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Knopf, First Edition, First Printing, 2004. Knopf, First Edition, First Printing, 06/22/2004. Navy Blue paper over boards, gold lettering. NEAR MINT/NEAR MINT. President Bill Clinton's My Life is the strikingly candid portrait of a global leader who decided early in life to devote his intellectual and political gifts, and his extraordinary capacity for hard work, to serving the public. It shows us the progress of a remarkable American, who, through his own enormous energies and efforts, made the unlikely journey from Hope, Arkansas, to the White House-a journey fueled by an impassioned interest in the political process which manifested itself at every stage of his life: in college, working as an intern for Senator William Fulbright; at Oxford, becoming part of the Vietnam War protest movement; at Yale Law School, campaigning on the grassroots level for Democratic candidates; back in Arkansas, running for Congress, attorney general, and governor.We see his career shaped by his resolute determination to improve the life of his fellow citizens, an unfaltering commitment to civil rights, and an exceptional understanding of the practicalities of political life.We come to understand the emotional pressures of his youth-born after his father's death; caught in the dysfunctional relationship between his feisty, nurturing mother and his abusive stepfather, whom he never ceased to love and whose name he took; drawn to the brilliant, compelling Hillary Rodham, whom he was determined to marry; passionately devoted, from her infancy, to their daughter, Chelsea, and to the entire experience of fatherhood; slowly and painfully beginning to comprehend how his early denial of pain led him at times into damaging patterns of behavior.President Clinton's book is also the fullest, most concretely detailed, most nuanced account of a presidency ever written-encompassing not only the high points and crises but the way the presidency actually works: the day-to-day bombardment of problems, personalities, conflicts, setbacks, achievements.It is a testament to the positive impact on America and on the world of his work and his ideals.It is the gripping account of a president under concerted and unrelenting assault orchestrated by his enemies on the Far Right, and how he survived and prevailed. It is a treasury of moments caught alive, among them:• The ten-year-old boy watching the national political conventions on his family's new (and first) television set.• The young candidate looking for votes in the Arkansas hills and the local seer who tells him, "Anybody who would campaign at a beer joint in Joiner at midnight on Saturday night deserves to carry one box. . . . You'll win here. But it'll be the only damn place you win in this county." (He was right on both counts.)• The roller-coaster ride of the 1992 campaign.• The extraordinarily frank exchanges with Newt Gingrich and Bob Dole.• The delicate manipulation needed to convince Rabin and Arafat to shake hands for the camera while keeping Arafat from kissing Rabin.• The cost, both public and private, of the scandal that threatened the presidency.Here is the life of a great national and international figure, revealed with all his talents and contradictions, told openly, directly, in his own completely recognizable voice. A unique book by a unique American. Knopf, First Edition, First Printing, 06/22/2004. First state with typo "failure of my life" in last sentence of Acknowledgement section. Near Fine, clean and bright, slight bump at back bottom cover . DJ Near Fine Clean , Vibrant, not clipped.

New York: Knopf, 2004. First Edition, First printing. Hard Cover. Inscribed by Clinton "To Elinor Donahue with thanks" on title page! FINE IN FINE DJ WITH ORIGINAL $35 PRICE. APPEARS UNREAD. First state with "failure of my life" (later corrected to "failures of my life") in Acknowledgements, p. iv.

8vo, hardcover. SIGNED by Bill Clinton w/ short presentation inscription "To Carol" on title page. Vg+ condition in near fine dj, not price-clipped, showing original $35.00 price on front flap. Shallow 1/2-inch rubbed spot (from paperclip at one time? ) at top edge of front endpaper. Contents bright, crisp & clean, clearly unread; dj quite clean & glossy w/ thin 1-inch long streak at edge of front flap, not very noticeable. Jacket now housed in transparent mylar wrapper for protection. 957, xliii p., illus. A handsome copy of the first edition, first printing (showing the uncorrected word "failure" on last page of Acknowledgments).

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First state with "failure of my life" in the acknowledgments. 957, xlii pages. Photos. Index. Inscribed "Thanks" and signed by Clinton on the title page. Gift inscription to previous owner on front free endpaper. Snapshot of Clinton laid in.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004. First Edition, First Printing, First State. Hardcover. Thick octavo, 957 pages, xlii; In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine gold with white titling, picture of Clinton on head of spine. dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut: "$35.00". Mild wear and rubbing to extremities; Inscribed by Bill Clinton on the title page. First state printing with "failure" uncorrected in acknowledgement section; 32 pages of black and white photographs; pages clean; shelved Case 1 1/2. 1368266. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

4to-over 9¾"-12" tall 0375414576 Signed by Author The book is a FIRST EDITION / FIRST PRINTING and is signed by President Clinton in pen on the title page. The book was signed at the Second Story Bookshop in Chappaqua, New York in 2004. The bookstore line number event card will be included with the purchase.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Fine/fine. Signed first edition of My Life, the memoirs of President Bill Clinton.. Octavo, 957pp, xlii. Blue cloth, gilt title on spine, author's name blind stamped on cover. Stated "First Edition" on copyright page, with "failure of my life error" on page IV of Acknowledgments. Appears unread. Publisher's first state dust jacket, retail price on front flap, fine condition. Signed by President Clinton on the title page with a full "William Jefferson Clinton" signature. A unique find.

4to-over 9¾"-12" tall 0375414576 Signed by Author The book is a FIRST EDITION / FIRST PRINTING and is signed by President Clinton in pen on the title page. The book was signed at the Second Story Bookshop in Chappaqua, New York in 2004. The bookstore line number event card will be included with the purchase.

2004 Knopf Stated First Edition **SIGNED** directly on the title page. In Fine/Fine near MINT condition. Laid in is a copy of a 1979 photo of a young Mr. & Mrs. Clinton.

Borzoi Books/ Alfred A. Knopf NY, 2004. HBDJ, 2004, Stated First Edition, 1st Printing, Dates Match on Title & Copyright page, BRAND NEW, UNREAD! CONDITION: Near Mint, The dust jacket is in very fine/new condition, showing no shelf wear, not price-clipped. blue embossed Cloth with Gold Gilt Titles on Spine, The book is in very fine/new condition, very tightly bound. No writing or markings inside the book other than the autograph. No remainder. No pages are missing or bent. Not ex-library, 959 pgs, + Index. the 42nd president of the United States reveals, for the first time and in his own words, how he sees his life and career. MY LIFE is a 900+-page work that is ambitious in scope, yet very conversational in tone. Clinton speaks fondly of his early years in Hope, Arkansas, . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.