The gripping inside story of the 2008 presidential election, by two of the best political reporters in the country."It's one of the best books on politics of any kind I've read. For entertainment value, I put it up there with Catch 22." — The Financial Times"It transports you to a parallel universe in which everything in the National Enquirer is true….More interesting is what we learn about the candidates ...

Forget everything you think you know about the making of the most powerful man on the planet. President Barack Obama's triumph was not inevitable: it was the end product of a brilliant, calculated, convention-defying political campaign. In a race that will be talked about for years to come, he faced down his rivals with ruthless focus and efficiency.Race of a Lifetime is the gripping inside story of those thrilling months: from the meteoric rise of Obama and the collapsing...

‘What am I supposed to do when he starts spewing his bullshit?’ Barack Obama preparing for his first debate with Mitt RomneyIn their runaway bestseller Game Change / Race of a Lifetime, Mark Halperin and John Heilemann captured the full drama of Barack Obama’s improbable, dazzling victory over the Clintons, John McCain and Sarah Palin. With the same masterly reporting, unparalleled access, and narrative skill, Double Down picks up the story in the Oval Of...

Como Barack Obama, senador iniciante com poucas realizações políticas tangíveis se convenceu de que deveria e poderia ser o primeiro presidente afro-americano dos Estados Unidos? Que papel Bill Clinton desempenhou efetivamente na campanha da esposa? Por que McCain escolheu a desconhecida governadora do Alasca, uma incógnita, como companheira de chapa? E quem é realmente Sarah Palin?Em Virada no jogo, John Heilemann e Mark Halperin se valem de um privilegia...

“It’s one of the best books on politics of any kind I’ve read. For entertainment value, I put it up there with Catch 22.” —The Financial Times“It transports you to a parallel universe in which everything in the National Enquirer is true….More interesting is what we learn about the candidates themselves: their frailties, egos and almost super-human stamina.” —The Financial Times“I can’t put down this book!” —Stephen ColbertGame...

Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times:"Those hungry for political news will read Double Down for the scooplets and insidery glimpses it serves up about the two campaigns, and the clues it offers about the positioning already going on among Republicans and Democrats for 2016 ... The book testifies to its authors’ energetic legwork and insider access... creating a novelistic narrative that provides a you-are-there immediacy... They succeed in ...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Game Change, John Heilemann, comes a cinematic, page-turning account of Joe Biden’s triumph over Donald Trump in a presidential election unlike any in American history—and with truly existential stakes.Until this past presidential election, Joe Biden’s political career was defined as much by tragedy and disgrace as by his many achievements; his decades-long quest for the White House was a story of...