{"product_id":"giuliani-the-rise-and-tragic-fall-of-americas-mayor-paperback-2","title":"Giuliani: The Rise and Tragic Fall of America's Mayor - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Kirtzman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat happened to Rudy Giuliani?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Kirtzman, who has been following Giuliani since the 1990s, answers that question in this \"masterful and engrossing\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e) biography\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ethat \"c\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003euts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e through the myth and caricature that has too often defined Giuliani\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRudy Giuliani was hailed after 9\/11 as \"America's Mayor,\" a national hero who, at the time, was more widely admired than the pope. He was brilliant, accomplished--and complicated. He conflated politics with morality, made reckless personal choices, and engaged in self-destructive behavior. A series of disastrous decisions and cynical compromises, coupled with his need for power, money, and attention gradually ruined his reputation, cost him political support, and ultimately damaged the country. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKirtzman, who was with Giuliani at the World Trade Center on 9\/11, conducted hundreds of interviews to give us an insightful portrait of this polarizing figure from the beginning of his rise to his high-profile role as Donald Trump's personal lawyer. Giuliani was a celebrated prosecutor, a transformative New York City mayor, and a contender for the presidency. But by the end of the Trump presidency, he was reviled and ridiculed after a series of embarrassing errors and misjudgments. He was a significant figure in both of Trump's impeachments and ended up widely ostracized, facing both legal jeopardy and financial ruin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the \"lively new biography\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e) of how it all began and how it came crashing down.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndrew Kirtzman has covered Rudy Giuliani for three decades as a political reporter for print and television. He began as a City Hall reporter and then wrote what is considered a definitive book about Giuliani's mayoralty. He was with Giuliani on the morning of September 11th and chronicled their experience together. He has covered more than a dozen national political campaigns and hosted two of New York's most widely watched political shows, winning multiple Emmy Awards. He has written for \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications, and authored a book about the Bernie Madoff scandal. He appears regularly on CNN and MSNBC to discuss politics and government.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8.9 x 5.75 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 12, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47413245477085,"sku":"9781982153304","price":21.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/HjVNaB5STb9781982153304_1c03c750-4cbc-4e10-93eb-e1dd4e09e685.webp?v=1771186722","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/giuliani-the-rise-and-tragic-fall-of-americas-mayor-paperback-2","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}