政危机不得不码字谋生,又怕连累老婆的前途,这本...
評分想当初,因被克氏的个人魅力所吸引,在此书中文版刚上市时,就以新华书店买了一本。 开头很不错,积极进取,热情洋溢的精神跃然纸上。让人为之一振。 然而不多久,罗嗦来了。印象中他将小时无关紧要之事一一列举,譬如家中养过几条狗,每条狗的名字是什么。每条狗狗身上寄居着...
評分想当初,因被克氏的个人魅力所吸引,在此书中文版刚上市时,就以新华书店买了一本。 开头很不错,积极进取,热情洋溢的精神跃然纸上。让人为之一振。 然而不多久,罗嗦来了。印象中他将小时无关紧要之事一一列举,譬如家中养过几条狗,每条狗的名字是什么。每条狗狗身上寄居着...
評分冗长乏味到令人难以想象,流水账记得真是长。 然而对于那些关键的事实,那段时间的账却中断了,消失了,只字不提,避重就轻让人遗憾。 全书试图将一个政治家(政客)塑造成高大全的形象,可惜,谁会相信? 不过考虑到此人当时财政危机不得不码字谋生,又怕连累老婆的前途,这本...
My Life pdf epub mobi txt 電子書 下載 2024