Author: Young, Andrew,
Title: The Politician: an insider's account of John Edward's pursuit of the presidency and the scandal that brought him down.
Description: NY, St. Martins, 2010. 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. Underside of American politics - raw ambition, manipulation, and deception. Riveting account of a presidential hopeful's. meteoric rise and scandalous fall. A truly disturbing, even shocking, perspective of risks taken and tactics employed by a man determined to rule the most powerful nation on earth. The author volunteered for John Edwards' camapign for the U.S. Senate in 1998 and quickly became the candidate's right-hand man. As the senator became a national star, Young's responsibilities grew. For a decade he was the candidate's confidant and assured he was like family but he was drawn into a series of questionable assignments that culminated with Edwards asking him to help conceal the senator's ongoing adultery.

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