- Hardcover: 368 pages
- Publisher: Virgin Books (24 Aug 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1905264879
- ISBN-13: 978-1905264872
- Product Dimensions: 16 x 3 x 24.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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Codename: Renegade
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The first of the President Obama books--and a good one--insightful, thorough and straight. --Ben Bradlee, vice president at large of The Washington Post
'Insightful ... a thoughtful meditation on Mr Obama's life and character'
--Michiko Kakutani -- New York Times
'The first worthwhile blow-by-blow narrative of a testing two years for Obama, his family, his supporters and his rivals within the party, written with wit and authority' --The Times
'Wolffe's technique is to combine biography and reportage, to take milestones along the campaign trail and use them as portals into the character and make-up of the man behind the candidate ... An insider's tour of the travelling circus/endurance test that is the 21st-century American presidential race' --Observer
'Obama gave [Wolffe] exclusive interviews and invited him into his inner circle to play basketball. The result, Renegade - Obama's secret service codename - is peppered with interviews with Obama's best friends and political accomplices, who were equally eager to help' --The Sunday Times
'A fly's-eye view of one of the most thrilling political insurgencies in modern American history'
--The Economist
'Insightful ... a thoughtful meditation on Mr Obama's life and character'
--Michiko Kakutani -- New York Times
'The first worthwhile blow-by-blow narrative of a testing two years for Obama, his family, his supporters and his rivals within the party, written with wit and authority' --The Times
'Wolffe's technique is to combine biography and reportage, to take milestones along the campaign trail and use them as portals into the character and make-up of the man behind the candidate ... An insider's tour of the travelling circus/endurance test that is the 21st-century American presidential race' --Observer
'Obama gave [Wolffe] exclusive interviews and invited him into his inner circle to play basketball. The result, Renegade - Obama's secret service codename - is peppered with interviews with Obama's best friends and political accomplices, who were equally eager to help' --The Sunday Times
'A fly's-eye view of one of the most thrilling political insurgencies in modern American history'
--The Economist
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Renegade offers a deft mix of biography, personal reflection, British wit and old-style journalism. Destined to be a classic in its genre
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
After Obama won the election, I basically decided not to waste my time reading accounts of his campaign. I wanted to read about Clinton's or McCain's campaigns - books brimming with "dirt" dished by campaign "insiders". But, I was so taken with Richard Wolffe's interviews about the book, mostly on MSNBC, that I waived my "rule" and bought the book. And, I'm glad I did. Wolffe writes a masterful account of a candidate - Barack Obama - certain he was going to win (and thankfully he did!) even though he knew he wasn't "conventional" American president "material".
Wolffe was given amazing access to Obama and his story reflects the insider access he was given. I cannot recommend any political junkie leaving Wolffe's book off their "need to read" list.
Wolffe was given amazing access to Obama and his story reflects the insider access he was given. I cannot recommend any political junkie leaving Wolffe's book off their "need to read" list.
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Renegade: The Making of Barack Obama
I have never read a book about a politician before but I am finding this a very interesting read. It is informing me about the process of presidential elections as well as the thoughts and actions of Barack Obama.
I cannot read from cover to cover in one go like I would normally do for a fiction book. It is intense but thoroughly enjoyable
I have never read a book about a politician before but I am finding this a very interesting read. It is informing me about the process of presidential elections as well as the thoughts and actions of Barack Obama.
I cannot read from cover to cover in one go like I would normally do for a fiction book. It is intense but thoroughly enjoyable
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Excellent book. Full of insights of the workings of Washington, D.C.
The book is written for intelligent people by a very intelligent mind.
The book is written for intelligent people by a very intelligent mind.
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