RICHARD WOLFFE is an award-winning journalist and political analyst for MSNBC television, appearing frequently on MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, and Hardball. He covered the entire length of Barack Obama's presidential campaign for "Newsweek" magazine. Before "Newsweek," Wolffe was a senior journalist at the "Financial Times," serving as its deputy bureau chief and U.S. diplomatic correspondent. He lives with his wife and their three children in Washington, D.C.
"The first of the President Obama books-and a good one-insightful,
thorough, and straight."
--Ben Bradlee, "Washington Post"
"If you really want to know what happened inside the Obama
campaign, this is the one book that will take you there. My jaw
dropped time and time again reading details that, despite the
coverage, were never revealed in the long campaign. A clear-eyed,
up-close look at the campaign, "Renegade" is the one Obama book
that should not be missed."
--Michele Norris, All Things Considered
"A superb achievement. With an almost painterly eye, compelling
insights, and extraordinary access to Barack Obama and his inner
circle, Richard Wolffe's "Renegade" tells the hidden, dramatic
story of the 2008 campaign and also reveals much we did not know
about the 44th president's life before politics. Wolffe's brisk,
well-written narrative is fully in the tradition of Theodore White
and Richard Ben Cramer, capturing a pivotal presidential contest
dominated by one of the most luminous figures in modern American
history."
--Michael Beschloss, author of "Presidential Courage"
"Many journalists covered the 2008 presidential campaign for
newsrooms and blogvilles. Not the intrepid Richard Wolffe. With
gumshoe persistence he tracked Barack Obama's historic march to
victory with grace and cunning. Renegade offers a deft mix of
biography, personal reflection, British wit, and old-style
journalism. Destined to be a classic in its genre."
--Douglas Brinkley, professor of history, Rice University
"Politics is a lot like basketball-complete with drives up the
middle, clutch rebounding, and smart head fakes. In Renegade,
Richard Wolffe takes us inside the game through unparalleled access
to candidate-turned-president Obama and through his own canny eye
and wit. I learned something new on practically every page."
--Gwen Ifill, Washington Week in Review and The NewsHour with Jim
Lehrer
"This is an insightful, unusually moving, ful
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