Her Way

Sheisoneofthemostinfluentialandrecognizablefiguresinourcountry,andperhapsthesinglemostdivisiveindividualinourpoliticallandscape.Shehasbeenthesubjectofbothhagiographyandvitriolicsmearjobs.Butalthoughdozensofbookshavebeenwrittenabouther,noneofthemhavecomeclosetouncoveringtherealHillary--personal,political,inallhercomplications.Now,asshemakeherhistoricrunforthepresidency,PulitzerPrize-winningNewYorkTimesreportersJeffGerthandDonVanNattaJr.bringusthefirstcomprehensiveandbalancedportraitofthemostimportantwomaninAmericanpolitics.Drawinguponmyriadnewsourcesandpreviouslyundiscloseddocuments,HerWayshowsushow,likemanywomenofhergeneration,HillaryRodhamClintontemperedayouthfulidealismwiththerealitiesofcorporateAmericaandbig-leaguepolitics.IttakesreadersfromthedormroomsatWellesleytothecourthousesofArkansasandWashington;totheWhiteHouseandroleasFirstLadylikenoneother;insidethebackroomsoftheSenate,wheresheexpertlynavigatesthepoliticalandlegislativeshoals;toher$4millionmansioninWashington,whereshepresidesoveranunparalleledfundraisingmachine;andtoherwarroom,fromwhichsheorchestratesferociousattacksagainsthercritics.Throughouthercareer,shehasbeenalternatelyhelpedandhinderedbyhermarriagetoBillClinton.HerWayunravelsthemysteriesoftheirpoliticalpartnership--oneofthemostpowerfulandenigmaticinAmericanhistory.ItalsoexplainswhyHillaryissuchapolarizingfigure.Andmorethananyotherbook,itrevealswhatherultimatehopesandambitionsare--forherselfandforAmerica.作者简介：JEFFGERTHspentthirtyyearsasaninvestigativereporterattheNewYorkTimes,mostofitbasedinthenewspaper'sWashingtonbureau.HisgroundbreakingstoriesincludeWhitewaterin1992andOsamabinLadenin1996,andin1999hewonthePulitzerPrizeforreportingonAmericantechnologytransferstoChina.In2004,hewasavisitingprofessoratPrincetonUniversity.HeliveswithhiswifeinWashington,DC,andtheyhaveonedaughter.