The promise :
by Alter, Jonathan
Edition statement:1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. Published by : Simon & Schuster, (New York, NY :) Physical details: xviii, 458 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. ISBN:9781439101193; 1439101191; 9781439154083 (ebook); 1439154082 (ebook); 9781439101209; 1439101205.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| 900 - 999 | Book Cart | 973.932092 Alt (Browse shelf) | Available | 95735 |
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| 973.931092 Geo George W. Bushisms | 973.9310922 Bus Sisters first : | 973.932 Fit Clean house : | 973.932092 Alt The promise : | 973.932092 Cho Chasing Hillary | 973.932092 Oba Becoming / | 973.932092 Oba Becoming / |
Obama takes charge -- White House-in-waiting -- Grant Park -- The cabinet maker -- Picking Hillary -- Instant president -- Historic inauguration -- Sea legs -- Zen temperament -- Rahmbo -- The shovel brigade -- Larry and Tim -- The un-Bubba -- Global reset -- Tyrannosaurus Rx -- Professor-in-chief -- Off-hours -- The skinny guy and the fat cats -- Modus Obama -- "Don't blow it!" -- Chaos-istan -- The perfect and the good -- Epilogue.
Jonathan Alter, one of the country's most respected journalists and historians, uses his unique access to the White House to produce the first inside look at Obama's difficult debut. In Alter's telling, the real Obama is an authentic, demanding, unsentimental, and sometimes overconfident leader.
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