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Liberals have condemned the book out of a fear of Sarah Palin<ref>http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/11/sarah-palin-going-rogue-democratic-national-committee-.html</ref>, who respected by many conservatives and may be a presidential contender in 2012. | Liberals have condemned the book out of a fear of Sarah Palin<ref>http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/11/sarah-palin-going-rogue-democratic-national-committee-.html</ref>, who respected by many conservatives and may be a presidential contender in 2012. | ||
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Revision as of 01:45, November 19, 2009
Going Rogue: An American Life is a 2009 autobiography of Sarah Palin, former governor of Alaska and 2008 Republican vice-presidential candidate.
Summary
Going Rogue is an autobiography of Sarah Palin's early life, and a memoir of her experiences in the 2008 Presidential Campaign.
Reception
After the publisher pushed the release date to Nov. 17, the book achieved best-seller status.[1] Once it became available for pre-order in late September, the book spent three days on Amazon.com's Top 100 list[2] before becoming the #1 best-selling title across all categories on September 30, 2009.[3] The book also became the Barnes & Noble #1 best seller based on pre-orders.[4] This is considered to be "absolutely unprecedented performance for a non-fiction book so far in advance of its release date."[5] Palin has appeared on a number of television shows to promote the book, including Oprah Winfrey.
Liberals have condemned the book out of a fear of Sarah Palin[6], who respected by many conservatives and may be a presidential contender in 2012.
References
- ↑ http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jlxDCO3o2Lipkwnit2WjvF0TCa5gD9B1VRQ00
- ↑ http://www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidateFeed7/idUSTRE5905X220091001
- ↑ http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2009/10/02/palins_book_gets_a_cover_to_ju.html?wprss=44
- ↑ http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/09/30/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry5354122.shtml
- ↑ http://www.northstarnational.com/2009/09/30/tough-sell-palin-biggest-seller-ever-explain/
- ↑ http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/11/sarah-palin-going-rogue-democratic-national-committee-.html