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My Life is, without question, the best written U.S. presidential tome of all time -- Douglas Brinkley Financial Times Bill Clinton has given an unprecedented story of a White House life and the roads that led to it -- Peter Stothard The Times You can't help but feel you're in the company, one on one, of the man himself... The narrative is engaging... The accounts of high-wire diplomacy... are all riveting -- Jonathan Freedland Guardian His book tells, in an extraordinary way, a truly heartening story of American democracy -- Peter Jay Evening Standard By a generous measure ... the richest American presidential autobiography - no other book tells us as vividly or fully what it is like to be president of the United States ... And he can write -- Larry McMurtry The New York Times Book Review

My Life is, without question, the best written U.S. presidential tome of all time -- Douglas Brinkley * Financial Times * Bill Clinton has given an unprecedented story of a White House life and the roads that led to it -- Peter Stothard * The Times * You can't help but feel you're in the company, one on one, of the man himself... The narrative is engaging... The accounts of high-wire diplomacy... are all riveting -- Jonathan Freedland * Guardian * His book tells, in an extraordinary way, a truly heartening story of American democracy -- Peter Jay * Evening Standard * By a generous measure ... the richest American presidential autobiography - no other book tells us as vividly or fully what it is like to be president of the United States ... And he can write -- Larry McMurtry * The New York Times Book Review *

By a generous measure ... the richest American presidential autobiography - no other book tells us as vividly or fully what it is like to be president of the United States ... And he can write -- Larry McMurtry * The New York Times Book Review * His book tells, in an extraordinary way, a truly heartening story of American democracy -- Peter Jay * Evening Standard * You can't help but feel you're in the company, one on one, of the man himself... The narrative is engaging... The accounts of high-wire diplomacy... are all riveting -- Jonathan Freedland * Guardian * Bill Clinton has given an unprecedented story of a White House life and the roads that led to it -- Peter Stothard * The Times * My Life is, without question, the best written U.S. presidential tome of all time -- Douglas Brinkley * Financial Times *

By a generous measure, the richest American presidential autobiography-no other book tells us as vividly or fully what it is like to be president of the United States.... And he can write. --Larry McMurtry, The New York Times Book Review <br> My Life is, without question, the best written U.S. presidential tome of all time. --Douglas Brinkley, Financial Times <br> A hell of a good story. --Frank McCourt, Entertainment Weekly <br> It's an almost voluptuous pleasure to read Clinton when he's recounting and analyzing a political race or a legislative battle, whether it's one of his own or somebody else's. -- The New Yorker <br> Consistently fascinating. -- The Seattle Times <br> Clinton talks with disarming frankness [and] writes with grace and fluidity. . . . He is also a born storyteller. -- The New Republic <br> Might just be the perfect representation of the man himself. -- The Plain Dealer <br> Clinton has many tales to tell, particularly a rich, sometimes moving account of his years before the public life, fit for future analytical historians and biographers. . . . The personal and the political are intertwined. . . . Clinton's story very much reflects the man we know. -- The Nation <br> He manages to create the distinct impression that he is sitting in the living room talking to the reader. . . . Anyone who is geninely interested in American politics will find his insights and anecdotes fascinating. . . . The book helps to elucidate the question of 'how he did it.' -- Deseret Morning News <br> It's a saga worthy of Cecil B. DeMille, a rags-to-riches tale full of the stuff of human frailty, with a cast of hundreds, complete with low-life villiansand high-minded heroes and, as such stories require, an upbeat ending. . . . The 1990s come to life once again as a time of uncommon tumult and riveting personalities. . . . The personalities on parade are as vivid as the events. -- Newark Star-Ledger <br> Tremendously interesting and entertaining. . . . Clinton's is a truly American story to which the average person can relate. . . . Future politicians will find it a must-read, and average Americans will identify with the highs and lows we all experience as we make our way through life. -- Chattanooga Times Free Press <br> Takes readers through a strong account of the achievements and failures of his administrattion. . . . No other presidential memoir is likely to be so lively. . . . Bill Clinton is hard to dismiss, and so is an account of his extraordinary life. -- The Tennessean <br> A reading of MyLife is a necessity for lovers of good autobiograpy. It reads like a down-home history of a life and, thus, anchors Clinton as a superb storyteller. . . . Candid. . . . Honest. . . . Stimulating. -- Huntsville Times

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Bill Clinton served as the forty-second President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. George W Bush was his successor and George H W Bush his predecessor. Since leaving office, Clinton has been heavily involved in public speaking and humanitarian work. He has remained active in political matters, campaigning for Democratic presidential candidates, notably his wife in the 2008 presidential election. Hilary Clinton, is also a powerful force in world politics; she was the United States Senator for New York from 2001-9 and the 67th United States Secretary of State under Barack Obama.

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