The Shadow President, Michael DAntonio
The Shadow President, Michael DAntonio
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The Shadow President
The Truth About Mike Pence

Author: Michael D'Antonio, Peter Eisner

Narrator: Robert Fass

Unabridged: 11 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/28/2018


Synopsis

In this well-rounded, deeply-investigated biography, the first full look at the vice president, two award-winning journalists unmask the real Mike Pence.

Little-known outside his home state until Donald Trump made him his running mate, Mike Pence—who proclaims himself a Christian first, a conservative second, and a Republican third—has long worn a carefully-constructed mask of Midwestern nice. Behind his self-proclaimed humility and self-abasing deference, however, hides a man whose own presidential ambitions have blazed since high school. Pence’s drive for power, perhaps inspired by his belief that God might have big plans for him, explains why he shocked his allies by lending Christian credibility to a scandal-plagued candidate like Trump.

In this landmark biography, Pulitzer Prize-winner Michael D’Antonio and Emmy-nominated journalist Peter Eisner follow the path Pence followed from Catholic Democrat to conservative evangelical Republican. They reveal how he used his time as rightwing radio star to build connections with powerful donors; how he was a lackluster lawmaker in Congress but a prodigious fundraiser from the GOP’s billionaire benefactors; and how, once he locked in his views on the issues—anti-gay, pro-gun, anti-abortion, pro big-business—he became laser-focused on his own pursuit of power.

As THE SHADOW PRESIDENT reveals, Mike Pence is the most important and powerful Christian Right politician America has ever seen. Driven as much by theology as personal ambition, Pence is now positioned to seize the big prize—the presidency—and use it to fashion a nation more pleasing to his god and corporate sponsors.

Praise for The Shadow President:

"It presents an entirely damning portrait of Pence. You've seen his colors before, but not so vividly and in this detail." — Frank Bruni, The New York Times

"Producing a biography of a living, controversial politician is always difficult. D'Antonio and Eisner have succeeded in this well-documented, damning book."—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

About Michael D'Antonio

As part of a team of journalists from Newsday, MICHAEL D'ANTONIO won the Pulitzer Prize for his reporting before going on to write many acclaimed books, including Atomic Harvest, The State Boys Rebellion, and The Truth About Trump. He has also written for Esquire, The New York Times Magazine, and Sports Illustrated. He lives in New York.

About Peter Eisner

Peter Eisner has won national and international awards for his writing and investigative reporting as a foreign correspondent, editor and reporter atThe Washington Post, Newsday, and the Associated Press. His 2004 book The Freedom Line, which won the Christopher Award, is the story of young resistance workers who rescued Allied fighter pilots during World War II. Eisner was nominated for an Emmy in 2010 as a producer at PBS World Focus. He is based in Washington, D.C.

About Robert Fass

Winner of the prestigious Audie Award (for History and Audio Drama), veteran actor Robert Fass is equally at home in a wide variety of styles, genres, characters, and dialects. A seven-time Audie nominee with over 100 unabridged audiobooks to his credit, Robert has also earned multiple Earphones Awards, including for his narration of Joe Golem and the Drowning City by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden. Robert has given voice to modern and classic fiction writers alike, including Ray Bradbury, Joyce Carol Oates, John Steinbeck, Carlos Fuentes, Isaac Asimov, Ellery Queen, Steve Berry, Jeffrey Deaver, and Nele Neuhaus, plus bestselling nonfiction works in history, politics, health, journalism, philosophy, and business.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Toni on September 10, 2018

* One cannot read a politically driven book without writing a politically driven review so if you are avoiding US politics , please pass on this review.* Fascinating ( albeit slightly biased ) history of Michael Pence :his childhood and family, his radio persona, his political career. I could not st......more

Goodreads review by Scott on November 02, 2018

I’ll keep this short, mainly because I’m sure you’re all as sick of reading my reviews of these political books as I am of writing them and reading them. (It’s become a bit of an obsession, one that I can’t explain other than the need to be completely informed and knowledgable about this stuff to bo......more

Goodreads review by Kim on September 07, 2018

Read for the 2018 Read Harder Challenge - Category = A book with a cover you hate. So that should tell you all you need to know about this book and this person. Despicable and 10 times more dangerous than his boss.......more

Goodreads review by Erik on July 28, 2019

This biography of Michael Pence focuses on his political career into the first two years of his vice-presidency. There are no earth-shattering revelations. I was surprised to learn that his wife had had a previous marriage and that his son married a Democrat, but not surprised to read the listing of......more

Goodreads review by Susan on October 10, 2018

I never thought I would ever say that Donald Trump simply can't be impeached, but after reading this book, this is exactly how I feel. While Trump scares me, Pence terrifies me! He is truly evil incarnate - or as he says - " a Christian first, a Conservatist second and a Republican third." No where......more