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The Inside Story of His Rise to Power
St. Martin's Press
June 2012
On Sale: June 5, 2012
Featuring: Chris Christie
350 pages
ISBN: 1250031265
EAN: 9781250031266
Kindle: B006JJYXKE
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Non-Fiction Biography
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has become a national
Republican Party figure, famous for his blunt public
statements, his willingness to confront powerful special
interests, and his determination to change the ingrown,
corrupt, backroom political culture of New Jersey. In just
two years as governor, Christie has moved aggressively to
reduce the state’s ballooning deficit, rein in lucrative
entitlements for teacher, police, fire, and public employee
unions, cut out-of-control government spending, and create
jobs by reducing counterproductive business regulations. But
beneath Christie’s combative public persona is an intensely
loyal family man, whose deep roots in New Jersey shape his
core values. Written by New York Times bestselling
author Bob Ingle and fellow journalist Michael Symons, who
have covered the governor’s political career for more than a
decade, Chris Christie offers the first inside
portrait of this fascinating man. Drawing on interviews with Christie himself, his wife, Mary
Pat, his brother, Todd, his father, Bill, his uncle Joe, and
many longtime supporters as well as political opponents,
Ingle and Symons trace Christie’s life. He grew up in New
Jersey, surrounded by a big, roiling Italian-American family
where his mother, Sondra, and grandmother Anne were powerful
influences. Surprisingly, his political career nearly ended
after a bruising loss in a local county campaign, but was
revived when Christie was appointed United States Attorney
for New Jersey. He soon became a feared prosecutor, and
culminated an impressive string of successful cases with a
multi-year investigation that resulted in the arrests of
more than forty people, in one of the state’s most notorious
examples of political corruption. Despite calls to run for president, Christie reiterated his
commitment to reforming New Jersey. Chris Christie: The
Inside Story of His Rise to Power goes behind the scenes
to reveal his family life, his public life, and what the
future might hold.
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