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Harper
January 2012
On Sale: January 17, 2012
416 pages
ISBN: 0062123270
EAN: 9780062123275
Kindle: B005UCVW7S
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Non-Fiction Biography
Mitt Romney has masterfully positioned himself as the
front-runner for the 2012 Republican presidential
nomination. Even though he’s become a household name, the
former Massachusetts governor remains an enigma to many in
America, his character and core convictions elusive, his
record little known. Who is the man behind that sweep of
dark hair, distinguished white sideburns, and high-wattage
smile? He often seems to be two people at once: a savvy
politician, and someone who will simply say anything to win.
A business visionary, and a calculating dealmaker. A man
comfortable in his faith and with family, and one who can
have trouble connecting with average voters. In this definitive, unflinching biography by Boston Globe
investigative reporters Michael Kranish and Scott Helman,
readers will finally discover the real Romney. The book
explores Romney’s personal life, his bond with his wife and
how they handled her diagnosis with multiple sclerosis, and
his difficult years as a Mormon missionary in France, where
a fatal car crash had a profound effect on his path. It also
illuminates Romney’s privileged upbringing in Bloomfield
Hills, Michigan; his rejection of the 1960s protest culture;
and his close but complicated relationship with his father. Based on more than five years of reporting and hundreds of
interviews, The Real Romney includes a probing analysis of
Romney’s tenure at Bain Capital, one of the world’s leading
private investment firms, where staggering profits were won
through leveraged buyouts that helped create jobs but also
destroyed them. This penetrating portrait offers important
new details, too, on Romney’s failed Senate race against Ted
Kennedy, his role leading the troubled 2002 Winter Olympics,
and his championing of universal health care in
Massachusetts. Drawing on previously undisclosed campaign
memos, e-mails, and interviews with key players, Kranish and
Helman reveal the infighting and disagreement that sunk
Romney’s 2008 White House bid—and his conscious decision to
switch tactics for his 2012 run. In The Real Romney, Kranish and Helman delve searchingly
into the psyche of a complex man now at his most critical
juncture—the private Romney whom few people see. They show
the remarkable lengths to which Romney has gone in order to
succeed in politics and business, shrewdly shifting
identities as needed, bringing tough-minded strategy to
every decision, and always carefully safeguarding his public
image. For the first time, readers will gain a full
understanding of the kind of man Romney is—the kind of man
who may be running their country.
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