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    What Happened
    What Happened
    What Happened
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    What Happened

    Written by Hillary Rodham Clinton

    Narrated by Hillary Rodham Clinton

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    “An engaging, beautifully synthesized page-turner” (Slate). The #1 New York Times bestseller and Time #1 Nonfiction Book of the Year: Hillary Rodham Clinton’s most personal memoir yet, about the 2016 presidential election.

    In this “candid and blackly funny” (The New York Times) memoir, Hillary Rodham Clinton reveals what she was thinking and feeling during one of the most controversial and unpredictable presidential elections in history. She takes us inside the intense personal experience of becoming the first woman nominated for president by a major party in an election marked by rage, sexism, exhilarating highs and infuriating lows, stranger-than-fiction twists, Russian interference, and an opponent who broke all the rules.

    “At her most emotionally raw” (People), Hillary describes what it was like to run against Donald Trump, the mistakes she made, how she has coped with a shocking and devastating loss, and how she found the strength to pick herself back up afterward. She tells readers what it took to get back on her feet—the rituals, relationships, and reading that got her through, and what the experience has taught her about life. In this “feminist manifesto” (The New York Times), she speaks to the challenges of being a strong woman in the public eye, the criticism over her voice, age, and appearance, and the double standard confronting women in politics.

    Offering a “bracing... guide to our political arena” (The Washington Post), What Happened lays out how the 2016 election was marked by an unprecedented assault on our democracy by a foreign adversary. By analyzing the evidence and connecting the dots, Hillary shows just how dangerous the forces are that shaped the outcome, and why Americans need to understand them to protect our values and our democracy in the future.

    The election of 2016 was unprecedented and historic. What Happened is the story of that campaign, now with a new epilogue showing how Hillary grappled with many of her worst fears coming true in the Trump Era, while finding new hope in a surge of civic activism, women running for office, and young people marching in the streets.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateSep 12, 2017
    ISBN9781508239772
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    Hillary Rodham Clinton

    Hillary Rodham Clinton is the first woman in US history to become the presidential nominee of a major political party. She served as the 67th Secretary of State after nearly four decades in public service advocating on behalf of children and families as an attorney, First Lady, and US Senator. She is a wife, mother, grandmother, and author of seven previous books, all published by Simon & Schuster.

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    • 5/5
      Good to hear the views of the author in her own voice. Honest, open. You might not always agree and it is obvious she has lived a very privileged life but worth listening to, to get the full picture.

      4 people found this helpful

    • 1/5
      What a joke. Thank God she didn’t win. America would have been lost forever. #Hillary4prison

      4 people found this helpful

    • 1/5
      Bad read she blames everyone except herself for her loss.

      4 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      During my life, I've always known Hillary Clinton but never knew whether to like her or dislike her. During the 2016, I almost hated her. After listening to this book (I even bought a hard copy at some airport but never got to read it), I can confidently say I admire this person greatly. Please, give this book a hard try and finish it even if you feel like you despise this person. I promise it will help you understand both sides better and will bring some inner peace that is so rare these days.

      4 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Great struggle and relegation, there was no way any candidate yet alone Hilliary could beat Trump and the Russians. A great candidate's relevation that history can repeat itself, and yet we can never learn from
      it. We can only pray now together.

      4 people found this helpful

    • 1/5
      bunch of lies total bull. if you only knew the Clinton's like those of us in the military serving in at the white house. you would be glad we escaped HRC's grasp.

      3 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      love it. Think how much better our country would be on the world stage with HRC. If it wasn't for that fool Comey we'd have her.

      3 people found this helpful

    • 1/5
      More rambling and blaming others by this sociopathic narcissist. The monotonous voice leaves much to be desired. The Clinton crime family needs to either go away or be put away. This book shows just how Hillary Clinton cannot accept blame for anything that she does or doesn't do. Everything is everybody ekses fault. Let me summarize for you. Here's what happened.... She lost. Because she wasn't a qualified candidate. Saved you hours. Thank me later today

      3 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      This book made me rethink about the effects of misogyny and sexism in my own and awakened my feminist. Hilary was witty and matter of factual I her reporting. Love all of it.

      3 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      listening to hillary pretend to be some sort of strange mix between mother teresa of calcuta, martin luther king and mahatma gandhi was hilarious, five stars! !!

      3 people found this helpful

    • 4/5
      Interesting to listen to Hillary’s side of the election #strongertogether

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      An inspiring elegy of hope. HRC synthesizes ideas from historical and modern day political environments to delineate the need for a world where compassion and love are valued and powerful.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 4/5
      Its an interesting analysis by a longtime politician into the 2016 election. It may be coloured by some bias, but it does help highlight some of the inequities faced by US voters and the majority of her points have been corroborated by journalists, political experts throughout the country and data from highly regarded sources.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      The last chapter was uplifting. Gave me a feeling of hope

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      This is a good friend of People who are not the virtual.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Really appreciated hearing Hillary’s take on the 2016 election and her call to hope for the future.
    • 5/5
      I love how honest she is about her whole experience. She is so encouraging and this book gives me hope for the future.
    • 1/5
      This book feels like a cover up and preperation for another Presidential election. She lost because of her failure not by some Maverick. Thus is just shifting her blame from herself to another. Everybody knows that she acted like automaton .which led to her loss
    • 4/5
      I enjoyed the book. It is part of a discussion about where we are and where we are going.
    • 1/5
      Whine, blame, deny, cry. Her failure is everyone else's fault.

      11 people found this helpful

    • 1/5
      She’s a Clinton and a liar. She covered up rape for her slime bag husband and this book is a terrible hypocrisy, and collection of her seething hatred toward all her enemies.

      11 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Wow- I can't believe I finished this so fast, as I was not looking forward to rehashing the pain of the 2016 election. We lost the chance to elect an eminently qualified, compassionate and dedicated candidate. HRC did a great job of illustrating the pervasive and insidious sexism embedded in our culture. Voters squandered a national treasure - but we must keep going!

      10 people found this helpful

    • 1/5
      Nothing. Queer lunatic should be in prison. String her up

      10 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      This book made me mad and then really sad. I can’t believe we could have had someone so competent and stable as our president. But it is definitely a must read. She’s very honest about herself in it. So regardless of what all the haters are saying, she does recognize her faults and doesn’t put the blame on anyone. Anyone who says otherwise clearly did not read this.

      9 people found this helpful

    • 1/5
      It is distasteful to hear her platitudes and insincerity in her push to make a buck off of losing the presidency. Sounds a lot like what we heard during the campaign, but it was sold as telling us how she lost.

      7 people found this helpful

    • 1/5
      This book was obviously ghost written. All she does is blame everything else besides herself. She chose not to campaign in Michigan and Wisconsin. Unlike the other comments say, she is not stable - on 9/11 before the election she had a seizure and was thrown into the back of a van like a side of beef. She is a liar. I really should give this 5 stars because I am so grateful this is what we got out of her running for president instead of something much more sinister. Trump could be the worst president in history and he would still be a better president than Clinton ever would have been.

      6 people found this helpful

    • 1/5
      Just a more self servicing book about herself.. Didn't like

      6 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Imagine you have this really smart friend who won the popular vote. What happened?

      5 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Good to hear Hillary's views about the election and the result that baffled many.

      5 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      It is so inspiring, heart melting and eye watering.Love you,Hillary

      5 people found this helpful