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Summary: GREAT reading!!!
Review: Whether you love or hate the Clintons, this book will be sure to interest you! I was struck not only by the honest observations of Stephanopoulos, but also by his unflinching examination of both his actions and his motivations. Very interesting to see how a campaign is run from the inside as well as the physical and emotional demands it makes on those involved.
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Summary: Honesty is golden
Review: This book is fresh air in a society where right and wrong seem to be only based on an action's outcome. George gave us an honest portral of the political struggles, personal ambitions, and underlying conscience he experienced through his days as an adviser to the President of the United States. He examines himself through a critical eye. Loyalty doesn't mean blindness to see wrong. Only with your heart can you see the truth. George not only sees but also tells the truth with his heart. A job well done!
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Summary: Shades of Paul Erdman.
Review: George has produced a good book about the goings on in the backrooms of politics. He talks alot about himself and how he thought and reacted. I have two puzzeling comments. When these authors produce a manuscript do they use the services of a literary guide to provide saleability of their book? George's written words do not sound like the George who appears on many tv talk shows or political opinion shows. He also has peppered this work with words in strange places that require a dictionary to decipher. This is not the way I have heard George talk. It is as if he were trying to impress someone. Other than these two mysteries, the book is worth the price if you like to know how politicals work and think. The book reminds me of those written by Paul Erdman, but he did not use mysteriously placed words.
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Summary: Excellent reading for political junkies and drama fans alike
Review: Many of the reviews on this website seem to either compliment or criticize Mr. Stephanopoulos, but putting that aside, I found the book to be a dramatic, well written introduction to the world of real Washington politics.Stephanopoulos keeps the reader enticed with stories that compliment and criticize everyone in the White House including both Clintons and himself. He also criticizes and defends the press, while giving an insight to the access and power of the Washington Post and New York Times. For political junkies this book is a must. Readers who enjoy this book ought to pick up the Agenda by Bob Woodward and compare the conclusions and stories of the two authors
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Summary: Great Story-Telling
Review: This is a great book. I must admit I had my doubts but Stephanopoulos proved to be an engaging story-teller. Someone earlier called this book sensational. At parts, I may tend to agree with this critic, but come on, what can get more sensational tham Monica's book
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Summary: A Complex human relationship
Review: George's Account of the Clinton White House was the Best written of all the Clinton Books. He was Fair and Honest about himself, Clinton, Hillary, Gore and Other White House Officials. There was no dirt here, just an honest view (at times brutal) of the Clinton Administation. George was there from the begining, and was quite possibly the most used Advisor in Clinton's Camp. I feel that Stephanopolis' decision to write this compelling memoir has had it's own price. But what a story to be told! I recommend this book to everyone
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Summary: A fair and interesting account of the inside of politics.
Review: This is not a hatchet job, as some of Washington's pompous pundits contend. Rather, it is the observations of a highly-placed, well-regarded staffer who shares the ups and downs of his experience. This is no kiss-and-tell book, but rather a been there-observed this account of modern politics
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Summary: An Insider's View of the Spin
Review: While those looking for a coherent overview of the first Clinton term will have to wait both for more time to pass and another book, _All Too Human_ provides one of the most honest and insightful views of the inner workings of the White House staff available. Stephanopoulos's work offers a view of the moral dilemnas inherent in this ultra high-stakes environment, something that should resonant well with those of us in the sixties generations whose desire to change the world for the better often lead to acts which wheren't quite so noble. The book is really Staphenopoulos story - his personal journey in this pressure cooker - and while his closeness to the President and others in the administration allow for empathic insights - ultimately this is a story of idealism being deconstructed in the arena of pragmatic realism and power politics. _All Too Human_ is a frank admissions of errors made as well as success often overlooked, of the growth of both personal wisdom and cynicism. Thus it is both a decent political history and a compeling human story. We are not subjected to yet another set of cardboard characters playing out a morality play, but instead are treated to complex and highly intelligent people trying to live up to their own high ideals and not always succeeding. (Possible exception to this is the rather bizarre portrait of Dick Morris). There are, thankfully, but a very short couple of references to Lewisky and Starr, the topics that would overshadow the second Clinton term. This is a book about people and process, and it speaks to the state of our most basic democratic instutions. For that alone, it is well worth the price of admission.
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Summary: Grabs you from the first page........
Review: I recieved this book less than two hours ago by mail and I must say its the best reading I have had in 20 years.If the rest of the book is as good it will be on the best seller list for quite sometime. Brilliant writing and the content is so intresting.......what a piece of work.(George is too!!)
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Summary: balanced account, not sabotageI
Review: I find it difficult to understand why so many people have trouble dealing with this book. I find what he says to be balanced--at no time does he only criticize others in the administration. He takes full responsibility for his own errors of youth and judgment. While I wish that we did not have a president so dependent on others' respect for him, it is important to know that this agonizing over decisions goes on. The episode dealing with Cuomo is a perfect example of the insecurities of Clinton,Cuomo, and Stephanopoulos--not a great image to hold in one's memory of a potential presidential candidate(i.e.Cuomo). Stephanopoulos' use of his own past and the desire as the child of an immigrant to succeed humanizes him and is a good example of a richer literary style than some of the other tell-all books.
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