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Game Change (Ken Dryden)
''Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime'' is a book by political journalists John Heilemann and Mark Halperin about the 2008 United States presidential election. Released on January 11, 2010, it was also published in the United Kingdom under the title ''Race of a Lifetime: How Obama Won the White House''. The book is based on interviews with more than 300 people involved in the campaign. It discusses factors including Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party presidential candidate John Edwards extramarital affair, John Edwards' extramarital affair, the relationship between Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama and his Vice President of the United States, vice presidential running mate Joe Biden, the failure of Republican Party (United States), Republican Party candidate Rudy Giuliani's Rudy Giuliani 2008 presidential campaign, presidential campaign and Sarah Palin's vice presidential candidacy. The book is divided into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Heilemann
John Arthur Heilemann (born January 23, 1966) is an American journalist and national affairs analyst for NBC News and MSNBC. With Mark Halperin, he co-authored ''Game Change'' (2010) and '' Double Down'' (2013), books about presidential campaigning. Heilemann has formerly been a staff writer for '' New York'', ''Wired'', and ''The Economist.'' Early life and education Heilemann was born in Los Angeles in 1966 and grew up in Canoga Park. His family was originally from Wisconsin. Heilemann earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism and political science from Northwestern University and a Master of Public Policy degree from the Harvard Kennedy School. Career He is the author of ''Pride Before the Fall'' (2001), a book about the Microsoft antitrust case. He has been a staff writer for '' New York'', ''Wired'', and ''The Economist''. He was the host of a four-part documentary series for Discovery called '' Download: the True Story of the Internet'', about the rise of the World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |