My Life -- Clinton's Memoirs: Clinton's Memoirs (Hardcover)

Author: Clinton
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: Highest first-day sales for a non-fiction book in American history, exceeding 400,000 copies in the first day! In the book, the public cared about how Clinton viewed the shocking sex scandal that shocked the world. In August 1998, when Clinton confessed the truth about his relationship with Lewinsky to his wife, Hillary flew into a rage and punished him to sleep on the sofa for two months. That night, Hillary's reaction was "like being punched hard in the stomach." Clinton wrote in the book, "Meanwhile, I slept on the sofa in a small sitting room next to the bedroom. I slept on this old sofa for two months or longer. I read, thought, and worked on the sofa. The sofa was comfortable, but I certainly didn't want to spend my whole life sleeping here." According to analysis by Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao, half of the upper class in the U.S. was charmed by Clinton's charisma and admired his interpersonal skills. Clinton's two opposing sides: one was sharp-minded, wise, and up-to-date; the other was questionable in private life. And according to a U.S. public opinion survey, Clinton's political achievements in the U.S. ranked third, Lincoln and Kennedy! In My Life, Clinton frankly reflects on his past life from multiple identities—son, brother, teacher, father, husband, and public figure. The book revolves around Clinton's political career as president, starting from when he entered the White House as a Democratic candidate, dividing his life into two parts: one focusing on his life before becoming president in 1992, and the other on his eight years in office...