Living History
Living History (English: Living History ) is the title of which appeared in 2003 autobiography of Hillary Clinton.
Formation
Shortly after her election as Senator of New York Hillary Clinton decided to publish and agreed with the renowned publishing house Simon & Schuster, a fee of $ 8 million, of which $ 3 million as an advance what was then a record for a yet to be written nonfiction her autobiography sum represented. Critics argued that the adoption of such sum would not be consistent with the ethical principles that apply to senators. The ethics committee of the Senate of New York issued in February 2001, however, their approval.
Clinton announced that on the book three ghostwriters have been involved, which have long been working together in part with her or write her speeches: Maryanne Vollers, Alison Muscatine and Ruby Shamir. An indication of the ghostwriter in the finished book itself, however, remained below, which is not unusual for autobiographies of politicians.
Appearance
The book was published on June 9, 2003 in the U.S. and simultaneously in 15 other countries, including Germany and made in the first week after the release of a new sales record for nonfiction on. The book's success surprised many who believed that Simon & Schuster had paid too high a price. Tucker Carlson, CNN talk show host said on his show: " When more than one million copies were to be sold by the book, I will eat my shoes and tie I 'll do it. "
After one month, the mark of one million copies has been exceeded and Hillary Clinton appeared on the show from Carlson to give him a shoe-shaped chocolate cake. For quick success of the book also helped that Hillary Clinton signed an estimated 20,000 copies in a short time. She took it into account that her aching wrist had to be then treated with ice and for some time a wrist support was needed.
Content
The book describes in detail her life from childhood on training at Yale University, getting to know the fellow student Bill Clinton to later marriage, the time as the wife of the Governor of Arkansas and the birth of daughter Chelsea to the time as First Lady. Although a very comprehensive and the eyes of its supporters also interesting reading is offered, but deep personal insights in terms of previously known information are rare. Exact details of the Lewinsky affair ( original English title of the relevant chapter: " to inappropriate intimacy " ) are hidden. Although her husband had been making her for months, only to have been friends with Monica Lewinsky and only short of his testimony before the committee of inquiry you have spoken the truth, Hillary Clinton can ultimately no doubt that she is to her husband Bill. They also reported that, of course, a regular marriage counselor had been visited during the difficult time.
Important to her is her political message: as a Senator from New York, it represents the same liberal views as once her husband as president and expects the Conservatives from that just to prevent the policies of her husband that affairs would have blown up to the impeachment proceedings against her husband. In addition, numerous meetings and speeches are portrayed or played back from her time as First Lady.
Reception
Many have already seen in 2003 in the autobiography at the same time a step into the future. Now if she would be able to let the negative elements of the past and the affairs of her husband behind her, while she clearly held on to him at the same time, they would have enough power to compete in the primaries for the presidential election in the United States in 2008, which then happened.
Trivia
- The spoken output of " Living History " was nominated in 2003 for a Grammy for best audiobook, but not excellent.
- The first also on June 9, published in 2003 in Germany by Econ Verlag edition had a circumference of 669 pages. The currently available edition is moved to takeover the Econ publishing house by Ullsteinhaus in paperback at Ullsteinhaus.
- By 2007, Hillary Clinton earned a total of $ 10 million from the sale of the book.