- Paperback: 528 pages
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster; Reprinted edition edition (1 Aug 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0684801337
- ISBN-13: 978-0684801339
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.2 x 3.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,016,222 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Robert Schmuhl "The Philadelphia Inquirer" The ultimate insider tale...takes the reader inside a presidential campaign as no other book has....Engrossing.
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James Carville and Mary Matalin, lifetime political consultants, met and fell in love. They shared a dream: to direct a campaign for President of the United States. And then their dreams came true. Problem was, they had to campaign against each other. Welcome to All's Fair: Love, War, and Running for President, a political memoir like no other, written by the ultimate insiders. It's unquestionably the most provocative look at the running of a contemporary national election campaign in America. It is also a revealing account of how two political professionals managed to maintain their romance - and sanity - in the face of the most competitive of situations. Carville's and Matalin's strategies for Bill Clinton and George Bush unfold through unforgettable anecdotes and surprising portraits of the candidates, their staffs, and the more-powerful-than-ever media stars. How was the Gennifer Flowers affair defused? How did Pat Buchanan manage to sidetrack an incumbent President's reelection? How did Dan Quayle survive as the GOP's vice-presidential nominee? How did the Democrats inadvertently confirm the Republican charges that Clinton widely raised taxes in Arkansas? How did both Bush and Clinton judge - and then misjudge - Ross Perot's influence? Why was Carville called "Serpenthead"? And how did Matalin initiate the Sri Lanka Conga on Air Force One? The answers to such campaign mysteries large and small are found in All's Fair, a groundbreaking, breathtaking tour of the new universe of electronic electioneering and the old world of rivalry and romance. Written with the wit and outspokenness for which Carville and Matalin have become justly celebrated, their memoir provides a page-turningaccount of how the Republicans lost, the Democrats won, and love, eventually, triumphed over all.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I loved the format of this book - James writes his views, then Mary writes hers and so it continues throughout the book. Very enjoyable, so fun to read about both sides of the story (or scandal as the case may be!). Being the first political book I had ever read and enjoyed, I have recommended it to friends and family members. But I still want to know---how can James and Mary stay married with such different points of view in politics????? Maybe that should be their next novel, if so I am first in line to read it!!!!
Format:Paperback
The best things about this book were Carville's folksy charisma and Matalin's graceful candor. I am a democrat who continues to gain respect for Matalin's charm and after reading this book, I even appreciate the wacky world that Carville lives in. Real life look into a presidential campaign which brought the larger than life spectacle that is a presidential race, to the level of the average reader. Bravo.
Format:Paperback
In this book, James Carville and Mary Matalin involve the reader in the bowels of both Clinton and Bush's 1992 presidential campaign. This book gives a magnified view of the run for president, an especially interesting topic with the whole Lewinski scandal, and presidential elections coming up in the year 2000. I couldn't put this book down, and was sad when it was over!
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this blows
This book is the worse tasting mix of words i have ever seen, and hopefully, no one will ever write about George Bush, because he is by far the worst and lamest man alive!
Published on 12 July 1999
READ THIS BOOK
If you are at all interested in politics, Presidential campaigns, buy and read this book! I agree with one of the other reviewers: I wish Carville and Matalin would go... Read more
Published on 26 Feb 1999
Carville and Matalin sizzle!
Terrific book on the dirty game of politics. I cheered and laughed until the final word. I hope these two tangle one more time in a political campaign just so they can write... Read more
Published on 18 Feb 1999
It's Fantastic!
It's great! A book, written by insiders of the campaigns tells us what went wrong with the Republicans, and what the Democrats did right for once.
Published on 10 Sep 1998
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