{"product_id":"first-in-his-class-a-biography-of-bill-clinton-paperback","title":"First in His Class: A Biography of Bill Clinton - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Maraniss\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho exactly \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e Bill Clinton, and why was he, of all the brilliant and ambitious men in his generation, the first in his class to reach the White House?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on hundreds of letters, documents, and interviews, David Maraniss explores the evolution of the personality of our forty-second president from his youth in Arkansas to his 1991 announcement that he would run for the nation's highest office. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this richly textured and balanced biography, Maraniss reveals a complex man full of great flaws and great talents. \u003ci\u003eFirst in His Class\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive book on Bill Clinton.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Maraniss is an associate editor at \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e and a distinguished visiting professor at Vanderbilt University. He has won two Pulitzer Prizes for journalism and was a finalist three other times. Among his bestselling books are biographies of Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Roberto Clemente, and Vince Lombardi, and a trilogy about the 1960s--\u003ci\u003eRome 1960\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eOnce in a Great City \u003c\/i\u003e(winner of the RFK Book Prize); and \u003ci\u003eThey Marched into Sunlight\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the J. Anthony Lukas Prize and Pulitzer Finalist in History).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.22 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 08, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42737186897983,"sku":"9780684818900","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d98b88a8ca49594d2161c3fb8280ec07.webp?v=1765149116","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/first-in-his-class-a-biography-of-bill-clinton-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}