Codename: Renegade
The Inside Account of How Obama Won the Biggest Prize in Politics
Published on 4. February 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-0-7535-1979-0 (ISBN)
Description
Written by British political reporter Richard Wolffe, Renegade is an election epic as well as an insightful biography of the new President of the United States. During the presidential campaign, Barack Obama told Wolffe that, 'You'll get more access than anyone else', resulting in a riveting first-hand account of the 21-month journey from candidate to president. Wolffe covers the campaign in untold detail as well as revealing how Obama learned his personal and political skills in his youth and early career, which led him from his university lecturer's office in Iowa, to his nomination as the Democratic candidate, and finally to the Oval Office in Washington. Combining history, political psychology and biography, Renegade is an essential guide to understanding the president.
Reviews / Votes
"Insightful ... a thoughtful meditation on Mr Obama's life and character" -- Michiko Kakutani * New York Times * "Wolffe's technique is to combine biography and reportage, to take milestones along the campaign trail and use them as portals into the character and make-up of the man behind the candidate ... An insider's tour of the travelling circus/endurance test that is the 21st-century American presidential race" * Observer * "Obama gave [Wolffe] exclusive interviews and invited him into his inner circle to play basketball. The result, Renegade - Obama's secret service codename - is peppered with interviews with Obama's best friends and political accomplices, who were equally eager to help" * The Sunday Times * "A fly's-eye view of one of the most thrilling political insurgencies in modern American history" * Economist * "The first of the President Obama books--and a good one--insightful, thorough and straight" -- Ben Bradlee, vice president at large of The Washington PostMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Ebury Publishing
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
254 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7535-1979-0 (9780753519790)
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Additional editions
E-Book
02/2010
1st Edition
Virgin Digital
€12.99
Available for download
Person
British born Richard Wolffe was most recently Newsweek's senior White House correspondent. He covered the length of Barack Obama's presidential campaign, travelling with the candidate from his announcement through to Election Day, 21 months later and was granted Obama's first print interview inside the Oval Office. Prior to writing for Newsweek, Wolffe was a senior journalist at the Financial Times, working as its deputy bureau chief and US diplomatic correspondent in Washington, D.C. He is a political analyst for NBC, appears frequently on MSNBC, as well as on international media including the BBC and CBC.