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1 online resource (509 pages) : illustrations |
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text file rda |
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Roots -- City of the big shoulders -- Deadline Dave -- Bow-tie bravado -- Strategist for hire -- Where the rubber hits the road -- Going national -- The natural -- Magic carpet ride -- Shot from a cannon -- Reluctant hero -- From "no, I won't" to "yes, we ... might" -- An audacious decision -- In Lincoln's shadow -- Growing pains -- Ecstasy in Iowa -- The empire strikes back -- To hell (or at least Altoona) and back -- From Berlin to Biden -- The test -- Winning the big one -- The dogs that caught the car -- Next door to history -- Nothing but bad choices -- Why we do the work -- War and peace prize -- The stubborn world -- "Brutal" -- From the outside looking in -- Resurgence -- Turbulent ride, smooth landing. |
| Summary |
The legendary strategist, the mastermind behind Barack Obama's historic election campaigns, shares a wealth of stories from his forty-year journey through the inner workings of American democracy. |
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The man who masterminded Obama's historic election campaigns opens up about his years as a young journalist, political consutlant, and ultimately senior adviser to the president. |
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Includes index. |
| System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
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Axelrod, David, 1955-
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Obama, Barack -- Friends and associates.
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Obama, Barack. |
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Political consultants -- United States -- Biography.
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Journalists -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography.
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Friendship. |
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Journalists. |
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Political consultants. |
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Politics and government. |
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United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
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Illinois -- Chicago. |
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United States. |
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Electronic books. |
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Biography.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Axelrod, David, 1955- Believer New York : Penguin Press, 2015 9781594205873 (NjBwBT)bl2015002809 (OCoLC)881888271 |
| ISBN |
9780698145665 : $54.00 |
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0698145666 : $54.00 |
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