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    The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin
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    The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin

    Written by Joe McGinniss

    Narrated by Arthur Morey

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    About this audiobook

    Joe McGinniss, the author of the classic account of the packaging of a presidential candidate, The Selling of the President, of the acclaimed search for the essence of Alaska, Going to Extremes, and of the bestselling study of the dark family secrets of an American patriarch, Fatal Vision, presents his already controversial investigative chronicle of Sarah Palin as an individual, politician, and cultural phenomenon.

    Based on McGinniss's on-the-ground reporting that began in late 2008 (which yielded an April 2009 Conde Nast Portfolio cover story) and continued with his return to Alaska in 2010, this book is a startling and penetrating examination of the illusion and reality of Palin--and a probing look at the Alaska and the America that have produced her, and the country she feels she is destined to lead. The Rogue delves deeply into Alaska's political and business affairs and Palin's political, personal, and family life to chronicle how and to what extent Palin and her beliefs, attitudes, and outlook will influence and even change life in America and the perception of America abroad.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateSep 20, 2011
    ISBN9780307941299
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    The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin
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    Joe McGinniss

    Joe McGinniss (1942–2014) was an American journalist, nonfiction writer, and novelist. He first came to prominence with the bestselling The Selling of the President, which described the marketing of then-presidential candidate Richard Nixon. It spent more than six months on bestseller lists. He is popularly known for his trilogy of bestselling true crime books—Fatal Vision, Blind Faith, and Cruel Doubt—which were adapted into several TV miniseries and movies. Over the course of forty years, McGinniss published twelve books.

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    • 3/5
      Another day, another book on the oddball phenomenon known as Sarah Palin. It really became a rather breezy, fast-paced read, partly because of its casual writing style and partly because I was really streamlining pages so I could finish it in time to return to the library. There's a lot of gossipy tones in this book, but I suppose that's only typical with these kinds of books. Kudos for the man for not completely losing it in Alaska, considering the flak he got simply from living next door to the Palins. I would not call this one of the top political reads in 2011, but it's a solid read on the media circus surrounding Palin and her own life post-2008.

      Plus, you gotta tip your hat to a guy who gets a multi-strip mention in Doonesbury. That's pretty sweet.
    • 4/5
      Honestly, I'm so embarrassed that I read this and enjoyed the hell out of every word. Don't tease me about it, ok?
    • 3/5
      I read this book because I wanted to find out why the Republican Party was blind sided by Sarah Palin as the Veep candidate alongside John McCain.There is not much in this about her Republican VP run. There is a lot of gossip and stories about Palin and her family during her run for Wasilla council, Mayor and then governor. The book presents a woman who is totally delusional about her abilities to manage, govern or lead anything. She comes across as a vain, narcissistic , vacuous and stupid person. Her family life according to this is severely dysfunctional and Sarah does not care for her role as a homemaker or mother. There were some interesting tidbits about Alaska. I worry about its future when seems that resource development is more important than people and the environment. Yahoos with guns and trucks seem to be running the place. The book is disjointed, with a lot of name dropping. It could have used some serious editing. Not recommended.
    • 5/5
      Joe McGinniss clearly shows his subject matter expertise, not only pertaining to Sarah Palin but also with regard to the state of Alaska. His biography of Sarah Palin is really a book about human nature. The text reflects how easily people believe what they read on the the Internet. As I read through this quick page-turner of a book, I became disgusted by the behaviors of so many people who never thought to question the assertions of the Palins. I would highly recommend this book to historians, sociologists, psychologists and those people who care about the truth (in any scenario). I look forward to reading other books by this author in the near future.
    • 4/5
      The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin by Joe McGinnis is a good book. Surprise!Mr. McGinnis frames his account of Sarah Palin's rise to fame with his own brush with infamy, the time he spent living in the house next door to the Palins in Wasilla, Alaska. You probably heard something about it.I'm going to leave politics aside as much as I can. This will not be easy for me or for anyone reading this review. Sarah Palin is someone everyone has an opinion about. Many people's opinion of her will include an opinion of Mr. McGinniss as well. Some readers may have already decided what they're going to say in the comments. In fact, some may already be in the comments saying what they're going to say instead of reading the rest of this review. I'll take my chances.When I say that The Rogue is a good book I mean that it's entertaining, highly readable, a bit suspenseful, and a bit informative. If you're looking for either a song of praise or a vicious hit piece, you'll have to look elsewhere. I found The Rouge to be neither. But, while I enjoyed the book, I didn't learn much about Sarah Palin from it. I suspect this is where I need to confess that I probably know far too much about Sarah Palin already. I think many of us do. None of the big events Mr. McGinniss covers--troopergate, Trig's unusual birth, the attacks on the Wasilla librarian-- were news to me. I probably read too many blogs. There were a few details here and there, especailly in Mr. McGinniss's account of the time he spent in Wasilla, that I didn't know, but I was expecting more. Certainly more about the McCain/Palin presidential campaign. By the end of the book, those who come off the worst are the reporters in the mainstream media whom Ms. Palin so frequently attacks as "lamestream." Mr. McGinniss accuses them of failing to investigate Ms. Palin's claims adequately so as not to spoil the gravy train they were all riding. Had they made even the slightest effort to investigate, things might have come to light that would have stopped her rise to fame and fortune, a rise the mainstream media was profiting from. A rise that looks like it just might be over.
    • 4/5
      A quick read.Confirms what I already new, but taken to greater depth and added more "WTF" moments into the life and political history of one of the most stupid and ignorant individuals alive.