A personal glimpse at an American conservative icon and a fresh new look at the nation’s road to greatness, along with advice to keep us on track, highlight this week’s Newsmax Rising Bestsellers. There is also an offering that suggests Israel, arguably America’s greatest ally, must be “One Jewish State,” and another describes, with detail, the fall of the Ivy League. And as for fiction, our novel of the week is co-written by America’s No. 1 storyteller along with a former U.S. president.
“The First Gentleman: A Thriller,” by James Patterson & Bill Clinton (Little, Brown and Company)
Yep, you read that right: co-written by Bill Clinton — that Bill Clinton. And who better to co-write a book titled “The First Gentleman” than someone who lived in the White House for eight years, and later nearly became “The First Gentleman” himself. In this one, while Madame President is deep in her reelection campaign, her husband, the first gentleman and former pro football star, is on trial for murder — not exactly a ringing endorsement for “four more years.” Meanwhile two crack investigative journalists are on the case and trying to get to the bottom of what’s really going on. “The former president teams up again with the industrial-strength tale-spinner to deliver an action-packed mystery,” according to Kirkus Reviews. “For all the tangled threads, Clinton and (James) Patterson turn in a taut yarn that’s satisfyingly stuffed with red herrings, a neatly engineered conspiracy, and more than a few dead bodies. … Carefully constructed, entertaining escapism with a political edge, and just the thing for beach or airplane reading.” [Fiction]“American Impresario: William F. Buckley, Jr., and the Elements of American Character,” by Lawrence Perelman (Bombardier Books)
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