Double Down: The Explosive Inside Account of the 2012 Presidential Election
- ISBN-10
- 0753555565
- ISBN-13
- 9780753555569
- Series
- DOUBLE DOWN
- Category
- Political campaigns
- Pages
- 499
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013
- Publisher
- WH Allen
- Authors
- Mark Halperin, John Heilemann
Description
With the same masterly reporting, unparalleled access, and narrative skill, Double Down picks up the story in the Oval Office, where the president is beset by crises both inherited and unforeseen facing defiance from his political foes, ...
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