{"product_id":"hillary-rodham-clinton-a-woman-living-history-9781250115119","title":"Hillary Rodham Clinton: A Woman Living History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"For young people who are just beginning to be interested in politics, or any of us who want a better understanding of Hillary Clinton, this book is an excellent place to start.\" --Bob Schieffer, CBS News\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Thorough and evenhanded.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis paperback edition is revised and updated with three new chapters about the Democratic primary race against Senator Bernie Sanders, the presidential campaign against Donald J. Trump, and the 2016 election.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs a young girl, Hillary Diane Rodham's parents told her she could be whatever she wanted--as long as she was willing to work for it. Hillary took those words and ran. In a life on the front row of modern American history, she has always stood out--whether she was a teen campaigning for the 1964 Republican presidential candidate, winning recognition in \u003ci\u003eLife \u003c\/i\u003emagazine for her pointed words as the first student commencement speaker at Wellesley College, or working on the Richard Nixon impeachment case as a newly minted lawyer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor all her accomplishments, scrutiny and scandal have followed this complex woman since she stepped into the public eye--from her role as First Lady of Arkansas to First Lady of the United States to becoming the first female U.S. senator from New York to U.S. secretary of state. Despite intense criticism, Hillary has remained committed to public service and dedicated to health-care reform, children's issues, and women's rights. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eHillary Rodham Clinton: A Woman Living History\u003c\/i\u003e, critically acclaimed author Karen Blumenthal gives us an intimate and unflinching look at the public and personal life of Hillary Rodham Clinton. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs and political cartoons, this is a must-have biography about a woman who has fascinated--and divided--the public, who continues to push boundaries, and who wasn't afraid to reach for one more goal, becoming the first woman nominated as the presidential candidate for a major U.S. political party. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eHillary Rodham Clinton: A Woman Living History\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"After decades in the public eye, Hillary Rodham Clinton is still an enigma, as Blumenthal (\u003ci\u003eTommy: The Gun That Changed America\u003c\/i\u003e) emphasizes in this \u003cb\u003ecompelling portrait of the former U.S. Senator and Secretary of State's journey from budding activist to presidential aspirant\u003c\/b\u003e.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eThorough and evenhanded\u003c\/b\u003e. . . . Blumenthal, a longtime Wall Street Journal reporter, is part of a current wave of narrative nonfiction authors who write for teenagers with such directness and clarity that adult readers, too, may gain a deeper understanding. . . . Providing nuanced but clear explanations for the ways Hillary's personality and personal history have shaped her political career is where Blumenthal's method really pays off.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A \u003cb\u003erichly detailed study that is as perceptive as it is engaging\u003c\/b\u003e.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An \u003cb\u003ein-depth portrait\u003c\/b\u003e that gives teens a real feel for the woman behind the politics.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaren Blumenthal\u003c\/b\u003e (1959-2020) was a financial journalist and editor whose career included five years with \u003ci\u003eThe Dallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e and twenty-five with \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e--where her work helped earn the paper a Pulitzer Prize for its breaking news coverage of the September 11, 2001 attacks--before becoming an award-winning children's non-fiction book writer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThree of her books, \u003ci\u003eHillary Rodham Clinton: A Woman Living History\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSteve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBootleg: Murder, Moonshine, and the Lawless Years of Prohibition\u003c\/i\u003e, were finalists for the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKaren was also the author of \u003ci\u003eSix Days in October: The Stock Market Crash of 1929\u003c\/i\u003e (named a Sibert Honor Book), \u003ci\u003eLet Me Play: The Story of Title IX\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the Jane Addams Children's Book Award), \u003ci\u003eTommy: The Gun That Changed America\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBonnie and Clyde: The Making of a Legend\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJane Against the World: Roe v. 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