{"product_id":"9780061857249","title":"American Evita: Hillary Clinton's Path to Power","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"I don't quit. I keep going.\"\u003cbr\u003e–Hillary Rodham Clinton\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe is, quite simply, the most famous, most complex, most loved\/hated\/admired\/reviled woman -- perhaps person -- in America. And, whether she fulfills her life's ambition or not, she can already lay claim to being the first woman ever considered a serious contender for the presidency.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the beginning, there have been the inevitable comparisons to Argentina's legendary Eva Perón. Sex, power, money, lies, scandal, tragedy, and betrayal were the things that defined the lives of both women. Yet most of what we know about Hillary Rodham Clinton is seen in the context of her tumultuous marriage to the 42nd President. Now a power in the Senate, Hillary waits for the right moment to make her own run for the White House. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the style of his #l \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestsellers \u003cem\u003eThe Day Diana Died\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Day John Died,\u003c\/em\u003e as well as \u003cem\u003eJack and Jackie, Jackie After Jack, George and Laura\u003c\/em\u003e and  \u003cem\u003eSweet Caroline,\u003c\/em\u003e  Christopher Andersen draws on important sources -- many speaking here for the first time -- to paint a startling portrait of America's most controversial woman.  Among the revelations:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow U.S. history has been shaped -- and will continue to be shaped -- by the arrangement between Hillary and Bill known as \"The Plan.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImportant new details about the role Hillary played in the scandalous eleventh hour pardons of armed radicals, drug dealers, tax cheats, embezzlers, money launderers and more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow the outgoing First Lady registered like a bride at a gift store and left the White House with $400,000 worth of \"gifts\" belonging to the American people.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow JFK Jr. almost thwarted her Senate plans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew details about Hillary's relationship with Vince Foster.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Hillary has coped with Bill's hundreds of affairs, and the new women in her husband's life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat Martha Stewart did for Hillary, and how Hillary repaid her.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Hillary is using the 2004 elections as a springboard to her own future presidential candidacy—regardless of who wins.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhatever the ultimate judgment of history, the ongoing saga of Hillary Clinton's inexorable rise to power continues to stir passions, and to make her the American Evita.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47076831789296,"sku":"9780061857249","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780061857249_p0.jpg?v=1769888245","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780061857249","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}