EPISODE · Jun 4, 2013 · 18H 41M
The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies (Written by Jonathan Alter)
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/178575 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies Author: Jonathan Alter Narrator: Jonathan Alter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 41 minutes Release date: June 4, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 2.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From the bestselling author of The Promise, the thrilling story of one of the most momentous contests in American history, the Battle Royale between Obama and his enemies from the 2010 midterms through the 2013 inauguration. In The Center Holds, Jonathan Alter provides the first full account of America at the crossroads. With exclusive reporting and rare historical insight, he pierces the bubble of the White House and the presidential campaigns in a landmark election that marked the return of big money and the rise of big data. He tells the epic story of an embattled president fighting back with the first campaign of the Digital Age. Alter relates the untold story behind Obama’s highs and lows, from the raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound to the frustration of the debt ceiling fiasco to his unexpected run-ins with black and Latino activists. Alter takes us inside Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan’s Boston campaign as well as Obama’s disastrous preparation for the first debate. We meet Obama’s analytics geeks working out of “The Cave” and the man who secretly videotaped Romney’s infamous comments on the “47 percent.” The Center Holds deepens our understanding of the Obama presidency and the future of the country.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/178575 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies Author: Jonathan Alter Narrator: Jonathan Alter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 41 minutes Release date: June 4, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 2.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From the bestselling author of The Promise, the thrilling story of one of the most momentous contests in American history, the Battle Royale between Obama and his enemies from the 2010 midterms through the 2013 inauguration. In The Center Holds, Jonathan Alter provides the first full account of America at the crossroads. With exclusive reporting and rare historical insight, he pierces the bubble of the White House and the presidential campaigns in a landmark election that marked the return of big money and the rise of big data. He tells the epic story of an embattled president fighting back with the first campaign of the Digital Age. Alter relates the untold story behind Obama’s highs and lows, from the raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound to the frustration of the debt ceiling fiasco to his unexpected run-ins with black and Latino activists. Alter takes us inside Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan’s Boston campaign as well as Obama’s disastrous preparation for the first debate. We meet Obama’s analytics geeks working out of “The Cave” and the man who secretly videotaped Romney’s infamous comments on the “47 percent.” The Center Holds deepens our understanding of the Obama presidency and the future of the country.
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