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Why Not Me? The Inside Story of the Making and Unmaking of the Franken Presidency

Paperback (02 Sep 2004)

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Publisher's Synopsis

The dramatic rise and dizzying fall of Al Franken, the first Jewish president of the United States. From the first days of the Franken campaign as the candidate pledges 'to walk the state of New Hampshire, diagonally and then from side to side' as Al, aided by his covering sex addict and alcoholic deputy campaign manager, stuns the pundits by defeating Al Gore for the democratic nomination, then is swept into office carrying all fifty states. But from that moment of triumph it's downhill all the way...

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Book information

ISBN: 9780141018423
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint: Penguin Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 813.54
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 304
Weight: 252g
Height: 200mm
Width: 137mm
Spine width: 20mm