Autobiography best sellers
All In: The Education of General David Petraeus
Book about General David Petraeus
All In: The Education of General David Petraeus is the biography of David Petraeus, written by co-authors Paula Broadwell and Vernon Loeb.[1] The books were released on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, it reached No. 33 on The New York Times Best Seller list in 2012.[2][3]
Reviews
Doris Kearns Goodwin referred to it as a "majestic biography."[3]Tom Brokaw described it as a "riveting insider's account."[3]Foreign Policy magazine described it as a "best read of 2012."[4] Other sources described the book as "hagiographic,"[5][6] with author Max Boot saying he would have liked to have seen "a more objective" portrait of Petraeus presented.[7]
Broadwell-Petraeus affair
Main article: Petraeus scandal
On November 9, 2012, Petraeus resigned as Director of the CIA after an FBI investigation showed that he and Broadwell were engaged in an extramarital affair, which some have claimed constituted a potential national security risk due to the classified information Broadwell gained access to.[8]
See also
References
- ^Morella, Michael (February 17, 2012). "General David Petraeus's Leadership and Legacy". U.S. News & World Report.
- ^Cowles, Gregory (February 26, 2012). "Bestsellers February 26, 2012". The New York Times. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
- ^ abcKelley, Pam (January 24, 2012). "Charlotte author chronicles Gen. Petraeus' war career". The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on February 22, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
- ^"Paula Broadwell (MA '06)"(PDF). Alumni Relations. University of Denver. Archived from the original(PDF) on November 16, 2012. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
- ^Kaplan, Fred (November 8, 2012). "Petraeus Resigns Over Affair With Biographer". Slate. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ^Stein, Jeff (November 10, 2012). "Covert Affairs: A short history of spies and their sex scandals". Foreign Affairs. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
- ^Max Boot, Measuring the Man in Charge: A general's life story and an inside look at his year in command in AfghanistanThe Wall Street Journal 21 January 2012
- ^"CIA Chief Resigns Over Affair". The Wall Street Journal. November 11, 2012.
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