Bill's Big Book

Bill's Big Book

Here it comes. President Clinton’s big autobiography is scheduled to hit stores next week–all 957 pages of it. Politics aside, I believe this will be an important book. From everything I have read, this book promises to be a fantastic read. I saw him speak on C-Span a couple of weekends ago, and just from listening to his speech I can already tell it is going to be a fascinating read. The book is in two parts, according to Clinton. The first part chronicles his life growing up in Arkansas, with all of the interesting characters and stories about life in American during the 1950s and 60s. He also includes numerous stories from his early political live in Arkansas. The second part of the book, from what I gathered from the speech, is essentially a “diary of the White House.” He speaks about the major events that occurred on his watch, and how he was guided by his political and philosophical beliefs to act the way that he did. And all of the background material is promised as well (It should be with 957 pages). For instance, he said he included some of the history of certain regions and conflicts, such as Bosnia, before telling the story of how the Clinton administration intervened. It really sounds fascinating.