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Believer by David Axelrod Book Summary
New York Times Book Review
“A stout defense--indeed, the best I have read--of the Obama years."
A New York Times Bestseller
David Axelrod has always been a believer. Whether as a young journalist investigating city corruption, a campaign consultant guiding underdog candidates against entrenched orthodoxy, or as senior adviser to the president during one of the worst crises in American history, Axelrod held fast to his faith in the power of stories to unite diverse communities and ignite transformative political change. Now this legendary strategist, the mastermind behind Barack Obama’s historic election campaigns, shares a wealth of stories from his forty-year journey through the inner workings of American democracy. Believer is the tale of a political life well lived, of a man who never gave up on the deepest promises our country has to offer.
Believer reveals the roots of Axelrod’s devotion to politics and his faith in democratic change. As a child of the ’60s in New York City, Axelrod worked his first campaigns during a tumultuous decade that began with soaring optimism and ended in violence and chaos. As a young newspaperman in Chicago during the 1970s and ’80s, Axelrod witnessed another world transformed when he reported on the dissolution of the last of the big city political machines—Richard Daley, Dan Rostenkowski, and Harold Washington—along with the emergence of a dynamic black independent movement that ultimately made Obama’s ascent possible.
After cutting his teeth in the rollicking world of Chicago journalism, Axelrod switched careers to become a political strategist. His unorthodox tactics during his first campaign helped him get Paul Simon unexpectedly elected to the Senate, and soon Axelrod’s counsel was sought by the greatest lights of the Democratic Party. Working for path breakers like Hillary Clinton, Deval Patrick, and Rahm Emanuel—and morally conflicted characters like Rod Blagojevich and John Edwards—Axelrod, for better and worse, redefined the techniques by which modern political campaigns are run.
The heart of Believer is Axelrod’s twenty-year friendship with Barack Obama, a warm partnership that inspired both men even as it propelled each to great heights. Taking a chance on an unlikely candidate for the U.S. Senate, Axelrod ultimately collaborated closely with Obama on his political campaigns, and served as the invaluable strategist who contributed to the tremendous victories of 2008 and 2012. Switching careers again, Axelrod served as senior adviser to the president during one of the most challenging periods in national history: working at Obama’s side as he battled an economic disaster; navigated America through two wars; and fought to reform health care, the financial sector, and our gridlocked political institutions. In Believer, Axelrod offers a deeper and richer profile of this extraordinary figure—who in just four years vaulted from the Illinois State Senate to the Oval Office—from the perspective of one who was at his side every step of the way.
Spanning forty years that include corruption and transformation, turmoil and progress, Believer takes readers behind the closed doors of politics even as it offers a thrilling call to democratic action. Axelrod’s Believer is a powerful and inspiring memoir enlivened by the charm and candor of one of the greatest political strategists in recent American history.
DORIS KEARNS GOODWIN, author of The Bully Pulpit and Team of Rivals
“Beautifully written with warmth, humor, and remarkable self-awareness, Believer is one of the finest political memoirs I have ever read.”
Book Name | Believer |
Genre | Biographies & Memoirs |
Author | David Axelrod |
Published | 10 February 2015, Tuesday |
Language | English |
E-Book Size | 9.61 MB |
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Thumbs Up👍. Simply a great read! Straightforward & often touching, Axe gave us insights into the behind the scenes of running political campaigns & the strong beliefs required to continue in the trench for Democracy. Highly recommend.
Excellent. I truly enjoyed the book. It is well written and easy to read. The information about political campaigns was very interesting. Somewhat liberal and a little mixed up about economics, but, nevertheless, a great book.
Excellent political read.. Lots of great in sight into the electoral process. Well written.
Believer. David Axelrod as a writer political operative and much more gave us a riveting glimpse of history in our times. His pulsating narrative is a gem to behold relish and learn from. It's one book I need to finish from the first to the last page.
Long. I feel it took me forever to get through this book. It should have started at Chapter 21. It's certainly East Coast/Midwest centric as if the west hasn't been discovered yet...so Washingtonian. In the end, I walk away from the book affirming that politics is truly a manipulative show to the extreme and those who run and are in office represent no one but themselves and big money. It's always been this way but now the spinners have created a science out their
Believer. Always anxious to read anything about our outstanding and memorable President, I was delighted to hear of this writing by David Axelrod. I downloaded it onto my I Pad and read voraciously until finished. It did not disappoint and seemed to answer my many questions held and to continue to supplement my knowledge of President Obama. I was and continue to be his supporter and had the privilege to hear him speak during the 2008 campaign, while in Orlando and Kissimmee, Florida. Written at this time of his presidency it provides so much insight into the man, his family, his accomplishments, his sincere beliefs and his love and commitment to our country. Thank you David Axelrod for an enjoyable read. Marguita Thompson, Kissimmee, Florida
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The Believer book written by David Axelrod was published on 10 February 2015, Tuesday in the Biographies & Memoirs category. A total of 214 readers of the book gave the book 4.5 points out of 5.
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