The Politician : An Insider's Account of John Edwards's Pursuit of the Presidency and the Scandal That Brought Him Down (Hardcover)

from Eagleduck86

The parts of his account that he can verify by recorded phone messages are very telling, both about Edwards and his equally ambitious wife. Unverifiable and self-serving accounts about advice Young allegedly gave at various junctures must be taken with a grain of salt.

from Myckyee

I enjoyed this book to a degree. The author doesn't come off all that well although I think he tries to portray events as they seemed to him at the time. For the most part, the story has the ring of truth to it yet there were one or two instances where he does not convey consistency, i.e., he des...

from callmemiss

One sleazy creeps spills the beans about another sleazy creep. Every page yields either an unflattering, unintentional revelation about the author's shallow character or a description of another step in the downward staircase of John Edwards' descent into national laughingstock. Nobody comes off ...

from bribre01

Both interesting and disturbing, this book is a great example of what can happen if you let lies and deceit enter your life. Slowly but surely, Andrew Young ruined his political career and future by allowing himself to become a pawn in a political game and letting lies fester and grow, until they...

from thebookwheel

From The Book Wheel: Oh, how I wish I could have read the ending of this book first! But of course, if I had, I wouldn't have experienced the full range of emotions from outrage to disbelief. Written by Andrew Young, top aide to former Presidential candidate John Edwards, The Politician: An Insid...