SOCIAL SCIENCES

Man of the World: The Further Endeavors of Bill Clinton

by Joe Conason
S & S. Sept. 2016. 496p. index. ISBN 9781439154106. $30; ebk. ISBN 9781439156223. BIOG
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Since leaving the White House in 2001, former president Bill Clinton has remained an influential public figure. Journalist and liberal commentator Conason (The Hunting of the Presidentst) utilizes his close access to the Clinton family to write about these years, which found Clinton searching for purpose postpresidency. In debt from lawsuits and marred by his controversial pardoning of financier Marc Rich, Clinton began booking "well-compensated" speeches around the world while also fundraising for his presidential library in Little Rock, AR, and pursuing philanthropy in developing countries via organizations such as the Clinton Health Access Initiative. Unfortunately, the author spends as much time detailing his subject's activism as he does relitigating every slight and scandal, usually absolving the politician from wrongdoing.
VERDICT Given Clinton's stature and influence, this book makes sense for libraries with robust politics and current events sections. However, readers who have been closely following national politics for the last decade won't miss much.
Reviewed by Chad Comello, Morton Grove P.L., IL , Oct 01, 2016
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